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The Galleria is an upscale mixed-use urban development centrally located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas, one of the largest business districts in the country, just outside the city's I-610 inner beltway. It is sited at one of the busiest road intersections in the country, Post Oak Boulevard at Westheimer Road. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government - Mayor Bill White Area - City 601. ... Gerald D. Hines is a Houston, Texas real estate developer and founder of Hines Interests that has developed over 205 million square feet in more than 650 properties worldwide, including stunning skyscrapers, premier corporate headquarters, mixed-use centers, industrial parks, and master-planned resort and residential communities throughout the United... Simon Property Group, Inc. ... Simon Property Group, Inc. ... The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) provides pension fund, healthcare and other retirement services for 1. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Uptown Houston Uptown Houston, or the Uptown District, is mainly centered around the the Galleria, the largest and most prestigious shopping mall in Houston. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Incorporated June 5, 1837 Government - Mayor Bill White Area - City 601. ... Interstate 610 is a freeway that forms a loop around the city of Houston, Texas. ...

The Galleria, sometimes referred to as the Houston Galleria (to distinguish it from other establishments with a similar name), consists of a retail complex, as well as three office towers, two Westin hotels, and a private health club. The office towers and hotels are separately owned and managed from the shopping center, which in itself is the largest mall in Texas and seventh-largest in the United States. It is currently anchored by two separate full-line Macy's, Neiman Marcus, Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue. Galleria (Italian for gallery or arcade), or The Galleria, is a common name for a shopping mall, ultimately deriving from the 19th-century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. ... Westin Hotels chain is owned by Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area Ranked 2nd - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 kmÂ²) - Width 773 miles (1,244 km) - Length 790 miles (1,270 km) - % water 2. ... This is a list of the largest shopping malls in the United States of America. ... The flagship Macys South store, at Lenox Square in Atlanta. ... Categories: Stub | Retail companies of the United States ... Nordstrom, Inc. ... Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ...

History

The idea of an indoor shopping center with a hotel was envisioned in the 1950s by oilman Glenn H. McCarthy where a second phase was to include a shopping center with the Shamrock Hotel; this concept was scrapped right after the Hilton Hotel franchise took over the Shamrock in 1955. Glenn H. McCarthy's abandoned concept would influence Gerald Hines in the late 1960s. Glenn Herbert McCarthy (1907-1988) was a wildcatter and a flamboyant oil tycoon. ... The Shamrock Hotel was a hotel located in Houston, Texas adjacent to the Texas Medical Center. ...

The Galleria was developed by Gerald D. Hines, opening in 1970. The new shopping center, anchored by Neiman Marcus, was modeled after the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. When it opened the mall had 600,000 ft² (56,000 m²) of retail space. The original skylights had three hanging chandeliers, along with the incorporation of the Houston Oaks Hotel (now The Westin Oaks Houston). Gerald D. Hines is a Houston, Texas real estate developer and founder of Hines Interests that has developed over 205 million square feet in more than 650 properties worldwide, including stunning skyscrapers, premier corporate headquarters, mixed-use centers, industrial parks, and master-planned resort and residential communities throughout the United... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Categories: Stub | Retail companies of the United States ... Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza del Duomo entrance The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is a covered arcade situated on the northern side of the Piazza del Duomo in Milan, connecting to the Piazza della Scala. ... This article is about the city in Italy. ...

The first expansion, known as Galleria II, was completed in 1976 and added 360,000 ft² (33,000 m²) of retail space on two levels, as well as Lord & Taylor and Frost Bros. Marshall Field's joined the mall in 1979, in a store designed by noted architect Philip Johnson. Galleria II included office space (known as the Galleria Financial Center since the early 1990s) and a second hotel, the Galleria Plaza Hotel (now The Westin Galleria Houston ). In 1986, a second expansion, Galleria III, opened with a new wing to the west of Marshall Field's, anchored by Macy's. This brought the mall to almost 1.6 million ft². Lord & Taylor, based in New York, New York, is the oldest department store chain in the United States. ... Frost Bros. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... 1933 Portrait of Philip Johnson by Carl Van Vechten Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906 â€“ January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect. ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ...

Marshall Field's sold their store to Saks Fifth Avenue in 1996, while the mall itself was sold by Hines Interests in 1999 to a partnership of Urban Shopping Centers, Inc. and institutional funds advised by Walton Street Capital, LLC. The Walton Street affiliated funds separately purchased the office and hotel buildings at this time. Urban in its turn, was purchased by Netherlands-headquartered real estate investment group Rodamco North America, N.V. in 2000. Rodamco sold part of its stake in 2001 to the real estate investment arm of CalPERS as it tried to thwart a hostile takeover by a consortium including The Westfield Group and Simon Property Group. Ultimately unsuccessful in preventing the buyout, Rodamco's ownership interest and management operation of the mall was acquired by Simon Property Group in early 2002. Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ... The California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) provides pension fund, healthcare and other retirement services for 1. ... The Westfield Group is a multinational company that owns shopping centres in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. ... Simon Property Group, Inc. ... Simon Property Group, Inc. ...

During all these rapid ownership changes, development continued on a third expansion of the shopping center, known as Galleria IV. Completed in March 2003, it added 800,000 ft² to the south, anchored by Nordstrom and Foley's, as well as an additional 70 stores. Upon completion of Galleria IV, the shopping mall totaled 2.4 million ft² (220,000 m²) of retail space. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nordstrom, Inc. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In January 2005, Lord & Taylor closed their store, with its former space being partially demolished and incorporated into the mall as an additional 100,000 ft² (9,300 m²) of retail space that opened in August 2006. This redevelopment included a Borders Books and Music, Kona Grill, Oceanaire Seafood Room, Del Frisco's Steakhouse, and nine other retail stores. During the reconstruction, some of the former Lord & Taylor infrastructure was recycled although a section of catwalks dating back to the Galleria II's 1976 expansion has been demolished; this trend was similar to the Galleria IV's expansion in 2002. Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ...

In 2005, after the merger of the parent companies of Macy's and Foley's, it was announced that the Macy's store would close and that the Foley's would be renamed Macy's. The Foley's was renamed in September 2006, but the original Macy's continues to operate, both as separate full-line department stores.

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The Galleria is home to many local upscale designers and boutiques, including Ala Moda, Brass Boot, Carroll Paris, De Gala, Grazia, Obecca, Sara Lasier, Velleriano Italy and many others.^[1] Surrounding the Galleria are other upscale shopping centers featuring similar stores and local fashion houses: Fashion Centre, Uptown Collection, Uptown Park and Highland Village. Collectively, these shopping centers make up what is known nationally and internationally as the "Galleria Shopping District"; officially, this area is known as the Uptown District. Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Macys is a chain of American department stores with its flagship store in Herald Square, New York City, which has been billed as the worlds largest store since completion of the Seventh Avenue addition in 1924. ... Categories: Stub | Retail companies of the United States ... Nordstrom, Inc. ... Saks Fifth Avenue is a chain of upscale American department stores that is owned and operated by Saks Fifth Avenue Enterprises (SFAE), a subsidiary of Saks Incorporated. ... For other uses, see Marshall Fields (disambiguation). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 851 KB) Summary A sign directing to the Galleria. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2272x1704, 851 KB) Summary A sign directing to the Galleria. ... Grazia (Italian for â€œGraceâ€) is an Italian and a British weekly womens glossy magazine. ...

The Galleria serves as the retail flagship for many retailers, and is the backbone for thousands of jobs and support services. For example, a small window cleaning company that calls itself GreenLight Services has staff in the mall each week, and cleans close to 100 stores.

A recent boom of retail influx in the Galleria has sparked even greater tourism and a much greater interest of retailers and designers to purchase space in the shopping complex. Due to rising rental costs in the Galleria, the number and locations of stores is always changing. Currently, there are about 375.

The only non-anchor store in the Houston Galleria which has remained in its original location is the Houston Trunk Factory, located in the Galleria II expansion.

The Galleria also features a full-sized ice rink below a glass atrium. About 50 restaurants and specialty food stores at all prices and service points are located throughout the Galleria complex. Two Westin hotels are also located directly in the Galleria complex, The Westin Galleria and The Westin Oaks (prior to 1984, both hotels were known as the Galleria Plaza Hotel and Houston Oaks Hotel when Westin Hotels and Resorts was known as Western International Hotels). Westin Hotels chain is owned by Starwood Hotel and Resorts Worldwide. ...

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Communities	Acres Homes \| Addicks \| Aldine \| Alief \| Braeburn \| Braeswood Place \| Clear Lake City \| Genoa Township \| Harrisburg \| Houston Heights \| Independence Heights \| Inwood Forest \| Kingwood \| Maplewood \| Memorial \| Meyerland \| North Shore \| Oak Forest \| River Oaks \| Sharpstown \| South Park \| Spring Branch \| Sunnyside See also: The six wards of Houston Acres Homes is a wooded urban/inner-city community in northwest Houston, Texas. ... Addicks is an area of Houston that was formerly its own community. ... Aldine was once a town, but now a small portion of the area is in the corporate limits of Houston, in Harris County, Texas. ... Alief is an area in Harris County that is mostly within the city limits of Houston, Texas. ... Braeburn is a group of subdivisions in southwest Houston, Texas along Brays Bayou west of Hillcroft Avenue and south of the Sharpstown community. ... A sign marking Braeswood Place Braeswood Place is a group of subdivisions in Houston, Texas. ... Clear Lake City is a master-planned community located in southeast Harris County, Texas. ... Genoa Township was a township located about 15 miles south-east of Houston, Texas. ... Harrisburg was founded before 1825 on the east shore of the Buffalo Bayou in present-day Harris County, Texas, on land belonging to John Richardson Harris. ... A sign at the entrance to the Houston Heights A Victorian house seen in the Heights Houston Heights, often nicknamed The Heights, is a large community located in northwest-central Houston, Texas. ... Independence Heights known to many nowdays as simply Studewood was originally northeast of Houston, TX in an area now within the Houston city limits, bounded on the south by Thirtieth Avenue, on the north by Crosstimbers, on the west by Yale Street, and on the east by Airline Drive in... Inwood Forest is a community of 1,200 homes in near-northwest Houston, Texas. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Maplewood Maplewood is a community in Houston, Texas. ... The Memorial area of Houston, Texas is a wealthy distict west of the Galleria. ... A sign indicating Meyerland Meyerland Plaza The Meyer Library of the Houston Public Library system Meyerland is a 6000-acre community in southwest Houston, Texas, outside of the 610 Loop and inside Beltway 8. ... North Shore is a community in the far eastern city limits of Houston, Texas, generally north of the section of Interstate 10 known as the East Freeway and somewhat east of Interstate 610. ... Oak Forest is a neighborhood in Houston, Texas. ... River Oaks is heavily wooded and has Houstons most expensive homes River Oaks is an affluent community located in the geographic center of Houston, Texas, United States. ... A sign in a median indicating Sharpstown Sharpstown is a master-planned community in southwest Houston, Texas. ... The South Park community of Houston, Texas is a broad post-World War II development in the south-central area of the city, just south of MacGregor Park (from which it gets its name) and the 610 Loop. ... Spring Branch is a community in west-northwest Houston, Texas, roughly bordered by Clay Road and U.S. Highway 290 to the north, Beltway 8 to the west, Interstate 10 to the south, and Interstate 610 to the east. ... Worthing High School Carnegie Vanguard High School, a magnet school located near Sunnyside. ... When the city of Houston was founded in 1836 and incorporated in 1837, its foundersâ€”John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapman Allenâ€”divided it into political geographic districts called wards. ...
Subdivisions	See: List of Houston neighborhoods This is an incomplete list of neighborhoods/subdivisions in Houston, Texas, listed in alphabetical order. ...

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