10/22/2026: Build Up Bash – Celebrating 35 Years of Avenue
Event Details
Thursday, October 22, 2026
6:30pm – 10:00pm
Venue Location
The Bell Tower on 34th
901 W. 34th Street, Houston, TX 77018
What to Expect
Build Up Bash 2026 is sure to be great evening!
Join us for a delicious meal, great music, good company and a look into the future of Avenue!
The Beat of the City: Why We Bash
Avenue CDC’s Build Up Bash 2026 is more than a party.
This year, we are celebrating 35 years of building homes, dreams, and lives in Houston. Since 1991, we’ve been the heartbeat of community revitalization, and now we’re turning up the volume to ensure every Houstonian has a place to call home.
In a city that never stops moving, we’re making sure no one gets left behind.
Join the Party. Build the Future.
Don’t just watch the skyline change. Be the reason someone has a front door to walk through.
Support the Build Up Bash 2026. Let’s dance, let’s give, and let’s toast to 35 years of building a Houston where everyone belongs!
Your Impact: Turning Rhythm into Reality
Your support at the Build Up Bash goes directly into the foundations of our community. We aren’t just “funding programs,” we are:
Preserving Affordability:
Keeping local rents stable so long-term residents aren’t priced out of their own neighborhoods.
Creating Homeowners:
Providing the coaching and grants that turn renters into generational wealth-builders.
Strengthening Neighborhoods:
Investing in the civic infrastructure that makes Houston neighborly, vibrant, and inclusive.
The Urgency: The Time is Now
3 out of 4 renters in Avenue’s communities are considered Very or Extremely Low Income, earning less than 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI), under $50,000 for a family of 4.
Few Options: For every 100 Extremely Low-Income households in Houston (under 30% Area Median Income), there are only 17 homes they can actually afford to rent.
The gap is widening: In Houston, people earning an average local salary are about $176,000 short of being able to buy a median-priced home.
