Houston’s most expensive homes sold in March
It’s no surprise that Houston’s most expensive home sold in March was the 17,405-squarefoot estate once owned by real estate legend Gerald D. Hines. The DeMontrond family, which own more than a dozen regional auto dealerships from Cleveland to Texas City, bought 2920 Lazy Lane in a deal the Houston Association of Realtors considered to be second-priciest transaction ever in the Houston area.
But plenty of other beautiful homes traded hands last month in Houston, including a contemporary Tanglewood home with an air conditioned indoor/outdoor kitchen and a Memorial home abutting a wooded ravine and its own air-conditioned doghouse. Dive into some of the details and photos of the priciest recent home sales in Houston below.
No. 1: 2920 Lazy Lane
5-6 bedrooms, 9 full and 1 half bath
List price: Listed for $34.5 million in 2021, but later reduced to $20 million
Sold price: More than $10 million (likely much more)
Hines and his wife commissioned New York-based Robert A.M. Stern Architects to design their River Oaks estate to resemble an Italian-style villa with influences from their holidays in Tuscany. Thick foliage creates a sense of privacy for the 4.5-acre property. The house includes a library with leather-tiled floors and burgundy paneled walls, a circular main dining room and a saloon with custom timber woodwork. It was listed for $20 million, although the final sale price wasn’t disclosed.
No. 2: 402 Gingham Drive
6 bedrooms, 6 full and 3 half
bathrooms
Sold price: $5.1 million to $5.8 million
List price: $5.95 million
The interior of this recently built, 7,930 square-foot home blends modern coastal and Scandinavian aesthetics with neutral colors, clean lines and light wood tones in the oak beam vaulted ceilings and herringbone European oak flooring. Custom steel windows offer views of the serene backyard with its pool and a large live oak tree. Touches such as a handblown art piece lighting called “The Cloud” by Apparatus Design Studio in the dining room add to the ambiance of this Piney Point Village home.
No. 3: 2157 Troon Road
6 bedrooms, 5 full and 2 half baths
List price: $5.1 million
Sold Price: $5.1 million to $5.8 million
Built in 1930, the stately, traditional façade of this River Oaks home belies its modern interior, which was fully renovated in 2021. A chef ’s kitchen with a large waterfall marble island for dining and prep is surrounded by custom cabinets, a coffee bar, a Wolf range, Sub Zero appliances and wine cooler. The family room showcases views of the large pool, summer kitchen and landscaped walled yard. The property, on a third of an acre, also features a newly constructed guest house.
No. 4: 5725 Bayou Glen
5 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms
List price: $5.3 million
Sold price: $5.1 million to
$5.8 millionFramed by large live oak trees and lush landscaping, this 8,900 square-foot Tanglewood home doesn’t skimp on modern amenities, which include an elevator, a generator, a gourmet kitchen and an airconditioned indoor/outdoor kitchen with bi-folding glass doors overlooking a pool. Built in 2023, its contemporary interior design features wrought iron, black touches contrasting against bright white walls and engineered white oak wood floors.
No. 5: 612 Little John Lane
5-6 bedrooms, 6 full and 2 half bathrooms
List price: $5.5 million
Sold price: $4.4 million to $5.1 millionTucked away in a quiet cul-de-sac of a close-in Memorial neighborhood, this 7,871 square-foot mansion is on a gated 1.5-acre property that backs up to wooded ravine, lending greater privacy. The home has two pools, a hot tub, a fire pit, waterfalls with a rock slide and hidden cave underneath, plus a sandy volleyball court. An air-conditioned garage can be used as a home gym. Fur babies even get a dose of privacy with an airconditioned doghouse and their own dog run.