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Davis Commercial Arranges Sale of Ground Lease for Historic Houston Building

by Haisten Willis

HOUSTON — Davis Commercial has arranged the sale of leasehold interest for the historic Sweeney, Coombs & Fredericks building at 301 Main St. in Houston for an undisclosed price. Designed and built by George E. Dickey in 1889, 301 Main St. is one of the last remaining Victorian-style structures in the city. The building is owned by Harris County and a ground lease on the property was assigned to a third party in the early 1990s. Ashley Casterlin of Davis Commercial Real Estate represented the unnamed seller of the ground lease in the transaction. The buyer was also undisclosed. Blini Hoxha with the Salt N Pepper Group plans to open a new restaurant on the first floor. The Salt N Pepper Group is responsible for many Houston concepts, such as Beer Market Co., The Moonshiners, Crisp, Pub Fiction, Celtic Gardens, Shot Bar and Third Floor. The top two floors of the three-story building are being leased to attorneys.

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