A 46-bedroom Texas mansion that nobody wanted sat abandoned for decades. Now, it's a booming commercial building and college campus.

A 46-bedroom Texas mansion that nobody wanted sat abandoned for decades. Now, it’s a booming commercial building and college campus.

A colossal mansion in Manvel, Texas that sat vacant for more than 20 years is now thriving as a commercial building, including being part of a college campus.  The “Manvel Mansion,” about 23 miles south of Houston, was built in 2001 by physician Ulysses Watkins. He and his wife started building a 63,000-square-foot residence, but construction stopped about 80% when the couple decided the house was too big, according to the current owner of the p…

A 46-bedroom Texas mansion that nobody wanted sat abandoned for decades. Now, it's a booming commercial building and college campus.

The exterior of the mansion while it was vacant.RE/MAX Top Realty A 63,000-square-foot mansion near Houston sat vacant for over 20 years.   Owner Jim Youngblood tried to sell the vacant home more than 20 times, but every deal fell through. He finally decided to rent the space out to small businesses and groups — and it's working. A colossal mansion in Manvel, Texas that sat vacant for more than 20 years is now thriving as a commercial building, …