Five Corners District is a management district covering sections of southern and Southwest Houston, Texas, United States.

History

The Texas Legislature created the district in 2007.[1] A business owner named Mehdi Banijamali stated that 25 property owners had signed to have the district created even though there were 1,400 property owners in its boundaries.[2]

On one occasion a group of business owners sued the district, and a settlement ended that suit; as part of the settlement the business owners no longer had their properties assessed.[3] Another suit was filed in 2012 with another group of business owners accusing the district organizers of deliberately excluding some businesses from the district.[2]

Areas

Government and infrastructure

The current Houston Police Department Southwest Patrol Division Station is located in Cambridge Village Park, within the Five Corners district.[5] The beginning of the construction was scheduled for February or March 2016 while the end of construction was scheduled for June–July 2017. It replaced a previous station inside the 610 Loop.[6] It has a total of 55,000 square feet (5,100 m2) of space,[5] including a 2,300-square-foot (210 m2) community room.[6] The cost was $21 million.[5]

Education

Madison High School

Residents are in the Houston Independent School District.[7] Zoned middle schools serving sections of Five Corners include Attucks in Sunnyside,[8] Lawson (formerly Dowling) in Hiram Clarke,[9] Billy Reagan K-8,[10] Thomas,[11] and Welch in Fondren Southwest.[12] Zoned high schools serving sections of Five Corners include Madison High School and Worthing High School.[13][14]

In 2019 Susie Tommaney, a contributing writer to the Houston Press, stated "Report cards from area schools are mixed" and that there were "Decent schools, including the area high school".[4]

St. Nicholas School (K-8) is an Anglican school. It will later occupy a new development on a 47-acre (19 ha) property along South Main Street.[15][16]

The private school The Imani School is in Five Corners.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "About." Five Corners District. Retrieved on August 1, 2018.
  2. 1 2 Mulvaney, Erin (2015-03-13). "Five Corners Improvement District faces trial Monday". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  3. ↑ Hart, Patricia Kilday (2013-02-02). "Taxing districts proliferate out of public eye". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  4. 1 2 Tommaney, Susie (2019-04-16). "Houston By the Neighborhood: Five Corners". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  5. 1 2 3 "New HPD substation breaks ground in Cambridge Village Park." Five Corners District. Retrieved on August 1, 2018.
  6. 1 2 Ortiz, Al (2017-12-15). "HPD Opens New Station In Southwest Houston". Houston Public Media. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
  7. ↑ District Map. 5 Corners District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Attucks Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Lawson Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Billy Reagan K-8 School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Thomas Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  12. ↑ "Welch Middle School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Madison High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  14. ↑ "Worthing High School Attendance Zone." Houston Independent School District. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.
  15. ↑ Feser, Katherine (2020-06-26). "Alliance Residential purchase kicks off development of Saint Nicholas School property". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2020-07-08. The site, at 12115 Main St.,[..]
  16. ↑ "Boundaries". 5 Corners District. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  17. ↑ Home. The Imani School. Retrieved on January 7, 2019. "12401 S. Post Oak Road Houston, TX 77045"

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