A company tied to the Kirby Mansion demolition has withdrawn plans to turn the former Park Place Methodist Church into a gas station and retail center.
An application to replace the historic landmark in southeast Houston was submitted to the city’s Planning Commission, according to a department spokesperson. Those plans, however, were deferred several times and eventually withdrawn.
According to the Texas Comptroller’s website, Houston-based convenience store and gas station chain Braketime Corner Market holds a sales and use tax permit for the site of the midcentury church building. The company is co-owned by Usman Bashir, who also owns a Texas real estate company that bought Kirby Mansion in September.
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