Afton Oaks, Houston, Texas

Afton Oaks is a deed-restricted Inner Loop residential community of approximately 525 homes in Houston, Texas, United States. [http://www.aftonoaks.org/gen_info.php] Afton Oaks is located inside Interstate 610 between Uptown Houston and Highland Village. The neighborhood is bounded on the north by Westheimer Road, on the east by Union Pacific railroad tracks, on the south by U.S. Highway 59 (Southwest Freeway), and on the west by Interstate 610.

Afton Oaks contains many homes built in the 1950s. The civic association was chartered in 1955. The Civic Club has contracted with BFI to provide "back door" garbage service two times per week. [" [http://www.aftonoaks.org/garbage_collection.php Afton Oaks Garbage Collection] ." "Afton Oaks".]

Afton Oaks is served by the Houston City Council District G. Afton Oaks is in Texas's 7th congressional district. [" [http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/images/preview/congdist/tx07_109.gifCongressional District 7] ." "National Atlas of the United States".]

Driven by a strong Houston economy and boasting a convenient location near The Houston Galleria, property values in Afton Oaks have steadily increased over the past few years. A walk around the neighborhood shows an actively traded realty market, with many recently-built homes listed for well over $1,000,000, and "tear-downs" listed for up to $500,000. The 2006 average sales price (per square foot of structure area) for homes in Afton Oaks was around $200 per square foot, up around 40% from 2004.

John Nova Lomax of the "Houston Press" said about Afton Oaks in a 2008 article, "This hotbed of anti-rail activity has always seemed to me a place for adults who never quite gave up on college life, specifically, Greek life at state universities. There’s a kind of frat house feel to restaurants like Luling City Market (for UT grads) and the Ragin’ Cajun (for the LSU folks) that permeates the entire area. For a well-heeled residential area, it feels boozy, not just because of the aforementioned restaurants but also the bars and the big liquor store there.." [Lomax, John Nova. " [http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2008/05/sole_of_houston_richmond_avenu_1.php Sole of Houston: Richmond Avenue, Houston’s Street of Dreamz] ." "Houston Press". May 1, 2008.]

History

In the early 1950s the farming and ranching land owned by the O'Meara and Stahlman families became primed for development. On it Afton Oaks opened in stages mainly between 1951 and 1959. Construction of newer two-story brick and stucco homes began in the 1980s. [" [http://www.groupbuilder.net/cdir/ao/docs/AOWelcome1.pdf Welcome to the Neighborhood!] " "Afton Oaks".]

Education

Primary and secondary schools

Public schools

Afton Oaks is zoned to Houston ISD schools.

Afton Oaks is zoned to:
* [http://www.stgeorgepto.com St. George Place Elementary School] [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/stgeorgeES.pdf St. George Elementary Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Lanier Middle School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/LanierMS.pdf Lanier Middle Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]
*Lamar High School [" [http://dept.houstonisd.org/ab/SchoolBoundaryMaps/LamarHS.pdf Lamar High School Attendance Zone] ." "Houston Independent School District".]

Gallery of public schools

Private schools

Nearby K-12 private schools include the St. John's School and The Kinkaid School.

Nearby K-8 private schools include River Oaks Baptist School.

Police service

The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Central Patrol Division [" [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/cs/beatpages/central.htm Crime Statistics for Central Patrol Division] ." "City of Houston".] , headquartered at 61 Riesner." [http://www.houstontx.gov/police/vip/vip_cops.htm VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES PROGRAM - Citizens Offering Police Support] ." "City of Houston".] The Civic Club contracts with an organization of off-duty Houston Police Department officers to patrol the neighborhood. [" [http://www.aftonoaks.org/patrol.php Afton Oaks Patrol Service] ." "Afton Oaks".]

Media

The "Houston Chronicle" is the area regional newspaper.

The " [http://www.examinernews.com/river_oaks River Oaks Examiner] " is a local newspaper distributed in the community. [" [http://www.examinernews.com/about_us/ About Us] ." "Examiner News".]

References

External links

* [http://www.aftonoaks.org/ Afton Oaks]
* [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/business/homefront/neighborhoods/807945 Chron.com profile of Afton Oaks]