Garden apartments · Texas
Blair House
Retrofit completed: Sinclear Apartments now occupies former Blair House site; housing market shows 5-year growth but 1-year decline. · summary, model-written
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Single-purpose entity
This site: BARTELL PROPERTIES LLC county-parcels · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 11 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 8,623 units, Harris County census-bps · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: Trammell Crow Residential built the four-story, 269-unit Sinclear Apartments Southside Place in its place. record · all sites with thisHousing
This site: Trammell Crow Residential built the four-story, 269-unit Sinclear Apartments Southsid newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Retrofit builtWikipedia no source |
|---|---|
| Strategy | RedevelopedWikipedia no source |
| New uses | housingWikipedia no source |
| What is there now | Trammell Crow Residential built the four-story, 269-unit Sinclear Apartments Southside Place in its place.newtypes-extraction reported |
| Developer | Trammell Crow Residentialnewtypes-extraction |
| Owner of record | Individual (Name Withheld)county assessor no source |
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Official records (13)
government and regulatory records for this site, built from ids on the record
- County GIS parcel record · 0560570000004from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010012from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010010from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010014from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 0560570000003from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010013from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 0560570000001from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010009from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010011from gis.hctx.net
- County GIS parcel record · 1348860010008from gis.hctx.net
- Harris County (48201) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
- FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
- EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov
Reference (3)
encyclopedic and research references
- Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
- Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
- Southside Place, Texas on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org
Place (8)
map and street views by coordinates
- Google Mapsfrom google.com
- Street Viewfrom google.com
- Bing Mapsfrom bing.com
- Apple Mapsfrom maps.apple.com
- OpenStreetMapfrom openstreetmap.org
- Walk Score at this pointfrom walkscore.com
- Transitland mapfrom transit.land
- USGS National Mapfrom apps.nationalmap.gov
Market (1)
listings and owner pages; commercial, so search engines are told not to follow
- LoopNet: for sale in Southside Place, TX (search)from city search
News (2)
news searches and archived pages
- Google News: “Blair House” (search)from name search
- Bing News: “Blair House” (search)from name search
History and original facts
| County | Harris County |
|---|---|
| Census division | 7 · West South Central |
| Notes | Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Blair House, a 1963 183-unit apartment complex on a 4.2-acre site, was demolished in 2015 and replaced with the 269-unit Sinclear Apartments. |
Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, original developer, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.
Planning
| No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site. |
Parcels, tax and title
| Parcel | Owner of record | Acres | Use · zoning | Value (appraised · assessed · taxable) | Last sale · deed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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0560570000001all 46 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | 0.4 | A1 | $2.2M (appraised) assessed — | 2023-01-03 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0560570000004all 49 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | 0.2 | A1 | $615,230 (appraised) assessed — | 2018-08-13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0560570000003all 47 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | 0.2 | A1 | $600,000 (appraised) assessed — | 1999-02-12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010012all 48 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | — | A1 | $870,107 (appraised) assessed — | 2025-02-21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010010all 50 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | — | A1 | $952,225 (appraised) assessed — | 2025-04-28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010014all 48 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | — | A1 | $1.0M (appraised) assessed — | 2023-03-24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010013all 48 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | — | A1 | $803,096 (appraised) assessed — | 2016-06-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010009all 49 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | — | A1 | $1.1M (appraised) assessed — | 2016-12-22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010011all 48 county fields
| Individual (Name Withheld) | — | A1 | $825,276 (appraised) assessed — | 2025-08-06 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1348860010008all 48 county fields
| Bartell Properties LLC | — | A1 | $863,488 (appraised) assessed — | 2018-11-15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 0.8 | $9.8M |
Site context
| Housing permits, Harris County (TX), 2024 | 8,623 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,226 in 2–4, 20,087 single-family; 2023: 13,263 in 5+Census BPS |
|---|---|
| Other atlas sites nearby | 11 within 10 km, 20 within 25 km: Saks Fifth Avenue Center of Fashion (5.2 km); River Oaks Shopping Center (5.9 km); Ion (6.1 km); Westbury Square (6.8 km); Westwood Mall (7.6 km)computed |
| Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW) | 210,476 jobs in 13,134 establishments; average annual pay $44,568; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private |
| Jobs located in the tract, 2022 | 1,035 jobs; 89 in retail trade, 167 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48201412500)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022 |
| Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract) | children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 61st income percentile as adults; 1.7% incarcerated at the 2010 count (55 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights |
| Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract) | not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 4.5%; median family income $250,001; 6 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS |
| Schools | Houston Independent School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: PERSHING MIDDLE; TWAIN EL; WEST UNIVERSITY ELNCES EDGE |
| Elevation | 48 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP |
| Storm events in the county, 2016-2025 | 489 county-logged events: 176 thunderstorm wind, 143 hail, 92 flash flood, 33 tornado; $10,324,991,000 property damage reported; 54 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events |
| Homes for sale in ZIP 77025, 2026-09 | median list price $399,000 (-2.2% on the year); 127 active listings; median 51 days on market; 15% with a price cutRealtor.com Research |
| Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023 | 13,613 establishments (+8%); 213,745 jobs (+11%)Census CBP |
| Housing market in the county | typical home value $276,524 (-2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,583/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research |
Summary, model-written
Trammell Crow Residential built Sinclear Apartments Southside Place (269 units, 4-story) on the former Blair House site after redeveloping the original garden-apartment complex. The retrofit is confirmed as completed in the record.
Why. Opportunity score reasons include 'retrofit already built' and housing market data showing 11.3% ZHVI growth over 5 years (2021-2026).
Where it stands. Located in Southside Place, TX, within 10km of 11 nearby developments including operating malls (e.g., Westwood Mall, 7.6km) and proposed projects (e.g., Westbury Square, 6.8km).
For a planner
- Housing market shows 2% annual ZHVI decline but 11.3% 5-year growth
- County population grew 3.4% 2018-2023 (per record)
- No current vacancy rates or occupancy data provided.
For a developer
- New housing project completed on-site (Sinclear Apartments)
- Peer projects like Saks Fifth Avenue Center (5km) and Ion (6km) are also redeveloped
- Harris County permits show $7.7B in 2024 residential construction value (county-wide)
- Unknown: Current occupancy, rent levels, or specific site financials.
What we do not know yet
- 'Verified': draft status suggests incomplete data
- No details on original site size or redevelopment costs
- County growth rate source not specified
- No indication of current demand vs. supply at this location.
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Similar sites
- Town & Country Mall, Houston, TX · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TX; 14 km away
- Saks Fifth Avenue Center of Fashion, Houston, TX · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TX; 5 km away
- Ion, Houston, TX · Big boxes · same strategy: redevelop; also in TX; 6 km away
- River Park, Sugar Land, TX · Malls · same strategy: redevelop; also in TX; 21 km away
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Multifamily screen
- retrofit already built
- county grew 3.4% 2018–23
- housing in the record
Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.
Sources
- Southside Place, Texas · CC BY-SA 4.0
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