In the heart of Houston’s historic Fifth Ward, a once-abandoned hospital has been reborn as a newly redeveloped apartment complex.
City leaders, community stakeholders and residents recently gathered to celebrate the grand opening of St. Elizabeth Place Apartments. This adaptive reuse project fuses modern affordable housing with deep-rooted cultural preservation.
Located at 4514 Lyons Avenue, St. Elizabeth Hospital was opened in 1947 to serve Houston’s Black community during segregation. It was once a safe space for Black Houstonians in need of medical care, especially during the Jim Crow era.
The building is now a residential complex offering 85 studio, one-, and two-bedroom units. A portion is reserved for households earning as low as 30% of the Area Median Income (AMI)…