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Houston City Council Declines Acceptance of Tasco Street and Ellis Street for Private Redevelopment

  • When: 2025/08/12
  • Address: Tasco Street and Ellis Street, Houston, TX
  • City: Houston
  • State: TX
  • Category: City Properties
  • Subcategory: Property Repurposing
  • Asset Class: Land
  • Property Type: Land Banking

The Houston City Council approved a motion to decline the acceptance of, reject, and refuse the dedication of two 50-foot-wide streets: Tasco Street (from Drew Street east to Fondren Road) and Ellis Street (from Tasco Street north to its terminus). These streets are located out of Lot 2 in Town of Jeanetta Addition and Champion Audio Reserve, within the H.T.R.R. Company Survey, Abstract 395, Parcels SY21-031A and SY21-031B. Richard Pena of RSP Designs, LLC, requested the non-acceptance on behalf of Lawrence Lee, Managing Member of Fondren 5650, LLC. Fondren 5650, LLC intends to incorporate its portion of Tasco Street and Ellis Street into its existing properties, planning to replat them into one reserve and develop warehouses for retail and wholesale tenants. JWR Industries, Inc. (d/b/a Bakers Safe and Locks), the other abutting property owner, intends to incorporate its portion of Tasco Street into its neighboring property for additional parking. The streets have never been paved or used for utility purposes, and the City has identified no future need for them. The Joint Referral Committee reviewed and approved the request as a non-acceptance.

Source

Applicant - RSP Designs, LLC


Richard Pena

Ownership - Fondren 5650, LLC; JWR Industries, Inc. (d/b/a Bakers Safe and Locks)


Lawrence Lee (Fondren 5650, LLC)

Developer - Fondren 5650, LLC


Lawrence Lee

City Representative - Roberto Medina