As of 2001 many of the 1940s houses were increasingly being torn down and replaced by larger houses; the large lots easily accommodate the larger houses. As of 2001, mostly newly built houses on smaller lots have at minimum of space. Houses on larger lots often have over of space. In Glen Cove new single family houses replaced other single family houses; this contrasts from many other subdivisions from the era where, by 2001, many single-family houses were replaced with townhouses, with each single family house being replaced by multiple townhouses. Hamlin said "This is a low-density area. It's absolutely contrary to everything that's happening inside the Loop." In 2008, Lisa Gray of the "Houston Chronicle" said that few of the original houses on Glen Cove Street, which she said was "a neighborhood that's a magnet for expensive new development", remained and that "ost of the new houses are of the steroidal, mega-mansion variety."