River Oaks has some of the most expensive Real Estate in Houston. It’s Houston Zip Code of 77019 contains some of Houston’s most prestigious residents. Home to some beautiful high rises as well such as The Huntingdon. The home below is currently listed for $ 7,999,000 and is located at 1000 Kirby Dr. in River Oaks.

Although million-dollar homes have spilled into many areas in recent years, Houston’s finest neighborhood still stands alone.

“River Oaks definitely maintains its status as the elite neighborhood of Houston,” says architectural historian Stephen Fox.

When it comes to mansions, River Oaks wins hands down.

Distinctive for its gracious mansions with expansive lawns and pockets of gardens along the streets, the neighborhood showcases homes by renowned architects including John F. Staub and Birdsall P. Briscoe in the 1920s and 1930s and modern homes by MacKie & Camrath, Hugo Neuhaus and Bolton & Barnstone in the 1950s.

The neighborhood is home to well-known executives, surgeons, financiers, sports stars and auto dealers.

Tilman Fertitta, head of Landry’s Restaurants, recently built a mansion on one of the shady lanes that’s a five-minute drive from the company’s Galleria-area headquarters.

Former basketball star Clyde Drexler recently sold his Inwood Drive mansion with an indoor handball court. It was listed at $8.95 million.