Real estate Home Edition
BY COLE GEE
2026
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Sam Houston Elementary housing project nearing construction phase
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The total available units for lease will be 71, open to residents with a median income of about $22,000 to $70,000, Engstrom said. Scott Harper, Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce president, said it’s a “strong project” that is needed to support Conroe’s population. “We have a growing aging population that needs some alternative housing, with essentially the moratorium of multifamily units in the city limits kind of being squashed,” Harper said. “This gives those individuals an a ordable place to stay.” Taking into account the community’s original desires for a performing arts venue, Engstrom said there’ll be a unit for an artists’ resident program.
Last January, Overland Property Group purchased the Sam Houston Elementary building in order to turn it into a ordable housing. The company attempted to buy it in 2024 but decided to withdraw after community pushback, as the school was originally planned to be a performing arts center. Director of Development April Engstrom said construction for the a ordable housing complex, named Landmark 601, should begin in the summertime as long as building permits are secured. The overall cost of the housing project is an estimated $28 million, and the project’s construction should last around 14-16 months. “We’ve just been seeing the cost of housing skyrocket, and so with a place like this, you know, you’re able to serve so many people and you’re able to provide them with really cool quality housing,” Engstrom said.
Sam Houston Elementary building
LEWIS ST.
75
PHILLIPS ST.
105
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$28 million overall construction cost
17 two- bedrooms (850-1,200 sq. ft.) 14 studios (500-745 sq. ft.)
32 one-bedrooms (600-800 sq. ft.)
71 total apartments
8 three-bedrooms (1,050 sq. ft.)
SOURCE: OVERLAND PROPERTY GROUP COMMUNITY IMPACT
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