Comments on: And What About the River Oaks Shopping Center? http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/ Houston, Texas real estate development, home buying, landscape, and design Sat, 31 Jul 2010 14:39:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: JANICE JUCKER http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-29029 JANICE JUCKER Sat, 23 May 2009 12:57:27 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-29029 We were sorry to have to leave the River Oaks Shopping Center and miss our clientele from the area. We are getting ready to have our soft opening at our 4036 S. Braeswood Blvd (77025)store after being damaged from Ike. Please come see us and reintroduce yourselves. Please help us show everyone the importance of our local businesses and that we can survive in this time of "big boxes" and corporate chains. We are so excited to see everyone again and would love to see you as well. Sign up for news of our reopening at www.3brothersbakery.com. See you soon! Have a sweet day! The Jucker Family We were sorry to have to leave the River Oaks Shopping Center and miss our clientele from the area. We are getting ready to have our soft opening at our 4036 S. Braeswood Blvd (77025)store after being damaged from Ike. Please come see us and reintroduce yourselves. Please help us show everyone the importance of our local businesses and that we can survive in this time of “big boxes” and corporate chains. We are so excited to see everyone again and would love to see you as well. Sign up for news of our reopening at http://www.3brothersbakery.com. See you soon! Have a sweet day! The Jucker Family

]]> By: Drew http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24314 Drew Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:39:17 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24314 John, I totally agree. That new wing is an abomination: Out of scale, hideous, and lacking any charm. It really ruins the corner. I was driving by there the other day and noticed how stark that wing looked from the rest of that area. It's almost as bad as the suburban Costo on Richmond. John, I totally agree. That new wing is an abomination: Out of scale, hideous, and lacking any charm. It really ruins the corner. I was driving by there the other day and noticed how stark that wing looked from the rest of that area.

It’s almost as bad as the suburban Costo on Richmond.

]]> By: RWB http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24268 RWB Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:19:17 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24268 "Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook for Weingarten Realty Investors to negative from stable over concerns about the company’s near-term debt maturities." Houston Business Journal, http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2009/03/30/daily48.html?ana=from_rss “Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has revised its outlook for Weingarten Realty Investors to negative from stable over concerns about the company’s near-term debt maturities.” Houston Business Journal, http://www.bizjournals.com/hou.....a=from_rss

]]> By: doofus http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24164 doofus Thu, 02 Apr 2009 16:26:17 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24164 What? How dare you be critical of the design. Have you seen the graceful curve that so elegantly plays tribute to the building it is replacing? Have you seen the way the massive parking garage is now a focal feature? Lest we forget about the vacant wine porch extending out towards the street! (sarcasm alert) What? How dare you be critical of the design. Have you seen the graceful curve that so elegantly plays tribute to the building it is replacing? Have you seen the way the massive parking garage is now a focal feature? Lest we forget about the vacant wine porch extending out towards the street! (sarcasm alert)

]]> By: JT http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24097 JT Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:09:32 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24097 I completely agree with John. Here you have an architecturally recognized center and practically the only place left that hasn't added faux adornments and all that rot until now.The new building is now cream color instead of stark white. It adds slate that has no correlation to anything except perhaps some nearby townhome's upstairs balcony and basically looks like the tacky Victorian bevelled glass front door that your Aunt Fern replaced on her pseudo Mies van der Rohe modern. The handwriting is on the wall folks--kiss the center as we know it goodbye. I completely agree with John. Here you have an architecturally recognized center and practically the only place left that hasn’t added faux adornments and all that rot until
now.The new building is now cream color instead of stark white. It adds slate that has no correlation to anything except perhaps some nearby townhome’s upstairs balcony and basically looks like the tacky Victorian bevelled glass front door that your Aunt Fern replaced on her pseudo Mies van der Rohe modern. The handwriting is on the wall folks–kiss the center as we know it goodbye.

]]> By: John http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24094 John Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:43:43 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24094 Lost all respect for Weingarten. I drive by ROC every day and looking at the travesty of the new Barnes & Noble "wing" makes me furious, literally. After ripping apart one of the most significant developments in the state, they replace it with mediocre suburban crap that looks like it belongs in Sugarland or the Woodlands. Slate? Blue? Arches? A hodgepodge of strip center crap. The architects, I uses the term loosely, of this "improvement" should be ashamed of themselves. Weingarten has no shame. If they go bankrupt and out of business, I will dance in the street. Lost all respect for Weingarten. I drive by ROC every day and looking at the travesty of the new Barnes & Noble “wing” makes me furious, literally. After ripping apart one of the most significant developments in the state, they replace it with mediocre suburban crap that looks like it belongs in Sugarland or the Woodlands. Slate? Blue? Arches? A hodgepodge of strip center crap. The architects, I uses the term loosely, of this “improvement” should be ashamed of themselves. Weingarten has no shame. If they go bankrupt and out of business, I will dance in the street.

]]> By: Darbymom http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24084 Darbymom Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:34:53 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24084 A couple of comments-First, wasn't one of the tenants supposed to be a Barnes & Noble or Bookstop? Second, I miss the convenience of 3 Brothers Bakery and the Black Eyed Pea. Not every meal out has to be upscale; sometimes you just want some meat loaf. Maybe there's a rationale for a third Starbucks... A couple of comments-First, wasn’t one of the tenants supposed to be a Barnes & Noble or Bookstop? Second, I miss the convenience of 3 Brothers Bakery and the Black Eyed Pea. Not every meal out has to be upscale; sometimes you just want some meat loaf.
Maybe there’s a rationale for a third Starbucks…

]]> By: Jeff http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24066 Jeff Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:05:39 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24066 Well,thank God, because the one thing we need more of in Houston are dry cleaners and Marshall's. I mean, I have three dry cleaners within two blocks of me, but I need one in my driveway too! Well,thank God, because the one thing we need more of in Houston are dry cleaners and Marshall’s. I mean, I have three dry cleaners within two blocks of me, but I need one in my driveway too!

]]> By: doofus http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24062 doofus Wed, 01 Apr 2009 20:45:05 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24062 Weingarten Realty = Teh Suck. Weingarten Realty = Teh Suck.

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24052 EMME Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:07:33 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24052 To clarify, Mr. Farrington built the most tasteful part of the River Oaks Shopping Center, the part that houses Mandola's and the center directly across the street. I am not 100% certain of the others. To clarify, Mr. Farrington built the most tasteful part of the River Oaks Shopping Center, the part that houses Mandola’s and the center directly across the street. I am not 100% certain of the others.

]]> By: EMME http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24051 EMME Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:05:39 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24051 Weingarten did not build the River Oaks Shopping Center. The Tanglewood Corporation did, or at least its founder, Mr. Farrington who developed Tanglewood, the Post Oak Shopping Center and many other Houston projects. Weingarten did not build the River Oaks Shopping Center. The Tanglewood Corporation did, or at least its founder, Mr. Farrington who developed Tanglewood, the Post Oak Shopping Center and many other Houston projects.

]]> By: Irfan http://swamplot.com/and-what-about-the-river-oaks-shopping-center/2009-04-01/#comment-24048 Irfan Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:59:18 +0000 http://swamplot.com/?p=7859#comment-24048 Weingarten was smart long time ago when it catered to quality and sought input from the locals before building or acquiring property. Now the executives live in their upscale Woodlands suburban homes, lost touch with reality, and use Wall Street's "make money via box-store template business model". Weingarten was smart long time ago when it catered to quality and sought input from the locals before building or acquiring property. Now the executives live in their upscale Woodlands suburban homes, lost touch with reality, and use Wall Street’s “make money via box-store template business model”.

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