Tag: Sponsored Posts

Today on Swamplot our sponsor is Mosaic Clinic Dermatology. Thanks for supporting this site!

Mosaic Clinic Dermatology is an award-winning, highly rated general dermatology practice with multiple Houston locations: in Upper Kirby at 2211 Norfolk St. Suite 405; in Midtown at 902 Fairview St. Suite 1; and in the Tanglewood area (convenient to the Galleria) at 5757 Woodway Dr. Suite 185a.

Mosaic Clinic Dermatology has just introduced its own professional-grade cleansing cream (pictured here). It’s now available at all 3 clinic locations — and from this page online.

The clinic treats all skin conditions — including acne, eczema, and skin rashes. The Mosaic Clinic’s dermatologists are available for both scheduled appointments and last-minute urgent skin visits. You can schedule same-day and Saturday appointments online or by phone. And here’s an idea: Use your end-of-year insurance benefits for skin cancer screening and to get suspicious moles tested.

Check out the Mosaic Clinic Dermatology website — or call (281) 941-5556 for immediate assistance.

Local businesses are getting great results from sponsoring Swamplot. Find out more about our Sponsor of the Day program here.

Swamplot is sponsored today by Houston’s own Central Bank. Thank you for the continued support!

Central Bank has 4 (central) Houston branches available to meet your business or personal needs: in Midtown, the Heights, West Houston, and Post Oak Place.

Central Bank believes that change is essential to its success; the company actively pursues the latest in service, technology, and products. Central Bank aims to know its customers personally and to be their primary business and personal financial resource. The bank’s staff values relationships and strives to be available when you need them.

To learn more about how Central Bank can meet your banking needs, please call any of the following Senior Vice Presidents: Kenny Beard, at 832.485.2376; Bonnie Purvis, at 832.485.2354; Gary Noble, at 832.485.2366; or Ryan Tillman, at 832.485.2307. You can also find out more on the bank’s website.

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Our sponsor today is Jamestown Estate Homes. Thanks for supporting Swamplot!

Jamestown Estate Homes wishes you a Merry Christmas!

For the third year in a row, the team at Jamestown Estate Homes has sent out its holiday cards. In years past they’ve donned tacky Christmas sweaters and matching plaid flannels. But this year they decided to represent their alma maters.

From top left:

• The company’s president, Greg Hawes, earned his BS in Math from the University of Texas at Austin.
• Project coordinator Lindsey Bechtold earned her BA in psychology from the University of Texas at Austin.
• Construction manager Mike Prejeant earned his BS in Civil Engineering from Louisiana State University.
• Controller Katy Hawes earned her MBA from Rice University after getting her BS with high honors in Molecular Biology from the University of Texas at Austin.
• Sales and marketing director Victoria Hawes earned her MA in communications from Purdue after graduating first in her class with a degree in corporate communication from the University of Houston.

Jamestown Estate Homes completed 7 custom homes in the Memorial Villages, Oak Forest, and Fall Creek in 2016. 2017 will be an exciting year for Jamestown Estate Homes as the company continues to focus on the Memorial Villages and Garden Oaks/Oak Forest communities, build its new office in the Heights, and expand into new markets. To learn more about Jamestown Estate Homes click here — or simply email Victoria Hawes directly at victoria.hawes@jamestownestatehomes.com.

You can view Jamestown Estate Homes’ custom home offerings in the Memorial Villages at 11323 Surrey Oaks and 11926 Broken Bough by visiting open houses in both locations this Sunday, December 18th, from 2 to 4 pm.

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Swamplot’s sponsor today is Unit 5C at The Willowick, at 2200 Willowick Rd. Thanks for supporting this site!

Perched on the southwestern border of River Oaks, The Willowick is a Gerald D. Hines development from 1963, designed by Houston standout Modern architects Neuhaus & Taylor. The 15-story structure has a classic midcentury look: walls of glass on all sides, with overhanging concrete slabs that form continuous balconies in every direction.

The balcony wrapping unit 5C frames southern views toward Greenway Plaza (visible in both photos above) and eastern views toward River Oaks and Downtown. Central Market and the Highland Village Shopping Center are just down the block.

This 1,960-sq.-ft. unit has 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. Recent renovations include new white oak floors laid in a chevron pattern, sleek new custom kitchen cabinetry from Eggersmann, Grohe fixtures, and custom-made bedroom closets (these are shown off nicely in 3 listing photos).

You’ll find many more pics of this unit and this unique building on the property website. Unit 5C is offered for sale by Star Massing of Boulevard Realty.

Classic residences show off nicely when they sponsor Swamplot! More info about our sponsorship program is this way.

Today our thanks go to sponsor of the day West U Real Estate LLC, which has a big announcement to make:

As of today, West U Real Estate has a new name, a new website, a new associate, and an intensified focus on data analytics. The new name is Just Buyers Houston. The new website — which is soft-launching right now, as we type — is here (that’s a screenshot above). The new associate is Henry Kernan. And he’ll be steering the brokerage’s new data programs.

Buyers’ agent Judy Thompson has been collecting useful historical home sales data on a select group of mostly Inner Loop neighborhoods on her website since 2004. And she’s served exclusively as a buyer’s agent in this city for more than 20 years. She’s tended to attract clients who have “a thing” for analysis — as she does. That’s how she met her new business associate.

Henry Kernan was a client first. After seeing her Sponsor of the Day post on Swamplot (!) late last year, he first contacted Judy to help him find a home in Houston. Later, she invited him to join the company.

Henry Kernan considers himself a data scientist first (and a petroleum geologist a close second). His passion, he says, is discovering the hidden gems in massive data sets. “Through my work in various fields,” he says, “I’ve come to consider automation as only a first step; the ability to tailor analysis to individual problems is the true goal. Sites like Zillow give users a good overview, but nothing can replace local knowledge and personalized advice. At Just Buyers Houston we aim to combine experience and cutting-edge technology — so our clients can be confident they are getting all the data.”

In case it wasn’t clear from the new name, Just Buyers Houston still represents real estate buyers only. If you’re the kind of Houston real estate watcher who’s interested in using local data to get a sense of the market in the neighborhoods you’re considering — or if you just want to check out what this rebranded company has to offer — take a look at the brand-new Just Buyers Houston website. More information will be added to it in the weeks to come. And even after that, you’ll want to visit it regularly, to get a sense of the stories the latest data are telling.

Yep, Sponsor of the Day posts on Swamplot help Houston businesses make great connections. Here’s how your firm can participate.

Today’s sponsor is Edible Earth Resources, which is launching a new series of Garden Dinners this Sunday. Thank you for supporting Swamplot!

Edible Earth Resources is elated to announce the launch of its Garden Dinner series. Edible Earth Resources is the full service edible-focused gardening firm that’s been the motivating force behind a number of Houston-area edible-garden initiatives, including Farmstead, a store for edible-garden gardeners; the urban farming project known as Planted Houston; and some great green spaces like the garden at Heights restaurant Coltivare. The company recently acquired a space behind Patrenella’s Italian Restaurant, one block off Washington Ave, for a show garden.

EER will use the garden space for a series of chef-driven dinners and garden classes. The garden dinners will feature the culinary work of many established and upcoming chefs. A significant portion of the produce used in all the dishes at these dinners will come directly from the garden — making the dishes as fresh as possible. Each four-course meal will be paired with fresh cocktails.

The inaugural dinner is this Sunday, December 11th, at 5 pm, at the new Edible Earth Resources Show Garden at 4107 Lillian St., near Washington Ave. The chef for this evening will be Adam Garcia (pictured above), known for his work at The Pass & Provisions, Coltivare, Revival Market, and Julep.

And you’re invited! Bring your friends and come celebrate the year and meet some of the people behind Houston’s burgeoning edible-garden movement. If you’re interested in edible gardening — or just making friends over a fine meal — you’ll want to attend this event. Click here to buy tickets.

Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day program is a great way to get the word out about important local happenings. Here’s how to become a sponsor.

Our sponsor on Swamplot today is Houston’s own Central Bank. Thank you for the continuing support!

Central Bank has 4 (central) Houston branches available to meet your business or personal needs: in Midtown, the Heights, West Houston, and Post Oak Place.

Central Bank believes that change is essential to its success; the company actively pursues the latest in service, technology, and products. Central Bank aims to know its customers personally and to be their primary business and personal financial resource. The bank’s staff values relationships and strives to be available when you need them.

To learn more about how Central Bank can meet your banking needs, please call any of the following Senior Vice Presidents: Kenny Beard, at 832.485.2376; Bonnie Purvis, at 832.485.2354; Gary Noble, at 832.485.2366; or Ryan Tillman, at 832.485.2307. You can also find out more on the bank’s website.

Some great Houston businesses are sponsoring Swamplot. You should too. 

Today’s Swamplot sponsor: The 1959 vintage home at 8102 Colgate St. in Glenbrook Valley. Thank you for sponsoring this site!

If you’ve been waiting for just the right Glenbrook Valley Mod to make its presence known, you’ll want to take a good look at the 3-bedroom, 2-and-a-half-bath home at 8102 Colgate, which just went up for sale over the weekend. It sits on a 13,573-sq.-ft. lot on the corner of Colgate and Lakewind St., tucked deep into the neighborhood south of Sims Bayou. Glenbrook Valley, in case you didn’t know, is Houston’s only historic district prized for its Midcentury Modern homes.

A double entry door flanked under an overhang by cross-ribbed glass panels at the center of the front facade of this home leads to a terrazzo-tile entry hall. And your first view inside is unexpected (well, it would have been if we didn’t spill the beans here): A central atrium court, seen through 3 floor-to-ceiling windows. (It’s the outdoor space shown in the photo at top.)

Many rooms in the house provide views into the atrium space — including the vaulted, 28-foot-long den (pictured above), which has an office alcove off it. The attached 2-car garage has storage rooms and additional workshop space. There’s also carport, with room for 2 more cars.

You can get a pretty good sense of the home’s layout if you study the photos on the property website. Or arrange for a tour! The home is offered for sale by Robert Searcy of Robert Searcy Properties.

Got a snazzy listing that deserves to be featured as a Sponsor of the Day? Let us know about it.

Today on Swamplot our sponsor is Jamestown Estate Homes. Thanks for the support!

Jamestown Estate Homes has a very important message for Swamplot readers: Happy Thanksgiving! The photo above is an outtake from the company’s Christmas card photo shoot, showing the Jamestown Estate Homes team. From top left: Victoria Hawes, Lindsey Bechtold, Katy Hawes, Greg Hawes, and Mike Prejeant.

Jamestown Estate Homes is a luxury custom homebuilder that’s been serving Houston since 2010. Founder Greg Hawes’s first building in Bunker Hill Village was the treehouse he built in his backyard as a child in 1957. After graduating from UT, he worked at US Home (then the largest homebuilder in the nation), where he was soon offered a corporate position. Instead, he left to found Partners in Building, where he served as president for 18 years. When he sold his interest in Partners, it was ranked as one of Houston’s 10 largest homebuilders by the Houston Business Journal.

In 2010 Greg started Jamestown Estate Homes to get into what he calls “true custom homebuilding” — focusing on every detail and getting back to working one-on-one with buyers. His love for homebuilding is shared by his 3 daughters,and Jamestown has allowed him to fulfill his dream of working with his kids. (Elizabeth, the oldest, worked for Jamestown until her husband was transferred to the Hague. The “commute is just too far,” she explained when she resigned.)

Named valedictorian at Klein High School in 1999, Katy Hawes earned a degree in molecular biology from UT and an MBA with a concentration in accounting from Rice. This makes her a great fit for the role of controller at Jamestown. Katy’s construction budgets take into account every element, no matter how tiny — and have often come within $10 of actual construction expenditures.

After a brief stint in Los Angeles pursuing film (she worked as Britney Spears’s body-double in 2 music videos), youngest daughter Victoria Hawes graduated first in her class from UH with a degree in corporate communications before getting a master’s in communication from Purdue. She joined Jamestown Estate Homes as a superintendent and was named Houston’s Best Custom Home Superintendent for 2013 by the Greater Houston Builders Association (GHBA) and Project Manager of the Year in 2014 by the Texas Association of Home Builders. A skiing accident in 2014 helped her transition from construction to sales, marketing, and design.

Jamestown Estate Homes was named Custom Builder of the Year by the GHBA in 2013. The company has active projects in the Memorial Villages, Oak Forest, and the Heights, and is looking to expand into Meyerland, Bellaire, and Tanglewood. (Jamestown Estate Homes will also build on a client’s land in surrounding areas.) The company completes 6 to 12 homes a year, with projects starting around $500,000 (for the house only).

For more information, contact Victoria Hawes — (832) 296-1663 or victoria.hawes@jamestownestatehomes.com — or check out the company’s website. To find more information about the team, click here.

Got a holiday message for Swamplot readers? Check out our Sponsor of the Day program.

Today’s sponsor is Houston’s own Central Bank. Thank you for the continuing support of Swamplot!

Central Bank has 4 (central) Houston branches available to meet your business or personal needs: in Midtown, the Heights, West Houston, and Post Oak Place.

Central Bank believes that change is essential to its success; the company actively pursues the latest in service, technology, and products. Central Bank aims to know its customers personally and to be their primary business and personal financial resource. The bank’s staff values relationships and strives to be available when you need them.

To learn more about how Central Bank can meet your banking needs, please call any of the following Senior Vice Presidents: Kenny Beard, at 832.485.2376; Bonnie Purvis, at 832.485.2354; Gary Noble, at 832.485.2366; or Ryan Tillman, at 832.485.2307. You can also find out more on the bank’s website.

It’s time to step up and let Swamplot readers know you’re here! Become a Swamplot Sponsor of the Day. 

Today’s sponsor: The renovated and expanded home at 1638 Harvard St. in the Houston Heights. Thanks for supporting Swamplot!

This home in the Houston Heights Historic District East began its life in the 1920s as a 1,180-sq.-ft. bungalow. A redo completed 2 years ago for the seller by Brickmoon Design and Bill Baldwin Restoration removed the aluminum siding and expanded the property into a 3-bedroom, 2-and-a-half-bath home measuring 3,046 sq. ft. (672 sq. ft. of that in a garage apartment). It was featured in the Houston Heights Association’s spring home tour last year.

A restored front porch (pictured at top) faces the street; in back, a new combo family room–kitchen (above) includes French doors facing a back porch and pool lined with an outdoor kitchen. At right in the photo above, at the end of the dining room, is a custom wine wall that provides storage for up to 180 bottles. Through the opening adjacent to the refrigerator at the center background of the same photo is a breakfast area; beyond that, past a barn door with a stained-glass insert, is a purple-hued master suite — and a pool bath next to the mud room and utility room, which links to the back-alley-facing garage. The garage apartment above is a 1-bedroom standalone suite with kitchen and a full bath with stacked washer-dryer.

To get a better idea of the  scope of renovations to this property, you’ll want to take a look through the 28 photos of the redone home available on the property website.

Got a home with some history you’d like to highlight? Contact us about becoming a Swamplot Sponsor of the Day.

Swamplot’s sponsor today is the 4-bedroom, 5-and-a-half-bathroom home at 11323 Surrey Oaks Ln. in Piney Point Village — built by Jamestown Estate Homes. Thank you for supporting this site!

This 4-bedroom, 5-and-a-half-bathroom home was designed by Todd Rice and recently completed by Jamestown Estate Homes. The home, which measures 5,058 sq. ft., is sited on a 9,366-sq.-ft. lot — with an outdoor loggia and room for a pool. With yesterday’s price reduction, this property now ranks as the lowest-priced new home in Piney Point Village.

The home’s first floor features an open-concept combo great room–kitchen–breakfast room, a wood-paneled study, a formal dining room, a combo butler’s pantry–wine room with ice maker (pictured above), a flexible sun room, and a utility-craft room. The kitchen’s suite of Thermador appliances includes a 48-in. refrigerator-freezer, a 48-in. range, and separate steam oven, microwave, and dishwasher. The study has its own full bath — which means it could serve as a fifth bedroom. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms, a game room with a bar, and an additional utility room with hand-painted floor tiles. The master bathroom has a marble dual-entry shower, a burnished chrome freestanding slipper tub, and separate his and her closets and water closets. The home also includes an elevator.

Energy features include double-pane low-E windows, foam insulation in the attic, tankless water heaters, and high-efficiency air-conditioning units. Projected energy bills (for both gas and electric) are expected to average just over $220 per month.

Check out the property website to see more photos of this home. If you’d like more information, please contact Victoria Hawes with Jamestown Estate Homes (email; 832-296-1663) or listing agent Cathy Craig (email; 832-449-2320).

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Today Swamplot has a new sponsor: Bluebonnet Living, a boutique construction and remodeling company begun by a Swamplot reader. Thanks for the support!

Bluebonnet Living offers a full range of construction services, including carpentry, remodeling, landscaping, and handyman services. Bluebonnet Living is based in Houston and specializes in small- to mid-sized projects that require multiple trades (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, landscaping, etc.), but the firm can do many other kinds of projects as well. The company prides itself on working hard to find solutions to clients’ problems.

Bluebonnet Living says it guarantees high-quality work and materials for each and every project. The company says it:

• Uses sustainably-sourced building products whenever possible
• Legally disposes of construction debris
• Follows building codes and best practices
• Sees no job as too small
• Guarantees its work and strives to immediately resolve any issues to make its customers happy

The owner is a native Texan; the bluebonnet is our state flower. Bluebonnet Living wants to help Texans enjoy a higher quality of life through the building projects it offers. Check out the Bluebonnet Living website to see samples of the company’s work.

Here’s a great way for local service businesses to reach real-estate-focused readers: Become a Swamplot sponsor.

Today Swamplot’s sponsor is personal coach Cricket Buchler. Thanks for supporting Swamplot, Cricket!

Searching for a creative, personalized holiday gift for friends, family members, or employees? Consider the gift of a fun and inspiring 90-minute personal coaching session with coach Cricket Buchler. An experienced corporate trainer who has helped top executives, Hollywood celebrities, and employees in a range of industries address personal and professional development issues, Cricket also works one-on-one, guiding clients to explore and unlock possibilities and design plans to realize change, and coaching them through their journey toward an intentional life.

A coaching session can be a great gift for anyone on your list who is looking to take the next step forward in life, work, or relationships, but feels a bit stuck as to what next steps might look like. You’ll find a sampling of testimonials from Cricket’s clients on her website, along with more information about coaching sessions.

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Today’s sponsor is folks urging you to vote. Please vote.

Swamplot is nonpartisan and does not endorse political candidates or campaigns. But we do run political advertising and Sponsor of the Day content.

Today — in case you hadn’t heard — is election day. To the many of you who voted early, via absentee ballot, or earlier today: Thanks for helping make our representative democracy more representative! As you know, there’s a whole lot more than just the presidency on the ballot. Representatives who will make decisions about our neighborhoods, our schools, and many other aspects of our environment are up for election. Judges who will make decisions about lawsuits and criminal cases are on the ballot. And there’s at least one proposition for you to vote on, depending where you live.

If you’re registered to vote, but haven’t voted yet and it doesn’t seem likely that you will, here’s a simple message for you: Not voting means that people who are far less thoughtful and intelligent than you, who don’t care about the things you care about, or with whom you actively disagree will make these decisions for you. If that doesn’t sit well with you, there’s good news! You have until 7 pm in most local jurisdictions to show up, make some easy or hard choices, and make a difference.

In Harris County, you can find voting information at the county clerk’s website by going to harrisvotes.com. (Here are sites for Montgomery County, Fort Bend County, Waller County, Liberty County, and Brazoria County.) Do be aware of new voter ID requirements, summarized on this PDF.

And if you aren’t registered to vote, now’s a great time to get yourself on the rolls for next time.

Thank you for voting!

Photo: Ed T [license]

Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day program is a great way to deliver important messages. Find out how to put one together here.