is every other suburb like pearland? (Houston, Sugar Land: section 8, condo, new home)

[robertrulez]

if so then they all must suck

seriously, tonight my mom moved into the area (I repeatedly told her we should have looked at westbury instead but shes an immigrant and her dream was to always have a big brand new home, lets just say im quite the opposite)

the whole town is one big strip mall full of generic chains like chilis, tgi fridays, subways, mcdonalds, etc etc

sure there were some independent restaurants in the area but that only amounted to probably only 10% of whats out there

the only one good thing that they have is the heb plus but everything else was LIFELESS

I have 2 homes and one of them is in the Sharpstown area which is what some call "ghetto", but hell, it has way more variety and soul than pearland will ever have. There are way more independent restaurants (mexican, chinese, vietnamese, carribean), specialty good stores, and the housing isn't as generic and cookie cutter.

Jesus, this who suburb movement is exactly what's wrong with America, people will only realize this once gas becomes super expensive and BAM, every suburb will be the future slums.

[RCH99]

Yep, that alone is what's "wrong" with America.

[Weatherguy]

Some people like suburbs and everything about them. Some like the older, inner city. I don't think there's anything really "wrong" with either as long as both make different people happy.

[SouthernBoy205]

Yep, especially Sugar Land and Katy.

[desertsun41]

Originally Posted by robertrulez

if so then they all must suck

seriously, tonight my mom moved into the area (I repeatedly told her we should have looked at westbury instead but shes an immigrant and her dream was to always have a big brand new home, lets just say im quite the opposite)

the whole town is one big strip mall full of generic chains like chilis, tgi fridays, subways, mcdonalds, etc etc

sure there were some independent restaurants in the area but that only amounted to probably only 10% of whats out there

the only one good thing that they have is the heb plus but everything else was LIFELESS

I have 2 homes and one of them is in the Sharpstown area which is what some call "ghetto", but hell, it has way more variety and soul than pearland will ever have. There are way more independent restaurants (mexican, chinese, vietnamese, carribean), specialty good stores, and the housing isn't as generic and cookie cutter.

Jesus, this who suburb movement is exactly what's wrong with America, people will only realize this once gas becomes super expensive and BAM, every suburb will be the future slums.

That ain't the only thing wrong with America. Go back. You said your mother wants a big beautiful home. Why? Does she still have 4 kids at home? What the hell do any of us need a 4000 SF home for? It's the old American way which we need to change our attitudes on. Wanting more and more and bigger and bigger regardless if we can afford it is an attitude we must lose. It's a major contributing factor in the cause of the current economic depression.

I am currently living in Pearland as I build a home to resell so I am getting to know the area quite well. All the stores are pretty concentrated in one small area. Probably the way it should be. Pearland has problems other Houston suburbs do not have like incomplete abandoned roadways everywhere that motorists have to navigate because the city ran out of money to complete them. Many other functionally obsolete roads in Pearland are nightmarish at best.

It is not a horrible place to live except having to deal with that abortion called 288. I like all the restaurants. The Town Center outdoor mall is great. Others complain about the sewer treatment plant across from those section 8 type condo human filing cabinets they bought.

Pearland is not so bad but I can't wait to get back to the water in Kemah.

[robertrulez]

Originally Posted by desertsun41

That ain't the only thing wrong with America. Go back. You said your mother wants a big beautiful home. Why? Does she still have 4 kids at home? What the hell do any of us need a 4000 SF home for? It's the old American way which we need to change our attitudes on. Wanting more and more and bigger and bigger regardless if we can afford it is an attitude we must lose. It's a major contributing factor in the cause of the current economic depression.

I am currently living in Pearland as I build a home to resell so I am getting to know the area quite well. All the stores are pretty concentrated in one small area. Probably the way it should be. Pearland has problems other Houston suburbs do not have like incomplete abandoned roadways everywhere that motorists have to navigate because the city ran out of money to complete them. Many other functionally obsolete roads in Pearland are nightmarish at best.

It is not a horrible place to live except having to deal with that abortion called 288. I like all the restaurants. The Town Center outdoor mall is great. Others complain about the sewer treatment plant across from those section 8 type condo human filing cabinets they bought.

Pearland is not so bad but I can't wait to get back to the water in Kemah.

I so agree! We don't need this damn house! However she wants to try impress all her family members that come to visit which is kind of shallow but whatever, its her money. However for myself, after college I plan to renovate my old sharpstown house and live there. Love that area.

The suburbs truly do suck.

[SteveArmy]

I'd move to the suburb if my son was an a**hole

[bluelion_ms3]

hahahahahhahaha

[glorplaxy]

Yes, every other suburb is pretty much like Pearland with the same attributes you listed.

Yes, they suck and yes they are boring and yes they have nothing but crappy chain restaurants (unless you count generic tex mex place and generic chinese buffet).

[tstone]

Yep, 100% crappy chains out here too as you can see:

B4-U-EAT - Clear Lake Area Restaurants



(However with the NASA issue in the air, many of those could very well disappear.)

Seriously though- Pearland and other very new-ish suburbs might be like you describe, but those that were established 40-50 years ago will have had all that time to develop.

And I'm not sure about expensive gas / suburban slum argument. We saw $4 gas in 2008 and property values didn't decline as everyone feared. If anything, it was easier to get around because more people were car-pooling. If we see even more expensive gas it will be a boon and probably spark more of this ''soulless'' development.