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Greentown Labs Houston

Imported, unreviewedReinhabitedRetrofit builtHouston, TX

Completed retrofit of former supermarket into climate tech incubator; no further action needed. · summary, model-written

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Place
3+ other atlas sites within 10 kmThis site: 11 within 10 km computed · all sites with this
County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a yearThis site: 8,623 units, Harris County census-bps · all sites with this
Strategy
ReinhabitedThis site: …climate technology and sustainable energy incubator with office space, labs, and community spaces. record · all sites with this
New use
OfficeThis site: …climate technology and sustainable energy incubator with office space, labs, and community spaces. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

StatusRetrofit builtnewtypes-extraction
StrategyReinhabitedWikipedia
New usesoffice, otherWikipedia
What is there nowclimate technology and sustainable energy incubator with office space, labs, and community spaces.newtypes-extraction
Retrofit year2021newtypes-extraction
RedeveloperGreentown Labsnewtypes-extraction

Site context

Housing permits, Harris County (TX), 20248,623 units in 5+ unit buildings, 1,226 in 2–4, 20,087 single-family; 2023: 13,263 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby11 within 10 km, 18 within 25 km: Georgian apartments (0.0 km); Power Center (0.0 km); Park Eight Master Plan (0.0 km); Ion (3.1 km); River Oaks Shopping Center (4.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 202313,613 establishments (+8%); 213,745 jobs (+11%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $276,524 (-2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,583/mo (-0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)13,363 vehicles a day (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 30 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Former Fiesta Mart supermarket (40,000 sq ft) closed in 2020. Greentown Labs retrofitted it in 2021 as a climate technology incubator with office, lab, and community spaces. The project is complete (status: built).

Why. The site was repurposed under the 'reinhabit' strategy. It is located within 3.1 km of the Ion development (built) and 4.0 km of River Oaks Shopping Center (operating).

Where it stands. No further development is needed (retrofit already built). Housing market shows stable growth (ZHVI up 11.3% over 5 years). Retail establishments increased 7.5% from 2012–2023 in Harris County.

For a planner

  • Adjacent to active retail (River Oaks Shopping Center) and proposed master plans (Park Eight).
  • Traffic: Minor arterial road with 4 lanes (13,363 ADT).

For a developer

  • No active opportunity (retrofit complete).
  • Peer comparison: Ion (3.1 km away) is a similar reinhabited project in Houston.

What we do not know yet

  • Occupancy rate unknown.
  • No data on current tenant mix or revenue.
  • County growth rate (3.4%) cited but not explained in record.

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  • Ion, Houston, TX · Big boxes · closed 2018; same strategy: reinhabit; also in TX
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  • Sharpstown Mall, Houston, TX · Malls · same strategy: reinhabit; also in TX; 15 km away
  • Circuit City, Portland, OR · Big boxes · similar GLA (33,300 sq ft); same strategy: reinhabit

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  • retrofit already built
  • county grew 3.4% 2018–23

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History and original facts

Closed2020newtypes-extraction
Gross leasable area40,000 sq ftnewtypes-extraction
AnchorsFiesta Mart
CountyHarris County
Census division7 · West South Central
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A former 40,000 sqft Fiesta Mart supermarket in Houston was retrofitted by Greentown Labs into a climate technology and sustainable energy incubator, opening in 2021 after a $10 million renovation.

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Timeline

  1. 2020 Greentown Labs announced plans for incubator
  2. 2020 Plans confirmed to retrofit former Fiesta Mart
  3. 2020 Building construction began
  4. 2020 Closed
  5. 2021 Incubator opened
  6. 2021 Retrofit: reinhabit

Sources

  • Ion District · CC BY-SA 4.0
    5 quoted sentences
    Greentown Labs Houston
    Greentown Labs announced plans to open a second incubator in Houston
    In September 2020, the firm confirmed plans to retrofit a former Fiesta Mart store
    building construction began the following month.

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