Tag: Sponsored Posts

What keeps Swamplot running — and providing you with the Houston real estate news ’n stuff you need? In large part, the generosity and savvy of this site’s sponsors. Our thanks go to the most recent group of Sponsors of the Day, who’ve made Swamplot possible in the past couple of weeks:

• The bungalow at 1208 Aurora St. in Sunset Heights
• Tom Rusteberg CGI
• Judy Thompson, Exclusively a Buyer’s Agent
• New Living
• Juicy in the Sky . . . with Vitamins

Please consider clicking on the links above (and the links in those links) and checking out the offerings of the businesses that support this site.

And if keeping Swamplot healthy is important to you — or you recognize how reaching Swamplot readers this way can help your own business — please contact us to find out how you or your business can become a Sponsor of the Day.

It’s easy (and affordable) and it’s a great way to get a lot of people who pay attention to Houston to notice what you’re doing.

Today’s Sponsor of the Day is Washington Ave juice bar Juicy in the Sky . . . with Vitamins. Thanks for supporting Swamplot, Juicy!

What’ll you find at Juicy in the Sky? Gourmet juice combos, smoothies, lemonades, and non-dairy shakes, as well as prepared vegetarian and vegan fare. Smoothies and juice combos are made with all natural, whole fruits; fresh fruit and veggies are pulverized before your eyes, then quick-chilled. 100% cacao, nut butters, bee pollen, veggie protein, maca root, chia, hemp hearts, flaxmeal, hemp, flax, and coconut oil are available as add-ins.

For Swamplot readers this week is pineapple week at Juicy in the Sky: Mention Swamplot and get a free upgrade to a tall 20 ouncer when you buy any juice made with the princely pineapple. That includes basic drinks like The Hammock (just tangerine, pineapple, and grapefruit juices) as well as more complex ones like the Vera Cruz (a blend of kale, spinach, parsley, mint, ginger, turmeric, lime, orange, and pineapple).

You’ll find Juicy in the Sky at the corner of Washington and Shepherd. The vitamin-friendly address is 4720 Washington Ave, Suite B-1.

Got a juicy special of your own to share with Swamplot readers? Our Sponsor of the Day program is a great way to share it. Contact us here for details.

Today’s Sponsor of the Day is Tom Rusteberg CGI. Thanks for your continued support of Swamplot, Tom!

Are the images above photos or renderings? Here’s a hint: Images and videos created by Tom Rusteberg provide visual representations of what clients are bringing to market before construction is completed.

Tom has performed visualization work for numerous clients in and around the Houston area since 2005. His work is technical, but it’s also intuitive. His renderings come out of thin air, but they’re guided through long lasting relationships with clients who rely on him to provide a visual advantage in the marketplace for their products.

For more information, please visit Tom’s perpetually outdated website.

Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day program is the perfect way to show potential clients what you can do. Please contact us to find out more about the program.

We’re pleased to have the renovated 1920 bungalow for sale at 1208 Aurora St. in Sunset Heights be our Sponsor of the Day today. Swamplot appreciates the support!

The recent extensive redo of this 3-bedroom, 2-bath home is a project of Griffin Properties, and was designed by Ellie Busker. The renovation added 800 sq. ft. of living space and a 2-car garage, as well as new electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, windows, roof, appliances, fixtures, fencing, and a bunch of other stuff. Most of the shiplap is still intact.

Downtown is just 10 minutes away; Heights shopping, restaurants, and nightlife about a mile. You can view many more photos of the property and get more info about it on the listing website; find out more about Griffin Properties and its record of area redos on the company website.

If you haven’t had a chance to see it, why not have a peek at an open house this weekend? The bungalow at 1208 Aurora will be open Sunday, January 24th, from 2 to 4 pm.

Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day program is a terrific way to highlight standout properties. If you’ve got something worth noting, talk to us about becoming a site sponsor.

Today Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day is Judy Thompson, Exclusively a Buyer’s Agent. Thanks for supporting this site!

Judy Thompson has operated the West U Real Estate website since 2003. Among the data sets regularly updated there: 1-year and 10-year price-appreciation calculations for several popular neighborhoods. The latest numbers show Westbury as the winner in both categories.

Sales in other popular neighborhoods, Thompson notes, trailed off after summer; only 3 had double-digit appreciation rates for the year: Westbury, Montrose/Upper Kirby (meaning the portions of 77098 north of 59), and West U.

A portion of the latest stats is reproduced in the screenshot above; you can see the rest of the rankings on this page. Thompson also maintains color-coded charts to indicate whether the market favors buyers, sellers, or neither in each tracked neighborhood. If you’re tracking real estate values in any of the covered areas — or just trying to come up to speed on historical conditions — her site is a helpful resource.

Got some appreciation you’d like to show Swamplot readers? Talk to us about becoming a Sponsor of the Day.

Today’s sponsor is New Living. Thanks for supporting Swamplot!

New Living is an artisan manufacturer and retailer focused on furniture designed to improve your health and well-being — and make it a little bit easier to relax and live naturally in Houston. The company’s work can be seen across the city, in places like the JW Marriott downtown, Axelrad Beer Garden, and Oxheart.

Founded as an experiment on a single aisle of the Wagner Hardware store on Kirby Dr. in 2007, New Living took over the entire space when Wagner closed a couple of years later. New Living began as a building materials provider but made its way into furniture production — always focused on the environmental health impacts of its products. New Living is a certified B Corp. (or Benefit Corporation); that doesn’t mean its proprietors are socialists, but they aren’t exactly your typical mattress capitalists either. (The Heights store closes for siesta every weekday from 2 to 3 pm. Both locations offer discounted pricing for families from underserved communities with special needs, and neither sells items known to be harmful to human health.)

New Living’s design studio and showroom are located at 6111 Kirby Dr., at the edge of the Rice Village; the company’s healthy bedroom store is located right behind the famed parklet at 321A W. 19th St. in the Heights. If you have an idea for a furniture collaboration and would like to schedule a free design consultation, give them a shout at (713) 521-1921. You’ll find more information on the New Living website; you can also follow them on Instagram at @newlivinghouston.

Interested in helping your company build a better relationship with Swamplot readers? Contact us about becoming a Swamplot Sponsor of the Day.

Our thanks — and rightly, our readers’ — go to our most recent Sponsors of the Day, who’ve made Swamplot possible these past few weeks:

• 1208 Aurora St. in Sunset Heights
• Personal Coach Cricket Buchler
• Bernie’s Best, AKA the Crudbuster
• Tom Rusteberg CGI
• Architecture Center Houston Walking Tours
• Judy Thompson, Exclusively a Buyer’s Agent
• Farmstead Grow & Eat
• HTX Made Furniture by New Living
• Juicy in the Sky . . . with Vitamins

Sponsorships allow Swamplot to continue bringing you our unique coverage of Houston’s real estate landscape. If that’s important to you, please consider clicking on the links above (and the links in those links) and checking out the offerings of the businesses that support this site.

And if you recognize how reaching Swamplot readers this way can help your own business, please contact us to find out how to become a sponsor yourself. It’s easy (and affordable) and it’s a great way to get a lot of people who pay attention to Houston to notice what you’re doing.

Swamplot today is pleased to be sponsored again by the renovated 1920 bungalow for sale at 1208 Aurora St. in Sunset Heights. We appreciate the support, ’low!

The recent extensive redo of this 3-bedroom, 2-bath home is a project of Griffin Properties, and was designed by Ellie Busker. The renovation added 800 sq. ft. of living space and a 2-car garage, as well as new electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, windows, roof, appliances, fixtures, fencing, and a bunch of other stuff. Most of the shiplap is still there, though.

Downtown is just 10 minutes away; Heights shopping, restaurants, and nightlife about a mile. You can view many more photos of the property and get more info about it on the listing website; find out more about Griffin Properties and its record of area redos on the company website.

Two open houses are scheduled at 1208 Aurora this weekend: On Saturday, January 16th, and on Sunday, January 17th. Both will run from 2 to 4 pm.

Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day program is a terrific way to get a property the attention it deserves. Got something you’d like to highlight? Let’s talk.

The Swamplot Sponsor of the Day for today is personal coach Cricket Buchler. Thanks for sponsoring Swamplot again, Cricket!

If you’re looking to make good on a New Year’s resolution, or just searching for a creative spark to jump-start the year, consider a 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 also be a great gift for anyone 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 former clients on Cricket’s website, along with more information about coaching sessions.

Looking to spark something with your own company? Maybe it’s time to help it become a Swamplot sponsor. Find out more about the program by contacting us on the Swamplot sponsorship line.

Today is a big day in Swamplot sponsorhood: This site’s first entirely liquid sponsor. It’s a drink called Bernie’s Best, but better known to its fans as “The Crudbuster” — from Washington Ave juice bar Juicy in the Sky . . . with Vitamins. Thanks for the support!

Got some crud you need busted in the new year? Bernie’s Best is a garden in your mouth: Fresh beet, carrot, apple, lemon, spinach, parsley, garlic, and nothing else, all pulverized (and quick-chilled) before your eyes. It’s sweet, savory, and tart, all at once: a flavorful way to get your body the veggies it deserves.

This week (through Sunday, January 17th), Juicy in the Sky is running a special on Bernie’s Best: Buy one 16 oz. Bernie’s and get a second one free. (There won’t be any signs posted about it, so be sure to mention you heard about this special on Swamplot. Or don’t — they’ll figure it out.) Juicy in the Sky is open 7 days a week at 4720 Washington Ave, Suite B-1, at the corner of Shepherd Dr.

Got a fresh, special something you want Swamplot’s thirsty readers to know about? Try our delicious Sponsor of the Day program.

Today we welcome back Tom Rusteberg CGI as Sponsor of the Day. Thanks for supporting Swamplot, Tom!

Tom Rusteberg works with real estate professionals to create high-quality visual representations of what they’re bringing to market — before the building goes up. Tom sees each project as a motion picture: Renderings can provide an audience the equivalent of a movie poster — enough to capture attention and get people in the door. But a CG-animation video, in his view, is more like a movie trailer: It gives the audience a glimpse of the story behind a project, and attracts more of the imagination.

Tom has performed visualization work for numerous clients in and around the Houston area since 2005. You can see bits and pieces of his video work in the highlight reel above.

For more information, please visit Tom’s perpetually outdated website.

Got something whizzy you think would impress Swamplot readers? Our Sponsor of the Day program is the perfect vehicle for showing it off. Find out more about the program here.

Swamplot today is sponsored by the renovated 1920 bungalow for sale at 1208 Aurora St. in Sunset Heights. Thanks for the support, ’low!

The recent extensive redo of this 3-bedroom, 2-bath home is a project of Griffin Properties, and was designed by Ellie Busker. The renovation added 800 sq. ft. of living space and a 2-car garage, as well as new electrical, plumbing, heating and cooling systems, windows, roof, appliances, fixtures, fencing, and a bunch of other stuff. Most of the shiplap is still there, though.

Downtown is just 10 minutes away; Heights shopping, restaurants, and nightlife about a mile. You can view many more photos of the property and get more info about it on the listing website; find out more about Griffin Properties and its record of area redos on the company website.

There’s also an open house at 1208 Aurora this Sunday, January 10th, from 2 to 4 pm.

Looking for a great way to highlight a great property? Look no further than Swamplot’s Sponsor of the Day program. Or go ahead and look further, then come back to us.

Today’s sponsor of the day is the program of neighborhood walking and bicycle tours brought to you by the Architecture Center Houston. Thanks for supporting Swamplot, ArCH!

Whether you’re looking to trim some fat, expand your mind, or make new friends, ArCH walking and bike tours can help you realize your 2016 New Year resolutions.

Architecture Center Houston promotes awareness, understanding, and appreciation of the ways in which architecture and urban design influence and enhance the quality of life in our community. Neighborhood walking and bicycle tours explore the architecture, design, and history of Houston’s urban landscape. Each 2-hour tour is led by an enthusiastic ArCH trained docent. Tours take place Saturday mornings at 10 am and select Thursday evenings at 6 pm, September through May.

Below is a complete list of ArCH’s Spring 2016 tours. Tour descriptions, locations, and registration are online at the Architecture Center Houston website. Custom and private group tours are also available. Call 713-520-0155 or email mat@aiahouston.org for more details.

• January 9: Rice University
• January 16: Heights Bicycle
• January 23: Third Ward Bicycle
• January 30: Montrose
• February 6: UH Art & Architecture
• February 13: Buffalo Bayou (Downtown)
• February 20: Rock Building Stones (Downtown)
• February 27: Museum District
• March 5: Towers & Trees (Downtown)
• March 12: Urban Art (Downtown)
• March 19: Heights Bicycle
• April 2: Third Ward Bicycle
• April 9: Texas Medical Center
• April 16: UH Art & Architecture
• April 21: Museum District
• April 23: Montrose
• April 30: Urban Art (Downtown)
• May 7: Rice University
• May 14: Heights Bicycle
• May 19: Buffalo Bayou (Downtown)
• May 21: Third Ward Bicycle

Interested in your own private tour of Swamplot sponsorship opportunities? Contact us here.

Today Swamplot is again sponsored by Judy Thompson, exclusively a buyer’s agent. Thanks for your support, Judy!

Judy Thompson has operated the West U Real Estate website since 2003. The site provides regular assessments of Houston residential market conditions for homes in 10 separate price ranges in 19 popular Houston Zip Codes. Thompson’s regularly updated calculations take into account the amount of inventory currently available and the pace of sales in the previous 12 months. Color-coded charts show whether by each calculation the current market favors buyers, sellers, or neither (a “normal” market). A portion of the latest overall chart, which came out yesterday, is reproduced above.

A separate chart on the site plots the average of the weighted averages from the market conditions chart, attempting to illustrate the change in housing inventory in 6 MLS areas over time. (The lowest point was the 2-month supply that held roughly from spring 2013 to spring 2014 — “that crazy free-for-all when anything decent had multiple offers by day 3,” Thompson notes.) The average inventory currently is just under a 6-month supply, according to her latest data.

More detailed figures for each Zip Code are provided on separate charts. Thompson has worked as a buyers’ agent exclusively since 1997.

Hoping to find a way for your business to climb the charts? Consider becoming a Swamplot site sponsor.

Swamplot’s first sponsor for the new year is Farmstead: Grow & Eat. Thanks for sponsoring this website, Farmstead!

Farmstead is a retail garden center that carries a wide selection of edible plants, including the widest selection of fruit, nut, and citrus trees that grow well in Houston. The storefront also features herbs, seeds, and tools necessary to get you on the path to gardening success.

Farmstead is located at 6640 West Montgomery Rd. in the 77091; it’s open from 10am to 4pm on Saturdays and by appointment on Sundays. To find out more, take a look at the Farmstead website.

Trying to grow your own customers? Plenty of water, sunshine, and a few rounds of Swamplot sponsor of the day spots might just do the trick.