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Come experience the serene life in Spring Valley Village!
The home sits proudly on a large, wide lot in the middle of a horseshoe street just around the corner from Henry Froener Park, and a short bike ride to Valley Oaks Elementary.
Sit on your front porch and wave to your neighbors: kids on bicycles, families with strollers, people walking their dogs. Life in a small town.
There are so many vintage touches--oak hardwood floors and beautiful mouldings, for example--plus so many updates are to be found in this lovely home.
The rooms in the home are large, as are the windows that bathe them in sunlight. The Sellers are using this as their formal Living Room. However, you can easily utilize this spacious room as the Dining Room.
Crown moulding and window frame mouldings surround updated, double-paned, low-e windows. A chair rail and oak hardwood floors add character to this space.
The former formal Dining Room now serves as a Study. This room could remain as such, or could be a Play Room, Music Room, or whatever you dream! We have beautiful crown moulding within, a chair rail and glimmering hardwood floors.
The Study.
If you think this photo is breathtaking, you should see the space in person! This Butler's Pantry welcomes you to another wing of the home.
The home has been updated and expanded. Here we have the Dining Room with beautiful mouldings and windows along both the western and eastern sides. A stacked stone wall adds Hill Country charm.
If you don't need such a grand Dining Room then this room would make an ideal, clubby Den; a play room; a media room; or sunroom, of course!
Light and nature everywhere you look!
The Butler's Pantry features custom cabinets with glass front Uppers. Just beyond the Butler's Pantry, on the way to the Kitchen, is...
...a Breakfast Nook, which leads to...
...the oversized Utility Room with added storage, plus access to the attached two car Garage.
If looking at this beautiful home has worked up your appetite then allow me to welcome you to the very well-equipped Kitchen.
Spectators can watch the chef do their cheffing, while the griller can make their way out to the Back Yard.
This Kitchen has been updated with custom cabinetry, a gas range and tons of counter space.
Another sunny, functional space in this lovely home...
The Kitchen.
A Breakfast Bar is a welcomed amenity in the Kitchen.
Here is the Texas sized Great Room with a wall of windows and a center French door giving you a commanding view of the incomparably large Back Yard.
A built-in can accommodate a large television, as well as some knicknacks.
Gorgeous!
On the other wing of the home is the expanded Master Suite featuring double paned, low e-windows, crown moulding and chair rail that wraps this room in simple elegance.
The Master Suite also features a spacious walk-in Closet.
Imagine having all this space, plus that view!
What Master Suite would be complete without an expanded Master Bath with dual Sinks, an updated Shower, and a soaking Tub?
Have a seat and relax in this secluded Master Bath. 
A seated Vanity, private Water Closet, and a built-in dresser with extra storage above add to the allure of this oasis.
The middle Bedroom has hardwood floors, a step-in closet and a wonderful view.
They don't make masonry like this anymore! This vintage maroon and pink tile is in pristine condition. With the right wallpaper this Bathroom will pop! Where once was a gas heater now there is a place to stow your reading material.
A linen Cabinet and Hamper complete the Guest Bath.
The Front Bedroom has beautiful millwork, hardwood floors and a window seat flanked by two bookcases.
The front Bedroom also has a step-in Closet.
The Powder Bath is centrally located in the hallway for your visitors.
We saved the very best for last! The wow-inducing Back Yard begins with this stamped concrete Terrace, under the shady Pergola subject to the breeze emanating from the dual ceiling fans.
The Terrace.
The Back Yard offers abundant space to garden, grill and game.
The Shed is handy and blends into the greenery.
There is plenty of room for a Pool, or choose to love it as-is!
Quiet spaces in hidden places combine in this sublime garden.
More Patio space.
How often do you see a Back Yard such as this in close-in Houston?
Expansive. Private. Shaded. Beautiful.
How do you define a perfect home? A fantastic neighborhood close to amenities and all of Houston's premier Business Districts? The best schools? A move-inable house with great space to live in, room to grow, copious updates and great light? A dreamy Yard? Proximity to a neighborhood park? Regardless of your answer, 8721 Lanell is perfect for YOU.
If these are words you use to define the perfect home, then once you see 8721 Lanell, you will have found the perfect home!Come experience the serene life in the Village: Sun dappled streets shaded by ancient oaks, kids on bicycles, families with strollers, people walking their dogs, a neighborhood park around the corner. At 8721 Lanell you will get a small town vibe in the heart of the city! Besides being zoned to superior schools, you will enjoy a spacious home on an oversized Back Yard + timeless updates. The home has been updated, expanded + is light-filled. The floor plan is familiar, at the same time flexible. Entry leads to large Living Room + Study. Kitchen + Breakfast Room have view of lush Back Yard. Dining Room has stacked stone wall + Rocky Mountain ambiance. Den is large + features hardwood floors + spectacular views. Expanded Master Suite features a luxurious Bath with garden Tub + Shower, plus dual vanities + abundant closet space. Seeing is believing there is such thing as affordable elegance! Life in Spring Valley Village couldn’t be any more perfect!
| District: | Spring Branch |
| Elementary School: | Valley Oaks Elementary School   Excellent |  |
| Middle School: | Spring Branch Middle School  Good | |
| High School: | Memorial High School Excellent | |
| Tax Year | Cost/sqft | Market Value | Change | Tax Assessment | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $246.69 | $694,192 | 1.80% | $694,192 | 1.80% |
| 2022 | $242.33 | $681,905 | -5.38% | $681,905 | -5.38% |
| 2021 | $256.09 | $720,651 | -2.98% | $720,651 | -2.98% |
| 2020 | $263.95 | $742,754 | 0.29% | $742,754 | 0.29% |
| 2019 | $263.20 | $740,634 | 2.57% | $740,634 | 8.62% |
| 2018 | $256.60 | $722,085 | 0.00% | $681,857 | 10.00% |
| 2017 | $256.60 | $722,085 | -0.79% | $619,870 | 10.00% |
| 2016 | $258.64 | $727,827 | -2.23% | $563,519 | 10.00% |
| 2015 | $264.54 | $744,402 | 22.21% | $512,290 | 10.00% |
| 2014 | $216.45 | $609,103 | 43.87% | $465,719 | 10.00% |
| 2013 | $150.46 | $423,381 | 10.00% | $423,381 | 10.00% |
| 2012 | $136.78 | $384,892 | $384,892 |
2023 Harris County Appraisal District Tax Value |
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|---|---|
| Market Land Value: | $659,750 |
| Market Improvement Value: | $34,442 |
| Total Market Value: | $694,192 |
2023 Tax Rates |
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|---|---|
| SPRING BRANCH ISD: | 1.0789 % |
| HARRIS COUNTY: | 0.3501 % |
| HC FLOOD CONTROL DIST: | 0.0311 % |
| PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY: | 0.0057 % |
| HC HOSPITAL DIST: | 0.1434 % |
| HC DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: | 0.0048 % |
| SPRING VALLEY CITY OF: | 0.3950 % |
| Total Tax Rate: | 2.0090 % |
