# River Oaks Shopping Center

Houston, TX · strip · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-636f06603f` · release 2026-10-22

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/tx/houston-river-oaks-shopping-center/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-636f06603f.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-636f06603f.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-636f06603f

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | operating | none |
| Strategy | redevelop, reinhabit | none |
| New use | healthcare, housing, office, retail | none |
| Original developer | River Oaks Corporation | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Owner of record | Kimco Realty Corporation | none |

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

The River Oaks Shopping Center is a shopping center in Neartown, Houston, adjacent to River Oaks. As of 2012 the more than 322,000-square-foot (29,900 m2) center includes one grocery store, one movie theater, 14 restaurants, and 76 stores. The center, owned by Weingarten Realty, is the third oldest shopping center of its type in the United States.


== History ==
Hugh Potter, who was involved in the River Oaks Corporation and took control of it in the 1930s, had created the concept of the shopping center. Potter originally planned to place the center at the intersection of River Oaks Boulevard and Westheimer Road where St.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Oaks_Shopping_Center

## Sources

- River Oaks Shopping Center — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Oaks_Shopping_Center

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "River Oaks Shopping Center, Houston, TX." Record n-636f06603f, release 2026-10-22, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/tx/houston-river-oaks-shopping-center/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_houstonriveroaksshoppingcenter,
  title = {River Oaks Shopping Center, Houston, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/strips/tx/houston-river-oaks-shopping-center/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-636f06603f, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.