West aspect owners fed up with havoc created by 2 tax exempt condo complexes meet with metropolis officers

HOUSTON – District G Councilmember Mary Nan Huffman informed the group of greater than 100 this isn’t an issue that may be solved in a single day, however she’s making headway.

What they’re saying:

“I believe we have completed an excellent job at attacking this drawback a bunch of various methods by the well being division, by allowing, funding HPD additional time,” stated Huffman.

In an solely on FOX report final month, we informed you what owners residing close by are so involved about.

An argument prompts a hail of gunfire from a machine gun. You may also see children driving bikes as bullets fly.

This yr alone, some 700 911 calls have been made on the complexes at 1251 Wilcrest and 1445 Lakeside Estates.

The 911 calls handled homicide, human trafficking, aggravated assault, and rape.

Three murders have occurred this yr on the Wilcrest Drive location.

The complexes supply inexpensive housing, which makes them tax exempt, one thing Huffman and others are hoping to alter.

The complexes have a lot of metropolis ordinance violations.

Arrest warrants have been filed in opposition to out of state house owners.

The opposite aspect:

FOX 26 reached out to The Estates at Avanstar. We acquired the next assertion from Edwin Smith, who’s the Regional Supervisor overseeing the neighborhood:

“To offer context, the property got here underneath new possession and administration on September third, 2025, by a foreclosures course of. This was not a typical takeover. On the time of transition, we acquired no resident recordsdata, no upkeep data, and no reporting on present circumstances. Your complete on-site group had been let go by the earlier possession and administration, leaving the property fully unmanned. The truth is, I even needed to name out a locksmith simply to achieve entry into the leasing workplace once we first arrived.

Since that point, I’ve labored to rebuild the operations from the bottom up:

• Staffing: As of two weeks in the past, the property is now absolutely staffed with a devoted administration and upkeep group.
• Resident Outreach: I personally went door-to-door and posted notices on each unit with my private contact data, guaranteeing residents had direct entry to me. I responded seven days per week, together with weekends, and dispatched distributors as wanted. As we speak, I’ve a number of residents who can attest to the enhancements we’ve made and the constructive adjustments they’ve skilled.
• Metropolis Violations: All Metropolis of Houston inspectors have been adopted up with straight. I can present you the enterprise playing cards of every inspector to substantiate the violations have been addressed. For additional perception into why these violations weren’t resolved underneath the prior possession, chances are you’ll want to attain out to the earlier supervisor, TJ, who continues to be employed by the earlier possession and at present working at Latitude Flats, positioned only one mile down the street.
• Bodily Enhancements: Upon takeover, all three swimming pools have been inexperienced, boilers had been stolen from the boiler rooms, and lots of residents have been experiencing extreme water intrusion. Inside three days, we reinstated non permanent boilers at our personal expense, and so far, we’ve spent over $300,000 changing the techniques. A everlasting boiler has already been put in within the first boiler room, and the second everlasting boiler is scheduled to be put in this Tuesday. As we speak, all swimming pools are clear and blue, and main resident points are being resolved.
• Vendor Engagement: We’ve already introduced out a number of distributors to evaluate and tackle main initiatives. I’ve proposals, invoices, and supporting documentation accessible to exhibit the work that has been accomplished and the continuing dedication to totally restoring this neighborhood.

As chances are you’ll know, Tarantino Properties makes a speciality of distressed property—foreclosures, bankruptcies, mortgage defaults, and receiverships. By the point we assume administration, the property is already in a distressed state. Our position is to stabilize, reposition, and switch these communities round, which is strictly what we’re doing at The Estates at Avanstar.

I’d welcome the chance to talk with you straight and give you any documentation, proposals, or resident testimonials chances are you’ll want. My objective is to make sure you have an correct and full image of the progress that has been made since takeover. Please don’t hesitate to succeed in out at your comfort.

Thanks to your time and to your curiosity locally.”