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==Cityscape==
==Cityscape==
The district is along [[Interstate 10]] between [[Beltway 8]] and Bunker Hill Road.<ref name="About"/><ref name="Map">[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/img_popup.asp Memorial Management District Boundary]." ''Memorial Management District''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> While consisting mainly of retail, medical and office complexes, the district includes four apartment complexes with a combined total of 988 units. One, the Terrace at Memorial City, is only for senior citizens. The Villas at Bunker Hill is located north of the Memorial City district boundary at the southwest corner of Bunker Hill and Pine Lake Drive.<ref name="Multifamilyretail">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial Management District. 18. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>
The district is along [[Interstate 10]] between [[Beltway 8]] and Bunker Hill Road.<ref name="About"/><ref name="Map">[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/img_popup.asp Memorial Management District Boundary]." ''Memorial Management District''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> While consisting mainly of retail, medical and office complexes, the district includes four apartment complexes with a combined total of 988 units. One, the Terrace at Memorial City, is only for senior citizens. The Villas at Bunker Hill is located north of the Memorial City district boundary at the southwest corner of Bunker Hill and Pine Lake Drive.<ref name="Multifamilyretail">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial Management District. 18. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>


As is the case in several of the special management districts of Houston, Memorial City uses [[street name sign]]age of a different graphic design style and color scheme than the standard white-on-green signs used in many neighborhoods throughout the city.
As is the case in several of the special management districts of Houston, Memorial City uses [[street name sign]]age of a different graphic design style and color scheme than the standard white-on-green signs used in many neighborhoods throughout the city.
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==Economy==
==Economy==
[[File:MemorialCityMall00.jpg|thumb|[[Memorial City Mall]]]]
[[File:MemorialCityMall00.jpg|thumb|[[Memorial City Mall]]]]
Many of Memorial City's employees live and work within a {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} radius from the intersection of [[Interstate 10]] ([[Katy Freeway]]) and Gessner Road. The radius includes areas in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] and [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]].<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 4-5. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> The three largest employers include [[Memorial City Mall]], with 5,000 local employees, the [[Chase Bank]] Service Center, with 1,100 local employees, and the [[CEMEX]] United States operations, with 1,000 local employees.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 9. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>
Many of Memorial City's employees live and work within a {{convert|10|mi|km|adj=on}} radius from the intersection of [[Interstate 10]] ([[Katy Freeway]]) and Gessner Road. The radius includes areas in [[Harris County, Texas|Harris County]] and [[Fort Bend County, Texas|Fort Bend County]].<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 4-5. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> The three largest employers include [[Memorial City Mall]], with 5,000 local employees, the [[Chase Bank]] Service Center, with 1,100 local employees, and the [[CEMEX]] United States operations, with 1,000 local employees.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 9. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>


There are 24 retail centers in the district which each have more than {{convert|10000|sqft|sqm}} of space, making a total of {{convert|3620000|sqft|sqm}} of space. The Memorial City Mall has over half of the retail space in the district, with {{convert|1900000|sqft|sqm}} of space. There were no gross retail sales figures for the Memorial City area that were available from public published sources, so the district used the publication the average sales per square foot statistics for shopping centers in the [[Southern United States]] stated in the publication "Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers/The SCORE 2006." To calculate sales of single tenant [[big box store]]s, the district used average national sales data for specific stores such as [[Great Indoors]], [[Home Depot]], and [[Sam's Club]]. Using the data the district estimated that its annual retail sales were $1.1 billion in 2006 dollars, making an average of about $300 per square foot.<ref name="Multifamilyretail"/>
There are 24 retail centers in the district which each have more than {{convert|10000|sqft|sqm}} of space, making a total of {{convert|3620000|sqft|sqm}} of space. The Memorial City Mall has over half of the retail space in the district, with {{convert|1900000|sqft|sqm}} of space. There were no gross retail sales figures for the Memorial City area that were available from public published sources, so the district used the publication the average sales per square foot statistics for shopping centers in the [[Southern United States]] stated in the publication "Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers/The SCORE 2006." To calculate sales of single tenant [[big box store]]s, the district used average national sales data for specific stores such as [[Great Indoors]], [[Home Depot]], and [[Sam's Club]]. Using the data the district estimated that its annual retail sales were $1.1 billion in 2006 dollars, making an average of about $300 per square foot.<ref name="Multifamilyretail"/>
[[File:CemexHouston.jpg|thumb|left|[[Cemex]] offices]]
[[File:CemexHouston.jpg|thumb|left|[[Cemex]] offices]]
There are 20 office buildings with a total of {{convert|2900000|sqft|sqm}} of space. Most of the buildings are multi-tenant, while some, such as the Chase Service Center, each have a single tenant.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 20. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> 11 distribution, industrial, and warehouse facilities in Memorial City have a total of about {{convert|700000|sqft|sqm}} of space.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 21. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> Three hotels, the [[Candlewood Suites]] ‐ Houston‐Town and Country, the [[Four Points by Sheraton]] Houston, Memorial City (formerly the [[Radisson Suites]] Hotel West) and the [[Westin]] Houston Memorial City are located in the district.<ref name="Hotelinstitutional">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." ([http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf Archive]) Memorial Management District. 22. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/about/news/news_release_detail.html?Id=Memorial03/24/2011] "The Westin Houston Memorial City Makes Debut", Starwood press release, March 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.</ref> The Westin, with 250 rooms, is located between the Memorial City Mall and the Memorial City Hospital. 75 residential units are on the top floors of the hotel.<ref>Sarnoff, Nancy. "[http://www.chron.com/business/sarnoff/article/Real-estate-Condo-townhouse-sales-still-slipping-1653992.php Real estate: Condo, townhouse sales still slipping]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. April 20, 2008. Retrieved on October 28, 2013.</ref>
There are 20 office buildings with a total of {{convert|2900000|sqft|sqm}} of space. Most of the buildings are multi-tenant, while some, such as the Chase Service Center, each have a single tenant.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 20. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> 11 distribution, industrial, and warehouse facilities in Memorial City have a total of about {{convert|700000|sqft|sqm}} of space.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 21. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> Three hotels, the [[Candlewood Suites]] ‐ Houston‐Town and Country, the [[Four Points by Sheraton]] Houston, Memorial City (formerly the [[Radisson Suites]] Hotel West) and the [[Westin]] Houston Memorial City are located in the district.<ref name="Hotelinstitutional">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." ([http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf Archive]) Memorial Management District. 22. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/about/news/news_release_detail.html?Id=Memorial03/24/2011] "The Westin Houston Memorial City Makes Debut", Starwood press release, March 24, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2011.</ref> The Westin, with 250 rooms, is located between the Memorial City Mall and the Memorial City Hospital. 75 residential units are on the top floors of the hotel.<ref>Sarnoff, Nancy. "[http://www.chron.com/business/sarnoff/article/Real-estate-Condo-townhouse-sales-still-slipping-1653992.php Real estate: Condo, townhouse sales still slipping]." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. April 20, 2008. Retrieved on October 28, 2013.</ref>


[[Group 1 Automotive]] has its corporate headquarters in One Memorial City Plaza.<ref name="Map1">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/images/map_mcity_lg.gif map_mcity_lg.gif]." Memorial City. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.group1auto.com/contactfs.html Contact Us]." [[Group 1 Automotive]]. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.</ref> [[Dow Chemical]] operates a purchasing office in Suite 600 at Two Memorial City Plaza. The office, which opened on 1990, has operations involving co-product marketing, energy and hydrocarbons purchasing, optimization and pipeline activities, and polypropylene commercial and corporate auditing.<ref>"[http://www.dow.com/ucc/locations/hstnmemo.htm Memorial Plaza - Purchasing Office]." ''[[Dow Chemical]]''. Retrieved on February 5, 2009.</ref> [[Sumitomo Corporation]] operates its Houston Office in Suite 1000 in Three Memorial City Plaza at 840 Gessner Road. Industries supported by the office include Chemicals, Plastics, and Tubular Products.<ref>"[http://www.sumitomocorp.com/about/locations.html Office Network]." ''[[Sumitomo Corporation]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.metronational.com/portfolio_mc26.shtml Three Memorial City Plaza]." ''MetroNational''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>
[[Group 1 Automotive]] has its corporate headquarters in One Memorial City Plaza.<ref name="Map1">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/images/map_mcity_lg.gif map_mcity_lg.gif]." Memorial City. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.group1auto.com/contactfs.html Contact Us]." [[Group 1 Automotive]]. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.</ref> [[Dow Chemical]] operates a purchasing office in Suite 600 at Two Memorial City Plaza. The office, which opened on 1990, has operations involving co-product marketing, energy and hydrocarbons purchasing, optimization and pipeline activities, and polypropylene commercial and corporate auditing.<ref>"[http://www.dow.com/ucc/locations/hstnmemo.htm Memorial Plaza - Purchasing Office]." ''[[Dow Chemical]]''. Retrieved on February 5, 2009.</ref> [[Sumitomo Corporation]] operates its Houston Office in Suite 1000 in Three Memorial City Plaza at 840 Gessner Road. Industries supported by the office include Chemicals, Plastics, and Tubular Products.<ref>"[http://www.sumitomocorp.com/about/locations.html Office Network]." ''[[Sumitomo Corporation]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.metronational.com/portfolio_mc26.shtml Three Memorial City Plaza]." ''MetroNational''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
A 2006 demographic projection stated that 4,324 people lived within the district. The population lived in 1,756 households. Of the population, 2,371 (54.8%) were Hispanic, 1,529 (35.4%) were non-Hispanic White, 283 (6.5%) were Asian, 72 (1.7%) were African-American, and 11 (0.3%) were Native American. There were no Pacific Islanders living in Memorial City.<ref name="Demographics">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 7. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> 2,878 residents were over 24 years of age.<ref name="DemographicsEducation">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 8. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>
A 2006 demographic projection stated that 4,324 people lived within the district. The population lived in 1,756 households. Of the population, 2,371 (54.8%) were Hispanic, 1,529 (35.4%) were non-Hispanic White, 283 (6.5%) were Asian, 72 (1.7%) were African-American, and 11 (0.3%) were Native American. There were no Pacific Islanders living in Memorial City.<ref name="Demographics">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 7. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> 2,878 residents were over 24 years of age.<ref name="DemographicsEducation">"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 8. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>


The same demographic projection stated that 1,388,425 people lived within the {{convert|10|mi|km}} "commute zone." The population lived in 535,249 households. Of the commute zone population, 513,362 (37%) were non-Hispanic White, 493,336 (35.5%) were Hispanic, 231,020 (16.6%) were African-American, 121,876 (8.8%) were Asian, 25,189 (1.8%) were Other, 2767 (0.2%) were Native American, and 874 (0.1%) were Pacific Islander.<ref name="Demographics"/> 894,500 were over 24 years of age.<ref name="DemographicsEducation"/>
The same demographic projection stated that 1,388,425 people lived within the {{convert|10|mi|km}} "commute zone." The population lived in 535,249 households. Of the commute zone population, 513,362 (37%) were non-Hispanic White, 493,336 (35.5%) were Hispanic, 231,020 (16.6%) were African-American, 121,876 (8.8%) were Asian, 25,189 (1.8%) were Other, 2767 (0.2%) were Native American, and 874 (0.1%) were Pacific Islander.<ref name="Demographics"/> 894,500 were over 24 years of age.<ref name="DemographicsEducation"/>
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Memorial City Management District is headquartered in Suite 1530 in Two Memorial City Plaza.<ref name="About"/><ref>"[http://www.metronational.com/portfolio_mc25.shtml Two Memorial City Plaza]." ''MetroNational''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>
Memorial City Management District is headquartered in Suite 1530 in Two Memorial City Plaza.<ref name="About"/><ref>"[http://www.metronational.com/portfolio_mc25.shtml Two Memorial City Plaza]." ''MetroNational''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>


Parts of Memorial City are within [[Houston City Council]] District G,<ref>[http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2012/g.pdf City of Houston, Council District Maps, District G]." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.</ref> and parts are in city council District A.<ref>[http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2012/a.pdf City of Houston, Council District Maps, District A]." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.</ref>
Parts of Memorial City are within [[Houston City Council]] District G,<ref>[http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2012/g.pdf City of Houston, Council District Maps, District G]." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.</ref> and parts are in city council District A.<ref>[http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2012/a.pdf City of Houston, Council District Maps, District A] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120131073541/http://www.houstontx.gov/council/maps2012/a.pdf |date=2012-01-31 }}." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.</ref>


The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town and Country Way in Memorial City.<ref name="About"/><ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/62360?p=1&service_name=post_office&z=77080 Post Office Location - MEMORIAL PARK]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on May 11, 2009.</ref>
The [[United States Postal Service]] operates the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town and Country Way in Memorial City.<ref name="About"/><ref>"[http://usps.whitepages.com/service/post_office/62360?p=1&service_name=post_office&z=77080 Post Office Location - MEMORIAL PARK]." ''[[United States Postal Service]]''. Retrieved on May 11, 2009.</ref>
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===Higher education===
===Higher education===
[[File:SpringBranchHCC.jpg|thumb|[[Houston Community College]] Spring Branch in Memorial City]]
[[File:SpringBranchHCC.jpg|thumb|[[Houston Community College]] Spring Branch in Memorial City]]
[[Houston Community College]] (HCC) operates the Spring Branch Campus (formerly the Town and Country Campus), a part of the Northwest College.<ref name="Hotelinstitutional"/> The campus is in Memorial City, at the northeast corner of [[Beltway 8]] and [[Interstate 10]].<ref name="Map"/> The facility was known as the Town and Country Campus until 2009.<ref>Casey, Rick. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6565797.html Suburbs: ‘Raise our school taxes']." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. August 8, 2009. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref> The college is inside the former [[Town and Country Mall]].<ref>Georgandis, Nick. "[http://www.katytimes.com/articles/2007/06/26/news/01news.txt HCC officials determined to fight governor's funding vetoes]." ''[[The Katy Times]]''. Monday June 25, 2007. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref> In 1999 a former {{convert|112000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} [[AMC Theatres]] and [[KMart]] building in Town and Country was re-tenanted to HCC.<ref>"[http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2000/05/29/focus30.html Moody Rambin Interests Inc.]" ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Friday May 26, 2000. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref> HCC signed its lease to occupy portions of the Town & Country Square Shopping Center in 1999. During that year the owners of the Town & Country Square Shopping Center filed a lawsuit against HCC for trying to stop a [[Barnes & Noble]] from opening in the shopping center premises.<ref>Nissimov, Ron. "[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-57837576.html Article: Bookstore Sparks Lawsuit Against Houston Community College System.]" ''[[Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News]]''. November 29, 1999. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref>
[[Houston Community College]] (HCC) operates the Spring Branch Campus (formerly the Town and Country Campus), a part of the Northwest College.<ref name="Hotelinstitutional"/> The campus is in Memorial City, at the northeast corner of [[Beltway 8]] and [[Interstate 10]].<ref name="Map"/> The facility was known as the Town and Country Campus until 2009.<ref>Casey, Rick. "[http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/casey/6565797.html Suburbs: ‘Raise our school taxes']." ''[[Houston Chronicle]]''. August 8, 2009. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref> The college is inside the former [[Town and Country Mall]].<ref>Georgandis, Nick. "[http://www.katytimes.com/articles/2007/06/26/news/01news.txt HCC officials determined to fight governor's funding vetoes]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." ''[[The Katy Times]]''. Monday June 25, 2007. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref> In 1999 a former {{convert|112000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} [[AMC Theatres]] and [[KMart]] building in Town and Country was re-tenanted to HCC.<ref>"[http://houston.bizjournals.com/houston/stories/2000/05/29/focus30.html Moody Rambin Interests Inc.]" ''[[Houston Business Journal]]''. Friday May 26, 2000. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref> HCC signed its lease to occupy portions of the Town & Country Square Shopping Center in 1999. During that year the owners of the Town & Country Square Shopping Center filed a lawsuit against HCC for trying to stop a [[Barnes & Noble]] from opening in the shopping center premises.<ref>Nissimov, Ron. "[http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-57837576.html Article: Bookstore Sparks Lawsuit Against Houston Community College System.]" ''[[Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News]]''. November 29, 1999. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.</ref>


Other colleges and universities within the commute zone include other HCC campuses and [[Houston Baptist University]].<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 23. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>
Other colleges and universities within the commute zone include other HCC campuses and [[Houston Baptist University]].<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 23. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>


===Primary and secondary schools===
===Primary and secondary schools===
The residential space within Memorial City is within the [[Spring Branch Independent School District]].<ref name="Map"/><ref>"[http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/SN_LU_Maps/SN_10.pdf SN_10.pdf]." ''City of Houston''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/SN_LU_Maps/SN_16.pdf SN_16.pdf]." ''City of Houston''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>
The residential space within Memorial City is within the [[Spring Branch Independent School District]].<ref name="Map"/><ref>"[http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/SN_LU_Maps/SN_10.pdf SN_10.pdf]." ''City of Houston''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><ref>"[http://www.houstontx.gov/planning/suprnbhds/SN_LU_Maps/SN_16.pdf SN_16.pdf]." ''City of Houston''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>


Residents south of Interstate 10 are zoned to Wildcat Way School in Houston for preschool. Residents north of Interstate 10 are zoned to Tiger Trail School.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm Early Childhood]." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><!--This is because Wildcat way draws from Bunker Hill and Frostwood and Tiger Trail from Shadow OAks--> Three elementary schools, [[Bunker Hill Elementary School (Texas)|Bunker Hill Elementary School]] in the [[Bunker Hill Village, Texas|City of Bunker Hill Village]], [[Frostwood Elementary School]] in the City of Bunker Hill Village, and Shadow Oaks Elementary School in Houston serve sections of Memorial City.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf Elementary School Boundaries]." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Residents north of I-10 are zoned to [[Spring Oaks Middle School]] in Houston, while residents south of I-10 are zoned to [[Memorial Middle School (Houston, Texas)|Memorial Middle School]] in Houston.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf Middle School Boundaries]." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Residents south of I-10 are zoned to [[Memorial High School, Hedwig Village|Memorial High School]] in the [[Hedwig Village, Texas|City of Hedwig Village]] while residents north of I-10 are zoned to [[Spring Woods High School]] in Houston.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf High School Boundaries]." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>
Residents south of Interstate 10 are zoned to Wildcat Way School in Houston for preschool. Residents north of Interstate 10 are zoned to Tiger Trail School.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm Early Childhood] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060605001730/http://www.springbranchisd.com/instruc/earlychild/pk.htm |date=2006-06-05 }}." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref><!--This is because Wildcat way draws from Bunker Hill and Frostwood and Tiger Trail from Shadow OAks--> Three elementary schools, [[Bunker Hill Elementary School (Texas)|Bunker Hill Elementary School]] in the [[Bunker Hill Village, Texas|City of Bunker Hill Village]], [[Frostwood Elementary School]] in the City of Bunker Hill Village, and Shadow Oaks Elementary School in Houston serve sections of Memorial City.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf Elementary School Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411011104/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictTrackMapElem.pdf |date=2008-04-11 }}." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Residents north of I-10 are zoned to [[Spring Oaks Middle School]] in Houston, while residents south of I-10 are zoned to [[Memorial Middle School (Houston, Texas)|Memorial Middle School]] in Houston.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf Middle School Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005200959/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapMS.pdf |date=2007-10-05 }}." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref> Residents south of I-10 are zoned to [[Memorial High School, Hedwig Village|Memorial High School]] in the [[Hedwig Village, Texas|City of Hedwig Village]] while residents north of I-10 are zoned to [[Spring Woods High School]] in Houston.<ref>"[http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf High School Boundaries] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071005201035/http://www.springbranchisd.com/schools/maps/DistrictMapTrackMapHS.pdf |date=2007-10-05 }}." ''[[Spring Branch Independent School District]]''. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.</ref>


===Adult educational attainment statistics===
===Adult educational attainment statistics===
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==Transportation==
==Transportation==
[[Interstate 10]] ([[Katy Freeway]]) bisects the Memorial City district and provides east-west access. [[Beltway 8]] provides major regional north-south access. Gessner Road provides additional north-south access.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial City Management District. 10. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>
[[Interstate 10]] ([[Katy Freeway]]) bisects the Memorial City district and provides east-west access. [[Beltway 8]] provides major regional north-south access. Gessner Road provides additional north-south access.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial City Management District. 10. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref>


[[Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas]] provides public transportation. The 72 Westview Circulator connects Memorial City with [[Spring Branch, Houston|Spring Branch]]. The 70 Memorial route connects Memorial City to [[Downtown Houston]] via [[Memorial Drive, Houston|Memorial Drive]]; this allows people living in other parts of Houston to transfer in Downtown to the 72 route servicing Memorial City. The 131 Memorial Express connects Memorial City to Downtown and the western Memorial Drive area.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database]." Memorial Management District. 11. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> The 46 Gessner route connects Memorial City to Spring Branch, Westchase, and Sharpstown via Gessner Road.
[[Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas]] provides public transportation. The 72 Westview Circulator connects Memorial City with [[Spring Branch, Houston|Spring Branch]]. The 70 Memorial route connects Memorial City to [[Downtown Houston]] via [[Memorial Drive, Houston|Memorial Drive]]; this allows people living in other parts of Houston to transfer in Downtown to the 72 route servicing Memorial City. The 131 Memorial Express connects Memorial City to Downtown and the western Memorial Drive area.<ref>"[http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf 2007 Inventory and Database] {{webarchive|url=http://www.webcitation.org/6KVzs9USl?url=http://www.memorialcitydistrict.org/MemorialCityMD2007Demographics.pdf |date=2013-10-20 }}." Memorial Management District. 11. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.</ref> The 46 Gessner route connects Memorial City to Spring Branch, Westchase, and Sharpstown via Gessner Road.


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Memorial City sign

Memorial City is a district located in the Memorial area of Houston, Texas, United States. The Texas Legislature created the Memorial Management District in 1999. The district is along Interstate 10 between Beltway 8 and Bunker Hill Road. The Memorial City Mall and the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center are in Memorial City.

History

A five story obelisk installed along Interstate 10 in 2009

The Texas Legislature created the Memorial Management District in 1999.[1]

By July 2009 the district planned to create identifying markers to mark the area as Memorial City. In late 2009, the district installed four five-story obelisks with lighted tops along Interstate 10. The $548,000 ($778267.1 when adjusted for inflation) used to fund the improvements originated from commercial businesses within the district boundaries subjected to assessments for improvement.[2]

Cityscape

The district is along Interstate 10 between Beltway 8 and Bunker Hill Road.[1][3] While consisting mainly of retail, medical and office complexes, the district includes four apartment complexes with a combined total of 988 units. One, the Terrace at Memorial City, is only for senior citizens. The Villas at Bunker Hill is located north of the Memorial City district boundary at the southwest corner of Bunker Hill and Pine Lake Drive.[4]

As is the case in several of the special management districts of Houston, Memorial City uses street name signage of a different graphic design style and color scheme than the standard white-on-green signs used in many neighborhoods throughout the city.

Economy

Memorial City Mall

Many of Memorial City's employees live and work within a 10-mile (16 km) radius from the intersection of Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) and Gessner Road. The radius includes areas in Harris County and Fort Bend County.[5] The three largest employers include Memorial City Mall, with 5,000 local employees, the Chase Bank Service Center, with 1,100 local employees, and the CEMEX United States operations, with 1,000 local employees.[6]

There are 24 retail centers in the district which each have more than 10,000 square feet (930 m2) of space, making a total of 3,620,000 square feet (336,000 m2) of space. The Memorial City Mall has over half of the retail space in the district, with 1,900,000 square feet (180,000 m2) of space. There were no gross retail sales figures for the Memorial City area that were available from public published sources, so the district used the publication the average sales per square foot statistics for shopping centers in the Southern United States stated in the publication "Dollars & Cents of Shopping Centers/The SCORE 2006." To calculate sales of single tenant big box stores, the district used average national sales data for specific stores such as Great Indoors, Home Depot, and Sam's Club. Using the data the district estimated that its annual retail sales were $1.1 billion in 2006 dollars, making an average of about $300 per square foot.[4]

Cemex offices

There are 20 office buildings with a total of 2,900,000 square feet (270,000 m2) of space. Most of the buildings are multi-tenant, while some, such as the Chase Service Center, each have a single tenant.[7] 11 distribution, industrial, and warehouse facilities in Memorial City have a total of about 700,000 square feet (65,000 m2) of space.[8] Three hotels, the Candlewood Suites ‐ Houston‐Town and Country, the Four Points by Sheraton Houston, Memorial City (formerly the Radisson Suites Hotel West) and the Westin Houston Memorial City are located in the district.[9][10] The Westin, with 250 rooms, is located between the Memorial City Mall and the Memorial City Hospital. 75 residential units are on the top floors of the hotel.[11]

Group 1 Automotive has its corporate headquarters in One Memorial City Plaza.[12][13] Dow Chemical operates a purchasing office in Suite 600 at Two Memorial City Plaza. The office, which opened on 1990, has operations involving co-product marketing, energy and hydrocarbons purchasing, optimization and pipeline activities, and polypropylene commercial and corporate auditing.[14] Sumitomo Corporation operates its Houston Office in Suite 1000 in Three Memorial City Plaza at 840 Gessner Road. Industries supported by the office include Chemicals, Plastics, and Tubular Products.[15][16]

Demographics

A 2006 demographic projection stated that 4,324 people lived within the district. The population lived in 1,756 households. Of the population, 2,371 (54.8%) were Hispanic, 1,529 (35.4%) were non-Hispanic White, 283 (6.5%) were Asian, 72 (1.7%) were African-American, and 11 (0.3%) were Native American. There were no Pacific Islanders living in Memorial City.[17] 2,878 residents were over 24 years of age.[18]

The same demographic projection stated that 1,388,425 people lived within the 10 miles (16 km) "commute zone." The population lived in 535,249 households. Of the commute zone population, 513,362 (37%) were non-Hispanic White, 493,336 (35.5%) were Hispanic, 231,020 (16.6%) were African-American, 121,876 (8.8%) were Asian, 25,189 (1.8%) were Other, 2767 (0.2%) were Native American, and 874 (0.1%) were Pacific Islander.[17] 894,500 were over 24 years of age.[18]

Government and infrastructure

Memorial City Management District is headquartered in Suite 1530 in Two Memorial City Plaza.[1][19]

Parts of Memorial City are within Houston City Council District G,[20] and parts are in city council District A.[21]

The United States Postal Service operates the Memorial Park Post Office at 10505 Town and Country Way in Memorial City.[1][22]

Education

Higher education

Houston Community College Spring Branch in Memorial City

Houston Community College (HCC) operates the Spring Branch Campus (formerly the Town and Country Campus), a part of the Northwest College.[9] The campus is in Memorial City, at the northeast corner of Beltway 8 and Interstate 10.[3] The facility was known as the Town and Country Campus until 2009.[23] The college is inside the former Town and Country Mall.[24] In 1999 a former 112,000-square-foot (10,400 m2) AMC Theatres and KMart building in Town and Country was re-tenanted to HCC.[25] HCC signed its lease to occupy portions of the Town & Country Square Shopping Center in 1999. During that year the owners of the Town & Country Square Shopping Center filed a lawsuit against HCC for trying to stop a Barnes & Noble from opening in the shopping center premises.[26]

Other colleges and universities within the commute zone include other HCC campuses and Houston Baptist University.[27]

Primary and secondary schools

The residential space within Memorial City is within the Spring Branch Independent School District.[3][28][29]

Residents south of Interstate 10 are zoned to Wildcat Way School in Houston for preschool. Residents north of Interstate 10 are zoned to Tiger Trail School.[30] Three elementary schools, Bunker Hill Elementary School in the City of Bunker Hill Village, Frostwood Elementary School in the City of Bunker Hill Village, and Shadow Oaks Elementary School in Houston serve sections of Memorial City.[31] Residents north of I-10 are zoned to Spring Oaks Middle School in Houston, while residents south of I-10 are zoned to Memorial Middle School in Houston.[32] Residents south of I-10 are zoned to Memorial High School in the City of Hedwig Village while residents north of I-10 are zoned to Spring Woods High School in Houston.[33]

Adult educational attainment statistics

A 2006 demographic projection said that of the 2,878 Memorial City residents over 24 years of age, 522 (18.2%) had less than a 9th grade education, 383 (13.3%) had some high school education but did not possess a high school diploma, 582 (20.2%) had graduated from high school or received a GED, 515 (17.9%) attended college but did not have a degree, 104 (3.6%) had an associate degree, 520 (18.1%) had a bachelor's degree, 158 (5.5%) had a master's degree, 67 (2.3%) had a professional school degree, and 27 (0.9%) had a doctorate degree.[18]

The same projection said that of the residents of the 894,500 Memorial City commute zone over 24 years of age, 91,249 (10.2%) had less than a 9th grade education, 94,688 (10.6%) had some high school education but did not possess a high school diploma, 160,757 (18%) had graduated from high school or received a GED, 184,495 (20.6%) attended college but did not have a degree, 43,150 (4.8%) had an associate degree, 207,704 (23.2%) had a bachelor's degree, 67,755 (7.6%) had a master's degree, 30,984 (3.5%) had a professional school degree, and 13,718 (1.5%) had a doctorate degree.[18]

Health care

Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center

The Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center opened in 1971 as Memorial City General Hospital, taking its current name in 1988. It has 527 beds and cares for over 25,000 patients per year.[9]

Transportation

Interstate 10 (Katy Freeway) bisects the Memorial City district and provides east-west access. Beltway 8 provides major regional north-south access. Gessner Road provides additional north-south access.[34]

Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas provides public transportation. The 72 Westview Circulator connects Memorial City with Spring Branch. The 70 Memorial route connects Memorial City to Downtown Houston via Memorial Drive; this allows people living in other parts of Houston to transfer in Downtown to the 72 route servicing Memorial City. The 131 Memorial Express connects Memorial City to Downtown and the western Memorial Drive area.[35] The 46 Gessner route connects Memorial City to Spring Branch, Westchase, and Sharpstown via Gessner Road.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Memorial City stages all-star branding show." Houston Business Journal. CityBeat. Friday July 17, 2009. Retrieved on July 18, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Memorial Management District Boundary." Memorial Management District. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
  4. ^ a b "2007 Inventory and Database Archived 2013-10-20 at WebCite." Memorial Management District. 18. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.
  5. ^ "2007 Inventory and Database Archived 2013-10-20 at WebCite." Memorial City Management District. 4-5. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.
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  9. ^ a b c "2007 Inventory and Database Archived 2013-10-20 at WebCite." (Archive) Memorial Management District. 22. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.
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  11. ^ Sarnoff, Nancy. "Real estate: Condo, townhouse sales still slipping." Houston Chronicle. April 20, 2008. Retrieved on October 28, 2013.
  12. ^ "map_mcity_lg.gif." Memorial City. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
  13. ^ "Contact Us." Group 1 Automotive. Retrieved on December 8, 2009.
  14. ^ "Memorial Plaza - Purchasing Office." Dow Chemical. Retrieved on February 5, 2009.
  15. ^ "Office Network." Sumitomo Corporation. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
  16. ^ "Three Memorial City Plaza." MetroNational. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
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  20. ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District G." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  21. ^ City of Houston, Council District Maps, District A Archived 2012-01-31 at the Wayback Machine." City of Houston. Retrieved on November 5, 2011.
  22. ^ "Post Office Location - MEMORIAL PARK." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on May 11, 2009.
  23. ^ Casey, Rick. "Suburbs: ‘Raise our school taxes'." Houston Chronicle. August 8, 2009. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
  24. ^ Georgandis, Nick. "HCC officials determined to fight governor's funding vetoes[permanent dead link]." The Katy Times. Monday June 25, 2007. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
  25. ^ "Moody Rambin Interests Inc." Houston Business Journal. Friday May 26, 2000. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
  26. ^ Nissimov, Ron. " Article: Bookstore Sparks Lawsuit Against Houston Community College System." Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News. November 29, 1999. Retrieved on March 25, 2010.
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  29. ^ "SN_16.pdf." City of Houston. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
  30. ^ "Early Childhood Archived 2006-06-05 at the Wayback Machine." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
  31. ^ "Elementary School Boundaries Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
  32. ^ "Middle School Boundaries Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
  33. ^ "High School Boundaries Archived 2007-10-05 at the Wayback Machine." Spring Branch Independent School District. Retrieved on January 25, 2009.
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  35. ^ "2007 Inventory and Database Archived 2013-10-20 at WebCite." Memorial Management District. 11. Retrieved on May 31, 2010.

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