Piazza Townhomes: Fountain Below

Piazza Townhomes, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

The planter cutouts next to the garage doors . . . the single-sided, shingled pediments . . . the cast-in-foam detailing . . . the security fence. Yes, it could only be another themed stucco townhouse compound in Montrose!

But the Piazza Townhomes, now under construction by Savannah Home Builders on Harold St. near Stanford in Audubon Place, will surely be unique! Consider: 4 stories. A garage-level wedding-cake-style central fountain, topped with . . . something that looks like a naked cherub. Above, an elevated second-floor courtyard, wrapped with wrought-iron-look railings and greened with potted topiary.

In the video below, it all blends together seamlessly, thanks to a languid easy-listening soundtrack. The project’s website puts it best: the Piazza Townhomes truly is “Architecture Imitating Art.”

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There will be 11 units in the Piazza Townhomes, ranging from 2,877 to 3,555 sq. ft. Prices start at $575,400.

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Aerial View of Piazza Townhomes, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

Front Entrance, Piazza Townhomes, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

Aerial View, Piazza Townhomes, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

A dollhouse view of the 4th floor of one of the units, featuring an airlifted pool table in the spacious Game Room:

Plan View of Piazza Townhome, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

Possibly inspired by the work of Morris Lapidus, these plaza light wells will bring reflected sunshine to the garage-door-side planting areas:

Light Wells over Driveways, Piazza Townhomes, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

From our tipster: a recent view of the townhomes under construction:

Construction Photo of Piazza Townhomes, 620-640 Harold St., Audubon Place, Houston

7 Comment

  • As a former Audubon Place homeowner, I just have to say UGH. So awful. Will kill the Hawthorne St. side of the property as well as the Harold.

  • This bit of hideousness froze my compter.

    Now excuse me while I go flush the vomit out of my mouth…

  • Combine this with the story about Google street view, and go take a virtual look.

    No wonder there are so many houses for sale on Audubon Place this month.

  • Finally! A beautiful develpment in the Montrose area!
    How exciting!
    The homeowners on this street should thank god that there is finally something to raise their property values!

  • haha ‘airlifted pool table!’ Units must have hinged rooves for gameroom equip…
    Man, I was really being seduced by this place! Kept hoping to find the trail of rose petals. Where is that handsome young thang draped across a bed waiting for me?
    Pretty cool the swiss cheese first deck – lots of holes for drunken friends to fall through.

  • Wow- whomever movocelet is, he sounds like a REAL WINNER. I would suggest that you spell check prior to posting blogs.
    I am all for this development- I see real potential.
    Has anyone seen the beautiful work this builder does in Bellaire?

  • @Joan,

    No. No one has.