6311 Westcott St, Houston
Memorial Park Homes and Condos for Sale
When it comes to the sought after real estate in the Houston, Texas, area, potential homebuyers are often attracted to neighborhoods bordering Memorial Park. Opening in 1924, it encompasses 1,466 acres inside the Interstate 610 Loop. Taking you east to Downtown Houston and west to I-610 is Memorial Drive, which runs through Memorial Park. The park was designed by Kansas City, Missouri-based landscaping architects Hare & Hare. Listed as one of the largest urban parks in the United States, Memorial Park was formerly the site of Camp Logan, a training camp for the United States Army during World War I. Today, the park is home to Texas's number one municipal 18-hole golf course, the Memorial Park Golf Course. In addition to that, Memorial Park offers visitors facilities for running track, cycling, skating, croquet, swimming, tennis, softball, and a 2.93-mile running course called the Seymour Lieberman Exercise Trail. This running course is a favorite with Houston joggers, featuring a crushed granite pathway that attracts three million joggers every year. When you go to the south side of Memorial Drive, you will find miles and miles of multi-use trails meandering through the woods, a "picnic" loop, which is a paved path that gets heavy traffic from road cyclists, softball fields, rugby and soccer fields, as well as sand volleyball courts. Furthermore, the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center sits on 155 acres within the park.
Real estate near Memorial Park is a perfect choice for those looking to settle down in the Houston metropolitan area due to its proximity to Downtown Houston and ease of access to vital freeways. The Houston area provides residents with many things to do and experience, both in entertainment and education. A great example is the Space Center Houston located at 1601 E NASA Parkway, where visitors can view exhibits highlighting the history of America’s journeys to space. This NASA museum features an artifact gallery that includes the Mercury 9 capsule flown by Gordon Cooper, the Apollo 17 command module piloted by Gene Cernan, Ronald Evans, and Dr. Harrison “Jack” Schmitt, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project docking module trainer, and others. Then there is the Houston Museum of Natural Science located at 5555 Hermann Park Drive which was established in 1909. This museum features the Burke Baker Planetarium, the Wortham Giant Screen Theatre, and the Cockrell Butterfly Center. Permanent exhibits include the Foucault pendulum, the Cullen Hall of Gems & Minerals, and the Farish Hall of Texas Wildlife, as well as ten others.
When it comes to single-family home plans in communities bordering Memorial Park, you can find different styles of Colonial, Classical, Contemporary, Country, Cottage, Craftsman, Ranch, Tudor, Mediterranean, among many others. Houses for sale near Memorial Park, for the most part, offer floor plans with two bedrooms, one bathroom, and 750 square feet to 10 bedrooms, five baths, and 5,000 square feet. Furthermore, communities such as Hunters Creek Village, Lazybrook, Timbergrove, Rice Military, and River Oaks have selections of townhomes available with one bedroom, one bathroom, and 700 square feet to four bedrooms, four baths, and 3,300 square feet. On top of that, single-family residences in these neighborhoods offer unique features such as guest suites, walk-in closets, storage rooms, crown molding, stainless steel appliances, marble countertops, and so much more. If you are interested in learning more about available real estate in the surrounding Memorial Park area, please contact us today for more information.


