The ‘bay’ at this multilevel 1990 property in Walden on Lake Conroe is a 2-story space with a modern, multi-pane frame of the water. Photos of the vista-boosting room — and its contemporary decor — dominate the early-in-May listing. The asking price, $925,000, apparently includes the furnishings.

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The streamlined fireplace (above) is one of 2 wood-burning models in the home, which fits 3,156 sq. ft. on a 7,399-sq.-ft.-lot.

Knob-free cabinetry further streamlines the kitchen, which has electric appliances:

All 3 (or 4) bedrooms, such as the master suite pictured below, are on the second floor.

Here’s how that bay room looks from poolside . . .

and from a waterside lower deck. By day . . .

and, from farther out the pier, by night:

The from-the-street elevation (above) includes the sculpture below:

• 4026 Windswept Dr. [HAR]

• 2110 Stonewalk Dr. [HAR]

• 2110 Stonewalk Dr. [HAR]

This 1940 bungalow in Magnolia Grove had been all set to be torn down, showing up in the Daily Demolition Report on Wednesday. But the previous owners, who bought the 1,200-sq.-ft. Gibson St. house in 2005 and sold it in 2012, say that it has been “spared.” Here’s their story:

After discovering that we were expecting our second child, we quickly realized that the 2 bed, 1-1/2 bath was not large enough for our growing family. We hoped that perhaps a single person or couple would purchase the property. We were naive, of course, as the only offers received were from builders planning to build the typical 3 story, 4K square foot beast near downtown. After much heartache and a few tears, we accepted an offer from Urban Living and fully expected the home to be demolished.

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The previous owners continue: “A month or two later we learned that the home itself was sold to be moved.”

“[Here] are a few pics of the move that happened one late night in mid-March. The entire neighborhood gathered for one last goodbye as the little bungalow travelled down Washington Avenue with a police escort.”

“The last image shows the home making the turn from Shepherd onto Washington,” the owners write, “with El Rey Taqueria in the background.”

• Previously on Swamplot: Daily Demolition Report: How Houses Disappear

Photos: HAR; Previous owners (all others)

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Photo of construction work at Savoy Hotel Downtown: Swamplot inbox

What’s this sandbox right beside the Hungry’s Cafe and Bistro in Rice Village going to be? A Hungry’s. An employee at the not-that-old one next door at 2356 Rice Blvd. says it will be demolished and turned into a parking lot for what a rendering on a sign at this construction site shows is a 2-story new one.

Hungry’s, you’ll remember, is owned by an entity controlled by Fred Sharifi, who earlier this year purchased and now appears to have plans to redevelop the Gramercy Place Apartments on the 200 block of Portland St. — just a few miles away on the east side of Montrose Blvd. — into townhomes.

A rendering of the new Hungry’s wasn’t made immediately available; what follows after the jump is a photo of what’s on that sign at the construction site:

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Dates for the closing and demo and more details about the relocation also weren’t made available.

• Real Estate Services [SFT Investments]
• Find + Times [Hungry's Cafe]
• Previously on Swamplot: The Confusing Continuing Story of the Gramercy Place Apartments, No Plans to Redevelop Gramercy Place Apartments, Says New Owner, Tenant: Gramercy Place Apartments To Remain Rental Units, A Pair of Backups To Fill In Behind the Museum Tower?

Photos: Allyn West

Red-crested and around the block from the Heights Transit Center on North Main, an updated 1940 Stude cottage has been sticking to its initial $285,000 asking price. After a 3-month first attempt, ending in February 2013, the neatly trimmed property took a spring break (while the market heated up). Earlier this week, the same agent relisted the basic-but-boosted cottage at the same price. It last sold for $227,000 back in January 2010. That was after a 2009 remodeling project overhauled the interior but kept the old-timey ribbon driveway with hinged gate.

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At just over 1,000 sq. ft., the space-efficient home is one the smaller ones on its block of original postwar homes and newer townhomes. Think of its layout as two slices of living space running front-to-back. The front door (above) opens into the living-dining-kitchen lineup.

The other side of the home contains 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. This carpeted master bedroom is at the back of the house:

A small brick patio off the kitchen connects to a 2-car garage with extra storage space.

An open house for the property is scheduled for today.

• 1112 Robbie St. [HAR]

• 3510 Bahia Ct. [HAR]

That excavator first rolled out here on La Branch and Binz last summer — and 11 months later this is how the site looks: Catty-corner from the Children’s Museum, the Museum Point Professional Building appears to be all but complete. The 4-story building at 1401 Binz was originally planned to be 30,000-sq.-ft., with retail on the first floor, a clinic and offices on the middle floors, and some kind of residence (“with a garden terrace”) up top. A 160-car parking garage was also planned.

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That view is from the south side of Binz. Attempts to contact contractors Arch-Con and Bailey Architects haven’t been returned; we’ll update the story with more details when we have them.

• Museum Point Medical Office Building [Bailey Architects]
• Previously on Swamplot: A Museum District Construction Tour, The Museum District’s New 4-Story Skin Building, Clearing an Empty Lot in the Museum District

Photos: Swamplot inbox (site); Allyn West (building)