Engineer moving to Houston from East Coast (Jacksonville, Howe: apartment, homes)

[kwr]

Stonewall didn’t flood during Harvey. I believe the width and depth of the bayou where it’s located helped. You can see this by walking or driving on the TC Jester bridge. The houses (Cranston St) opposite Stonewall on the other side of the bayou didn’t flood either. Shocking, I know huh.

My good friend lived in Stonewall during Harvey and had no issues. In fact, I jogged across the TC Jester bridge a couple of times (on separate days) during Harvey without incident.

The area (Timbergrove) a couple of blocks north near TC Jester and 11th street did flood most likely due to the bottleneck where the bayou and the trail bridge intersects. There is also a sharp turn that could probably be re-engineered to hold water better to prevent the 11th St Park and nearby streets from flooding.

One good thing about Stonewall is you can walk to bars and restaurants on Washington Avenue. It’s located conveniently to downtown, mid-town, montrose, galleria and of course the heights.

[jaxtigers]

Originally Posted by kwr

Stonewall didn’t flood during Harvey. I believe the width and depth of the bayou where it’s located helped. You can see this by walking or driving on the TC Jester bridge. The houses (Cranston St) opposite Stonewall on the other side of the bayou didn’t flood either. Shocking, I know huh.

My good friend lived in Stonewall during Harvey and had no issues. In fact, I jogged across the TC Jester bridge a couple of times (on separate days) during Harvey without incident.

The area (Timbergrove) a couple of blocks north near TC Jester and 11th street did flood most likely due to the bottleneck where the bayou and the trail bridge intersects. There is also a sharp turn that could probably be re-engineered to hold water better to prevent the 11th St Park and nearby streets from flooding.

One good thing about Stonewall is you can walk to bars and restaurants on Washington Avenue. It’s located conveniently to downtown, mid-town, montrose, galleria and of course the heights.

Good to know, thanks!! I'm all set to move the last week of this month. Feel free to message me if anyone is open to making new friends and playing board games together

[jaxtigers]

BUMP. One more question. What's the overall safety of the Timbergrove/Lazybrook area? Do I need to take some extra precautions? I understand crime happens everywhere in a big city. I have some nicer rims so I'm a little worried about someone trying to jack them.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by jaxtigers

BUMP. One more question. What's the overall safety of the Timbergrove/Lazybrook area? Do I need to take some extra precautions? I understand crime happens everywhere in a big city. I have some nicer rims so I'm a little worried about someone trying to jack them.

It's not too bad. Occasional theft of wheels from pickups, or pickup tailgates. A few other petty crimes. I don't feel unsafe in Timbergrove at all.

[jaxtigers]

Originally Posted by WRM20

It's not too bad. Occasional theft of wheels from pickups, or pickup tailgates. A few other petty crimes. I don't feel unsafe in Timbergrove at all.

Gotcha, don't have a pickup truck just a Corolla. I'm getting some gorilla wheel locks installed tomorrow and just got a steering wheel lock. They're outta garages for now. Maybe it's worth getting one of those lojack GPS things too, idk

[airdrawndagger]

Originally Posted by jaxtigers

Gotcha, don't have a pickup truck just a Corolla. I'm getting some gorilla wheel locks installed tomorrow and just got a steering wheel lock. They're outta garages for now. Maybe it's worth getting one of those lojack GPS things too, idk

Just don't leave any valuables (or things that appear to be valuable) in your car and you should be fine. Timbergrove is one of the safer neighborhoods ITL.

[WRM20]

Originally Posted by jaxtigers

Gotcha, don't have a pickup truck just a Corolla. I'm getting some gorilla wheel locks installed tomorrow and just got a steering wheel lock. They're outta garages for now. Maybe it's worth getting one of those lojack GPS things too, idk

I haven't heard of small sedans being victims of anything but break and enter to take the stuff inside. The trucks will lose tires and wheels and tailgates. I don't use a steering lock, if the thief wants the car he will take a sawzall to the steering wheel to remove the lock. As for wheel locks, my kid's car was missing the wheel lock key. The mechanic had a hardened socket he drove on with a hammer, and took the locks right off. I am not familiar with the Gorilla items.

[jaxtigers]

Originally Posted by airdrawndagger

Just don't leave any valuables (or things that appear to be valuable) in your car and you should be fine. Timbergrove is one of the safer neighborhoods ITL.

Also what the heck is going on with the Rice Military neighborhood? I've been checking the neighborhood app and the news and there's been tons of robberies and armed entry into homes/apartments. Makes me kinda nervous given that it's a few miles down the road lol.

[airdrawndagger]

Originally Posted by jaxtigers

Also what the heck is going on with the Rice Military neighborhood? I've been checking the neighborhood app and the news and there's been tons of robberies and armed entry into homes/apartments. Makes me kinda nervous given that it's a few miles down the road lol.

Yeah the recent uptick in hard crime in RM is pretty alarming. Normally I would point to opportunistic drunkards from Washington Ave, but this is clearly a different trend with a number of premeditated and targeted robberies. Not to pile on too much, but there was evidently a carjacking yesterday outside an apt complex in Rice Military (source below).

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/com...ot_car_jacked/

Anyway, I don't think the amount of spillover crime from RM to Timbergrove would be particularly high, especially given that I-10 separates them. Worth keeping an eye on the crime spotter though.

[jaxtigers]

Originally Posted by airdrawndagger

Yeah the recent uptick in hard crime in RM is pretty alarming. Normally I would point to opportunistic drunkards from Washington Ave, but this is clearly a different trend with a number of premeditated and targeted robberies. Not to pile on too much, but there was evidently a carjacking yesterday outside an apt complex in Rice Military (source below).

https://www.reddit.com/r/houston/com...ot_car_jacked/

Anyway, I don't think the amount of spillover crime from RM to Timbergrove would be particularly high, especially given that I-10 separates them. Worth keeping an eye on the crime spotter though.

Yeah I saw that last night. I feel awful for her. Lots of people have told me to get a conceal & carry license lol. I'm not a guy who has ever even thought about that