heights_yankee Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Chili's opens tomorrow (March 20).skillet queso all around! cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistergreen Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 FWIW - According to their website, Panda Express due to open in May.Their place looks pretty good, too bad they were overzealous with the signage in front and ruined the look of it approaching from the north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 I wish it didn't have one big surface lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corbusier Posted April 2, 2008 Share Posted April 2, 2008 what is the status of Fatburger? I've never had one and still hope they are coming to Houston. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Panda Express opened this morning at 11am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Oh yay. Yippee. The website now shows a Cash Store coming in. I can only imagine the clientele that's going to bring in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 The suburbs have met the Heights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 Oh yay. Yippee. The website now shows a Cash Store coming in. I can only imagine the clientele that's going to bring in.Oh joy. What next a Rent-a-Center? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I'm pulling for a mattress store... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted April 8, 2008 Share Posted April 8, 2008 I'm pulling for a mattress store...You're in luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 You're in luck.Dammit! Who is in charge of making shopping centers suck so much? They are really good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwrm4 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 (edited) Dammit! Who is in charge of making shopping centers suck so much? They are really good at it.The people who are tasked with maximizing their investors' returns. You do not build a project of that magnitude without knowing exactly what the demographic for the property will be. Need proof? There will be a check cashing store at Sawyer Heights also. Edited April 9, 2008 by cwrm4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan the Man Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Retail is always specifically targeted to the surrounding demographics - lower end retail is usually not profitable in a high income area, due to the high rent. Likewise high end retail cannot be profitable in a lower income area, due to the limited spending power of the surrounding residents. As the demographics of this area change, the retail will also change. As fast as the Heights is gentrifying, I imagine this center will see some tenant turnover in the next few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trae Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 And maybe less surface lots and more garages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20thStDad Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 And maybe less surface lots and more garages.That's really my biggest hangup with shopping centers. I hate parking lots and a building strip that has no features at all. I get that people need to buy things, I do it to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistergreen Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Looks like Pot Belly's out, Arby's in.Yuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahad1743 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Looks like Pot Belly's out, Arby's in.Woah! This totally sucks. How did you find this out? Is Freebird's still in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
galahad1743 Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Woah! This totally sucks. How did you find this out? Is Freebird's still in?Phew. I'm answering my own question. Looks like Freebirds is still in, but I'm totally disappointed at the lameness of this plan. Subway... Matress Firm... Radio Shack... Payless Shoes... Cash Store... Dickey's. Are you kidding me? This is discouraging my trips to Target.Does anyone know if there are plans available for the Orr development on Heights? (discussed on another forum maybe?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 This thread is hilarious. First, people were excited about a new Target. Then they got discouraged because there's an Arby's next to the Target.It's all just shopping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 Looks like Pot Belly's out, Arby's in.Yuck.Yuck? Yay! Potbelly's is good, but I like Arby's, too - sometimes for the classic (albeit over-cooked, and over-processed) roast beef, sometimes for the market fresh sandwiches like the pecan chicken. Although, I could also make a meal out of curly fries and a jamocha shake. Carbs! Damn, I'm hungry now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
takeshi Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Wow, I certainly won't be over there for much... Guess we will see how these retailers hold out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 it begs the eternal question: who the heck is buying all these mattresses?now, be thoughtful with your responses, people. one time on this forum someone suggested that we have so many mattress stores b/c "illegals" don't bring mattresses with them. that is ridiculous just b/c it is, but also, i hardly doubt a bunch of recent immigrants are buying up Temperpedics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shamrock Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 it begs the eternal question: who the heck is buying all these mattresses?now, be thoughtful with your responses, people. one time on this forum someone suggested that we have so many mattress stores b/c "illegals" don't bring mattresses with them. that is ridiculous just b/c it is, but also, i hardly doubt a bunch of recent immigrants are buying up Temperpedics.My theory -- matresses are expensive to ship and need to be tried out by customers. I do not know if this is actually the case, but I would guess that mattresses are seldom ordered by mail or on the internet. Still, there are way too many mattress retail stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownWxBoy Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 (edited) Looks like they have cleared more land to start additional construction between Target and Panda Express.I noticed these additional stores... not sure if they have been mentioned yet... Cash Store (yuk) and a KFC/Taco Bell combo place. Edited May 12, 2008 by HtownWxBoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tanith27 Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Looks like they have cleared more land to start additional construction between Target and Panda Express.I noticed these additional stores... not sure if they have been mentioned yet... Cash Store (yuk) and a KFC/Taco Bell combo place.Vitamin Shoppe is new too. Looks like the Arbys (previously at the new KFC/TB location) moved to a shared building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 It just keeps getting grosser! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 (edited) It just keeps getting grosser!and yet, we just refuse to get over our love affair with strip malls and shopping centers. How many threads on this forum are about a new store/restaurant in the new shopping/lifestyle center/centre in____________ (subdivision/road)? Ick. Just, ick. Long ago I vowed never to live in the burbs, thinking I could escape the parking lot landscape, and now I can't hardly escape it in the inner city. And Panda Express just adds insult to injury. That is some truly gross stuff. Nothing says "big city living" like a $1300 a month 'loft' apartment in the middle of a parking lot next to an Arby's and a mattress store. Edited May 13, 2008 by crunchtastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 And Panda Express just adds insult to injury. That is some truly gross stuff. Nothing says "big city living" like a $1300 a month 'loft' apartment in the middle of a parking lot next to an Arby's and a mattress store. it's the chili's that makes it unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memebag Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 and yet, we just refuse to get over our love affair with strip malls and shopping centers. How many threads on this forum are about a new store/restaurant in the new shopping/lifestyle center/centre in____________ (subdivision/road)?I don't get excited by Target, Arby's or Panda Express, but some of my favorite restaurants and stores are in strip centers. Today I had some really good mexican food at "Taqueria 100% Michoacana" in a little strip center on W. Airport. The amazing "Himalaya" is in a strip center. There's a store that sells imported Russian products in a strip center near my house.The strip center is a fact of life. It makes economic sense to share walls and parking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchtastic Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 The strip center is a fact of life. It makes economic sense to share walls and parking.True, I just don't think we need any more of them if all they're going to have is cell phone stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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