highrise living in houston (Howe: apartments, rentals, condos)

[moving_houston_soon]

Are there any inner loop highrise condos that are more family oriented? Most of the buildings I've come across are largely occupied by the 65+ crowd.

As urban density increases, might we expect more highrise options like we see in many other cities?

[houstonfan]

In general, houston sprawls instead of building upwards. There are going ot be new highrises, of course, but not at the rate you are thinking off. Families tend to move to the suburbs, not only for the yard and new houses, but also for the schools. Almost all apts here are less than 6 stories high, usually 3. Land is cheap in many suburbs so the city tends to spread out.

[tebor79]

have a look on HAR

[Cabot]

Watch out for the maintenance fees in high-rises, they can be very high (no pun intended).

[madrone2k]

From what I've seen, high-rise apartments (i.e., rentals) here tend to have a younger crowd than high-rise condos (i.e., owner-occupied). The place I live in (a mid-rise condo building) is an example of the latter, and has a mix of well-to-do folks, born both here and abroad. There are some young people here, but I've noticed that the people who eventually sell and move to a single-family home tend to be in that category.

I think that it could be hard to find a non-rental building here that has a predominantly a younger crowd that have started a family. I don't know for sure, but Mosaic near TMC might be an exception. They have 2 towers, one condo and one rental.

[Beto]

They do tend to cater to more young professionals. HAR would be the best place to start looking and gathering more information, regarding the areas you are looking to move to.

[moving_houston_soon]

Originally Posted by Beto

They do tend to cater to more young professionals. HAR would be the best place to start looking and gathering more information, regarding the areas you are looking to move to.

Thank you for the feedback. I have spent extensive time on HAR. Mosaic is a party building. Most other high rises are with the 65 plus crowd. I was wondering if there are family oriented building with grade school children. After extensive research, I could not find much.

[westres1]

Have you looked at the Houstonian? With access to trails, the club and a playground. It may be more family friendly.

[moving_houston_soon]

Originally Posted by westres1

Have you looked at the Houstonian? With access to trails, the club and a playground. It may be more family friendly.

Yes, I have. It also has a daycare and elemenary school on its grounds. However, outside of visiting grand kids, the building is also populated by a 65 plus crowd.

[Austinite101]

I know Houston is not known for tall residential buildings, but I'm curious. What is Houston's tallest 100% residential building?