West Heights Coalition

Neighbors coming together to advocate for the responsible development of Houston's West Heights.

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Learn more about plans to create Houston's first "Green Corridor" along Yale St.

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West Heights resident Mary Cerruti is missing. She was last seen in the Spring of 2015.

Mary lives on Allston St. in the home behind the Alexan Heights apartment complex.

Police entered her home this summer after receiving calls regarding the residence. Officers did not report finding Mary in the home at that time.

Nearby work crews have told residents that Mary is deceased and that they saw her body removed from the property. So far, both police and private investigators have been unable to substantiate this claim with any public or police records, so neighbors remain hopeful that Mary will be found alive and well.

If you have any information about Mary Cerruti’s whereabouts, please contact Officer Robau of missing persons at [phone].

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Familiarize yourself with candidates and issues on November's ballot.

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Fisher homes has begun work on “Fisher Estates at Yale” on the 800 block of Yale. The views here are from the alley between Yale and Allston streets.

A replat of the two lots related to the project can be found here (Click for PDF).

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Scenes from Another Changing of the Oak Trees on Yale St. | Swamplot

Landscape crews last week chopped down 16 live oak trees lining the west side of Yale St. just south of White Oak, along the eastern border of the second of Trammell Crow Residential’s Alexan Heights apartment complexes. A similar scene took place

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Roads and safety appear to be focal points in this year’s race for the District C seat on Houston City Council. Incumbent Ellen Cohen will be facing competition in an already crowded field of candi…

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Free Trees to Good Homes!

The best time to plant a tree is 30 years ago the next Best Time is Today! Heights Association Annual GIFT of TREES is Sunday October 11th at the Heights Historic Fire Station. Sign-up to adopt your trees. 300 - 5 gallon trees from Trees For Houston will be distributed to Good Homes - reserve today! urbanforest@houstonheights,org

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Houston Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 5 (Memorial Heights) is proposing to annex sections of the West Heights. If you are not familiar with TIRZ’s, you can find a legal description here.

The annexation of this area would mean that increases in city tax revenue over the base year of 2015 would be specifically designated for use within the TIRZ for: infrastructure improvements, parks and related amenities, non-vehicular transportation systems (i.e. hike and bike trials), cultural and public facilities and drainage facilities.

While board members of the TIRZ 5 were unable to commit to specific projects prior to annexation, representatives of the TIRZ suggested that they are looking to:

1) Add amenities to the Rutland Basin (6th St. detention pond) 2) Add a bridge to cross White Oak Bayou near Rutland or Paterson 3) Add connectivity with the MKT Trail

Some of these projects would fall within the current boundaries of TIRZ, and were already budgeted for in the 2015 operating budget.

A public hearing on the annexation is pending.

*Please note that the area near Stude Park is no longer being considered for annexation.

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Great news! The Harris County Flood Control District began repairs on the eroded area along White Oak Bayou Greenway...

Posted by Houston Parks Board - Parks By You on Monday, August 31, 2015

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Trammell Crow Residential provided members of the community with city approved plans for protected crossway at 7th and Yale (the hike and bike trail). Residents are hopeful that this fixture will improve safety on the Hike and Bike Trail.

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Fidelis Realty Partners has acquired a 4-acre parcel at the northeast corner of the North Loop and Yale near the popular Garden Oaks/greater Heights neighborhoods. The seller was Houston investment...

Changes likely for 610 and Yale.

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Recognizing, understanding signs of West Nile Virus important to staying safe

As The Leader reported in last week’s issue, wet conditions and plenty of standing water means good conditions for more mosquitoes in our area and, unfortunately, the potential for more West Nile V...

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Is METRO Agreement Progress or Political Gamesmanship?

On Monday, Houston METRO Chairman Gilbert Garcia and U.S. Congressman John Culberson held a press conference to announce the beginning of discussions to find regional transportation solutions together

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Heights builder starts first-floor addition in 'jacked-up house'

The little green house at 500 Teetshorn is getting a downstairs neighbor. The builder who bought the property last year recently lifted the 1,200-square-foot bungalow 15 feet in the air and has sta...

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Select Speciality Hospital in the Heights to close doors - The Leader News

Select Specialty Hospital, which takes up a majority of the floors at the old Heights Hospital between 19th and 20th Streets, has informed employees that it will close. According to a source who asked not to be identified, the hospital has told staff and doctors that they will no longer accept new patients. Teresa Davis, Regional …

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County’s first ‘missing day’ leads to grim discovery in the Heights

Partial remains of a human torso were found Sunday afternoon in Stude Park in the Heights by volunteers searching for a missing homeless man, according to news reports. Crime scene tape blocked off the area where the badly decomposed shoulder and lower torso was recovered from the park, not far from where the Avon 39 Walk to End Breast Cancer was occurring through the Heights neighborhood. Houston police were unable to determine whether the remains belonged to a male or female.