Updated October 2026
Short answer
The Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park area had 10,044 owner-occupied homes in the 2016-2020 Census estimates, and 57 percent of its housing was built in 2000 or later. Many are townhomes with garages under bedrooms and tight driveways, so quiet openers, insulated doors and dented panels are the common calls.
What garage doors deal with around Washington Avenue
This part of Houston was rebuilt fast: of about 16,400 homes in the 2011-2015 Census estimates, 8,247 were built in the 2000s and another 1,232 from 2010 on. A large share are townhomes, with the garage on the ground floor and bedrooms or living space right above it.
That layout drives the work. Noise carries straight up into the house, so sealed rollers, belt-drive or wall-mount openers and insulated doors are the upgrades we are asked about most. Shared drives and tight turns mean bottom sections get dented, and on doors this recent a matching section is usually still made.
Because many of these doors are the same age, springs and openers in a row of townhomes tend to fail within a few years of each other, which makes a yearly tune-up worthwhile.
Washington Avenue / Memorial Park by the numbers
10,044
Owner-occupied homes in the Washington Avenue Coalition / Memorial Park super neighborhood. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2016-2020 ACS.
8,247
Homes built in the 2000s, half of all housing counted. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
57%
Share of housing built in 2000 or later. Source: City of Houston super neighborhood data, 2011-2015 ACS.
Jobs we do most around Washington Avenue
How visits work around Washington Avenue
Calls from around Washington Avenue and Memorial Park are scheduled from our Theall Road service office, on the same phone line as the rest of Houston, any hour.
Shared driveways and street parking can be tight, so we ask where the van can park when you call.
Questions from Washington Avenue / Memorial Park
Garage door questions from Washington Avenue townhomes
Sealed nylon rollers, a belt-drive or wall-mount opener and an insulated door make the biggest difference.
On most doors built since 2000, yes, because the model is usually still made.
It slows heat and noise coming through the door, which helps the room above.
Often, if the door has torsion springs and a few inches of side room.
Yes, the line is answered any hour.