There is a lot of GOOD going on in Westbury!

For a neighborhood to take to fruition the opening of a community garden, it requires “community”!  What a great accomplishment!  On a 2 acres lot at 12500 Dunlap (which the Westbury Civic Club, Westbury Garden Club and Westbury Improvement Corporation leased from the Houston Housing Authority), volunteers created 50 raised garden beds that are individually leased for $5.00 per month!  There is now a waiting list for those beds… 8 of them will be tended by Foerster Elementary, which for some of the apartment dwelling students would be an unbelievable education exposure to local gardening!  In addition, an orchard of fruit trees will be planted in May.  For those of us who believe in organically growing our own food and buying local produce, this is inspiring. 

The Civic Club will also improve the esplanades by cutting down Chinese tallow trees, an invasive species that disturbs the native environment, and replacing them with “good” trees.

The installment last year of a new principal at Westbury High School and the purchase by HISD of an abandoned adjacent apartment compex to expand the school all speaks to neighborhood improvement.  Residents are also awaiting for the demolition of the old and unsafe Westbury Square to be finalized by the court system.

With its proximity to the Medical Center, downtown and the Galleria, and its still affordable housing prices,  Westbury’s long term prognosis looks good to me.  This is a great place to invest!