Retail Center At 5201 Richmond Ave.

[texasboy]

Richmond Rice Shopping Center

SWC Richmond Avenue at

Rice Boulevard

Houston, Texas

PROPERTY DATA

Size: 20,114 Sq.Ft.

TRAFFIC COUNTS

Richmond Avenue 36,310 cars/day

Rice Avenue 5,804 cars/day

2003 POPULATION ESTIMATES

1 mile 18,558

3 mile 185,670

5 mile 452,625

2003 AVERAGE

HOUSEHOLD INCOME

1 mile $79,257

3 mile $94,332

5 mile $86,113

PARKING SPACES: 80

PARKING RATIO: 4/1000

TOTAL LAND AREA: 114,180 acres

http://www.levcor.com/Images/Projects/Texas/Houston/Richmond-Render-Large.jpg

http://www.levcor.com/Images/Projects/Texas/Houston/Richmond-Layout-Large.jpg

http://www.levcor.com/Documents/Projects/T...chmond-Rice.pdf

[UrbaNerd]

Errpp..looks like somewthing out of the 60s, or something..plus..all of that parking. Blech.

[westguy]

I don't like the patio in front of the cafe.

[houstonsemipro]

Not bad. Not bad at all. I tell you one thing, it's something different.

[Subdude]

Pretty much looks like any other strip center to me.

[texasboy]

TRAFFIC COUNTS

Richmond Avenue 36,310 cars/day

Rice Avenue 5,804 cars/day

i know this is kind of silly quoting something that i posted, but here is some proof that developers are also looking for actions in the residents as far as urban infrastructure goes.

[UrbaNerd]

Arrghh..I almost sense a standard issue CVS popping up on that site...

[HtownKid]

Wish it was more connected or pedestrian friendly like Rice Village it has some of those elements but the big parking lot in the middle ruins it

[kzseattle]

Wish it was more connected or pedestrian friendly like Rice Village it has some of those elements but the big parking lot in the middle ruins it

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I have been paying close attention to strip centers in other cities and such centers are indeed quite common. However, unlike Houston, their parking lots are much smaller and there is a row of trees/vegetation between every couple of rows of parking space. That helps a lot in making such shopping center seems more human-scale and inviting. Unfortunately, in Houston, most strip centers face gigantic, tree-less parking lots. This center also seems to have allocated a lot of space for parking.

[The Great Hizzy!]

Yeah, I didn't have any real concerns about the project (like Subdude said, it looks very typical of strip centers) until I saw the excessive parking. Seems to me they're short changing themselves, as some of that space could've been used for more retail space.

I have no problems with providing parking space (after all, this is the Sunbelt) but there still is such a thing as too much.

[kjb434]

I think the center looks good. Trees will be planted as required by the city of Houston for new commercial strip development.

[WestGrayGuy]

Okay.

Question: Is it Rice Boulevard or Rice Avenue? The diagram say Blvd. There is a difference.

I am thinking it is Rice Avenue in uptown and not Rice Boulevard in the Village. With that being said, I think the design is hideous.

Perhaps it will look better when built.

[jpcampbell]

Okay.

Question:  Is it Rice Boulevard or Rice Avenue? The diagram say Blvd.  There is a difference.

I am thinking it is Rice Avenue in uptown and not Rice Boulevard in the Village.  With that being said, I think the design is hideous.

Perhaps it will look better when built.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It seems like uptown since I don't know where Rice Blvd and Richmond meet.

[kjb434]

It is another street named rice completely different than the one in the village. The description of Ave. and Blvd. is the difference. This streets runs north-south and intersects Richmond just west of Sage.

[jpcampbell]

It is another street named rice completely different than the one in the village.  The description of Ave. and Blvd. is the difference. This streets runs north-south and intersects Richmond just west of Sage.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Right, it's South Rice. It was confusing becase they left off the "South".

[houstonsemipro]

For the ones that think this project is ugly, those the main people going to check it out when it get's finish, and half of y'all in here going to love it afterwards. So quit the bit**ing.

[kjb434]

Oh, a little touchy. I was thinking the same thing, just didn't want to say it.

[ssullivan]

It is Rice Ave. in Uptown. That's an error in the rendering, as Rice Blvd. runs east-west through the Village area and over to Rice U. Rice Ave. runs north-south through Uptown down to Bellaire, and does cross Richmond.

[LTAWACS]

It looks like a tired design.