ON OUR RADAR
NEW HEIGHTS
HOUSTON HEIGHTS TOWER, a 223-unit midrise residence serving low- to moderate-income
senior adults, has reached new heights thanks to a $12-million renovation funded by the
City of Houston Housing and Community Development Department and Community Bank
of Texas. The independent senior living facility, which opened in April 1975 at 330 West
19th Street, had a rededication ceremony on March 23, with Mayor Sylvester Turner as
keynote speaker.
Located in what was once a sleepy neighborhood when the mid-rise opened in 1975, The
Heights is now a thriving high opportunity area. It’s a novelty in Houston – seniors can walk
or take a bus to the drug store, grocery market, bank, medical clinic, restaurant, boutiques
and cleaners. And rents are 40% below market rates, including utilities.
Houston Heights Tower was developed in 1975 by a consortium led by four Heights
churches (Heights Presbyterian, St. Andrew’s Episcopal, Heights Christian Church and All
Saints Catholic Church) to provide a place for neighborhood seniors to retire and stay in The
Heights. www.thehousingcorp.org/senior-citizens-housing/houston-heights-tower
HEALTHY GROWTH
THE UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS launched its new
Center for Science and Health Professions building on
April 6 with a grand opening ceremony in conjunction
with its annual Research Symposium, which promotes
undergraduate and graduate research. The stunning new
center honors the legacy that legendary architect Philip
Johnson lent to UST when he designed its academic
mall and iconic Chapel of St. Basil. Funding for the
Center for Science and Health Professions was accom-
plished through the University’s ongoing comprehensive
campaign, Faith in Our Future: The Campaign for the
University of St. Thomas. To date, the campaign has
raised over $143 million, $47 million of which went
toward the construction of the CSHP. The 103,000sf
CSHP will house the disciplines of Nursing, Biology and
Chemistry.
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