TheNiche Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://www.globest.com/news/1120_1120/houston/169271-1.htmlThe town square is still in the planning stages, with the town council authorizing the economic development coordinator to proceed with plans and renderings. The square will likely be developed an area known as Five Points, which was the center of La Porte in its early days. Gretchen Larson, economic development coordinator with the City of La Porte, says leaders are in discussion with architect firms to obtain renderings. Once renderings have been approved, the town will go through the process of public meetings and planning and zoning discussions.Larson estimates the entire process will likely take about a year, with the development itself to take two or three months.This is in addition to the plans to replace the old Sylvan Beach Pavilions with a new 200-room hotel overlooking Galveston Bay.La Porte is really coming along, and its old town is still pretty active. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Yeah I saw this yesterday and was going to post it but forgot. I wonder what stores they are aiming at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted March 25, 2008 Author Share Posted March 25, 2008 Yeah I saw this yesterday and was going to post it but forgot. I wonder what stores they are aiming at.I don't think that this is necessarily a sophisticated revenue-driven project, so it'll probably be a mish-mash of local retailers. I don't envision apparell or any kind of destination retail being a very good fit, but food and service retailers would probably be a good place to start.Restaurants seem to do pretty well in that area. They've got mexican, BBQ, a really good all-purpose place that serves a high-end clientele, and an olde-timey tea house, all along Main Street. And a good indie coffeehouse is at Sylvan Beach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Cool. I went to flight school in La Porte. We also used to put in at Sylvan Beach and would fish the "humps" out in the bay. I have not been out that way in years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 How is the growth in La Porte? I haven't been in La Porte is a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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