Hospitality Apartments

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Location: Houston, TX, United States

(Contact information: 713.790.9120. PO Box 25213, Houston, TX 77265-5213. hospitalityapartments@yahoo.com) Since 1968 the Hospitality Apartments, located south of the Texas Medical Center in Houston at 7300 Bertner Avenue (formerly 7219 Cecil Street), have been providing free temporary housing (up to three months) and a welcoming, supportive environment for out-of-town medical center patients and their caregivers. Entries in this blog follow the demolition of old apartments (begun spring, 2006)and construction of 46 new apartments and community room/office (begun November 2006). For more information, see the summary page, posted March 6, 2006, and the video, posted September 22, 2006. TO RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CURRENT NEWSLETTER, SEND AN EMAIL TO hospitalityapartments@yahoo.com. A COPY WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU.

Saturday, December 29, 2007


These pictures were taken December 21. The first picture shows painted doors on the third and fourth floors (east building) and painted railings on the fourth floor. The second picture shows the north parking lot. Until the Bertner Street extension is finished, entrance into the parking lot will be from Cecil Street (right side of picture), near the community building. The north, east drive way (eventually opening on Bertner) can be seen on the left ("under" the two cars). North of the parking lot (foreground of picture), there will be a small triangular area of landscape.

Sunday, December 09, 2007

Patience!

Patience is the name of the game! Although progress is being made, it seems to be very slow. Here are a few pictures that show some progress. Pictures one and two show the work being done on the north parking lot. Bertner will run on the other side of the porte cochere and through part of Building D that you see in the first picture. In picture two, below the gray car on the left, you see a brown piece of framing. That will be where the driveway enters the street. Since Bertner will be at an angle near the apartments, the driveway from the porte cochere will be slightly further east. In picture two you also see the community room and apartment buildings. The orange fence lines the walkway from the old buildings to the new office. In picture three the three-tone paint scheme is visible.
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