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Monday, August 11, 2008

When Will the Alabama Bookstop Stop?

August 11, 2008 – 3:04 pm

Bookstop at Alabama Shepherd Shopping Center, the Former Alabama Theater, Houston

A reader notes that a sign offering “13,000 sq feet of restaurant/retail for lease” is up at the Alabama Bookstop, and asks if plans for the location have been announced. Bookstop owner Barnes & Noble is building a new store on West Gray, on the former site of the River Oaks Shopping Center’s north curve.

That 13,000 sq. ft. figure makes it clear the sign isn’t referring to a different space in the Alabama Theater Shopping Center. According to leasing info on the Weingarten website, that’s the approximate size of the Bookstop’s space.

Photo of Bookstop at Alabama Theater Shopping Center: Debra Jane Seltzer

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3:04 pm | 1 Comment | Read more about Commercial Real Estate, Historic Preservation, Leasing, Openings and Closings, Retail, Shopping Centers, Strip Centers
Monday, February 4, 2008

How High Will Little Bunny Fly?

February 4, 2008 – 5:35 pm

Fly High Little Bunny, 3120 S. Shepherd, Houston

A short item in the Houston Business Journal is encouraging rumors of a new highrise on Shepherd, one block south of the Alabama Theater Bookstop.

That’s the current location of jewelry store Fly High Little Bunny, along with the Jamail Real Estate office shown in this photo sent in by a Swamplot reader. The property includes two houses in back.

But the new development could stretch all the way to W. Alabama. A poster on HAIF claims the same buyer is also purchasing the shopping center on the north side of the block, which contains Ruchi’s Taqueria and Roeders Pub, and is planning highrise apartments and a parking garage, with retail space on the ground floor.

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5:35 pm | Read more about Apartments, Commercial Real Estate, Highrises, Neighborhoods: Westlawn Terrace, Proposed Developments, Shopping Centers