BRENHAM TRAILS APARTMENT COMPLEX OPENS FOR SENIOR RESIDENTS
A new apartment complex for seniors 55 and up is now open in Brenham.
Hamilton Properties has completed construction of the Brenham Trails apartments, located at 2502 South Market Street. The complex, which consists of 49 one- and two-bedroom units, has begun moving in tenants.
The property includes a theatre, fitness room, clubhouse, business center and elevators for the convenience of senior citizens and residents.
Construction of the Brenham Trails apartments began over a year ago. The complex is located inside the Brenham Market Square development, where an Academy, Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Hawthorn Suites and LaQuinta are also planned.
Prospective tenants can visit the property or call 979-231-0234 on weekdays.
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I see comments on the KWHI news stories all the time with people complaining we do not have enough Housing for Seniors THEN we get a new Complex that looks wonderful, and I see MORE complaints. No town is perfect every town will have some people who cannot afford a decent home Some by no fault of their own and some because they want everything given to them without making the effort to get it themselves. Brenham is a Great town, relatively safe Has some Awesome private schools and the people are Friendly. We have places that Low-income people can live and places that help them with Food, Medical ETC that is more than some towns have, So when something like this new apartment complex gets built here, instead of all the “What’s wrong with Brenham complaints.” How about saying “Good for Brenham that’s a step in the right direction” Negativity can become a really Bad habit if you practice it every day ….
I am a low income senior over 65
I have applied for housing with both Brenham and Washington Co.
I would very much like to live there
The largest handicap is no public transportation. My not owning a car makes Brenham not a viable choice for me.
Good we need every kind of housing by every means at every price point.
But did anybody else notice how the City of Brenham approved federally subsidized housing for the elderly but not for workforce housing? Has anybody noticed the difficulty with finding any labor to do almost anything at all? These two things are related. We all pay the price for age discrimination, but especially small business owners and our own local people that are just trying to hang in there.
Two different issues stated in the last comment. Definitely not age discrimination. The people moving into the neighborhoods popping up all around Brenham are not independently wealthy, they are working class. Consider:
Historically, new energy & labor for any town/city came from the kids of current local residents- there was no subsidized housing necessary for them, as they lived in their family’s homes… and outside labor folks weren’t moving in by the droves, so no gov’t housing needed there either.
However, most can see a need for smaller housing for the elderly who can no longer live at and maintain their larger homes or estate properties. People are living longer and remaining independent much longer nowadays… and are not needing a nursing home, but some smaller living quarters. When we think about providing subsidized housing for a labor force provided to the local business owners ‘just trying to hang in there’, why is this benefit to them the responsibility of the entire community?
Unfortunately, the labor shortage seen everywhere nowadays has to do with today’s families not having as many children to move into the workforce.
When we think of providing a an inexpensive place for an outside labor force to move into for the benefit of local businesses, I think we’ll be competing against communities throughout our state/nation. So, should we then make our subsidized housing for this labor some of the best? You know, larger apartments, beautiful grounds, hot tubs and gyms, so these outsiders will land here and stay? Not only will this be a socioeconomic strain on the entire community- for the benefit of local business owners- won’t we then get into a competitive battle against other communities in our area/state/nation?
Reply to Walt:
Does the labor shortage have more to do with people not having as many kids to go into the labor force or people having kids who don’t want to go into the labor force? People don’t want to work these days. It seems that they’re content staying at home and living off of government entitlement programs rather than going to work. The government has made the welfare benefits adequate enough that people can get by without having to work.
This is such a crock. That whole people don’t want to work anymore has been trotted out for the last 100 years, every generation thinks the ones that come after them are lazy and have it too easy. Maybe people just don’t want to work for poverty wages anymore. Because minimum wage isn’t enough to live on period. And before anyone talks about getting better jobs, who do you expect to serve your hamburgers? Minimum wage was established as a threshold that should allow anyone working 40 hours a week to support themselves. That’s simply not possible any longer because conservatives have refused to adjust the wage in a manner consistent with inflation. It’s not been almost 20 years since the minimum wage was adjusted at all. So stop with the no one wants to work anymore.
Wow…that’s a crock…there certainly are many that don’t want to work…myself, my six siblings and dozens of people I know worked for those poverty wages you mention. We worked our tails off, did what was asked and more. We found every little way to “earn” money. As we worked our efforts were recognized and rewarded. After many years and starting with those poverty wages we were just fine…do to hard work and honesty. Many today don’t have a clue about rolling up your sleeves and getting the job done.
Looks like a Nice Place Glad to see this sort of Housing in Brenham. with all those amenities Like a theater ? Fitness room I may have to sell my country Property and Move in there,
3reds correct…all government entitlement programs have created 50% of population living off them with no initiative, work ethic or pride in accomplishment. Add another 10% of government employees who are another drain on our pocketbook with no accountability. Our schools are doing little to help…that same percentage graduate with no skills, no motivation, no discipline…more freeloading. Our skilled labor is vastly Hispanic with most illegal. That’s not a slam on those individuals…it’s a slam on another failed government program that makes legal immigration almost impossible. So go ahead..applaud free/government housing subsidies…and then explain how we pay for it…as always it’s about power, control and money.
You would be surprised at who lives in these
Apartments.
Many are Widows, who were stay at home moms. Now dependent on husband’s social
Security and maybe,
Retirement.
If they do have income it is low, because salaries
Were low.
Also, in these, tax credit,
Apartments, we still pay
For our utilities, insurances, groceries,
Etc… Contribute to the
Community.
Many are in wheelchairs,
Walkers, etc.
Come out to some of these apartments and
Visit the residents…You
Might be surprised and
Change your opinions!
A R Great Insight Thank You for Bringing this to everyone’s attention. You are Correct in your statement .
As a manual labor gov employee, you are low at that ten percent. Go walk the city hall. The white collar entitlement program is a pandemic at city hall. If private business operated like city hall, it would go bankrupt, if private industry operated a over saturated white collar work pool that has a specialist for every minute task; no more multi tasking no more working forty plus hours a week. They just increase the property taxes to increase their whir collar salaries. I bet most of them live in the county and don’t pay city taxes. That leaves the people working in the field with a future of substandard retirement compared to other better managed cities. The retirement reward for the people in the field is one of poverty after being taken advantage of by the overcompensated and over hired white collar cronies at city hall. So your ten percent of government is too low if you are referencing the white collar government blood suckers.
Yes I Agree. I was a Brenham worker for a short time. Then I moved to a Washington County job. I now contribute 7% to my retirement instead of just 5%. at other city job. I compared my retirement from county to old city retirement account. It looks like my county retirement is almost 40% more. I agree that the city managers don’t put the city workers first. The county will have a much better retirement than the city. I’m glad I changed jobs 10 years ago.
Have you tried
Brenham Oaks?
Could you tell me the cost of:
* 1- BR apartment
* 2 – BR apartment
* Accept small dog (10 lbs)?
We are a senior couple, 70 & 73 years old
Call Brenham Trails