Silverlake, Texas

Silverlake is a planned community in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, United States, near Pearland and in Greater Houston.

[3][4][5] The Southwyck housing development was located along Texas State Highway 288 in Brazoria County, that was built circa 1985.

[6] The modus operandi of the developers was that they found tracts of land near a major freeway that would put residents in a position to have quick commutes to their workplaces.

"[6] Bivins said in 2001 that Silverlake "helped turn the Texas 288 corridor and Pearland into a hotbed of new-home construction activity that is continuing today and spreading.

Residents in the area pressed the county to protect their neighborhoods after a series of home invasions took place in the beginning of 2009.

In addition the death of Susana DeJesus, an assistant manager of a women's clothing store, prompted residents to demand for increased security.

[11] The United States Postal Service operates the Silver Lake Post Office in Pearland, near Silverlake.