PlazAmericas

PlazAmericas
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LocationSharpstown, Houston, Texas, United States
Coordinates29°42′27″N 95°30′55″W / 29.70750°N 95.51528°W / 29.70750; -95.51528
Address201 Sharpstown Center
Opening dateSeptember 14, 1961 (63 years ago) (1961-09-14)
DeveloperFrank Sharp
OwnerBaker Katz Management
ArchitectSidney H. Morris & Associates
No. of anchor tenants6
No. of floors2 (3 in former Macy's)
Public transit accessMETRO Routes 2, 9, 402/QL2 Quickline
Websitewww.plazamericas.com

PlazAmericas, formerly known as Sharpstown Mall and earlier Sharpstown Center, is a shopping mall located in the Sharpstown development in Greater Sharpstown, Houston, Texas. The mall is located on the northwest corner of Interstate 69/U.S. Route 59 and Bellaire Boulevard. This is the third mall to be built in Houston after Gulfgate Mall opened in 1956 and Meyerland Plaza in 1957, but the first fully air-conditioned mall in Houston. The area includes the Jewelry Exchange Center, a ten-story building.[1] After the mall was renamed PlazAmericas, it took a Latin American theme and catered to Hispanics.[2] The anchor stores are Burlington, SuperNova Furniture, America Cinemas, La Sorella, Gold Factory & Imports, and Clarewood Supermercado.

It was built in Sharpstown Industrial Park Section 12.[3]

  1. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "BRIGHT SPOT IN SHARPSTOWN." Houston Chronicle. June 26, 2009. Retrieved on July 6, 2009.
  2. ^ Trevino, Ron. "Mall Makeovers: Struggling malls revamping to boost business." KHOU-TV. March 13, 2010. Retrieved on March 14, 2010.
  3. ^ Sharpstown Industrial Park Section 12 Block 24 (PDF and JPG). Harris County Block Book Maps. Volume 93 Page 66. Retrieved on August 11, 2017. Note: It's bounded by US59, Bellaire, Clarewood, and Marinette so it has PlazAmericas. Volume 91, Page 511 (JPG, PDF) shows "Sharpstown Center" laid over "Sharpstown Industrial Park Sec. 12".