Featured Neighborhood: Brookwood

The upscale neighborhood of Brookwood is located on Bay Area Boulevard, near the University of Houston. It is one of the eighteen communities within Clear Lake City, the second largest master-planned community in Houston. This accessible neighborhood is strategically located close to major highways and expressways like Pasadena’s Fairmont Parkway, Highway 146 and Galveston Road.

The neighborhood is composed of over 900 single-family homes with the vast majority of them built between 1988 and 1994. The neighborhood also has its own homeowner’s association.

Driving around Brookwood, you will find plenty of trees, well-maintained neighborhood parks and abundant outdoor fitness facilities such as tennis and basketball courts. The neighborhood also has swimming pools and playgrounds. There’s a variety of parks located in the area: Bay Area Park, Clear Lake Park, Challenger Park and Walter Hall Park.

Area Attractions

Just a few minutes away from Brookwood, you’ll find interesting family-friendly attractions like Kemah Boardwalk, an award-winning local destination hailed as one of the best places to take a visitor when in the Bay Area. The boardwalk features waterfront restaurants, boutiques and quirky retail shops as well as interesting events and shows for visitors to enjoy all year round.

The Armand Bayou Nature Center can also be found a few minutes away from Brookwood. Serving as an urban wildlife preserve, here you’ll find lush forests and marshes, which are home to more than 370 species of fauna. In fact, the area where the nature center lies is the most expansive migratory bird route in the whole of North America. This nature reserve is one of the top attractions in Clear Lake, and one you should most definitely visit.

Schools

The schools that can be found in the Bay Pointe area are under the Clear Creek Independent School District. The Texas Education Agency recently gave it an “exemplary” rating and it has many award-winning schools.Bay Pointe is served by Clear Lake High School and Brookwood Elementary.