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Tag: Sunnyside

A Little Louder Episode 41: Houston’s Dangerous Apartment Problem Part 1

Local issues•by Texas Housers Staff•Posted December 20, 2021

A Little Louder is launching a new miniseries within our show on substandard housing in Texas. Our latest episode kicks…

Tags: City of Houston, Houston, Sunnyside

Sunnyside neighborhood leaders release report with UT Law clinic on dangerous apartment conditions

Local issues•by •Posted February 7, 2018

This week, community leaders of the Sunnyside neighborhood in Houston released a report that shines a light on some of…

Tags: Building codes, Code enforcement, Housing, Houston, Substandard apartments, Sunnyside

Southeast Houston residents demand a voice after long-overdue demolition of blighted apartments

Local issues•by •Posted May 1, 2017

Tearing down the blighted Crestmont Village apartment complex is important for the safety of southeast Houston residents. But the City’s…

Tags: Blight, Fair housing, Houston, Sunnyside

Residents stand up to elected officials, defend the right to have a say in Sunnyside

Uncategorized•by •Posted April 14, 2017

A Houston City Council Member’s recent response to a Sunnyside neighborhood leader perfectly exemplifies why low income, segregated communities still…

Tags: Fair Housing and Neighborhood Rights, Houston, Sunnyside

Looking for a place to live without “bullets flying through the property”

Local issues•by John Henneberger•Posted February 22, 2017

A University of Texas law professor and community leaders recently spoke with tenants at an apartment complex in Sunnyside, a historically…

Tags: Fair housing, Fountain View, Houston, LIHTC, segregation, source of income, Sunnyside, Texas Legislature

The 2016 Texas Houser Awards

Uncategorized•by •Posted November 11, 2016

On a dreary afternoon the day after a divisive election, the stories of three outstanding community organizations lifted the spirits of housing advocates…

Tags: ARISE, Corpus Christi, Houser Awards, Sunnyside

Announcing the 2016 Texas Houser Awards

Uncategorized•by •Posted October 20, 2016

On November 9, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service will honor three outstanding community groups at the 2016 Texas Houser Awards. The…

Tags: ARISE, Corpus Christi, Sunnyside, Texas Houser Awards

Sunnyside Shines: Community fair launches comprehensive plan for reinvestment in Houston

Uncategorized•by •Posted October 5, 2016

A community fair on September 24 brought neighbors together to discuss and officially launch the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan, a comprehensive strategy for…

Tags: Houston, Sunnyside

Read the Sunnyside Neighborhood Plan, a community-developed blueprint for change in Houston

Local issues•by •Posted June 1, 2016

For the past several months, residents of the Sunnyside neighborhood in south Houston have been developing a comprehensive plan to…

Tags: Houston, Sunnyside, TOP

#ReentryWeek: Sunnyside residents have a vision for fair chances at housing

Local issues, National issues, Uncategorized•by •Posted April 28, 2016

The U.S. Justice Department has declared this week “National Reentry Week” to shed light on the challenges faced by formerly…

Tags: Criminal justice, Houston, Sunnyside

Sunnyside community celebrates historical designation of important landmark

Local issues•by •Posted December 9, 2015

On Thursday, December 10, Houston’s Sunnyside community will celebrate the recent designation of the old Cullen Clinic building, now home…

Tags: Houston, Sunnyside

Sunnyside TIRZ: An opportunity for revitalization…and distraction

Local issues•by •Posted November 11, 2015

On Tuesday, the Houston City Council voted to establish a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) in the Sunnyside neighborhood, where we have…

Tags: Houston, Sunnyside, TIRZ

How Houston’s affordability conversation excludes neighborhoods like Sunnyside

Local issues•by •Posted October 7, 2015

I recently had the pleasure of attending an affordable housing summit put on by Zillow, an opportunity for Houston’s housing…

Tags: Affordable housing, Code enforcement, Gentrification, Houston, Sunnyside

Video: Introducing the Sunnyside Plan, a new kind of community plan for Houston

Local issues•by •Posted August 21, 2015

Sunnyside Plan, a community planning effort of, by and for residents of Houston’s Sunnyside neighborhood, launched with a kickoff meeting…

Tags: Fair housing, Fair Housing and Neighborhood Rights, FHNR, Houston, Sunnyside, Sunnyside Pride
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