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1920 La Branch st
Houston, TX 77002 Discovery Green

Price Upon Request

Land For Sale  •  0.82 AC

Property Details

  • Property Type Land
  • Lot Size 0.82 AC
90 Transit Score
60 Walk Score

Description

A ±0.82-acre (±35,815 SF) urban infill parcel in the heart of Downtown Houston, positioned just south of the Pierce/I-45 corridor within an established downtown/medical district. The L-shaped, hard-corner site offers multiple street frontages — Austin Street, St. Joseph Parkway, La Branch Street, and Pierce Street — providing strong visibility and access in one of the city’s most historically significant blocks. Directly adjacent to Saint Joseph Medical Center (Houston’s first hospital, founded 1887) and within walking distance of the downtown core, Toyota Center, the convention district, and METRO light rail, the property represents a rare opportunity to acquire developable land in
a supply-constrained downtown submarket. Full municipal utilities are available via the City of Houston, and the site sits outside the FEMA 100- and 500-year floodplain, with no pipelines or wetlands of record.

Highlights

Healthcare / medical expansion leveraging direct adjacency to Saint Joseph Medical Center and the surrounding medical corridor
Assemblage play for adjacent owners seeking parking, expansion, or land-banking on a contiguous downtown block
For-sale residential (townhome or boutique product) within a walkable urban-infill footprint
Special-use / mission-aligned buyer — religious, nonprofit, or community organizations that can preserve and build on the existing garden setting
Long-term catalyst upside from the planned removal/realignment of the Pierce Elevated and continued convention-district investment

Public Transportation

Commuter RailDriveWalkDistance
Houston (Sunset Limited - Amtrak) 5 min - 2.2 mi
Transit/SubwayDriveWalkDistance
Downtown Transit Center Stn Sb (METRORAIL RED LINE - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) 1 min 7 min 0.4 mi
Bell Stn Sb (METRORAIL RED LINE - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) 2 min 11 min 0.6 mi
Mcgowen (METRORAIL RED LINE - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Redline - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) 1 min 12 min 0.7 mi
Convention District Rusk Eb (METRORAIL GREEN LINE - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, METRORAIL PURPLE LINE - Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County) 3 min 16 min 0.8 mi
AirportDriveWalkDistance
William P Hobby 22 min - 11.2 mi
George Bush Intcntl/Houston 28 min - 20.6 mi
Max Lozmack 713-598-9393 CBRE
Max Lozmack 713-598-9393 CBRE