A South Sam Houston Blvd. bank announced this week the acquisition of property next to its location.
First National Bank in Houston said demolition of the former Houston Package location will begin this month. Chance Drake is the contractor.
The business closed at the end of the year, and the bank said the project will allow it to increase parking.
“Our growth during the last several years has resulted in a need for additional parking for our customers and employees,” said Logan Dale, president of First National Bank of Houston, which has assets of nearly $66 million locally.
With the project, improvements also are planned to allow for better access to the lots surrounding the building. “This will allow us to not only increase the number of parking slots, but also improve traffic flow on the property,” Dale said.