Houston Chronicle

Oxberry pays HOA dues to get neighborhood support for luxury retail project

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Oxberry Group compensated nearly 200 residents in a deed-restricted neighborhood to approve plans for a high-end shopping center in the Tanglewood area.

The Houston developer donated $100,000 to the Briarcroft community association and paid one year’s worth of HOA dues — about $625 per household — to any Briarcroft homeowner who voted in favor of its Shops at Tanglewood project. It also held neighborhood meetings, sent informational mailers and knocked on doors to get signatures.

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Museum District condo tower to replace weather museum

Local developers plan to build an eight-story luxury condominium tower in the Museum District, replacing a shuttered weather museum on a block that has transformed rapidly in recent years from a boulevard lined with historic mansions to one dense with townhomes, mid-rises and high-rises.

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