OnSite Tour: 8730 Memorial - Houston, TX USA
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4-5 Bedroom(s) / 5 Full & 2 Half Bath(s)
5,817 SQFT
Soaring ceilings, integrated spaces, minimalist luxury and museum-finish walls are but a few of the features which make this award-winning home by MC2 Architects & Construction one of Houston’s most stunning Modern residences. Every inch of this 5,817 square foot home was meticulously designed with modern luxury lifestyle in mind.
Double driveway gates in front and fencing around sides and back enclose the entire property for safety and seclusion.
Resort-style outdoor living areas form an exceptional venue for entertaining. Amenities include summer kitchen and dining, ipe-wood and stone terrace, a 96-ft. lap pool, and filtered Koi ponds. The sheltered outdoor living and dining area has television wiring, a summer kitchen, full bathroom that also serves the pool, and an outdoor shower hidden behind the central wall. The very private backyard offers spectacular landscaping with flower beds and grassy berms surrounded by pebble paths.
Guests walk on Oceanic bluestone as they enter through the seamless-glass front entrance into the foyer. The foyer presents double openings lead into the great room.
Views from the great room take full advantage of abundant natural light through the glass walls to the luxuriant gardens.
The great room connects into the dining area and sleek, open-galley-style kitchen into the foyer . The seamless-glass front entry is partially visible at left.
A closer kitchen view reveals the stylish slab granite island with pull-up seating and storage. Miele appliance package includes induction cooktop, and steam, micro/convection, and conventional ovens.
The serene master suite reveals the terrific vista of the terrace, pool and gardens through the seamless glass wall. The master bedroom features Silver Thorn travertine floors, a 12-ft. ceiling and a seamless glass wall overlooking a private walled garden and fountain.
The master bathroom overlooks the same walled garden as the bedroom. Surrounded by glass and mirrors, the bathroom seems to hover in space. Note open-entrance glass shower at right, free-standing tub, and floating cabinets. A spacious walk-in closet yields plenty of room for garments, jewelry and accessories.
The second floor landing provides access to the home office and upstairs sitting area that overlooks the great room. The second-floor family room or bedroom has a wide balcony cantilevered above the front entrance, a walk-in closet, and a full bathroom.
The third bedroom is in use as a home gym. Note the rubberized floor and flat-screen television wiring near ceiling. Secondary bathrooms features granite slab counters, custom cabinets and gloss tiles.
The palatial, more-than-three-car garage, includes a lift for a fourth car, industrial-grade bay roll-up doors, epoxy floors and a separate A/C system.
This spectacular home with soaring ceilings, integrated spaces, minimalist luxury and museum-finish walls was meticulously designed for the sophisticated buyer who appreciates only the finest quality and finishes.
Contact the Listing Agent - Diane Kingshill
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Fortification Worth was set up in 1849 as a military station on a feign ignoring the Trinity River. Stronghold Worth has truly been a focal point of the longhorn steers exchange. Despite everything it grasps its Western legacy and conventional engineering and design. USS Fort Worth (LCS-3) is the primary ship of the United States Navy named after the city.
Fort Worth is home to the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition and a few world-class exhibition halls structured by globally known contemporary planners. The Kimbell Art Museum, considered to have a standout amongst the best craftsmanship accumulations in Texas, is housed in what is broadly viewed as one of the extraordinary compositional accomplishments of the advanced period. The gallery was planned by the American draftsman Louis Kahn, with an expansion structured by incredibly famous Italian engineer Renzo Piano opening November 2013. Also of note is the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, planned by Tadao Ando. The Amon Carter Museum of American Art, planned by Philip Johnson, houses one of the world's most broad accumulations of American craftsmanship. The Sid Richardson Museum, overhauled by David M. Schwarz, has a standout amongst the most engaged accumulations of Western workmanship in the U.S., accentuating Frederic Remington and Charles Russell.
The city is animated by a few college networks: Texas Christian University, Texas Wesleyan, University of North Texas Health Science Center, and Texas A&M University School of Law, and numerous worldwide organizations, including Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin, American Airlines, BNSF Railway, Pier 1 Imports, XTO Energy and RadioShack.
Fort Worth is situated in North Texas, and has a by and large moist subtropical climate. It is a piece of the Cross Timbers region; this locale is a limit between the more intensely forested eastern parts and the moving slopes and prairies of the focal part. In particular, the city is a piece of the Grand Prairie ecoregion inside the Cross Timbers.
A substantial stockpiling dam was finished in 1914 on the West Fork of the Trinity River, 7 miles (11 km) from the city, with a capacity limit of 33,495 section of land feet of water. The lake shaped by this dam is known as Lake Worth.
The city isn't totally bordering and has a few enclaves, commonsense enclaves, semi-enclaves and urban communities that are generally totally or about encompassed by it, including: Westworth Village, River Oaks, Saginaw, Blue Mound, Benbrook, Everman, Forest Hill, Edgecliff Village, Westover Hills, White Settlement, Sansom Park, Lake Worth, Lakeside, and Haslet.
The Fort Worth Stockyards are a National Historic District. The Stockyards was once among the biggest domesticated animals showcases in the United States and assumed an indispensable job in the city's initial development. Today the area is described by its numerous bars, eateries, and eminent blue grass music settings, for example, Billy Bob's. Stronghold Worth superstar gourmet expert Tim Love of Iron Chef America and Top Chef Masters works different eateries in the area.
Upper West Side
The Upper West Side is an area on the western end of Downtown Fort Worth. It is bound generally by Henderson Street toward the east, the Trinity River toward the west, Interstate 30 toward the south, and White Settlement Road toward the north. The area contains a few little and medium sized places of business and urban habitations, however almost no retail.
Tanglewood
Tanglewood comprises of land in the low zones along the part of the Trinity River and is roughly five miles southwest from the Fort Worth Central Business District. The Tanglewood region exists in two studies. The western piece of the expansion being a piece of the 1854 Felix G. Beasley Survey, and the eastern part, along the part of the stream, the 1876 James Howard Survey. The first way to deal with the Tanglewood zone comprised of a two-groove soil street which is currently Bellaire Drive South. Up to the season of advancement, youngsters appreciated swimming in the stream in a profound opening which was found where the extension is presently on Bellaire Drive South close Trinity Commons Shopping Center. The parts of Tanglewood which are presently Bellaire Park Court, Marquette Court and Autumn Court were initially a dairy cultivate.
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Sundance Square Plaza.
Downtown Fort Worth, with its remarkable natural design, is for the most part known for its Art Deco-style structures. The Tarrant County Courthouse was made in the American Beaux Arts plan, which was designed according to the Texas State Capitol building. A large portion of the structures around Sundance Square have protected their mid twentieth century façades.
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PBS March 23-29, 2014, #2223 - Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]
Texas Parks & Wildlife PBS Show #2223
March 23-29, 2014
The Last Dance?
Historically there used to be one million Attwater's prairie-chickens throughout the coastal prairies of Texas and Louisiana, now less than one percent remain. We follow along as biologists deal with one of the toughest breeding seasons on record, as they struggle to save one of the most endangered birds in all of Texas.
Kickapoo Cavern State Park
Bats, birds and caverns are what you'll find at this secluded state park. Located north of Del Rio, you can experience the flight of the Mexican free-tailed bat, have a guided cavern tour to see the largest column formation in Texas, and possibly see the endangered golden-cheeked warbler while exploring the park.
Parks & Wildlife People: Radio Team
What do you do when the Federal Communication Commission mandates that all U.S. 2-way radio systems be converted to narrowband frequencies, in a short time and with limited dollars? If you're part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's fleet and radio team, you get to work, and get it done. On time, and under budget.
Mystery of the Tarpon
Heralded for their awe-inspiring jumps and tenacious power, tarpon are the stuff from which fish tales are spun. But over the last couple decades, their populations have taken a serious dive. Today, a group of scientists are trying to learn about the biology of this
Postcard from Texas
Lots of folks enjoy at day at the beach.
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Drinks companies spend millions of dollars to conserve water
(14 Aug 2012) US WATER CONSERVATION
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Houston, Texas, US - July 15, 2012
1. Close shot of Sunkist bottles running down an assembly line.
2. Mid shot of Sunkist bottles on the assembly line.
3. Mid shot of worker tightening a water pipe in the Dr Pepper bottling plant.
4. Close shot of water coming out of a pipe.
6. Mid shot of Dr Pepper's Tim Grotto looking at something in the plant.
7. Close shot of worker at a machine.
8. Close shot of soapy water dripping off a metal container
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Tim Grotto, vice president of sustainability, Dr Pepper:
As a beverage company water is in everything we do, it's a primary ingredient so we've really worked over the last four years after separating and becoming a stand-alone company to work on our efficiency and put KPIs or goals together to conserve water within our operations and we've made great progress, so we're working toward improving our water use within our operation. It was the next step for us, the obvious next step, to look outside of our operations at watersheds that feed into the communities and the manufacturing locations where we live and work.
West Columbia, Texas, US - July 21, 2012
10. Mid shot of yellow flowers in prairie
11. Wide shot of Nature Conservancy employees standing chatting in the prairie
12. Close shot of spider
13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Laura Huffman, state director of the Nature Conservancy Texas:
So Dr Pepper is investing $1.1 million in the work we are doing here in Texas that will allow us to expand the footprint of where we work in some of these key areas. It will also allow us to invest additional money in restoring parts of these systems that are not yet restored, so again making sure that that sponge is functioning as an absorber of freshwater and it'll allow us to do things on this site like seed banking. So there's so much biodiversity here on Nash Prairie what you want to do is you want to develop a seed bank so we can work with private property owners all around and they can begin restoring their property.
14. Mid shot of lily pads and swamp plants that grow along the Brazos River, which the Nash Prairie watershed feeds into
15. Wide shot of Brazos River
16. Mid shot of man hooking a fishing rod
17. Close shot of man's hands preparing the fishing line
18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Laura Huffman, state director of the Nature Conservancy Texas:
Well, what we're finding is the food and beverage industry are very early adopters of freshwater conservation and the reason is because they're so dependent upon clean ample supplies of water to support their businesses. In fact, when they're looking at a business model they're looking at what is called a water scarcity map, they're looking around the world to see where water is going to be available and where the population's going in the future.
Downey, California, US - July 26, 2012
19. Wide shot of Dasani bottles on a round assembly line
20. Mid shot of the Dasani bottles on the line - the bottles are now cleaned with air rather than water.
21. Close shot of the bottles coming off the line
22. Mid of bottles upside down on the line
23. Pan right of the Dasani line
Atlanta, Georgia, US - July 19, 2012
24. SOUNDBITE (English) Bea Perez, Coca-Cola's chief sustainability officer:
Downey, California, US - July 26, 2012
25. Wide of water cleaning room where they use nanoparticles and UV to filter and clean the water more efficiently than before
26. Close of sign reading Nano Filtration #2
27. Close of sign reading: Water Plant
28. Mid of pipe over grate where newly filtrated water drips.
29. Close shot of water dripping from pipe into grate
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Dugout Ranch
Rancher Heidi Redd has been running cattle on the Dugout Ranch, in the heart of Utah's canyonlands, for more than 40 years. In 1997, the Conservancy purchased the Dugout's lands in a deal that kept Heidi running the ranch. Today, Heidi is again partnering with the Conservancy to launch the Canyonlands Research Center to develop sustainable ways to manage grasslands in the face of climate change. Learn more at
Seabourne Burn
Prescribed Texas Parks & Wildlife burn for prairie at Seabourne Park, Rosenberg, with assistance from Coastal Prairie Chapter Texas Master Naturalists.
PBS January 5-11, 2014, #2212 - Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]
Texas Parks & Wildlife PBS Show #2212
January 5-11, 2014
Tent Revival
Many families in cities have lost touch with the great outdoors and all it has to offer, but the Texas Outdoor Family program is here to help, getting folks with little camping experience outside for some weekend fun.
Lone Star Land Steward: South Llano River Watershed Alliance
The South Llano Watershed Alliance is a group of landowners and stakeholders who have come together to preserve and enhance one of the state's most pristine rivers, the South Llano. Texas Parks and Wildlife has honored the alliance for their collaboration to support a major water source to the Colorado River which also supports the water supply of Austin.
Action for the Oceans
How will climate change affect the Texas Gulf Coast? Hear predictions on how the coast will be impacted over the next century. In part five of a six part series on the state of the gulf, scientists and biologists discuss how the documented rise in sea level is ongoing and what it will mean in the future for coastal communities in Texas. We will also look at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's long documentation of warming water temperature and how some species like flounder have declined, while other species like the gray snapper have increased. We will also look at the spread of black mangroves and the newly detected red mangrove, as another indication of a warming climate.
Postcard From Texas
Thousands of purple martins converge on a few trees in an Austin parking lot each summer, creating a bird tornado of sorts that captivates onlookers.
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Bed: 4
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Sq Ft: 2486
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PBS Show February 5-11, 2017, #2517
Program 2517. Air dates February 5-11, 2017 & August 6-12, 2017
Magazine History, Outdoor Photography & Texas Wildlife
75 Years in Print
The outdoor magazine of Texas has seen some changes over the last three-quarters of a century. Meet the people who craft it each month and see what it takes to deliver the state’s great outdoors to mailboxes and newsstands everywhere.
A Day at Sauer-Beckmann Farm
Texas Parks and Wildlife Photographer Earl Nottingham takes a look at the daily life on the Sauer-Beckmann Farmstead.
Russell Graves Photo Tips
Freelance photographer, and regular contributor to the Texas Parks & Wildlife magazine, Russell Graves shares some of his thoughts on what it takes to create quality outdoor photos.
Postcard From Texas
Between them, photographers Earl Nottingham and Chase Fountain have been shooting photos for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department for 31 years. Take a look at some of their favorite wildlife photographs.
Houston | Wikipedia audio article
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00:18:52 2.2 Climate
00:23:49 2.3 Cityscape
00:27:02 2.4 Architecture
00:30:34 3 Demographics
00:35:52 4 Economy
00:42:01 5 Culture
00:43:50 5.1 Arts and theater
00:46:28 5.2 Tourism and recreation
00:49:46 6 Sports
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00:57:52 7.1 Crime
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01:05:23 9 Media
01:07:26 10 Infrastructure
01:07:35 10.1 Healthcare
01:09:45 11 Transportation
01:12:19 11.1 Roadways
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01:26:35 12 Sister cities
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Houston ( (listen) HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 2.312 million in 2017. It is the most populous city in the Southern United States and on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States and the second most populous in Texas after the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA. With a total area of 627 square miles (1,620 km2), Houston is the eighth most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties; it is the largest city in the United States by total area, whose government is similarly not consolidated with that of a county or borough).
Houston was founded by land speculators on August 30, 1836, at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas' independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen's Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Texas Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.The arrival of the 20th century saw a convergence of economic factors which fueled rapid growth in Houston, including a burgeoning port and railroad industry, the decline of Galveston as Texas' primary port following a devastating 1900 hurricane, the subsequent construction of the Houston Ship Channel, and the Texas oil boom. In the mid-20th century, Houston's economy diversified as it became home to the Texas Medical Center—the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located.
Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, Houston has the second most Fortune 500 headquarters of any U.S. municipality within its city limits (after New York City). The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. Nicknamed the Space City, Houston is a global city, with strengths in culture, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the most diverse metropolitan area in Texas and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis in the U.S. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-roun ...
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Houston, Texas
00:03:14 1 History
00:12:31 2 Geography
00:14:36 2.1 Geology
00:16:32 2.2 Climate
00:20:54 2.3 Cityscape
00:23:45 2.4 Architecture
00:26:51 3 Demographics
00:31:30 4 Economy
00:36:55 5 Culture
00:38:32 5.1 Arts and theater
00:40:51 5.2 Tourism and recreation
00:43:46 6 Sports
00:47:28 7 Government and politics
00:50:53 7.1 Crime
00:53:02 8 Education
00:54:08 8.1 Colleges and universities
00:57:30 9 Media
00:59:20 10 Infrastructure
00:59:29 10.1 Healthcare
01:01:23 11 Transportation
01:03:38 11.1 Roadways
01:08:50 11.2 Transit
01:11:35 11.3 Cycling
01:12:55 11.4 Airports
01:16:13 12 Sister cities
01:16:48 13 See also
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- Socrates
SUMMARY
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Houston ( (listen) HEW-stən) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated population of 2.312 million in 2017. It is the most populous city in the Southern United States and on the Gulf Coast of the United States. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it is the seat of Harris County and the principal city of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, which is the fifth most populous metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the United States and the second most populous in Texas after the Dallas-Fort Worth MSA. With a total area of 627 square miles (1,620 km2), Houston is the eighth most expansive city in the United States (including consolidated city-counties; it is the largest city in the United States by total area, whose government is similarly not consolidated with that of a county or borough).
Houston was founded by land speculators on August 30, 1836, at the confluence of Buffalo Bayou and White Oak Bayou (a point now known as Allen's Landing) and incorporated as a city on June 5, 1837. The city is named after former General Sam Houston, who was president of the Republic of Texas and had won Texas' independence from Mexico at the Battle of San Jacinto 25 miles (40 km) east of Allen's Landing. After briefly serving as the capital of the Republic in the late 1830s, Houston grew steadily into a regional trading center for the remainder of the 19th century.The arrival of the 20th century saw a convergence of economic factors which fueled rapid growth in Houston, including a burgeoning port and railroad industry, the decline of Galveston as Texas' primary port following a devastating 1900 hurricane, the subsequent construction of the Houston Ship Channel, and the Texas oil boom. In the mid-20th century, Houston's economy diversified as it became home to the Texas Medical Center—the world's largest concentration of healthcare and research institutions—and NASA's Johnson Space Center, where the Mission Control Center is located.
Houston's economy has a broad industrial base in energy, manufacturing, aeronautics, and transportation. Leading in healthcare sectors and building oilfield equipment, Houston has the second most Fortune 500 headquarters of any U.S. municipality within its city limits (after New York City). The Port of Houston ranks first in the United States in international waterborne tonnage handled and second in total cargo tonnage handled. Nicknamed the Space City, Houston is a global city, with strengths in culture, medicine, and research. The city has a population from various ethnic and religious backgrounds and a large and growing international community. Houston is the most diverse metropolitan area in Texas and has been described as the most racially and ethnically diverse major metropolis in the U.S. It is home to many cultural institutions and exhibits, which attract more than 7 million visitors a year to the Museum District. Houston has an active visual and performing arts scene in the Theater District and offers year-round resident companies in all major performing arts.