The teeth, eyes, and . . . uh, overall shape of the new shopping center Braun Enterprises is planning for N. Shepherd and 24th St. can be considered taken care of, now that Lovett Dental, Eyes on the Heights Optometry, and Club Pilates have each signed leases for space in the development. That leaves 11,555 sq. ft. still available in 3 separate end-cap spots for any nail salon, podiatrist, or dermatology clinic that wants to fill out the theming for the complex, which would go on the block catty-corner to the H-E-B Heights Market currently under construction.

This would fit in with N. Shepherd’s ongoing transformation: Braun plans to demolish the Miller’s Auto Body Repair Experts facility (as of now still open for business) as well a building formerly occupied by Auto Electric Service on the site in order to construct the 24,000-sq.-ft. shopping center, which includes structured parking as well as a parking lot on the roof of one of the 2 buildings.

A full human-body-part-focused buildout for this planned complex at 2401 N. Shepherd Dr. isn’t so far-fetched: the latest renderings released for the development include generic signage for both a nail salon and a fitness club:

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The 6,562-sq.-ft. fitness club space however, perched in a second-story aerie above the Shepherd frontage, is sporting a more restrained design than what was featured in renderings of the same development released by Tipps Architecture last year. That upstairs spot is now marked leased on the site plan, though no tenant name is indicated:

• 2401 N. Shepherd [Braun Enterprises]
• Braun Enterprises signs tenants at upcoming Heights development near H-E-B [Houston Chronicle]
• Previously on Swamplot: Shadowy Retail Block by Heights H-E-B Will Go Off the Grid, Hide Parking Behind and On Top

Renderings: Braun Enterprises