Houstonians need not abandon their communities! At Trinity Estate Homes we rely on forward focused state of the art architecture and engineering ensuring your home will stand tall and resilient to all mother nature may throw at Houston. We Can Safely and Strategically Build and Thrive- even in a floodplain Their decision to build it right emboldens us at Trinity Estate Homes- we accept the realities of mother nature's awesome power. Furthermore, it was built on higher ground and above the mere regulations and recommendations for the location. Three years later Hurricane Ike absolutely obliterated the entire beachfront the footprints of neighboring homes scarcely rose above the devastated landscape. More importantly, is what they did next! The Adams’ new build incorporated engineering and design innovations rated to withstand future storms. The Adams chose to recreate their beachfront style home on the same lot, determined to remain in their beloved community. Hurricane Rita destroyed Pam and Warren Adams’ beach house in 2005 when they rebuilt they cut no corners aesthetically. Let’s visit “ The Last House Standing” on the Bolivar peninsula. What individuals and communities do next is what counts. Especially if the area is likely to be hit again. We are probably all guilty of watching the news, and after seeing devastating natural disasters questioning the sanity and seeming stupidity of those choosing to remain and rebuild. Now the maps are being redone, for good reason, meaning the lines will move - while residences will not.” In an OctoHouston Chronicle article Mayor Turner stated, “Houston cannot and should not abandon a third of the city to avoid flooding any more than San Francisco should abandon numerous established neighborhoods that could be affected by earthquakes.” The Chronicle further quoted Turner saying, “Houston was founded on a system of bayous and the huge majority of existing development took place before flood plain maps existed. Some have even proposed abandoning whole swaths of land and neighborhoods altogether.įor us however, there is no debate! We love our city and frankly, the neighborhoods in the Memorial/Energy Corridor region will continue to be the most prestigious and sought after homesites for generations to come. So we should be good for another 1500 years right? Nope! Floodplain maps have been updated, new solutions pertaining to development, restrictions, and regulations have been hotly debated. Each of those floods, according to experts, should be once in 500 year flooding events. Please RSVP by to: Greg Lewis at or 2015 flood on Memorial Day, the 2016 Tax Day flood, and granddaddy of all floods- Hurricane Harvey, showed unequivocally Houston has a problem. As a Counselor of Real Estate, you do not want to miss this meeting/speaker. John has authored more than 30 publications and given presentations relating to extreme rainfall events, floodplain management, and GIS. He is active in the development of policy and criteria for drainage and flood control at the local, state, and national levels. He is a past president of both the Texas Floodplain Management Association and the American Water Resources Association, and was a key member managing the Tropical Storm Allison Recovery Project for the Harris County Flood Control District. John Grounds earned his PhD in civil engineering at the University of Houston and is an adjunct professor at Rice University. The Counselors of Real Estate have obtained one of the city’s premier experts on flood control and drainage as its May speaker. These changes will effect over 33,000 acres of land. In response to the Memorial Day flood of 2015, Tax Day flood of 2016 and extensive flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Houston City Council recently adopted substantial revisions to Chapter 19 of its development ordinance.
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