Teardowns of the week

Kipling St. cleaned up a bit by Peter Brown
Kipling Street, just behind the Alabama Theater/Shopping Center, will be a little more flat this week. 2136 and 2140 Kipling (pictures) are set to be demolished, and the current owner of the two properties - built in 1925 and 1938 - is listed as at-large man #1, Peter Brown. While there are no apparent plans for the land, we assume that they will not be the site of a new Brown residence; his home near the recently demolished 1 Waverly Court is a residence designed by his wife's firm in 1997 that is described in the Houston Architectural Guide as a "small Parisian hôtel particulier."

Northstone grabs a couple more on the west side
The "smart luxury" builder got its hands on two more properties near the beltway, much to the surprise of the neighbors. 12507 Barryknoll in Memorial Meadows, and 12615 Pinerock (picture) in Fonn Villas will be replaced soon - and expect the replacements to look similar since this company appears to be using a few of the Rice Residential Design plans for a lot of their new homes.

Also on this weeks' list:

• 2420 Reba (Avalon Place)
• 3109 Lock Lane (River Oaks)
• 3722 Charleston (Riverside Terrace)
• 5556 Lynbrook (Tanglewood)
• 6131 Inwood (Briargrove)
• 6139 Longmont (Briargrove)