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910 PRARIE ST HOUSTON, TX
HENRY BRASHEARB U I L D I N G
EVELYN WARD, CCIMVice [email protected]
WADE GREENE, CCIM Vice [email protected]
Houston is considered by many to be the Energy Capital of the world.
Houston has a highly diversified industry base and is a leader in numerous industries including oil and gas, healthcare, manufacturing and trade. It is a dynamic, international city offering a low cost of living and high quality of life for residents. The metro is attractive to new business with its highly skilled work force, growing sustainability efforts and thriving economy.
The metro is a beacon of economic strength with the Port of Houston, Texas Medical Center and two major passenger/cargo airports located in the greater Houston area.
In addition to a healthy business environment, Houston is home to multiple professional sports teams, world-class museums, year-round performance arts, a thriving restaurant scene and a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
Most Populous City
Million People Living in Metro
Largest Metro
Thousand New Residents Gained 2017-2019
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Texas
Preston
Commerce
Franklin
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From Memorial Dr
From Washington Avenue
To I-45 North
From Allen Parkway
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To Allen Parkway
To Memorial Dr
SesquicentennialPark
Root Square
SouthernDowntown Park
Sisters ofCharity Park
Discovery Green
George BushMonument
HalliburtonPlaza
UnionStation
Southern PacificSteam Engine 982
University ofHouston
Downtown
University ofHouston
Downtown
College of Sciencesand Technology (UC)
Post HTX
University ofHouston
DowntownVine Street
Studios
San Jacinto Lofts/White Oak Lofts
HoustonStudios
Metro PoliceHeadquarters
Mother DogStudios
SterrettStreet
Townhomes
1318Nance
DakotaLofts
WilliamStreet Lofts
SterrettStreet
Studios
Harris CountyCorrectional Complex
George R.Brown
ConventionCenter
DowntownAquarium
WorthamTheaterCenter
From I-45 North
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Johnny Goyen Park
ChampoinshipPark
James ButePark
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Wood
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N. San Jacinto
Walnut
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William
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Runnels
Elysian Viaduct
Alley Theatre
Sunset CoffeeBuilding
Jefferson TowersGarage
BeaconsfieldCondos Archdiocese of
Galveston-HoustonCathedral
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AT&TBuilding
St. JosephMedical Center
Garage
Shrine of the SacredHeart
801 MainGarage
Sacred HeartCo-Catherdral
Amegy Bankof Texas
Lee P. BrownMetro Admin Bld
Metro HQ
DowntownTransit Center
Communicationsof AmericaUnion Hall
Houston’s FirstBaptist Church
The Hamilton
Texas Tower
(UC)
McCroryBuilding
ScanlanBuilding
BinzBuilding
ChristChurch
Cathedral
Catalyst
ChristChurchGarage
UrbanLeague
Harris CountyChild Support
(UC) IncarnateWord
Academy
Garage
PartnershipTower
W Hotel(Planned)
AnnunciationCatholicChurch
HamiltonStreet
Residences
Sally’sHouse
Star of Hope
CityviewLofts
Regalia at thePark (UC)
MarquetteCompanies(Planned)
EllerWagon Works
FederalDetention
Center
AlexanDowntown
HoustonCenterGarage
One
Kinder High Schoolfor the Performing
and Visual Arts
FullbrightTower
4 Houston Center1331 Lamar
FiveHoustonCenter
Lyondell BasellTower2 Houston
Center
1001 Fannin
1221 McKinney
OneCity
Centre
1000 Main
RuskGarage
1001 McKinney
Kirby Lofts
Mainplace811 Main
OneParkPlace
FirstCity
TowerGarage
Garage
1111Fannin
NRG Tower
1201 Fannin
1111 MainGarage
1010 Lamar1111 Travis
Hess TowerGarage
TrammelCrow
(Planned)
HessTower
SaksGarage
KeystoneLofts
717 TexasGarage
Lyric Centre One MarketSquare Garage
LyricMarket
LyricCentreGarage
HoustonBallet
TennisonLofts
HoggPalace
ThePreston
MarketSquareGarage
Market SquareTower
Byrd’sLofts
ArisMarketSquare
MajesticMetro
PlannedHotel
D’George atUnion StationHarris County
Justice of Peace
The Londale
Harris CountyInformation
500 Crawford
1414Congress
Texas Pardons& Parols Division
HarrisCountyGarage
Harris CountyCivil Courthouse
Harris CountyJury Plaza
Congress Plaza(Jury Assembly)
Old CottonExchange
HermannLofts
MagnoliaBallroom
FoleyBuilding
IslamicDawahCenter
Franklin Lofts/The Corinthian Harris County
Family LawCenter
917Franklin
FranklinGarage
Bayou Lofts
Harris CountyCriminal Justice
Center
Harris CountyPretrial
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LomasGarage
1301Commerce
Harris CountyJuvenile Justice
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ABM ParkingServices
Harris County1910 Courthouse
Harris CountyAdmin. Bldg
Post RiceLofts
BinzGarage
JPMorganChaseTower
1301 Fannin
Houston DataCenter
Block 334
SkyhouseHouston
SkyhouseMain
GreenstreetGarage
TravisTower
Garage777 ClayGarage
RegencyGarage
1225 Louisiana
WedgeInternational
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800 Bell
YMCA
1810 Main(UC)
800 BellGarage
1500Louisiana
Chevron OfficeTower
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1600 SmithGarage
AllenCenterGarage
MetropolitanGarage
1600 Smith
500 Jefferson 1801 Smith
600 JeffersonGarageGarage
Mickey LelandFederalBuilding
FireStation
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1401Smith
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TotalPlaza
HPDHeadquarters
Travis Tower1300 Main
First UnitedMethodist
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Hilton AmericasHouston Hotel
Garage
The Rustic
Tundra Garage
CamdenDowntown
(UC)
CamdenPhase II
(Planned)
1711 Caroline
Eighteen25
PeacockApartments
Marlowe
South TexasCollege of
Law Houston
AT&TBuilding
1415FanninGarage
HoustonHouse
Apartments
Salvation ArmyHouston Area
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BrownBookShop
PennzoilPlace
Capitol TowerUnderstory
(UC)Bank ofAmericaCenter
One ShellPlaza
801 Louisiana
Two Shell Plaza811 Louisiana
Kinder MorganBuilding
1001 Louisiana
1111 Louisiana
CenterpointEnergy
1110 TravisGarage1100
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WellsFargoPlaza
HoustonCentralLibrary
HeritageSociety
Museum
Julia IdesonLibrary
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City HallAnnex
Bob CaseyFederal
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Hobby Centerfor Performing Arts
JPMorganChaseCenter
609 MainJonesPlaza315 Capitol St
JonesHall
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6 Houston Center(Planned)
803FanninGarageTranquility Park
TranquilityPark
MarketSquare
Sam HoustonPark
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City Hall
OneAllen Center
TwoAllen Center
ThreeAllen Center
Alley Theatre
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Sunset CoffeeBuilding
THAI CAFE
HEARSAY
NIKO NIKO’S
LA FISHERIA
BARNABY’S CAFE
BOVINE & BARLEY
HENKE & PILLOT
LOCAL FOODS
EL BIG BAD
STARBUCKS
STARBUCKS
SAMBUCA
LAWLESS
AZUMA
HUBCAP GRILL
THE MOONSHINERS
LONE STAR TACO
MENDOCINO FARMS
THE BLUE FISHHARD ROCK CAFE
BIRRA PORETTI’S
BIRD DOG SAINT
B & B BUTCHERS
FLYING SAUCERSHAKE SHACK
MAIN KITCHEN
PAPPAS BROS.STEAKHOUSE
CONSERVATORY
PROHIBITION
THE DISTRICT
TREEBEARDS
TREEBEARDS
XOCHI
KULTURE
FINN HALL
JIMMY JOHN’S
MORTON’S LAKE HOUSE
PHOENCIA
QUATTRO
OXBOX 7
PERBACCO
CHICK-FIL-A TABLE 7
BURGER IM
BATANGA
BOOMTOWN COFFEE
LIVE SPORTSBAR & GRILL
PANCHINABROCCA
IRMA’SSOUTHWEST GRILL
BRAVERYCHEF HALL
FRANKSBACKYARD
MOVINGSIDEWALK
THE PASTRY WAR
CHRISTIAN’STAILGATE
BIGGIO’S
BUD’S BBQ
GROTTO
McALISTER’S DELI
PAPPADEAUX
THE GROVE
MKT BAR
PAPPASITO’SCANTINA
BRASSERIE DU PARC
BAYOU & BOTTLE
SOUTH COAST GRILL
THE RUSTIC
STARBUCKS
HEARSAY
910 PRAIIRE
DOWNTOWN HOUSTON
› 2,658 SF of ground floor space available
› Designated historic building built in 1882
› Located near historic Market Square Park
› Bars and restaurants in the immediate area include: The Moonshiners, Bovine and Barley, OKRA Charity Saloon Boomtown Coffee, Henke and Pillot, Local Foods and Frank’s Pizza
› New residences in the area include Market Square Tower with 463 luxury units and Aris Market Square with 274 luxury units
› Public head-in parking directly in front of store front
1 Mile 3 Miles 5 Miles27,084 195,975 449,470
POPULATION
1 Mile 3 Miles 5 Miles158,501 346,073 822,714
DAYTIME POPULATION
1 Mile 3 Miles 5 Miles$11,667 $97,069 $101,672
AVERAGE HH INCOME
Prairie Street 9,875 CPD
Travis Street 11,310 CPD
TRAFFIC COUNTS
2,658 SF OF GROUND FLOOR SPACE AVAILABLE
PRA
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FLOOR PLAN
Few Houston buildings can claim a life spanning 127 years. In place where bulldozers prevail as they alter the landscape, the Henry Brashear Building is a survivor, as the date carved into its facade proves to those hurrying by 910 Prairie Ave.
Following the Civil War, Houston’s role as a regional center of trade and finance expanded to make it a leading community in Southeast Texas. Railroad construction continued, permitting merchants to broaden their sales territory. Traffic increased on Buffalo Bayou as the city looked toward becoming a true port. Long overdue public improvements were undertaken. Wooden commercial buildings were replaced by more fireproof masonry structures. Henry Brashear joined in this route to progress by erecting his three-story building in the heart of the city’s thriving commerical district in 1882.
Brashear chose Eugene Heiner to design his building. Heiner had settled in Houston four years earlier, intent on making a name for himself in architectural circles. Despite his limited training as an apprentice under architects in Chicago and Terrre Haute, Ind., he quickly developed a steady clientele. The young architect became especially known for his courthouses, desiging 14 of these for county commissioners all across Texas. Heiner’s signature also appreared on local buildings such as the Cotton Exchange Building, the Magnolia Brewery complex, the city’s first high school, a grand opera house and elegant mansions.
Heiner’s design for Henry Brashear’s building incorporated exuberant Victorian styling. The stucco-faced exterior displays ornate decorative elements at the upper two levels while iron detailing is present on both the cornice and the ground-level entrance. Located at the rear of the building is the original water closet tower, most likely the oldest and last remaining of its kind in Houston.
The building is housed in a variety of businesses over the years. Erwin Erlenmeyer, a druggist, was possibly the first
tenant. When Brashear sold the building in 1890 to Charles Bente, club rooms occupied the upper floors. Following its sale to Joseph Meyer in 1905, the building was leased to jewelers Gorman and McAughan, who occupied the space for 45 years.
Subsequent tenants included a children’s clothing store, Swift One Hour Dry Cleaning and Columbia Dry Goods Co. The upper floors were used primarily for storage, but sometimes they were rented as furnished rooms. More recentllym restaurants have occupied the space. When Carter and Cooley Co. Deli leased the space in 1990, the building was fully restored with the restoration receiving preservation awards.
Another aspect of the building’s historical authenticity is the role the Brashear family played in the city’s development. Henry was the sone of Isaac Wright Brashear and his wife, Sarah. In 1891 widow Brashear sold 1,765 acres to the Omaha and South Texas Land Co., which used it develop Houston Heights, the first planned industrial suburb of Houston. Henry was a judge of the District Criminal Court and later became vice president of Texas National Bank. His brother, William, was a commander in the Texas Navy and presided over the dismantling of the first navy of the Republic of Texas. Another brother, Sam Brashear, as mayor of Houston from 1898 to 1900, launced the city’s park system by purchasing 16 acres on either side of Buffalo Bayou. Originally named City Park, it is known today as Sam Houston Park - a green space in the shadows of the city’s skyscrapers, filled with our community’s rich history.
To ensure that Henry Brashear’s building will be here for future generations of Houstonians, it has been designated as a City of Houston Protected Landmark. With this protection it should survive for another 127 years and far beyond.
Staff Houston Business Journal. “Henry Brashear Building city survivor for 127 years.” Houston Business Journal. Web. 26 April 2009.
HISTORY OF 910 PRAIRIE
910 PRARIE ST HOUSTON, TX
EVELYN WARD, CCIMVice [email protected]
WADE GREENE, CCIM Vice [email protected]
HENRY BRASHEARB U I L D I N G