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~„ • P-H COMPANY 7t2 BANK OF ODMI~~RCE BUILDING HOUSTON 2, TEXAS JOE O. HUGGINS, JR. Preridnt March 12, 1962 TO THE CITY COUNC3Iy CITSC OF LAPORTE, TEXAS • FAirfax 3-4911 In support of application of John S. Kiibler being this date considered by the City Council of the City of LaPorte, the following data is submitted to the Council for its consideration: Proposed Development by John E. Price, Jr., Trustee of Lots One through Twenty, inclusive, in Block Eleven, Sylvan Beach Addition, Town of LaPorte, Texas, being approximately 22 miles southeast of Houston, Texas, said site having length boundaries of 500 feet and width boundaries of 266 feet, being bounded by Jefferson Street on the northeast, Bayshore Drive on the southeast, Sylvan Street on the southwest and Park Avenue on the northwest (Jefferson and Sylvan Streets being at this point designated but unimproved and Bayshore Drive and Park Avenue being asphalt-topped improved streets). It is proposed by Price, Trustee that this site be developed by the construction of apartment buildings containing thirty-sic units, which shall include twenty-four one-' bedroom units and twelve two-bedroom units under four roofs. The two bedroom units will contain approxiamate]y ]100 square feet each and the one bedroom units will contain approximately 730 square feet each, this development pro- posed to total in dollar expenditure between $300,000.00 and $500,000.00 and to consist of the following construction break-down: "A" Unit: 1020 square feet per apartment; 6530 square feet per building; total of 13,060 sq. ft. "B" Unit: 63o square feet per apartment; 7560 pqusre feet per building; total of 15120 sq. ft. Patios: 2600 square feet; Mechanical Bldg: 1000 square Peet; Wash, Dry, Storage: 35o square feet Carports: 17 000 square feet; Paved Walks: 760 square feet; Paved Parking: 6600 square feet. Upon the advent of the release of the plans for the $60 million manned spacecraft center by the National Aeronautics & Space Administration for the LaPorte area, a study wg,s conducted to determine if the area surrounding the Spacecraft Center provided adequate dwelling facilities for personnel of the Spacecraft Center and for potential personnel of presently-existing supporting industries in the area. Based on the information gathered as set out below, the LaPorte -Bay area was chosen for this apartment housing development. The following information regarding the present status of the area was compiled from various reliable sources interested in the area and include the LaPorte Chamber of Commerce, N.A.S.A. and existing industrial firms. ~~f ~ ~L