Introducing Bay Area Houston : Introducing Bay Area Houston


Slide2: Bay Area Houston Office Space


Bay Area Houston: Bay Area Houston Bay Area Houston is comprised of nine cities; South East Houston, Friendswood, Kemah, League City, La Porte, Nassau Bay, Seabrook, Webster, and Pasadena.


Bay Area Houston  Demographics: Bay Area Houston Demographics Workforce • 53.6% between the ages of 22-59 • 53% HS Diploma to Associate • 29% have Bachelor’s to Doctorate degrees Population • 355,848 Income • Median Income: $55,533


Slide5: Bay Area Houston Employment in Tech Industries


Bay Area Houston Ethnic Diversity: Caucasian 70% Hispanic 23% African-American 3% Asian 4% Bay Area Houston Ethnic Diversity


Benefits of Bay Area Houston : Benefits of Bay Area Houston


Recreational Living: Recreational Living Friendswood, known for homes on large wooded lots, has much to offer families. Custom and executive home residences are available, on the water or with water views. Waterfront apartments, condos or homes on Clear Lake, Taylor Lake or Galveston Bay capture the essence of area.


Neighborhoods: Neighborhoods Bay Forest Bay Oaks Pine Brook Brookwood Northfork Brook Forest So Shore Harbour Forest of Friendswood Waterford Harbour Average Price is $165,514 to $245,015 for above neighborhoods. Average price /sq.ft. is $71.58 to $106.95. You can find houses in the range of $175,000- $1,000,000 plus. Prestigious neighborhoods in the Bay Area of Houston include:


Slide10: Quality Medical Care CHRISTUS St. John Hospital www.christusstjohn.org Clear Lake Regional Medical Center www.clearlakermc.com Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital www.memorialhermann.org Texas Gulf Coast Medical Group University of Texas Medical Branch – Galveston www.utmb.edu Families can rely on the latest technology in medical care without traveling outside of Bay Area Houston. Local hospitals offer a broad spectrum of adult, pediatric medical, surgical and specialty care with more than 850 beds.


Sample Costs of Living: Sample Costs of Living Gallon of gasoline $1.71 (based on regular grade gas, Aug 2004) Car registration $60.80 / year (based on 2004 Tahoe) Property Tax Texas is a homestead state and reduces property taxes by about 15% per year, on average the property taxes range from $2.80 to $3.60 per $100 valuation before the homestead exemptions. No State or Local Income Tax


Slide12: Climate Winter: 45-67 Summer: 71-92 Spring/Fall: 57-79 Dining Eat seafood, while on the bay… or try Texas BBQ, Steaks, French, Indian, Mexican, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese, Japanese, Mediterranean or familiar chain restaurants. Bay Area Houston Activities


Slide13: • Wind Surf and Sail on the lakes • Hike, canoe and bird watch at Armand Bayou Nature Center • Attend events at the Bay Area Houston Metropolitan Ballet & Repertory Theatre and visit The Arts Alliance Center at Clear Lake • Wings Over Houston Air Fest, Ballunar Festival, music events, Wheels & Keels Fest, Kite Festival, and fireworks over the lake. • Check out Space Center Houston, NASA’s official visitors center Bay Area Houston Activities


Bay Area HoustonShopping: Bay Area Houston Shopping • Baybrook Mall is one of the largest malls in the Houston region with sales of $500 per square foot and shopping options for the whole family. • Bay Area Boulevard and I-45 is one of the most frequented retail sections in the entire Houston metropolitan region. • The Galleria, only 40 minutes drive time, offers world-class upscale shopping.


Only 30 minutes from Historic Galveston Island: Only 30 minutes from Historic Galveston Island


Only 35 minutes from Downtown Houston: Only 35 minutes from Downtown Houston


Houston: Houston


Slide18: Houston


Slide19: Houston remains the Energy Capital of the World, yet diversifying sectors of the economy have accounted for 87 percent of net job growth in the economic base since 1987. Houston is a city of options and opportunities with 19 individual business centers. 21 Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Houston with the past 10 years seeing the average employment growth progress to 47,000 new jobs per year. Houston


Slide20: Houston is proud to be a multilingual and multicultural city, home to thousands of immigrants and expatriate workers from all over the world. More than 60 foreign languages are spoken in the Houston region. Houston Houston’s consular corps is one of the largest in the U.S. with 75 foreign nations represented.


Slide21: Houston is one of only five cities in the U.S. that enjoy world-class, year- round performing and visual arts – opera, ballet, symphony and dramas. The Theater District, a 17 –block area in the heart of downtown, is home to eight performing arts organizations. Houston


Slide22: Sports Houston


Airports: Airports • The Houston Airport System is the 4th largest in the U.S. and sixth largest in the world. Twenty-four passenger airlines serve 110 domestic destinations and 50 international destinations from George Bush Intercontinental Airport. • Hobby Airport, the major domestic hub, is located less than 20 minutes from Bay Area Houston. • Ellington Field, situated in Bay Area Houston, is home to Continental Express and hops to Bush Intercontinental for national and international connections. Houston


Slide24: • Medical facilities in the Houston region are known the world over. • The premier facility, the Texas Medical Center, employs more than 54,000 persons in 42 member institutions, including two medical schools, four schools of nursing and 14 hospitals. • Research grants have totaled more than $2 billion in the past five years. Medical Facilities Houston


Slide25: Education in Bay Area Houston


Slide26: • Clear Creek Independent School District www.ccisd.net • Friendswood Independent School District www.fisdk12.net • Pasadena Independent School District www.pasadenaisd.org • La Porte Independent School District http://www.laporte.isd.esc4.net/


Slide27: • Approximately 32,000 students in thirty-three schools. • CCISD earned a Recognized status in 2001-2002 for the sixth consecutive year from the Texas Education Agency. Clear Creek Independent School District


Slide28: • 5,262 students in six schools • FISD and each campus earned an Exemplary rating, the highest possible, for seven consecutive years, 1996- 2002 Friendswood Independent School District


Slide29: • 44,420 students in 52 schools on 31 campuses • Named a Texas Recognized District for five consecutive years • Student / Teacher Ratio on a district average is 17:1 Pasadena Independent School District


Slide30: • 7,751 students on 11 campuses • Recognized school district since 2002 • Student / Teacher Ratio on a district average is 16:1 La Porte Independent School District


Slide31: SAT Scores of Technology Cities


University of Houston- Clear Lake Campus: University of Houston - Clear Lake Campus


University of Houston- Clear Lake Campus: University of Houston - Clear Lake Campus • UH-Clear Lake is an upper-level and graduate university that serves more than 7,500 students. • The school offers more than 30 undergraduate and over 40 graduate majors including Business and Public Administration, Education, Human Sciences and Humanities, and Science and Computer Engineering. • The State of Texas offers Out-of-State Tuition Waivers can be obtained. www.cl.uh.edu


Summary: • Bay Area Houston is a vibrant community in close proximity to the fourth largest city in the U.S. • The culture and amenities of the area are stimulating. • This community is where the astronauts and their families live and work. The thrill is in the technology and the way of life. www.bayareahouston.com Summary