CrockpotandGravel Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 7620 Washington Avenue in the Cottage Grove neighborhood in Houston. This is the site of the Western Brick Company building. Aerial view Street View, January 2019 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrockpotandGravel Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 The Western Brick Company building at 7620 Washington Ave was for sale earlier this year. JLL marketed the sale of the building as an investment property/ The building is in the Cottage Grove neighborhood in Houston. Loopnet listing:https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/7620-Washington-Ave-Houston-TX/14898144/ (archive link) Brochure:https://images1.loopnet.com/d2/vPTlvZiaKREibBTVYKqZZ5Wq5ov0-u_M1SNIEqUdWo4/document.pdf (archive link) From the listing: Located in the Design District one block from I-10 31,845 square foot building available on ±2.4552 acres of land 12,595 square feet of showroom and offices, 19,250 square feet of storage, and 36 parking spaces Built in 2008, the building is fully sprinklered with concrete deck construction Sale Type Investment or Owner User Property Type: Industrial Property Sub-type: Warehouse, Industrial Showroom Land survey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrockpotandGravel Posted November 1, 2019 Author Share Posted November 1, 2019 Either in late September or early October, the status of Loopnet listing for The Western Brick Company changed. The property was listed as under contract. This is the building at 7620 Washington Ave in the Cottage Grove neighborhood of Houston. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highrise Tower Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Automotive co. enters Houston with planned Volvo dealership on Washington Ave. https://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2021/06/07/grubbs-automotive-volvo-dealership.html Grapevine, Texas-based Grubbs Automotive has entered into a long-term lease for a 31,845-square-foot property near Memorial Park with plans to build a Volvo automotive dealership. This will be Grubbs Automotive’s first Houston-area car dealership. The company negotiated a 20-year ground lease at 7620 Washington Avenue, which includes a 12,595-square-foot showroom and a 19,250-square-foot warehouse building, which Grubbs Automotive plans to renovate. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I wonder if the Volvo dealership just down the road lost their right to sell Volvos? Star Motor cars sells Volvos and other high end cars. https://www.starmotorcars.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 This is directly across of the Broadstone Memorial Park. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamHouston Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 16 hours ago, hindesky said: I wonder if the Volvo dealership just down the road lost their right to sell Volvos? Star Motor cars sells Volvos and other high end cars. https://www.starmotorcars.com They did indeed. They were super convenient but stopped being a Volvo dealer a few months ago (though still pitch themselves as an independent Volvo repair shop). I wonder if this is because they never really updated the look. Used to be very 1970's Volvo chic inside and any newer Volvo dealership (West Side comes to mind) is like walking into the Minority Report. Curious to see what Grubbs does with Western Brick! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j.33 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 (edited) We went to Star back in June 2020 when looking at the XC60, the guy working did not even get up to help us. Just pointed to the lot when we asked to see an XC60. We immediately left. This is a Chron article from 2019. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Volvo-wants-a-premium-experience-Its-oldest-13789674.php "According to Volvo, the dealership was the brand’s worst-performing outlet for six years running — not just in Houston, but in the entire country. Unaware of, or uninspired by Star, local shoppers were fleeing the neighborhood to purchase their new Volvos elsewhere." "In February 2016, Volvo informed Seureau it was terminating his franchise. “Star Motor Cars has consistently failed to adequately represent Volvo Cars…and has failed to achieve any reasonable degree of sales penetration in its assigned area,” the manufacturer wrote. Seureau protested, grinding the separation to a halt. When mediation failed, the case moved to the State Office of Administrative Hearings." Edited June 14, 2021 by Justin Welling clarified year 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 They need to pull their Mercedes Benz franchise too! 🤦🏽♂️ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilcal Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 My initial thought when seeing this thread was that Star wasn't going to want to invest the cash to focus on electric cars. Volvo has announced that they will be electric-only by the end of the decade. When Cadillac announced something similar, they offered buyouts to franchises that didn't want to invest the $$$ on the service side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s3mh Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Volvo and Star Motors did go to a hearing over the termination of the franchise and Star lost. Star is a bit of an auto dealer anachronism with a relatively small store trying to hold down multiple franchises in an age where highline dealers in Houston are all fighting each other for national sales rankings (and have mostly been bought up by publicly traded dealer groups). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted September 25, 2021 Share Posted September 25, 2021 And it's now open. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Specwriter Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 My father bought a new Volvo from Star in 1973. The service after the sale was abysmal. He thought it was because the Mercedes-Benz customers were getting better service and Volvo customers were the "step-children." A family friend who owned a 1972 Mercedes-Benz told my father that he wasn't satisfied with Star's service either. See what happens when you don't treat your customers right - almost 50 years later they pull your franchise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennyc05 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 9 minutes ago, Specwriter said: My father bought a new Volvo from Star in 1973. The service after the sale was abysmal. He thought it was because the Mercedes-Benz customers were getting better service and Volvo customers were the "step-children." A family friend who owned a 1972 Mercedes-Benz told my father that he wasn't satisfied with Star's service either. See what happens when you don't treat your customers right - almost 50 years later they pull your franchise. All I have to say is their name is not too good in these Houston streets there's no way I would buy a Mercedes-Benz from them there's too many other options in Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted March 7, 2023 Share Posted March 7, 2023 Architect - https://cleararchitectural.com 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted December 31, 2023 Share Posted December 31, 2023 Finally I see some construction. SPD is the construction contractor. https://www.spdconstruction.com 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRed Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 So as a Grubb Volvo client it has been hard to see the work for a while even though it was going hot and heavy for at least 6 months, but finally this week you can now see inside and obviously outside and its really well done. They are truly showcasing an old building and doing some awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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