Sold Price Range: $717,001 - $827,000 Sold on : 03/15/2024
Superb brick elevation. Architecturally spectacular & rare example of the affluence of the 1920's Southmore neighborhood. Extensively renovated (see documents), 5116 Chenevert features 2018 roof, may be purchased separately or in conjuntion with 5112 & 5102 Chenevert for a lot size of 25,375 sqft. The location is superb, offering easy access to Hermann Park, The Centennial Gardens and Houston's undisputed cultural hub anchored by MFAH campus with it's recent $1B expansion / renovation.
5112 Chenevert is not available for individual sale and can be purchased with 5116 Chenvert and 5102 Chenevert, creating an extraordinarily large parcel of 25,575 sqft. Residential development possibilities in this spectacular location are endless.
From left to right, 5116 Chenevert (adjacent to Southmore Boulevard), 5112 Chenevert then 5102 Chenevert and the tan garage apartment behind. Together the parcel is 25,375 square feet and adjacent to the Boulevard of Southmore. Easy to visualize a walled residential community of luxury patio homes, townhouses or a spectacular mid-rise.
Facing west, this photo delineates the boundary for 5112 and 5116 Chenevert. The red line does not enclose the property to the right, which can be purchased alone of in conjunction with the properties inside the red boundary lines.
Nearby attractions
Nearby attractions
Nearby attractions
Intexure development across the street is evidence of high-end residential development. Museum Park is rapidly redeveloping as luxury residential.
The Centennial Gardens are walkable to Chenevert. They were constructed in 2014 to celebrate the centennial of Hermann Park and are arguably the finest part of the 445 acre park. Good things are coming to Hermann Park - undeground parking with greenspace on top replacing paved areas and new areas along Fannin are under construction as part of a $60 million effort. The park was recently made part of a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone, whose pupose is to enhance property values in the area.
The spectacular Mecom Fountain, located in the traffic circle where Montrose and Main Streets connect, is an iconic Houston landmark. Designed by Eugene Werlin, the fountain was the largest in the city when in 1964 it was built.
The property is easily accessible to the Rice Village shopping district.
Sam Houston, memorialized near 1414 Milford, was an American general and statesman who played an important role in the Texas Revolution.
The Mary Gibbs and Jesse H. Jones Reflection Pool measures 740 feet long and 80 feet wide. Sculpted stone edges create an attractive border for the pool and a black bottom offers maximum reflection. Both sides are lined with beautiful mature live oak trees.
The scenic, eight-acre McGovern Lake offers Park visitors a beautiful spot to relax and watch birds or take a pedal boat ride.
The Metro light rail Museum District station is just minutes away by foot, and accesses downtown, NRG and the Texas Medical Center.
The nearby Texas Medical Center is the largest in the world and undergoing a 37-acre, 5 million square foot expansion project called the Helix.
Rice University is a private research university in Houston, Texas, United States. It sits on a 300-acre campus adjacent to the Houston Museum District and the Texas Medical Center. It offers to its neighborhood an independent theater which screens documentaries, foreign films; each year more than 400 free concerts and recitals are given by students, faculty, and visiting artists at the Duncan Recital Hall, and the Edythe Bates Old Grand Organ and Recital Hall; and a school of continuing studies
The property is walkable to the Miller Outdoor Theater, the only free open air concert venue in the USA.
The 55-acre Houston Zoo, with its recent renovations and new exhibits, is also walking distance from the property.
Downtown Houston is about 7 minutes away by car without getting on the freeway. Enjoy the Theater District, Houston Public Library, House of Blues, Minute Maid Park baseball stadium, City Hall and Discovery Green Park.
The Glassell School is the teaching institute of the MFAH, offering studio-art courses, art-history instruction, and workshops for adults; classes for students ages 3 to 18; and the distinguished Core Residency Program for postgraduate artists and critics.
There’s no shortage of enriching things to do on a visit to the Houston Museum District. An abundance of restaurants, hotels and museums, along with the sprawling Hermann Park and the Houston Zoo are all located within four walkable zones southwest of downtown. You can spend an entire day in Houston's Museum District and barely begin to scratch its surface.
Houston Museum of Fine Arts' Nancy and Rich Kinder building is part of a $476 million expansion, the largest museum expansion in a decade.
Houston Museum of Natural Science is another of many museums that are walking distance from the property.
The Theater District is the height of class, sophistication and any other word one would associate with a night of culture. Downtown’s premier theater venues, Alley Theatre, Jones Hall and Wortham Theater Center, all sit within a block from one another with the Hobby Center for the Performing Arts located just a hop, skip and a jump away.
Houston's nearby Montrose district is Houston at its quirky best.
The nearby Ion District is an emerging technology park and innovation district in Midtown Houston which was established as a joint initiative between Rice University and the City of Houston. It has also been called the South Main Innovation District. The district's central hub and first building is the Ion, which opened in 2021 after owner Rice Management Company (RMC) converted it from a former Sears store.
High School for the Performing and Visual Arts is nearby in downtown
Minute Maid Park is just a light rail ride away, as is the Courthouse District, Toyota Center and NRG Stadium.
The Houston Public Library and its elegant Julia Ideson building are just minutes away.
LOT VALUE! 18,500sqft in superb Museum District location. Can be purchased w adjacent property 5102 Chenevert for combined 23,375sqft. Extraordinary potential for luxury patio homes, townhouses or mid-rise. Fabulous Hermann Park location (currently undergoing massive expansion/upgrades)/HP Golf Course/Centennial Gardens, Zoo, Miller Outdoor Theater, Museum of Fine Arts w nearly $1B recent expansion/renovation, Museum of Natural Science, Children's Museum, Rice U and easily accessible to downtown & TX Med Center, w 37 acre Helix Park Phase 1 currently under construction. Purchased together w 5102 rectilinear property shape offers 110’ frontage on Southmore Boulevard and 215’ frontage on Chenevert. /// Also offers extraordinary renovation/restoration possiblities for the two, nearly 100 year old spectacular homes. 5116 can be purchased separately or in conjunction w 5112 & 5102. 5112 is not for sale independently & must be purchased w 5116. Contact agents for Listing Agent for detail
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