oUR NEIGHBORHOODS

Houston is made up of a large number of diverse neighborhoods. In fact, there are more than 15,000 subdivisions. More than 1,000 homeowners associations and/or civic clubs are registered with the city.

In 1999, the City established the super neighborhood network. A super neighborhood is a geographically designated area where residents, civic organizations, institutions and businesses work together to identify, plan, and set priorities to address the needs and concerns of their community. The boundaries of each super neighborhood rely on major physical features (bayous, freeways, etc.) to group together contiguous communities that share common physical characteristics, identity or infrastructure. The City encouraged the stakeholders of the super neighborhoods to form councils in order to implement priority projects in their area.

• For a list of super neighborhoods and their attributes, visit: http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/recognized_sn.htm
  
  
• To understand the residential makeup and demographics of each super neighborhood, visit: http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/Demographics/dem_links.htm
  
  
• The City of Houston is rich in history. For information on the City’s Historic Districts, go to http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/historic_pres/landmarks.htm
  
  
• Within some of the City’s urban neighborhoods that are not protected by deed restrictions, communities have petitioned for protection though the minimum lot size and special building line tools. For more information about that process, go to: http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/DevelopmentRegs/prevailLotBldg.htm.