Sunday, April 10, 2022

History of Labor Food Mart in San Antonio, Texas explored and revisited.

Labor Food Mart was registered and incorporated as a domestic for-profit corporation by both Bilal M. Najjar and Mohammed Hussein on August 28, 2003. Labor Food Mart was housed inside a remodeled metal frame building consisting of 4 separate rooms. This included the restrooms and employee offices. All 2,875 square feet of this property belonged to Mohammed Hussein. (Ref: https://bizstanding.com/p/labor+food+mart+inc-184735734)

The origins of the name of Labor Food Mart came from Labor Street. Labor Food Mart was named after Labor Street since the storefront was located on Labor Street.


The building which served as Labor Food Mart was originally a house designated as a single-family home with 2 bedrooms, 1 kitchen, and 1 bath. This house had a total of 4 rooms. This house was constructed in 1921 and built on a single story building plan and was a place of residence. The last year this building received a remodel was in 1974. A metal roof was installed. (Ref: https://bizstanding.com/ng/org-address/184735734-2820012_335+Callaghan+Ave-d9a00)

This building had been a store prior to Labor Food Mart owning the property since Mohammed Hussein had owned the property even before then. This building served as a convenience store and food mart prior to 2003.


Bexar County gave an order to Mohammed Hussein to set aside sale and judgement on an order to set aside sale & judgement deed in 2004 from unpaid taxes. (Ref: Bexar County Court Records, 2004-TA1-03064)

Labor Food Mart was shut down by tax forfeiture on July 13, 2007. Although the building serving as Labor Food Mart had been demolished and removed prior to 2007 oddly enough. Tax forfeiture put an end to all business operations for Labor Food Mart. Labor Food Mart could no longer operate as a business in the State of Texas. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_tx/0800240642)

San Antonio's Housing & Neighborhood Services/Code Compliance Department had identified the Labor Food Mart premises as posing a threat or potential threat to life, health, property on March 24, 2007. So the City of San Antonio seemed a demolition order against the building which operated as Labor Food Mart. The septic conditions were inspected. Conditions of the building were already deplorable. A lien had already been placed against the property. (Ref: Bexar County Land Records, Document Number 20070066995)

All that remained of Labor Food Mart was a concrete slab visible from Labor Street in 2008. During this time this property and land was used as an unpaved parking lot. The emergency demolition was necessary as per code compliance.


Mohammed Hussein sold the property to Bexar County on a special warranty deed in 2010 as part of a sheriff’s order of sale. This was due to delinquent taxes which went unpaid. Bexar County had an order to set aside sale & judgement and gave the property back to Mohammed Hussein in 2011. (Ref: Bexar County Court Records, 2004-TA1-03064)

Mohammed Hussein sold the property to David Ericsson on a general warranty deed on December 19, 2012. Mohammed Hussein would no longer own the land after 2012. David Ericsson currently owns the property. All that remains of Labor Food Mart was a concrete slab visible from Labor Street. (Ref: https://bexar.trueautomation.com/clientdb/Property.aspx?cid=110&prop_id=110322)


Labor Food Mart was located at 521 Labor Street, San Antonio, Texas, US 78210.

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