About Crosby's Newport

Storage Units and Horse Barns for Newport Residents If you are a resident of Newport in Crosby, TXSt, or you are thinking of moving to the Crosby area, and need a storage unit or horse stall, the community does have them. The facilities are located off of S. Diamondhead. There is a bit of a drive down a gravel road to get to them, but it is not much of a problem. It looks as though this is a great place to park a boat or trailer to keep it out of your yard. To see what they look like, look at this short video clip: To find out if they are available, you will need to call the management company. The contact information is: Rhonda Sundberg rsundberg@houcomm.com Houston Community Management 17049 El Camino Real #100 Houston, TX. 77058 Main: 832-864-1200 Fax: 281-218-6973

Are you thinking of moving to Newport in Crosby TX and wondering what is available in this big neighborhood? Or, maybe you already live in Newport, but are curious if you really want to go through the trouble of getting your Lake and River pass and key.

When I first moved to Newport, I saw all the signs talking about Lake and River access. Then I would read the monthly newsletters about getting a key and paying a deposit for a "Lake and River Key".

I was SO curious about what the Lake and River access Park was, that I went and got a Lake and River key and a Lake and River Pass. I had wished that I had an idea of what I was getting myself into.

It isn't exactly what I expected. To get back there, it is what seems like a fairly long drive down a very bumpy, often muddy dirt road. I timed the trip, and at the posted speed limit of 15 miles per hour, it takes about 10 minutes to get to the lake.

The Lake park is nice. There are 2 boat ramps and a very nice covered pavilion. The sides are shored up with bulkhead. There are picnic tables and benches. It would be a nice place for a party. There is lots of green grass for kids or pets to run around on. I wish there were playground equipment, but that would probably be stupid to have back there. It would be hard to maintain, and hardly anyone would use it. However that would make the park complete.

So, I decided to drive back there with my tiny little digital video camera attached to my windshield. I will tell you it is a bumpy video. I should figure out a way to make a better video, but this will do for now. The first video is going to the Lake. The second is going to the River. The third is of the swamp area that is back there. (it's real short).

Hopefully these videos will be viewed and used only for good, wholesome purposes. If you are wondering, I think it IS worth getting a Lake and River key and pass. We do go out there to swim in the river and play in the sand sometimes, but not near as much as we would like.

 

 

 

A Quick Drive Down Port O'Call in the Newport Subdivision in Crosby, TX

If you are interested in the Newport Subdivision, but can't get down here yet to check it out, maybe this will help. I drove down the street, holding my video camera out of the car door.

I shot this video at 12 noon on Friday, July9th, 2010. I started at the duck ponds enterance, turned right onto Port O'Call, then turned right onto North Diamondhead to exit onto FM 2100. This is approx. 3 miles of driving. The video lasts for a little more than 6 minutes, but it seems faster than that because I was driving at 30 miles per hour most of the time.

Sites you will see along the way: The duck pond park, the irragation canal, the playground park, the gulley, and then Newport Elementary school. All the other structures along the way are regular ol' single family homes. They are built anywhere from the early 1970's to last week. This is a custom build community. So, we have quite a large variety of home. There are also lots of great shade trees.

Enjoy!

 

One of the best reasons to live in Crosby, TX, Northeast of the Greater Houston Area of Texas, is February. I can remember once, back in 1984, it snowed the first week of February. The first week is usually cold. Then winter seems to loose it's edge and it warms up. 97% of Valentines Day's since 1973 have been clear, sunny days with highs in the 60's. Today the day started out Grey and misty, but around 11:00am the clouds parted.

There is usually a day that comes early in February where the clouds break, the sun shines and chases the clouds quickly away. Everything is scrubbed clean from the rain that usually lasts the entire month of January and the place looks great, clean and sparking.

When the sun comes out, the winter grasses instantly green up. You can see in the pictures that the clouds are breaking up and the sun is shining, and the grass is already more than half way green. And as much as it rained during January and the first week of February, there are just puddles here and there. No flooding. Harris County Flood Control district has this place well drained and except for the worst of tropical storms, nothing floods.

The ducks at the ponds at Newport and FM 2100 were happy to greet me. They flew over to see what treats I would be throwing at them. The Newport ducks are the most friendly, overfed ducks around. Kids love to go there and feed the ducks. It's a nice place.

One thing to note is that Newport Homeowners Association is planning to add some parking near those duck ponds so that we do not need to park right in the road any more. They are also planning to add jogging trails.

I went by the Newport Country Club and saw that they have the new driving range up and running. It looks great! The golf course was very busy this afternoon. I didn't take shots of that, due to the heavy usage.

The tennis courts look great and we can't wait for the improvements to be made to the pool.

It has been reported that they are going to add a splash park and a concession stand to the pool area very soon.

There are also plans to build an office across from the country club so that residents of Newport do not need to drive all the way to Clear Lake to do business with the homeowner's association.

This time of year, Crosby TX is a great place to be! Come join us! I can help you. Shoot me an email and we'll get the process started.

There is so much history surrounding the San Jacinto River, which runs through several counties of East Texas. However, most of this great river runs through sections of the Greater Houston Area. It is a magnificent area in which to live, so if you are considering moving to the Houston Area, here is some information about the San Jacinto River area and the great places the surround it. This blog will cover the Eastern banks of the river. Next time I will discuss the Western banks.

The mouth of the San Jacinto River opens onto and forms Galveston Bay. Before the river reaches the Bay, it joins up with Buffalo Bayou, which is the body of water that the Houston Ship Channel is built upon. Because of this connection to the Houston Ship Channel, many people are under the misconception that this area is strictly commercial. This is absolutely not true. There are many lovely wooded communities and parks along the San Jacinto River. The best part about the Eastern Banks of the San Jacinto River is that property values are extremely reasonable.

The first community on the East side of the river is Baytown. There are lovely houses and parks in Baytown. They are home to ExxonMobil which does a great job supporting the community. Along with jobs and fringe businesses to support the plant, they invest heavily in the region which really helps make Baytown a great community. Baytown's school district is called Goose Creek Consolidated ISD. Here are links to the City of Baytown and Goose Creek ISD, if you are interested in finding out more.

North from Baytown is Highlands. Highlands is an old-fashioned country-feel community that has a town center and many charming old homes on nice sized lots. The area is called Highlands because it is much higher than the San Jacinto River and it does not tend to flood when other places along the River might. Most of the kids that live in Highlands attend school in Baytown, but there are a few little neighborhoods that attend school in Deer Park ISD, which is across the Houston Ship Channel. Highlands has a grocery store and some restaurants and other small businesses. For more information on Highlands, TX, here is a link: Highlands City Data

North from Highlands is Barrett Station. Barrett Station is a historical community along the banks of the San Jacinto River that was originally settled by freed slaves. There is a rich cultural heritage to Barrett Station and besides houses; Barrett Station has some great churches. There is a wide variety of properties available in Barrett Station. The students that live in Barrett Station attend school in Crosby ISD, which is listed below. Click here for more on Barrett Station.

Floating upstream to the next community on the East side of the San Jacinto River is Crosby, TX. Crosby is an unincorporated town site located North of Hwy 90. They have their own little award winning school district, Crosby ISD. There are stores and businesses, and a couple of car dealers in Crosby. Crosby has several impressive deed restricted communities. There are also lots of homes on acreage available. The thing about Crosby is that is it a country type community but not far from the "big city". The largest deed restricted community in Crosby is Newport . The largest crop grown in the Crosby, East San Jacinto River area is grass farms. Crosby seems to be the center of the grass farm movement in East Harris County. To find out more about Crosby and the many subdivisions, look here, at Alliance Properties, or city data and for their school district, click here: Crosby ISD .

The River is dammed in the Crosby area, which creates Lake Houston. Some of the communities on the Eastern Banks of Lake Houston include Lake Shadows, Indian Shores and Commons on Lake Houston. These are all deed restricted neighborhoods that have a variety of houses. They have larger than average lots, from 1/3 an acre to 5+ acres. There are many lake-front lots, and many more on deep-cut boat cannels. Parts of Indian Shores, and all of Spanish Cove and the Commons of Lake Houston are in the Huffman school district. Huffman is a great little "town" with a medium sized 3A high school and some nice stores and restaurants.

This region of Texas is Simi-tropical and not what most people imagine when they think of Texas. The gardening zones are 9B-8B, depending on how close your house is to the water. Many tropical house plants grow great here is this region as landscape plantings. The climate would be a bit "upside down" to what most people are used to. We stay inside (or in the pool) during the heat of the summer. It is usually just too hot and humid. However, from the middle of September through the middle of June, the weather is excellent. The average daily highs are around 78⁰ F, and night temps of about 60^O F for a most of the fall, winter and spring. When it does get cold, it rarely lasts for more than 4-5 days.

The Piney Woods of East Texas used to start on the Eastern banks of the San Jacinto River. There are still many old-wood trees left. We just built around them. Deer and other wildlife are commonly seen roaming the banks of the river. It is a very short drive to get to the country from the Eastern banks of this river. The last rural stance of land in Harris County is in the Highlands/Crosby/Huffman area. That won't last much longer, because the there are lots of new houses being built.

Come check it out. Take a driving tour up FM 2100 and drive through some of the neighborhoods. You will be impressed! Stop by my office while you're out and have a cup of coffee.