Former Ice House on Houston Ave. To Become New Bar Instead of More Townhomes

1920 Houston Ave., First Ward, Houston, 77007

1920 Houston Ave., First Ward, Houston, 77007Despite being marketed previously as a potential site for up to 15 freestanding townhomes, the townhome-fringed lot at the corner of Houston Ave. and Spring St. now sports a TABC permit notification instead. A reader caught some evening views of the corner and the sign announcing mixed-beverage and late-night plans for its little 1996 building (which names Spring Street Beer and Wine Garden as the incoming occupant). New owners (at least the 6th to purchase the property since 2005, per county records) purchased the property in the fall, and the Attack of the Killer Condos mural previously facing the Heights Hike & Bike Trail along Spring St. has already been painted over:

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1920 Houston Ave., First Ward, Houston, 77007

The former ice house sits across from former firehouse-turned-wedding-venue Station 3, and across Spring St. from Oscar Food Mart.

Photos: Swamplot inbox

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