Big Brothers Big Sisters — big deal site in Houston

HOUSTON – Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star, the largest Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in the world, has purchased a 23,505-sf high-profile site near downtown at 1003 Washington Ave. for its new headquarters building.

“We first considered buying an existing building, then considered a renovation project, and finally identified the ideal site at Washington and Franklin,” said Randy Hopper, senior vice president with the Houston office of The Weitzman Group. “The site has an existing building which will be demolished for this new headquarters project.”

Big Brothers Big Sisters Lone Star currently operates out of a building in the Sharpstown area. They serve more than 9,500 children in 100 counties in Texas. Their existing building already has been sold to a neighboring building for expansion.

Working with parents and guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports these one-to-one mentoring matches.

Source: The Weitzman Group and Cencor Realty Services