cla Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I completely agree - they went pretty cheap and "tacky". It's unfortunate this was not part of Cinco so it could look more like the Target center on Westheimer Parkway. We don't need huge colorful lettering and evey various color of sign right in the neighborhood - we know you are there. It's not like you are trying to pull someone off the interstate to do some impulse shopping. But if you don't have the build guidelines, they will do it as cheaply as possible without looking horrible.I heard that Newland (which developed both Cinco and Seven Meadows) or maybe the residents/homeowners association of Seven Meadows, was only worried about HEB being 24 hours so they compromised on the facade for making them adjust their hours and closing overnight. Could be an urban ledgend. Trendmaker Development did much better across the street with their center IMO. lol - my high school daughter would disagree. She continually laments about how homogenous the area is - every intersection in Cinco looks darn near the same. She would prefer some architectural diversity - even if that means a big, bright big-box store or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webdude Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I thought the trendmaker side looks much better too, with the brick facade stacked all the way to the top for their buildings, plus their little black fence and more trees per sqft. Details like that make it nice, and strip malls more tolerable. The heb side is cheaper looking compared to across the street. Of course one exit down, target area looks much better than either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Then an exit further north of that (Cinco Ranch BLVD) is the nicest with the La Centerra development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webdude Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 Then an exit further north of that (Cinco Ranch BLVD) is the nicest with the La Centerra development.Thats like the best, and Villagio is coming along too. Cinco Ranch is doing good work. Wondering how come Seven Meadows has the same developer, Newland Communities, but the standards are lower than Cinco Ranch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22Blessings Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 I thought you were in high school?Aren't you still in High School? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 west guy...you segregated illegal immigrants.....when I was just saying DIVERSITy...............I wasn't talking about a certain group...ok? so that's why I called you a racist.so it is racist to mention illegal immigrants? Is this what are they teaching you at A&M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinotGrigio Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Was in the Kingland/Mason Palais Royal the other night, the signs on the door say they are relocating to the HEB site. Could be interesting. Not being racist AT ALL, but PR do have a lot of Asian and Indian clientelle. I'm sure they've done their marketing research. I rate PR alongside Kohls and JCP for pricing, fashion etc. It's a stark contract to La Centerra. Personally, I think there is room for both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayor_McCheese Posted November 2, 2007 Share Posted November 2, 2007 Palais Royal is ghettofied Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongMeadowFarms Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 It looks like this store will open this weekend. I was by HEB Tuesday evening and the Palais Royal was buzzing with people merchandising the shelves, fixture deliveries, etc.Their stuff is okay. I go in there sometimes to pickup bargains on clearance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cla Posted November 19, 2007 Share Posted November 19, 2007 I went into the Palais Royal at HEB for the first time this weekend (first time in any Palais Royal). It is just like a mini dept store. They have an Estee Lauder counter and a Clinique counter as well as a decent selection of fragrances. Clothes, shoes, purses. Name brands such as Liz Claiborne, Nine West and Anne Klein shoes. And cash registers at each dept, instead of at the front of the store. It will be nice to be able to run in and out and not have to fight the mall crowd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevenmeadows Posted November 20, 2007 Share Posted November 20, 2007 I went into the Palais Royal at HEB for the first time this weekend (first time in any Palais Royal). It is just like a mini dept store. They have an Estee Lauder counter and a Clinique counter as well as a decent selection of fragrances. Clothes, shoes, purses. Name brands such as Liz Claiborne, Nine West and Anne Klein shoes. And cash registers at each dept, instead of at the front of the store. It will be nice to be able to run in and out and not have to fight the mall crowd. This sounds a lot better than I had thought. It doesn't seem too bad now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Why do people think stores like these are "ghetto"?!? I suppose it's a much better idea to buy full price from stores like Macy's and Dillards than to go to Palais Royal or Bealls and save money...it's not like the suburban mom's should really care if their newly purchased blouse is "last season" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 Why do people think stores like these are "ghetto"?!? I suppose it's a much better idea to buy full price from stores like Macy's and Dillards than to go to Palais Royal or Bealls and save money...it's not like the suburban mom's should really care if their newly purchased blouse is "last season"You don't understand. Saving money is "ghetto". Conspicuous consumption is "high class". Rich people waste all their money. That's how they got so rich, see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houstonartstudent Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 You don't understand. Saving money is "ghetto". Conspicuous consumption is "high class". Rich people waste all their money. That's how they got so rich, see? oooh maybe I should apply for another credit card then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayor_McCheese Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 While I'm at it.. That Car wash looks ghetto too. Now I get to look at that piece of crap every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 The entire HEB strip center in my mind is absolutely ghetto to begin with. It looks completely out of place in such a beauitiful neighborhood like Seven Meadows, and more broadly, the entire Cinco Ranch area. It's amazing to me how cheap the designers built this, and imo it's a detriment to the neighborhood.Speaking of which... The traffic at the intersection of Fry and 99 is becoming rediculous. They really need to open an entrance/exit on the ramps of 99, both for Home depot and HEB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnet Posted November 28, 2007 Author Share Posted November 28, 2007 Increasing the cycle times on those lights at Fry @ 99 on the weekends and during the morning and evening rush would do wonders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cla Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 LOL!! I guess whether or not you think the strip at HEB looks "ghetto" depends upon your perspective. I personally, as well as others I work with who live in the area, think that it looks very nice. But then, we weren't raised in the "idyllic" world of master planned communities, we're all from New Orleans - a place that has never heard of MPCs. Now you wanna talk ghetto looking strip malls - I've seen plenty, although, back then, I just thought they were "normal". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORTEGA005 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 There is so much building, but how about the streets? Traffic is a pain on 99 and fry. Soon 99 will need to expand. why not now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 The entire HEB strip center in my mind is absolutely ghetto to begin with. It looks completely out of place in such a beauitiful neighborhood like Seven Meadows, and more broadly, the entire Cinco Ranch area. It's amazing to me how cheap the designers built this, and imo it's a detriment to the neighborhood.Speaking of which... The traffic at the intersection of Fry and 99 is becoming rediculous. They really need to open an entrance/exit on the ramps of 99, both for Home depot and HEB.Its in now way ghetto, just tacky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katyresident Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Its in now way ghetto, just tacky.i agree that a brick/stone theme with all of the stores would make this center a lot more attractive. and the car wash...is different. the center itself is not too bad imo. and palais royal is a decent store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Meadows Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I completely agree - they went pretty cheap and "tacky". It's unfortunate this was not part of Cinco so it could look more like the Target center on Westheimer Parkway. We don't need huge colorful lettering and evey various color of sign right in the neighborhood - we know you are there. It's not like you are trying to pull someone off the interstate to do some impulse shopping. But if you don't have the build guidelines, they will do it as cheaply as possible without looking horrible.I heard that Newland (which developed both Cinco and Seven Meadows) or maybe the residents/homeowners association of Seven Meadows, was only worried about HEB being 24 hours so they compromised on the facade for making them adjust their hours and closing overnight. Could be an urban ledgend. Trendmaker Development did much better across the street with their center IMO.This is an Urban Ledgend. Newland Communities (Cinco and Seven Meadows developer) did not ever own the land that HEB is on now. Too bad for Seven Meadows residents! I can't stand it either! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westguy76 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 blame the architectural review committies that the developers have to submit there plans to for that ugly HEB facade that they let them get away with. But I've seen worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRanch1 Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 This is an Urban Ledgend. Newland Communities (Cinco and Seven Meadows developer) did not ever own the land that HEB is on now. Too bad for Seven Meadows residents! I can't stand it either!Holy moly, what is going to make you people happy?? AT least its not YELLOW and PURPLE!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katyresident Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Holy moly, what is going to make you people happy?? AT least its not YELLOW and PURPLE!!!thats true! this heb isnt even that bad why is everyone freaking out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cla Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 thats true! this heb isnt even that bad why is everyone freaking out? I think that might come from growing up in homogenous MPC's. All development - residential and commercial must look the same, and have at the very least, a brick facade. Heaven forbid something should stand out. And what's wrong with yellow and purple? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katyresident Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I think that might come from growing up in homogenous MPC's. All development - residential and commercial must look the same, and have at the very least, a brick facade. Heaven forbid something should stand out. And what's wrong with yellow and purple? nothing. i was saying true to "what will make you guys happy"nothing. i was saying true to "what will make you guys happy"oooh haha i didnt see the pic at first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconRanch1 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 I think that might come from growing up in homogenous MPC's. All development - residential and commercial must look the same, and have at the very least, a brick facade. Heaven forbid something should stand out. And what's wrong with yellow and purple? haha, My bad, i was referring to the "yellow" and "purple" HEB on Mason Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schmoo643 Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Interesting note....while Newland currently is the developer of both Cinco and Seven Meadows....it wasn't the original developer of Cinco. Much of what Cinco (planned commercial sites etc) was planned by American General at the very beginning. Newland is the 3rd developer to own it, and has been smart enough to continue it. In the beginning, Cinco wasn't even supposed to have as much residential as it does, I think I remember it being almost all office/commercial, but they changed when they stared because of the oil bust. Do I think the Super Target center looks and functions much better than the Fry Rd Center? Yes. Do I think the Fry Rd stuff looks bad? Not really. I drove by this morning and noticed the Firestone building had a ton of brick on it....I was very surprised at that. (I usually take other routes to get home.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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