BIG PLANS P L A C E M A K I N G I N B E L L A I R E
PROJECT FOOTPRINT At 30 acres, Bellaire Place would be larger than Rice Village, but not quite as big as the Galleria Mall.
Bellaire Place is a new 30-acre mixed-use project coming to the city. Plans depicted here are preliminary and subject to change.
B E L L A I R E P L A C E 30 ACRES
Restaurant O ce Mixed use (restaurant, retail, o ce)
G A L L E R I A 55 ACRES
Parking P
R I C E V I L L A G E 20 ACRES
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HVAC plant
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Existing building
Land tract not in scope
Park
Existing building
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F O U R N A C E P L A C E
SOURCES: CITY OF BELLAIRE, RICE VILLAGE, HOUSTON GALLERIA, SLS PROPERTIES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
the Westpark Tollway and a roughly 25-acre downtown area straddling Bissonnet Street. By comparison, the Galleria in Uptown Houston is roughly 55 acres, while Rice Village near West Univer- sity is 20 acres, according to sitemaps. Leading up to the approval of development permits for the site, the Bellaire City Council made multiple changes in the last two years with the goal of protecting nearby residents. Although council members said they were overall pleased with the results, several said they were concerned not enough was done to address resident concerns, including additional tra c generated by the project. Bellaire Mayor Andrew Fried- berg said the process by which
exist on the site—one six stories, the other 10—as well as a heating, ven- tilation and air conditioning plant. Immediately after the acquisition, SLS requested permits from Bellaire to construct a four-story parking garage, which was completed in 2020, Sheena said. Site maps depicting preliminary plans include a new ve- to six-story o ce building along Loop 610; a four-story o ce building and two- level garage in the site’s northeast corner; three single-story buildings for restaurant space along Fournace Place; four multipurpose buildings for retail, dining and o ce use; and a two-level garage in the northwest cor- ner of the campus. In total, the new project will be
the city arrived at the current plan demonstrated sensitivity to resident concerns. “I think it’s entirely appropriate that we took our time [and] listened to everyone’s input, and if you look at the nal product, it demonstrates our responsiveness to those concerns and I think ... ends up stronger for all par- ties,” he said. Dissecting the district The campus is being redeveloped in an area bordered by South Rice Ave- nue to the west, residential develop- ment o Mayfair Street to the north, Loop 610 to the east and Fournace Place to the south. SLS included in the purchase two midrise o ce buildings that already
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other entertainment concepts, and more than 250,000 square feet of new o ce space, according to a prelimi- nary SLS site plan. The process of getting to this point has not been easy, SLS Managing Member Danny Sheena said. “There are many restrictions on the property—over 100 restrictions placed by [Bellaire] City Council,” he said. “Some are more complicated than others, but we hope that we can make this a development that the city would be proud of.” At 30 acres, the project will mark one of the largest commercial areas in the city. It will join a 30-acre urban village tract at Loop 610 and
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