River Oaks
In the 1920s, two sons of a former Texas governor began snapping up land around the River Oaks Country Club. Their pioneering master-planned development, now spanning 1,100 acres in west central Houston, remains a model community of gracious, lavish living.
Key Details
WHAT TO EXPECT
Majestic oaks and picturesque thoroughfares throughout.
THE LIFESTYLE
All the tasteful, have-it-all hedonism money can buy.
UNEXPECTED APPEAL
Good shopping galore.
THE MARKET
Everything’s bigger (and pricier) in River Oaks.
YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH
Idyllic, community-bolstering green spaces.
ATTRIBUTES
Community, Shopping, Restaurants, Green Space
Houston’s most regaled neighborhood.
River Oaks has long been synonymous with the luxe life. Situated within the 610 Loop between downtown and Uptown, it was the city’s first master-planned community and has long attracted Houston’s prosperous and socially prominent.
Majestic oaks and picturesque thoroughfares throughout.
Bordered by squiggly Buffalo Bayou to the north and dense with mature trees, River Oaks is a well-named garden suburb. Loaded with street after street of impeccably maintained yards and elegant shopping centers, this lush enclave becomes abloom with azaleas every spring.
Idyllic, community-bolstering green spaces.
At the River Oaks Park, better known as Pumpkin Park for its Cinderella-esque carriage, you can jot down your hopes and dreams on pieces of paper that you hang on the Wishing Trees. You can also stroll the fourteen acres of gardens at Bayou Bend Collection, the former estate of famed philanthropist Ima Hogg (sister to the River Oaks founders) that is now maintained by the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
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