Crestwood, Houston, Texas

Crestwood/Glen Cove is a community in Houston, Texas. It consists of the Crestwood and Glen Cove subdivisions. The Crestwood/Glen Cove Civic Club serves the Crestwood/Glen Cove community.

Crestwood was first developed in the 1940s. Crestwood was built on the site of Camp Logan.

In 1994 Keeter Skelton, a resident of Crestwood quoted in the Houston Chronicle, said "Everybody that moves over here stays, unless they die or for some reason they have to leave town."

The areas under the jurisdiction of the Crestwood/Glen Cove Civic Club include Crestwood, Crestwood Acres, Glen Cove 1, Glen Cove 2, and Glen Cove 3. Crestwood/Glen Cove is east of and in close proximity to Memorial Park.

The area is also in proximity Bayou Bend, River Oaks and Avalon Place, and it is 4 miles (6.4 km) from Downtown Houston. Crestwood is within a five-minute drive to Downtown, and to The Galleria. Some houses are adjacent to the Hogg Bird Sanctuary Park. Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that the central location of Crestwood was a factor that attracted house buyers.

Crestwood is a wooded area. As of 1994 sometimes animals which live in Memorial Park, including armadillos, raccoons, and opossums, venture into Crestwood.

Lots in Crestwood are larger than average. Lots are typically 75 feet (23 m) by 132 feet (40 m). Katherine Feser of the Houston Chronicle said that this aspect enticed house buyers to go to Crestwood. As of 1994 newer houses, built within a four-year period until 1994, include two story brick or stucco traditional style houses. The original houses tended to be one story frame houses sided with wood. As of 1994, prices of Crestwood houses ranged from $120,000 ($193902.11 in current money) to over $500,000 ($807925.46 in current money). In 1994 Feser said "New construction over the past four years is changing the look of the community." That year, Gale Redinbo of Redinbo Realty said that Crestwood "is going through a significant change." In 1994 Redinbo said that living in Crestwood was "like living in The Woodlands without the commute. The streets are very quiet and it's very private."

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