Palm Center (Houston)

This article is about the business and technology center in Houston. For the think tank based at University of California, see Palm Center. For the research institute at Florida State University, see PALM Center.
Palm Center entrance
Alice McKean Young Neighborhood Library

The Palm Center Business and Technology Center,[1] commonly known as Palm Center, is a municipally-owned services complex in southeast Houston, Texas.[2] It is 6 miles (9.7 km) from NRG Stadium and is in proximity to the Third Ward area.[3]

As of 2011 the 26-acre (11 ha) complex includes a 268,000 square feet (24,900 m2) former shopping center,[1] which is one story tall,[2] and the Park at Palm Center (PAPC).[4] The complex is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Boulevard and Griggs Road.[2] Tenants include small businesses, government agencies, and nonprofits.[5]

  1. ^ a b Gonzales, J.R. "Palms Center in Pictures." Houston Chronicle. July 15, 2011. Retrieved on January 2, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Wallstin, Brian. "Incubating Problems." Houston Press. Thursday October 10, 1996. p. 1. Retrieved on January 2, 2015.
  3. ^ Scurfield, Nick. "Houston Texans YMCA opens in Third Ward Archived 2015-04-18 at the Wayback Machine." Houston Texans Official Website. January 6, 2011. Retrieved on January 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Maines, Don. "Civic leader helps revitalize Palm Center." Houston Chronicle. August 16, 2011. Retrieved on January 2, 2015.
  5. ^ Smith, Zachary, p. 6.