Office parks · Texas

1800 S. Bell Street

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit approvedCrystal City, TX

Approved office-to-housing conversion (JBG Smith) in a cluster of 3 similar projects; active housing permits and growing ZHVI. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 3 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

Shrinking county

This site: -21.4% census-acs · all sites with this

Strategy

Reinhabited

This site: …residential building record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …residential building Approved by County Board. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Reinhabitation, approvedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	residential buildingnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	JBG Smithnewtypes-extraction

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Official records (3)

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Zavala County (48507) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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Market (1)

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History and original facts

County	Zavala County
Census division	7 · West South Central
Notes	Draft from arlnow.com, model-extracted, unreviewed: JBG Smith is planning to convert an office building at 1800 S. Bell Street in Crystal City into a residential building, which received County Board approval.

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Planning

Planning notes	Approved by County Board.Wikipedia

Site context

Housing permits, Zavala County (TX), 2024	0 units in 5+ unit buildings, 2 in 2–4, 0 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	3 within 10 km, 3 within 25 km: 2100 Crystal Drive (0.0 km); 2200 Crystal Drive (0.0 km); 1901 S. Bell Street (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	164 jobs in 18 establishments; average annual pay $27,479; employment location quotient 0.73; employment -1.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	1,081 jobs; 82 in retail trade, 89 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48507950302)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 44th income percentile as adults; 3.1% incarcerated at the 2010 count (1,891 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 9% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 30.1%; median family income $35,536; 689 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Crystal City Independent School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: DR TOMAS RIVERA EL; BENITO JUAREZ EL; CRYSTAL CITY H S; STERLING H FLY JR H SNCES EDGE
Elevation	578 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	20 county-logged events: 13 hail, 4 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind; $15,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 78839, 2026-09	median list price $190,000 (-2.6% on the year); 7 active listings; median 224 days on market; 0% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	16 establishments (-6%); 200 jobsCensus CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $91,238 (+13% 1 yr, +14% 5 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	3,374 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 2 lanes); 5 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

1800 S. Bell Street (Crystal City, TX) is approved for conversion from office to housing, led by JBG Smith. The site is part of a cluster of three nearby projects (within 0.0 km) also pursuing 'reinhabit' strategy, including two approved and one under construction. Permits show 2 residential units built in 2023 and 2 in 2024. Housing market data indicates a ZHVI of $91,238 (13.1% annual growth) in Zavala County. County retail establishments declined 5.9% from 2012–2023. Traffic data shows a minor arterial road with 3,374 ADT. Unknown: exact construction timeline, specific address details beyond street name, and community impact metrics.

Why. Approved status, active cluster of similar projects, and housing market growth support the redevelopment. County retail decline and housing market data are noted but not directly tied to the site's viability in the record.

Where it stands. Status: approved. Developer: JBG Smith. Peer projects: 3 within 10km (all 'reinhabit' strategy). Housing permits active. Retail trend: declining establishments.

For a planner

Cluster context: 3 nearby projects using same strategy.
County retail decline noted but not linked to site.
Traffic data: minor arterial, 2 lanes.

For a developer

Active housing permits (2023–2024).
ZHVI growth (13.1% YoY) supports market.
Peer projects show similar strategy success.

What we do not know yet

No timeline for completion.
County population decline (recorded as 'shrank -21.4% 2018–23') not specified as population or housing units.
No details on site-specific infrastructure needs.

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already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
county shrank -21.4% 2018–23
housing in the record

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Sources

Construction begins on Crystal City project to convert office building into apartments
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1800 and 1901 S. Bell Street

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "1800 S. Bell Street, Crystal City, TX." Record n-b801402cce, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/tx/crystal-city-1800-s-bell-street/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_crystalcity1800sbellstreet,
  title = {1800 S. Bell Street, Crystal City, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/office-parks/tx/crystal-city-1800-s-bell-street/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-b801402cce, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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