East End warehouses to be converted into ‘food-maker’ and dining complex aimed at helping entreprenuers

A virtual rendering shows the Magnolia Fund's prized project. Courtesy of Magnolia Fund

A virtual rendering shows the Magnolia Fund’s prized project. Courtesy of Magnolia Fund

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Houston Chronicle:

A Houston real estate firm plans to turn a trio of old industrial warehouse in Magnolia Park area into a 1-acre “food-maker” campus with restaurants and kitchen space for food entrepreneurs, adding to the ongoing transformation of Houston’s East End.

Magnolia Fund, a real estate firm co-founded by East End native and serial entrepreneur Erik Ibarra, has agreed to buy 6600 and 6614 Harrisburg Blvd. from Houston investor Paolo Fronza. The sale is expected to close by this summer, Ibarra said. The site is about 4 miles east of downtown Houston.