Endeavour (building)

Endeavour is a 30-story high-rise condominium building in Pasadena, Texas, in southeastern Greater Houston.{{cite news | title = Endeavour first of many high-rises for Clear Lake | work = Houston Chronicle | date = March 3, 2008 | url = http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/baytown-news/article/Endeavour-first-of-many-high-rises-for-Clear-Lake-1529220.php | accessdate = 2014-12-25}}

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The building was built in 2008 on the shore of Clear Lake, originally envisioned to be the first of a number of high-rise residential buildings that would be built on the waterfront of the generally low-rise suburban area near the Johnson Space Center. However, damage from Hurricane Ike in late 2008, combined with the property-market downturn of the 2008 financial crisis, led to the developer filing for bankruptcy in May 2009, having sold only 36 of the 80 units.{{cite news | title = Clear Lake high rise developer in bankruptcy | work = Houston Chronicle | date = May 28, 2009 | url = http://www.chron.com/business/real-estate/article/Clear-Lake-high-rise-developer-in-bankruptcy-1746816.php | accessdate = 2014-12-25}} The remaining 44 units were purchased in bankruptcy court in December 2009 by an investment partnership, for $9.5 million plus past-due taxes.{{cite news | title = Bankruptcy court approves Clear Lake condo sales | work = Houston Chronicle | date = December 7, 2009 | url = http://www.chron.com/business/sarnoff/article/Bankruptcy-court-approves-Clear-Lake-condo-sales-1737149.php | accessdate = 2014-12-25}}{{cite news | title = Wonmore scoops up Endeavour condos | work = Houston Business Journal | date = December 16, 2009 | url = http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/12/14/daily30.html?page=all | accessdate = 2014-12-25}} The new owners repaired and renovated the building at a cost of $2 million, and relaunched condominium sales in 2010.{{cite news | title = Endeavour tower ready for its second takeoff — And why aren't things built to last in Houston? | work = Culture Map Houston | date = June 11, 2010 | url = http://houston.culturemap.com/news/real-estate/06-11-10-endeavour-tower-ready-for-its-second-takeoff-and-why-arent-things-built-to-last-in-houston/ | accessdate = 2014-12-25}}