Preserve at Woodridge - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/preserve-at-woodridge/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:17:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Preserve at Woodridge - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/preserve-at-woodridge/ 32 32 103504436 “Spacious” 763-SF Homes Available March 16 https://houstonnewmedia.org/spacious-763-sf-homes-available-march-16/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spacious-763-sf-homes-available-march-16 Tue, 07 Mar 2023 22:17:13 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=38133 The Preserve at Woodridge website indicates that the developer, Guefen, will begin leasing spacious, 763 SF, 1-bedroom, 1-bath luxury homes beginning March 16, 2023 … for only $1365 per month. Even more spacious, 1388-SF homes will begin leasing later at just $2145 per month. The marketing theme: “There’s room for you at Preserve at Woodridge.” […]

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]]> 563087 Preserve At Woodridge All Framed Out https://houstonnewmedia.org/preserve-at-woodridge-all-framed-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preserve-at-woodridge-all-framed-out Fri, 03 Feb 2023 23:07:16 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=37521 It won’t be long now before we start seeing moving trucks at the Preserve at Woodridge. The new high-density, low-grass, pet-friendly, community of 131 free-standing rental homes has reached a milestone. The entire development is framed out. See the pictures below. Photos Taken on January 29, 2023 Who is the Market For These Homes? It […]

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]]> 539032 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482473 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482476 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482478 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482475 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns-2 Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482479 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482477 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482474 Impervious Cover Percentage Raises Downstream Concerns https://houstonnewmedia.org/impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=impervious-cover-percentage-raises-downstream-concerns Mon, 28 Nov 2022 22:45:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36611 The Preserve at Woodridge based its detention basin calculations on 65% impervious cover. But photos taken on 11/26/22, a full year after they cleared the land, suggest the impervious-cover percentage may have been dramatically understated. That affects the amount and speed of runoff. And that raises concerns for downstream residents along Ben’s Branch, many of […]

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]]> 482472 November Flood-News Roundup https://houstonnewmedia.org/november-flood-news-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=november-flood-news-roundup Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:41:55 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=36177 Below is a roundup of flood news this week – seven quick stories. Montgomery County Buyout Deadline Fast Approaching The deadline for the current round of buyout applications in Montgomery County is November 30, 2022. The Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management still has money left in a Community Development Block Grant […]

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]]> 466010 65% Impervious Cover? Get Out the Ruler! https://houstonnewmedia.org/65-impervious-cover-get-out-the-ruler/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=65-impervious-cover-get-out-the-ruler Sat, 22 Oct 2022 21:45:34 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35932 In January of this year, when they kicked off construction at the Preserve at Woodridge, I posted about the Montgomery County development claiming 65% impervious cover. It’s time to get out the ruler. See pictures below taken on 10/22/22. I felt at the time that the 65% claim didn’t pass eyeball test. I feel even […]

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]]> 449725 Nephew Izzy Considering Homelets https://houstonnewmedia.org/nephew-izzy-considering-homelets/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nephew-izzy-considering-homelets Sat, 03 Sep 2022 18:57:06 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=35093 My weird nephew Izzy wants to rent one of those new 660-square-foot homelets going up in the Preserve at Woodridge. He came to me so excited the other day that he was gesturing wildly and sloshed beer all over his Mötley Crüe T-shirt. “Uncle Bob,” he enthused, “You gotta see these places! I can maybe […]

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]]> 416951 TCEQ Finds Nothing Wrong With Preserve At Woodridge Construction https://houstonnewmedia.org/tceq-finds-nothing-wrong-with-preserve-at-woodridge-construction/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tceq-finds-nothing-wrong-with-preserve-at-woodridge-construction Wed, 03 Aug 2022 15:34:26 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=34241 A TCEQ investigation found nothing wrong with construction practices at the Preserve at Woodridge despite photographic evidence. On April 23, 2022, I received multiple complaints about silty stormwater in Bens Branch. I confirmed discoloration in the water and followed it upstream. The source appeared to be the Preserve at Woodridge on Woodridge Parkway opposite the […]

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]]> 391178 Why You Build Detention Ponds First https://houstonnewmedia.org/why-you-build-detention-ponds-first/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-you-build-detention-ponds-first Wed, 25 May 2022 00:47:39 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32795 A best practice in the construction industry is to build detention ponds before you clear all the land. In Elm Grove and North Kingwood Forest, we saw what can happen when you don’t. Contractors cleared 277-acres before installing sufficient detention pond capacity. The result: hundreds of homes flooded needlessly. Twice. And silt poured into Taylor […]

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]]> 334351 Half of Preserve at Woodridge Already Framed Out. https://houstonnewmedia.org/half-of-preserve-at-woodridge-already-framed-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=half-of-preserve-at-woodridge-already-framed-out Thu, 05 May 2022 23:35:39 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32516 Less than six months ago, Guefen started clearing land for the Preserve at Woodridge. Plans showed that the Preserve would contain 131 Lilliputian-sized homes for rent, some as large as 668 square feet. Already, more than half the homes are framed out. And one fifth have roofs. I counted 73 homes either completely or mostly […]

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]]> 314746 Silty Detention Pond Flushed into Bens Branch https://houstonnewmedia.org/silty-detention-pond-flushed-into-bens-branch/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=silty-detention-pond-flushed-into-bens-branch Sat, 23 Apr 2022 20:11:56 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=32346 Contractors at the controversial mini rent home development called the Preserve at Woodridge Forest flushed a silt-laden detention pond into a stormwater channel leading to Bens Branch this week. The silty water migrated at least two miles downstream. The pictures below show the trail of silt. On 4/17/22, Easter Sunday, I photographed a full pond […]

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]]> 308176 Pass the Ketchup Please! https://houstonnewmedia.org/pass-the-ketchup-please/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pass-the-ketchup-please Thu, 10 Mar 2022 22:44:01 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=31562 The mini homes at the Preserve at Woodridge are going up mighty fast. These homes are so close together that you could literally pass the ketchup from the window of one to another. Construction Update as of 3/10/22 Life here will have some other advantages for renters, too. You’ll certainly get to know your neighbors […]

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]]> 266878 65% Impervious Cover? https://houstonnewmedia.org/65-impervious-cover/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=65-impervious-cover Sun, 30 Jan 2022 23:54:45 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30983 Only about 4.4% of the land in the U.S. has estimated impervious cover greater than 40%. Usually, high percentages of impervious cover are associated with shopping malls; large apartment complexes; manufacturing and warehouse districts; and densely populated urban neighborhoods. Now there’s a new entry in that category: the Preserve at Woodridge – single-family housing so […]

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]]> 244675 Preserve At Woodridge Claims No Flood Zone; Shades of LJA? https://houstonnewmedia.org/preserve-at-woodridge-claims-no-flood-zone-shades-of-lja/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=preserve-at-woodridge-claims-no-flood-zone-shades-of-lja Tue, 04 Jan 2022 01:47:36 +0000 https://reduceflooding.com/?p=30405 The Preserve at Woodridge is a novel single-family home rental development going in off Woodridge Parkway between St. Martha Church and Kingwood Park High School. As with Woodridge Village, on the other side of the high school, the developer claimed the property was in no known flood zone. However, flood zones in this portion of […]

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