Before the eccentric neighborhood of Montrose, there was Cherryhurst. And according to Houstonia Magazine, the prices in the Montrose area have increased over 40% in the last decade, making it harder to enjoy life in the area and live within your housing budget.
However, Cherryhurst is not only within walking distance of everything the Montrose has to offer – cocktails at Anvil, grub at any number of food trucks and new restaurants, but it’s still located in a quiet area that offers a great sense of community.
Residents of Cherryhurst and neighboring areas are a part of the most demographically diverse part of Houston. The area is rich in vintage shops, thrift stores, artists, and a thriving gay and lesbian community. Its Bohemian flair can be traced back to the 1960s and 1970s with its art festival that later became the Westheimer Street Festival.
These days the community is still vibrant and eccentric, but with a more upscale change of housing. You can find many remolded homes and newly built condos in the area, amidst the dotting of ’30s bungalows and ’40s English Revival homes. With median home prices barely surpassing the 300k mark, it’s still quite affordable to live in the heart of the city, while maintaining a tight knit community atmosphere.
The park that sits right in the center of this quaint neighborhood is truly where all of the magic happens. When a budget crisis threatened to shut down the community center, neighbors in Cherryhurst came together and became the Friends of Cherryhurst Park in order to keep it open. Today they remain a non-profit organization that runs busses of children to the park’s free after school programs, offers ESL classes free of charge, cares for the majestic oak tress surrounding the park, and constantly has new classes and projects in the works. The people of this community are excited and determined to strengthen and support the park for public good.
Cherryhurst also contains great educational opportunities, including Woodrow Wilson Montessori, Lanier Middle School, and the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. The schools in the area have an extremely diverse student body and offer some of the very best schools Houston has to offer.
We can hardly leave out the fact that so many amazing nightlife activities exist just walking distance from Cherryhurst. If you’re in the mood for a great cup of coffee and people watching, Agora is steps away, hidden behind the ivy creeping up the building. Local Cherryhurst bar Rudyard’s, offers live music and comedy upstairs, along with darts, pool, shuffleboard, and great grub downstairs. The neighborhood is also located directly behind the now Houston famous Hay Merchant bar, which is attached to Underbelly. If you have yet to check out the insane selection of craft beers on tap at Hay Merchant, or the mouth-wateringly delicious offerings from Underbelly that celebrate Southern and Houston cuisine, you need to head over right now!
From great schools, to a diverse and eccentric neighborhood, to the fantastic dining and shopping within walking distance, this Cherryhurst won’t have availability for much longer.
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