915 Northwood Street, 77009
This 23-acre neighborhood park on the Eastern periphery of Greater Heights is vital to the Brooke Smith neighborhood, the last remaining historic Hispanic community in the Greater Heights.
The Montie Beach Civic Club is committed to ensuring that this park represents the communities it serves and is sustained as a destination for visitors from surrounding communities. The Montie Beach Civic Club raised funds for a master plan for the park’s development.
For the master plan, Houston Parks Board is serving as the project manager and Asakura Robinson is serving as the Landscape Architecture firm.
MASTER PLAN PROCESS
The first step of the master planning effort is to identify, evaluate and consider the park’s current facilities, conditions, natural qualities, constraints, and opportunities. Outreach to stakeholders and community members is a critical component of the master plan process.
Over the course of six months, from April 2022 to September 2023, the design team and Montie Beach Civic Club will host an open house and community meeting. A bilingual outreach approach will bridge communication barriers, which will help to receive input from a diverse range of park visitors.
UPCOMING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Montie Beach Park Master Plan Sneak Peak
BE AMONG THE FIRST TO CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE NEW MONTIE BEACH PARK MASTER PLAN!
Where: Montie Beach Park Community Center, 915 Northwood Street, Houston, TX 77009
When: Thursday, September 7, 2023, 6:30 – 7:30 PM
What: This bilingual, family-friendly event will have a variety of activities for all ages and is an opportunity to help shape the future of this park.
- Vote for your favorite concept
- Lite bites and refreshments
- Children’s activities
- Concepts and proposals for new park design and amenities
- A chance to win door prizes
- English and Spanish-speaking team members and interpretation support will be on-site
How: RSVP on Eventbrite here
PREVIOUS COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND EVENTS
Montie Beach Park Summer Solstice Celebration: Master Plan Open House
On Wednesday, June 21, 2023, from 6:00-7:30 pm, Houston Parks Board and Montie Beach Civic Club (MBCC) coordinated with Houston Parks and Recreation Department (HPARD) to host a family-friendly open house to gather feedback on the park to support the creation of a master plan.
The open house featured food from H-E-B, giveaways from H-E-B, snowcones provided by MBCC, and a kids’ activity area. The master plan design consultant, Asakura Robinson, staffed boards for community input. Council Member Cisneros attended and spoke during the speaking program about the importance of community participation.
View the summary of the open house here