tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post7136921681430668583..comments2024-03-27T02:22:35.327-05:00Comments on The Louisiana and Texas Retail Blogspot: West Oaks Mall Jul 2011 UpdateUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-83377486693423866292018-03-28T18:18:54.723-05:002018-03-28T18:18:54.723-05:00SEARS IS CLOSING!!SEARS IS CLOSING!!YIKEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863321888964850078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-5930057489523443952018-03-28T18:18:31.190-05:002018-03-28T18:18:31.190-05:00SEARS IS CLOSING SEARS IS CLOSING YIKEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02863321888964850078noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-80455046174107389312017-01-13T23:08:41.949-06:002017-01-13T23:08:41.949-06:00Maybe they can use the soon to be former Macys for...Maybe they can use the soon to be former Macys for Burlington to move into from across the street. Burlington is not an ideal mall tenant, but they would keep the anchor from sitting there vacant. <br /><br />I am not sure what other kinds of businesses they can lure to that side of the mall. They still have a lot of open space that was part of the redevelopment that is unused. They also have been unable to fill the space that was going to be the Toby Keith bar. The Macys closing is a huge loss for the mall and will be difficult to overcome.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-69357379559301680632017-01-11T08:20:04.309-06:002017-01-11T08:20:04.309-06:00With the extent of West oaks, Macys is shutting do...With the extent of West oaks, Macys is shutting down their location in West oaks, greenspoint, and Pasadena mall. I am not sure how West oaks is going to take it, since it is a big part that brings in life to that mall. The food court is really depressing, as so as the Express is closing. I am not sure if this is another breaking point for the mall as it was in 2010ish era. On a news post it stated that West Oaks might use that space for more retail, or do what they did with the Mervyn's wing.Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489220971561590620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-50886055868035605932016-11-15T07:17:10.010-06:002016-11-15T07:17:10.010-06:00Thanks for the heads up on the Instagram page. The...Thanks for the heads up on the Instagram page. Their #TBT photos are awesome. I only visited the mall once when they had barely started the renovations. From what I can remember, only the Macy's/Foleys wing was under construction at the time. The Mervyn's and JCPenney were still open at the time. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-24418537622431838382016-11-07T23:15:46.938-06:002016-11-07T23:15:46.938-06:00Yes I do I have checked it the @westoaksmall Insta...Yes I do I have checked it the @westoaksmall Instagram and have found about 4 pictures that they have posted where they have pictures from the 90's if you go a little bit deep you can find the old pictures of pictures there entrance, dillards, pailis Royal, and the food court Personhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489220971561590620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-81699437865665497332016-04-11T09:12:15.717-05:002016-04-11T09:12:15.717-05:00Anyone have pictures of the old food court before ...Anyone have pictures of the old food court before the remodel, when it was the "Fiesta food court" with the elevated levels, ramps, and gaudy pastel colored decorations? So much of my childhood memories attached to that place. Anyone remember Brother's Pizza there, and that little joint called Potato Pizzaz? The Metal Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04774697707005572971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-88516147006427421222015-12-29T15:32:19.003-06:002015-12-29T15:32:19.003-06:00I have been back a few times since my last update ...I have been back a few times since my last update on this mall. Not much has really changed except for the loss of a few stores, restaurants, and the Toby Keith Bar and Grill. A portion of the old JCPenney now has a college campus, but it does not connect to the mall yet. Overall the mall is stable, but it has yet to completely rebound.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-23331904265475174422015-12-26T13:40:52.554-06:002015-12-26T13:40:52.554-06:00When are you coming back to west oaks I would real...When are you coming back to west oaks I would really want to see how it's changed in 2015 pleasePersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07489220971561590620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-54351076541780682612015-04-27T22:50:28.245-05:002015-04-27T22:50:28.245-05:00Thanks for sending that over, who knows how many o...Thanks for sending that over, who knows how many old home videos were filmed at malls in the 80's and 90's. It is also crazy that people who were born on the day this was filmed are almost old enough to drink beer legally.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-16372346690775319842015-04-26T22:38:19.117-05:002015-04-26T22:38:19.117-05:00here is a rare video of westoaks mall from 1994 wh...here is a rare video of westoaks mall from 1994 when the yellow power ranger came. you can see JCP entrance and can see how upscale that store was with all the cosmetics and stuff. It also shows the original mall before any remodel <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XItruvGIBWUAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-39089954409618934982015-03-29T20:37:39.497-05:002015-03-29T20:37:39.497-05:00It is good to see the anchors taking pride in thei...It is good to see the anchors taking pride in their stores at West Oaks. Maybe the mall can land an H&M or a large Forever 21 to draw more inline stores. I was not happy to see the video game store was gone on my last visit. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-69261301435863871192015-03-25T01:40:43.958-05:002015-03-25T01:40:43.958-05:00FYI The Fireplace in the food court is real. It...FYI The Fireplace in the food court is real. It's a gas fireplace but it does work.Mikenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-21713784856743410052015-03-23T12:42:02.612-05:002015-03-23T12:42:02.612-05:00As of March 2015, nothing has changed except on su...As of March 2015, nothing has changed except on sundays, the mall seems much crowded including the food court. The actual mall part is still needed of help. Again the anchors, the movie theater and junior anchors are do very well and always busy. Dillard's West oaks is currently number 9 out of the country in clearance stores and the new management is really try to clean up the store and keep the store in order. <br />As for the mall, they really need to find away to open the dead end where JCP was. If it stays this way I really don't see west oaks stay no more than 10 years. The Anchors will always stay strong since they have great location facing highway 6 and Westhimer but the mall part is in the air. <br />Macy's is updating the cellar portion and looks really nice and clean. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-69042268415535624622015-02-13T19:02:33.117-06:002015-02-13T19:02:33.117-06:00Yes Memorial City improved the mix of stores after...Yes Memorial City improved the mix of stores after the years, but only once the mall attracted new anchors and a major upscale renovation. Companies are also more cautious than they were before 2008, so it will be a challenge but not impossible. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-18985858675081208952015-02-08T13:36:35.829-06:002015-02-08T13:36:35.829-06:00I think if the mall really get retailers together ...I think if the mall really get retailers together to come back or open new stores, the pervious reputation could go a away. We saw this happen at memorial city mall. Remember the reputation in the mid 90's of memorial city mall and now it is nowhere near what that reputation was. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-59343627379169563802015-02-05T16:24:46.732-06:002015-02-05T16:24:46.732-06:00Turning around a mall is not easy. Some retailers ...Turning around a mall is not easy. Some retailers that left when the previous management messed them over are probably not going to come back. H&M would be a great draw to the mall, but they would have to make big concessions to get them there. The area income levels are favorable for a mall, but once again the previous reputation of the mall is something that is hard to change. If Dillard's converts their clearance store back to a normal store it would really help to attract other retailers. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-65122349065710290442015-01-31T00:27:17.160-06:002015-01-31T00:27:17.160-06:00I think to fill the Toby Keith spot is to get som...I think to fill the Toby Keith spot is to get something in the downstairs jcp . Once that happens I think the mall come back with stores easily <br />I think the management needs to look at options that would put them ahead of nearby mall <br />Like getting h&m on the first floor of jcp <br />It's very common in other cities that h&m open stores in malls that are not as popular <br />Westoaks still has potential since all the anchors plus the movie theater do very well and always packed with shoppers <br />Plus there isn't h&m at memorial city or first colony and would draw shoppers to the mall <br />That's how westoaks stayed strong back in the 90s even though first colony opened <br />Westoaks had a Disney store that first colony didn't have <br />there was Sears and other speciality stores that weren't at first colony <br />The management really needs to get retail in jcp not a another school or gym <br />It's amazing that management hasn't thought of ways to bring big retailers back <br />The area north of westhimer and the close by energy corridor can support mid scale to upscale stores <br />The homes around Eldridge and briar forest are in the low 400k <br />And there is more development of kickerello home starting at 2 million just east of the mall <br />Including shell plant business men to the south of the mall that can support mid scale stores <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-88719471830079175992015-01-29T04:31:41.573-06:002015-01-29T04:31:41.573-06:00The Toby Keith spot will be difficult to fill. Hop...The Toby Keith spot will be difficult to fill. Hopefully they have a backup plan to aggressively market the space to targeted retailers. The last thing they need is for more space to be used for non-retail businesses.jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-79027644085516500062015-01-27T19:39:28.873-06:002015-01-27T19:39:28.873-06:00West Oaks Mall is one of the best looking malls in...West Oaks Mall is one of the best looking malls in the Houston area inside IMO. It’s even better than the Memorial City Mall renovation IMO. I’m impressed by the effort the current management has put into the mall. Hopefully things will turn out well for them because they had some positive momentum going, but they’ll need to make sure any major future tenants are financially sound. It sounds like the restaurant did well (it was marketed pretty heavily). Hopefully someone else will be interested, but it could take a while to find a new tenant. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-60586313614672708382015-01-26T22:04:06.565-06:002015-01-26T22:04:06.565-06:00The Toby Keith issue will be a setback for the mal...The Toby Keith issue will be a setback for the mall, but the good thing is that the property is in the back of the mall not in a prime spot. I am sure the mall can take the space back soon and hopefully find another tenant that can bring more business there. The current mall management has made huge strides in fixing the mistakes that were made by the previous management. The mall looks better now in my opinion than it did right after the 2004 renovation. It is cleaner, fuller, and has a better variety of stores. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-5401027716784363332015-01-20T12:49:46.753-06:002015-01-20T12:49:46.753-06:00Toby's Keith's grill at west oaks was alwa...Toby's Keith's grill at west oaks was always packed with costumers and the yelp reviews were great. To bad, seems this mall is always having problems with management , like how pervious owner's company ruined the mall back in 2004.<br />I used to work at west oaks mall back in 2000- 2010 ( JCPenney 2000- 2005 , Dillard's 2006-2010), so iv seen the mall go downwards after pervious owner's compnay bought the mall in 2004. When pervious owner's company bought the mall back in 2004 , he decided it was wise to renovate the mall but the way it was going to be payed for was the problem. He never disclosed to the stores that would take part of the bill. I remember this becuase this was a facto rfor JCP to leave. JCP westoaks was a very busy store up until it closed back in OCT. 2005 and yes it was one of the best looking stores. When pervious owner finished the renovation , that is when he really ruined JCP at westoaks. He wanted JCP to pay for part of the renovation. I remember my manager was worried about the store becuase it sounded like they want big money for JCP. This was around May 2005. Then july 4th came and we all found out that JCP would close the store for a new stand alone store . The reason was it was cheaper to build a new store. When the store closed i moved over to Dillard's since i lived by and back in 2005 the area around 99 and I 10 was not devlopmented enough for me to go there and i had alot friends that worked at the mall. JCP building was prime retail since the mall was about 90 % occupied and was doing very well. Around dillard's was in talk with pervious owner's company to purchase the JCP building to open a mens store. I remember Dillard's was serious since they gave us a memo and showed how to current store would be remoldel into a women's store. This was before there was a store in first colony for women only. The deal fell through because of price. The mall wanted a large amount of money for the building somewhere 3x the price to build a new store. ( this is reason why nothing ever opened there until recently) My friend worked at foley's and he said they wanted to open a mens store also but that never happened. So really previous owners was the reason nothing ever came into JCP. The resason alot of stores closed is becuase of higher rent and later no one would answer the phones when stores wanted to renew their leases.. My friend worked at pac sun and he said they wanted rent that was only couple hundred dollar's less than the galleria. Which is crazy since the mall lose JCP and Mervyans was vacant. that was the reason Westoaks went down . I saw this mall fall from a really nice mall to almost sharpstown. I left when dillard's converted in jan 2010. It was a fun time there but. this could happened to any mall if the managment is greedy. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-72116218052541229552015-01-20T12:44:37.214-06:002015-01-20T12:44:37.214-06:00Toby's Keith's grill at west oaks was alwa...Toby's Keith's grill at west oaks was always packed with costumers and the yelp reviews were great. To bad, seems this mall is always having problems with management , like how pervious owner's ruined the mall back in 2004.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-13965479536740179162015-01-18T22:49:42.152-06:002015-01-18T22:49:42.152-06:00The Toby Keith concept has had issues elsewhere as...The Toby Keith concept has had issues elsewhere as well. They were one of the planned mini-anchors at the newly renovated Riverwalk Outlet Mall in New Orleans and they have yet to open there after construction was started and halted. jehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08642257521152353045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8028753244746628643.post-34519796431636324262015-01-18T13:22:44.191-06:002015-01-18T13:22:44.191-06:00Thanks for the update. I didn't realize that ...Thanks for the update. I didn't realize that there was trouble at the Toby Keith's Grill, but I can't say that I'm shocked about the problems. It seems like West Oaks Mall frequently has setbacks right after waves of good news. Hopefully this won't be a major problem for the mall, but we'll see. I'm sure the mall is eager to lease space out to any exciting projects, but at the same time they have to make sure that the proposals are solid and that the backers can actually pay their bills.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com