Where is Midtown?
Midtown is a neighborhood in Houston, in Harris County. The City of Houston designates it Super Neighborhood 62. City planning tables place the super neighborhood in ZIP codes 77002, 77003, 77004 and 77006. They show the Midtown tax increment reinvestment zone covering about 90 percent of it.
What is Midtown’s history?
The area was once part of Houston’s Third and Fourth Wards. According to the Midtown organizations, it was a center of African American life in the late 1800s and early 1900s. In the early 20th century it held theaters, restaurants and shops. The area declined in the middle of the century.
What is the Midtown TIRZ?
The City of Houston created the Midtown Zone, Reinvestment Zone Number Two, to eliminate urban blight. The Midtown organizations date the creation of the zone and the Midtown Redevelopment Authority to 1992. The city lists boundary enlargements in 1995, 1999, 2009 and 2020, and a term extension in 2011. The authority acts for the zone and builds public improvements.
What is the Midtown Management District?
The 76th Texas Legislature created the Midtown Management District in 1999, with the City of Houston’s consent. It operates under Chapter 375 of the Texas Local Government Code and Chapter 3809 of the Special District Local Laws Code. The district began providing services in February 2001. It covers about 725 acres.
The district levies an annual assessment on residential and commercial property within its boundaries. The Harris County Appraisal District sets the assessed values. A 17-member board governs the district. The district maintains public improvements the Midtown Redevelopment Authority puts in place.
The Midtown Parks Conservancy was founded in 2013. It maintains green spaces such as Midtown Park and Bagby Park. City Council established the Midtown Parking Benefit District Advisory Committee by ordinance on April 6, 2022.
What land-use rules apply?
The City of Houston is not zoned. It helps enforce recorded deed restrictions. The city can sue to stop violations that began after August 1965. Midtown is not among the city historic districts listed by the Planning and Development Department.
City tables show both the Midtown Management District and the Montrose Management District overlapping the super neighborhood.
Which school district serves Midtown?
City planning tables place all of Super Neighborhood 62 within Houston ISD.