is there a market for entire houses in houston

Again, you might want to wait and see what the Legislature does on historical housing.

 

Or just a thought...can you make a deal with the seller to just knock down the house first and then you purchase the lot? The new buyer may have restrictions due to its historical nature but couldn't the current owner do whatever they want with the property?

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No.

 

Out of curiosity what is the penalty for taking down a historical property you own without city permission?

 

That style of house is appreciating rapidly here in DFW. Average price has doubled per sq ft in the last year in most historic neighborhoods for craftsman style homes.

 

Well the last lot to "become available" in this area involved drugs, murder and a house fire....

But, it DID make a vacant lot.

He's in a tiny area of a Historical District so it's Deed Covenants.

There are no City restrictions on tear downs.

The Hare Krishna Temple starts at 6PM Friday, and by the time the sun rises on Monday the trees are gone, the house is removed, and fresh grass is growing.....

It's an art.....

 

Resurrecting an old thread, but I wanted to chime in and tell you that I was in a similar situation with a house on Algregg Street in the Heights. I posted the house on Craigslist for free and gave the details in the ad of what was required to be able to move it. One of the people that contacted me was James Drake with Drake homes. I just wanted the house out of there and it was pretty ratty anyway, so I made a deal with him for him to just pay for the utility/sewer disconnect charges and he could have the house. They had it on a trailer in a few days and it took a couple of weeks to get their plan/route approved by the city so they could move it. They were professional and didn't cause any problems for me in the course of moving the house. I gather you're in one of the historic districts in the Heights..... Mine was between Norhill heights and the greater heights historic district, so I didn't have to deal with the restrictions, but I have a passing familiarity with them. It has been awhile since this was posted, but I have a piece of rental property in Northside Village East of the Heights with two houses on it. One of them is a basketcase and I've decided not to rehab it. Are you still wanting to move this house? If the price was right, I would possibly be interested in paying you for it and paying drake homes to move it to my property. PM me if you still have it and want to talk....... Alan

 

Any update post-Harvey? I figure if there was a lot of flooding and yours survived, it would be easier to find a buyer to put the house on their lot. Of if yours flooded/destroyed, you could build what you want.

 

It's in The Heights.....water stopped 12' short of my front door.

I am sure this home survived.
Some flooding along TC Jester at 11th St., but that's water view anyway!!

 

Minimal flooding in the Heights. That is why it is the Heights!

 

There is always smoking in bed......

Empty lot in the morning.