Memorial City, Houston

Memorial City
District
Memorial City sign
Memorial City sign
Etymology: Memorial, Houston
Country United States
State Texas
CountyHarris County
City Houston
District created1999
Area
 • Total340 ha (850 acres)
Population
 • Total4,422
 • Density1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi)
ZIP Code
77024, 77055
Websitewww.memorialdistrict.org

Memorial City is a commercial district in the Memorial area of Houston, Texas, United States. Located along Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) between Beltway 8 and Bunker Hill Road, the district is anchored by Memorial City Mall, the nation's 38th-largest shopping mall;[2] Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center; CityCentre, a high-density mixed-use development; and Town & Country Village, a shopping center. Large portions of Memorial City are owned by development firm MetroNational, which has developed 265 acres (107 hectares) in the area, including the entirety of the mall.[3]

Memorial City is a significant regional employment center with over 6.1 million square feet (570,000 m2) of retail and 8.3 million square feet (770,000 m2) of office space.[1] The district's businesses employ over 47,000 people.[1] Memorial City Mall attracts approximately 20 million visitors per year.[4] The district's growing residential population houses over 4,400 people, largely concentrated in a series of high-density apartment complexes.[1]

A portion of Memorial City is serviced by the Memorial City Management District, a special governmental district which provides branding and infrastructure funding. The management district was created by the Texas Legislature in 1999.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Memorial Management District 2015 Inventory and Database" (PDF). Memorial Management District. May 2015. Retrieved 2017-09-15.
  2. ^ Monzingo, Tom (2012-12-05). "Three Houston malls among largest shopping centers in U.S." www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  3. ^ Pulsinelli, Olivia (2017-03-09). "Luxury apartments to rise next to Memorial City Mall". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  4. ^ Sewing, Joy (October 9, 2014). "Houston kids to frolic at world's largest mall playground". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2018-06-01.