Getting to UH
Closest practical point: Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine · UH
Quickest observed drive: 3.8 mi · 11 min observed
Peak weekday: 3.8 mi · typically 9–16 min
Via Scott St and Old Spanish Trail; Google Maps Wednesday observed traffic snapshot from approximate Scott address point, not zero-traffic timing.
Google Maps driving alternatives · checked 16 Sep 2026
Open live directions ↗Property & potential
Listing for approximately 0.58 acre in Brookhaven R/P. HAR identifies tracts 1B and 2A of Block O; the seller calls 8203 Scott an approximate address and 0 Sunflower the legal address. The map pin and campus route use a nearby Google address point and could shift after survey. Seller calls it a commercial zone, which is not proof that fraternity meetings, events or housing are legal.
Building: UNKNOWN sq ft · Year built: UNKNOWN — research pending · Beds/baths: UNKNOWN — research pending / UNKNOWN — research pending
Parking, housing, chapter/event capacity: UNKNOWN parking; UNKNOWN housing. Read the findings below; no legal capacity is inferred.
Potential plan: As land, test both a meeting-facility-first concept reserving a credible later residence envelope and a complete lodge/20-resident concept, with measured fire access, parking, drainage and utilities. Neither is proven viable on this 0.58-acre parcel; first confirm both tracts and driveway.
Overall view: Hold. The $379,470 asking price is below the working land target and Scott Street bus access is possible, but the 0.58-acre area strains the full lodge, housing and 50–75-space program. The advertised address is approximate, the Google drive to a provisional UH medical building is about 11 minutes observed and typically 9–16 minutes at 8 a.m., and deed/use, effective flood and insurance are unknown. Advance only after exact parcel/access, use and drainage checks and a scaled concept.
Flood, legal use & transit
Flood: UNKNOWN; FEMA and Harris County status must be checked by parcel. Flood-insurance quote: UNKNOWN.
Deed/HOA restrictions: UNKNOWN; fraternity residential/assembly use: UNKNOWN.
Transit: UNKNOWN — review listing notes and METRO source. Safety: Site-specific assessment not established unless recorded below.
Location pin: 29.6732007, -95.3667963 (Google Maps approximate 8203 Scott St address point, explicitly imprecise; nearby 4006 Sunflower corresponds to same Brookhaven block. Surveyed parcel center and legal access NOT verified.).
Findings, sources & due diligence
Exact parcel, frontage and access · Material address uncertainty
HAR gives TRS 1B & 2A BLK O BROOKHAVEN R/P and 25,298 square feet; Zillow gives APN 0650100150001. Seller explicitly says legal address 0 Sunflower Street and 8203 Scott Street only approximate. Google labels its Scott point imprecise. Do not assume legal Scott frontage, curb cut or that the pin marks the surveyed tract.
Next: Obtain HCAD parcel map, current survey and title commitment for both tracts; verify Scott/Sunflower access, easements, right-of-way and permissible driveway.
Source: HAR legal description and seller remarks View source ↗Fraternity housing and lodge permission · Unconfirmed
Seller says commercial zone, but the City of Houston has no conventional zoning; this wording does not establish deed rights or city approval. Brookhaven R/P restrictions, any association, plat notes, fire, assembly, housing and parking rules have not been cleared.
Next: Read recorded restrictions, plat and amendments; present precise meeting, event and 20-resident concept to title counsel and city permitting/fire staff for written guidance.
Source: HAR seller description and subdivision View source ↗Size, parking and 50-year flexibility · Constrained · layout untested
Listed 25,298 square feet / 0.5808 acre are below the preferred 0.75 acre. Fifty conventional surface stalls can consume roughly 15,000 square feet including circulation; 75 around 22,500 square feet, before lodge, housing, setbacks and stormwater. A smaller program or legally documented off-site parking might be needed; no expansion land is confirmed.
Next: Commission a survey-based civil concept with building, residents, event occupant load, parking, fire apparatus access, drainage and any permanent off-site rights.
Source: HAR 25,298-square-foot lot listing View source ↗Flood and insurance · Official map unverified
The effective FEMA zone, Harris County draft MAAPnext, street/drainage history, elevations and usable buildable area have not been verified for the actual tracts. Generic listing mortgage and insurance estimates are not site-specific property/flood/liability premiums. Do not infer flood safety from surrounding listings.
Next: Use verified surveyed location and APN to check effective FEMA map and MAAPnext; request loss disclosures and actual quotes for proposed chapter use and building.
Source: FEMA Flood Map Service Center View source ↗Transit and neighborhood conditions · Bus route present · access open
METRO lists Route 54 Scott on its system map, potentially useful for this Scott Street area; exact stop, direction, walk and schedule must be checked from the surveyed entrance. No rail station within a verified walk, nor block-level incident, lighting or crossing assessment, has been established.
Next: Locate actual entrance and Route 54 stops, check bus-to-UH trip and rail transfer, walk sidewalks and crossings after dark, review localized incident data.
Source: METRO interactive system map View source ↗Value and longevity · Under land-price target · all-in unknown
Ask $379,470 is about $15 per listed land square foot, under the $500,000 working acquisition preference. Zillow history shows $295,000 in May 2025 and $379,470 in September 2025; this is asking-price history, not sold comps. Annual tax shown $3,599 is not the developed-use forecast. The cost of any buildings, utilities, drainage, parking, insurance and 50-year upkeep is unknown.
Next: Compare actual nearby vacant-land closings, survey and title, then estimate complete build and operating cash flow with insurance and renewal reserves.
Source: Zillow price history and HAR area View source ↗Owner diligence statuses and private notes are available in the interactive review; the public page presents the source-backed findings above.
