# Westbury Square

Houston, TX · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-3cca8357e2` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-westbury-square/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3cca8357e2.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-3cca8357e2.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-3cca8357e2

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | proposed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | housing | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | remaining buildings | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1962 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 7.5 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | Ira Berne | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Planning notes | On July 2, 2015, it was announced that the remaining buildings will be demolished and the site used for a gated community of approximately 110 homes. | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “The center, built in 1962, soon became very popular.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square
- **acres**: “Westbury Square was a shopping center located on a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) site near the intersection of Chimney Rock Road and West Bellfort Avenue, in the Westbury neighborhood in the Brays Oaks district of Southwest Houston, Texas.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square
- **original_developer**: “In 1960 Ira Berne, the developer of the Westbury subdivision, had developed the center.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square
- **after_notes**: “the remaining buildings” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square
- **status**: “On July 2, 2015, it was announced that the remaining buildings will be demolished and the site used for a gated community of approximately 110 homes.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square
- **strategy**: “On July 2, 2015, it was announced that the remaining buildings will be demolished and the site used for a gated community of approximately 110 homes.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square

## Parties

- Ira Berne — owner (from text) (1960–)
- McDonnell-Douglas Financial Corp. — owner (from text) (1988–)
- Alfred Antonini — owner (from text)

## Timeline

- 1960: Ira Berne developed Westbury Square
- 1962: Center built and opened
- 1970: Opening of The Galleria triggers decline
- 1988: Original owner files bankruptcy; McDonnell-Douglas Financial Corp. takes over
- 1995: Only a handful of stores remain open; Home Depot makes offer to buy
- 2002: Center described as a bedraggled specter; plans for farmer's market discussed
- 2010: Owner puts remaining buildings up for sale
- 2014: Buildings 1 and 5 removed under city agreement
- 2015: Announced demolition of remaining buildings for gated community

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Westbury Square was a shopping center located on a 7.5-acre (3.0 ha) site near the intersection of Chimney Rock Road and West Bellfort Avenue, in the Westbury neighborhood in the Brays Oaks district of Southwest Houston, Texas. It was built as a part of Westbury Section 3.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westbury_Square

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Westbury Square, Houston, TX." Record m-3cca8357e2, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-westbury-square/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_houstonwestburysquare,
  title = {Westbury Square, Houston, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/tx/houston-westbury-square/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-3cca8357e2, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.