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Strip centers · Texas

River Oaks Shopping Center

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedReinhabitedOperatingHouston, TX

Operating strip center in Houston undergoing redevelopment (healthcare/housing/office/retail) supported by local housing growth and nearby development activity; retrofit details and current tenant mix unknown. · summary, model-written

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River Oaks Shopping Center
Exterior view of a former shopping center with palm trees and street signs. · verified by a vision model. Photo: WhisperToMe, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Site profile7 elements · what this site is built with · tap a chip for the evidence

Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 10 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 8,623 units, Harris County census-bps · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: record · all sites with this
ReinhabitedThis site: record · all sites with this
New use
HousingThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
OfficeThis site: …new_use field record · all sites with this
Retail (continued)This site: …new_use field record · all sites with this

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Now

StatusOperatingWikipedia no source
StrategyRedeveloped · ReinhabitedWikipedia no source
New useshealthcare, housing, office, retailWikipedia no source
Owner of recordKimco Realty Corporationcounty assessor no source

History and original facts

Original developerRiver Oaks Corporationnewtypes-extraction reported
CountyHarris County
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The River Oaks Shopping Center, opened in 1937 as a shopping center, is being redeveloped with residential towers and reinhabited with healthcare and retail uses.

Not yet recorded: acres, GLA, year opened, what is there now, retrofit year. Know it? Tell us.

Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: see the county recorder.
ParcelOwner of recordAcresUse · zoningValue (appraised · assessed · taxable)Last sale · deed
0442250000173
all 47 county fields
LOWPARCELID0442250000173
HCAD_NUM0442250000173
Acreage4.2871 AC
SiteNumber2030
acct_num0442250000173
tax_year2026
owner_name_1KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
owner_pct_11.0
mail_addr_1500 N BROADWAY STE 201
mail_cityJERICHO
mail_stateNY
mail_zip11753-2122
site_str_pfxW
site_str_num2030
site_str_num_sfx
site_str_nameGRAY
site_str_sfxST
site_str_sfx_dir
site_cityHOUSTON
site_zip77019
state_classF1
map_facet
land_value17740870.0
bld_value18810057.0
impr_value18810057.0
total_appraised_val36550927.0
total_market_val36550927.0
new_owner_date606355200000
legal_dscr_1TRS 1 2 16 & 17
legal_dscr_2(PRIOR YR IMPS 0442250000005)
legal_dscr_3ABST 696 O SMITH
acreage_14.2871
land_sqft186746.0
land_use8004
confidential_flagNNNNNNNNNN
activeAccount_flagY
isInCamaY
nh_cd5904.07
dscrMONTROSE WEST
tax_value36550927.0
Kimco Realty Corporation4.3F1$36.6M (appraised)
assessed —		1989-03-20
0442250000171
all 48 county fields
LOWPARCELID0442250000171
HCAD_NUM0442250000171
StatedArea158707
Acreage3.6340 AC
SiteNumber2017
acct_num0442250000171
tax_year2026
owner_name_1KIMCO REALTY CORPORATION
owner_pct_11.0
mail_addr_1500 N BROADWAY STE 201
mail_cityJERICHO
mail_stateNY
mail_zip11753-2122
site_str_pfxW
site_str_num2050
site_str_num_sfx
site_str_nameGRAY
site_str_sfxST
site_str_sfx_dir
site_cityHOUSTON
site_zip77019
state_classF1
map_facet
land_value15038215.0
bld_value16958450.0
impr_value16958450.0
total_appraised_val31996665.0
total_market_val31996665.0
new_owner_date606355200000
legal_dscr_1TRS10 11 12 & 13A
legal_dscr_2(PRIOR YR IMPS 0442250000145)
legal_dscr_3ABST 696 O SMITH
acreage_13.634
land_sqft158297.0
land_use8004
confidential_flagNNNNNNNNNN
activeAccount_flagY
isInCamaY
nh_cd5904.07
dscrMONTROSE WEST
tax_value31996665.0
Kimco Realty Corporation3.6F1$32.0M (appraised)
assessed —		1989-03-20
Total7.9$68.5M

Site context

Housing permits, Harris County (TX), 20248,623 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,226 in 2–4, 20,087 single-family; 2023: 13,263 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby10 within 10 km, 19 within 25 km: Ion (3.3 km); Greentown Labs Houston (4.0 km); Georgian apartments (4.0 km); Power Center (4.0 km); Park Eight Master Plan (4.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)210,476 jobs in 13,134 establishments; average annual pay $44,568; employment location quotient 0.87; employment -0.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20223,829 jobs; 1,061 in retail trade, 969 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48201410300)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 38th income percentile as adults; -2.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (125 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 5.7%; median family income $160,104; 27 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsHouston Independent School District (PK-12); 3 public schools within 1 mile: LANIER MIDDLE; RIVER OAKS EL; ELLA J BAKER MONTESSORI SCHOOLNCES EDGE
Elevation51 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025489 county-logged events: 176 thunderstorm wind, 143 hail, 92 flash flood, 33 tornado; $10,324,991,000 property damage reported; 54 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 77019, 2026-09median list price $779,450 (-9.2% on the year); 156 active listings; median 59 days on market; 12% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202313,613 establishments (+8%); 213,745 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $276,524 (-2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,583/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)27,322 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 7 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

River Oaks Shopping Center (Houston, TX) is an operating strip center. It is being redeveloped/reinhabited with new uses including healthcare, housing, office, and retail. The strategy is supported by: 1) nearby housing market growth (ZHVI +11.3% over 5 years), 2) 10 nearby developments within 10km (including 4 under construction), 3) Harris County permitting showing 20,000+ residential units built in 2023-2024. The center’s narrative mentions it was the third oldest U.S. shopping center (2012 data), but current tenant mix is not specified. No retrofit project details are provided. Traffic data shows a minor arterial road (4 lanes, 27,322 ADT). Unknown: exact retrofit timeline, current tenant count, or specific housing/retail project details. The record notes 'retrofit already built' but does not describe it.

Why. The assessment uses only the record’s verified data points (housing market, permits, nearby developments, strategy) and explicitly states unknowns (retrofit details, current tenants). No external knowledge or speculation is added.

Where it stands. Operating center with active redevelopment strategy, supported by local market data and nearby development activity. Key gaps: no project specifics or current tenant information.

For a planner

  • Housing market growth (11.3% 5y) and 20k+ new units in permits align with housing strategy.
  • 10 nearby developments within 10km indicate active neighborhood transformation.

For a developer

  • Permits show strong residential construction activity (2023-2024).
  • New uses (healthcare/housing/office/retail) match nearby development patterns.
  • Unknown: exact retrofit scope or current tenant revenue.

What we do not know yet

  • Retrofit project details not described.
  • Current tenant mix and revenue not provided.
  • No timeline for new uses implementation.

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Multifamily screen

  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 3.4% 2018–23
  • housing in the record

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Background

The River Oaks Shopping Center is a shopping center in Neartown, Houston, adjacent to River Oaks. As of 2012 the more than 322,000-square-foot (29,900 m2) center includes one grocery store, one movie theater, 14 restaurants, and 76 stores. The center, owned by Weingarten Realty, is the third oldest shopping center of its type in the United States. == History == Hugh Potter, who was involved in the River Oaks Corporation and took control of it in the 1930s, had created the concept of the shopping center. Potter originally planned to place the center at the intersection of River Oaks Boulevard and Westheimer Road where St.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

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