HOUSTON—With nearly 1.5 million people living in the area, West Houston has evolved from a bedroom community into a metropolitan area in its own right–including medical facilities Texas Children's, Houston Methodist and MD Anderson west campuses, educational institutions (Katy ISD and the new UH/HCC West Campus), an employment center, and an entertainment and retail center (Memorial City).
And while the energy industry is not thriving and office vacancies are of concern at the moment, the area is diversifying and will continue to attract employment. This is due to quality schools, affordable housing (Bridgeland, Ellyson and Cross Creek), green spaces (26,000 acres in the Addicks and Barker), health care, retail (including the oft-forgotten automotive sector concentrated along I-10) and other amenities.
Houston real estate veteran, David S. Wolff, founder of Wolff Companies, is credited with the moniker "Energy Corridor" and indeed one of the pioneers of West Houston. Wolff views the Energy Corridor as the downtown of West Houston.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
