City Park, Houston

City Park
Country United States
State Texas
County  Harris
City Houston
Founded byGBF/LIC 288, Ltd.
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5
ZIP Codes
77047
Area codes713/281/832/346

City Park is a master-planned community in Houston, Texas, United States, that encompasses the subdivisions of City Park, City Park West, and City Oaks.[1] It is within the Five Corners District and has 475 acres (192 ha) of space.[2]

The neighborhood, consisting of 1,500 houses, is on a 375 acres (152 ha) tract along Orem Drive, between Texas State Highway 288 and Almeda Road.[3] City Park, located along Sims Bayou, is centered at the intersection of Kirby Drive and West Orem Drive.[1] Jenna Colley of the Houston Business Journal said that the subdivision is one seven-minute drive away from the Texas Medical Center.[3] The development is also slated for a 4.5-acre (18,000 m2) park in addition to its many walking trails and playgrounds.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Master Plan." City Park. Accessed January 7, 2019. Older version here.
  2. ^ Tommaney, Susie (2019-04-16). "Houston By the Neighborhood: Five Corners". Houston Press. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. ^ a b Colley, Jenna. "Public + private = City Park." Houston Business Journal. Friday September 20, 2002. Retrieved on March 12, 2010.
  4. ^ "Amenities." City Park. Accessed October 30, 2008.