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Monday, October 26, 2009

The Westchase Spec Office Building That Ate Tinseltown

October 26, 2009 – 4:01 pm

Not a fan of the “ugly uninspired office parks” that line Beltway 8 on the west side of town, radio geek and computer answer guy Jay Lee finds he has a few nice things to say — and photograph — about the recently completed first phase of Westchase Park, a Simmons Vedder office development that’s replaced the Cinemark Tinseltown Westchase just north of Westpark:

There’s a water feature in the front of the building that sports a metallic sculpture which sort of reminds me of the contraption from the movie “Contact.” It’s by far the most interesting piece of architecture I have seen out here on the west beltway.

The building itself is glass and chrome and glints in the daylight. I was kind of hoping the sculpture was a corporate logo of some kind and that this was going to be to world headquarters of some up and coming conglomerate or something. Alas, it is simply a business park and will soon be selling office space to those looking to setup shop in the Westchase District.

On the plus side, it looks pretty cool at night:

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4:01 pm | 15 Comments | Read more about Houston Architects, Neighborhoods: Westchase, New Construction, Office Buildings, Redevelopment
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009

And July Is Meat Candy Month

July 7, 2009 – 12:22 pm
   

Its first Houston store (at Main and Kirby) apparently a patty-smashing success, 3 new Smashburgers are now ready to open in a few other strip centers: “First up is a restaurant in the Westchase area at 10705 Westheimer, Suite C, opening on July 15. A second will open July 22 in the Energy Corridor at 1635 Eldridge (Eldridge and Briar Forest). And a third, located at 5520 Buffalo Speedway (Buffalo Speedway and Bissonnet) in the West University area, will open July 29.” [Eating Our Words; previously on Swamplot]

12:22 pm | 16 Comments | Read more about Neighborhoods: Energy Corridor, Neighborhoods: West University, Neighborhoods: Westchase, Openings and Closings, Quicklink, Restaurants, Strip Centers
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Thursday, January 24, 2008

Dismembering and Remembering the Tinseltown Westchase Theater

January 24, 2008 – 8:11 am

A reader writes in with a question about the movie theater that appeared in Swamplot’s Daily Demolition Report earlier this week:

Do we happen to know the reason for the demolition of the Tinseltown Westchase location? If I can remember right, this theater has only been here for not even 10 years yet.

Actually, the Cinemark Tinseltown USA Westchase movie theater had reached the ripe old age of 12. According to the Houston Business Journal, Simmons Vedder Partners is tearing it down to build twin 6-story spec office buildings with a parking garage between them and a “signature water feature” fronting the Beltway — all designed by Ambrose, McEnany and House Architects. It’ll be called Westchase Park.

After the jump, a few fond memories of the theater in its “Hey!” day.

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8:11 am | Read more about Commercial Real Estate, Demolitions, Neighborhoods: Westchase, New Construction, Office Buildings, Openings and Closings, Proposed Developments
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