There were so many fun Houston real-estate stories in Swamplot last month! Here’s a list of a few of our favorites:

• The Downtown Y decides to destroy its own building and move to a new one a few blocks away
• A private tour of some of those histrionic new homes in Bellaire
• The Land of Oz was only a dream: Chinatown’s Park 8 condo-tower project in Chinatown looks quite dead.
• Toxic air events: now available on video!
• Coming to a freeway near you: giant crosses in the sky
• A new hotel planned for Lower Westheimer, from the folks behind Austin’s San Jose
• The ghost of Regent Square Phase II
• Photos of all the Starbucks closing in Houston
• Bistro Vino shuts down — and you sorta get to choose the kind of thing that goes in its place!
• A giant indoor skiing megastructure complex is coming somewhere near Houston!
• The Michael B. Smuck trashed-apartments roster
• At home with the Joel and Victoria Osteen
• Bathroom pods invade Rice University
• More pix and a movie of that giant pipe wrench that’ll fix any more leaks that happen Downtown
• Tourists really do appreciate Houston!!!