Why Uptown?

Uptown creates, preserves, and enhances value as one of Houston’s key economic growth engines. Office employees discover a broad range of amenities along with transportation choices that offer ease of access, connectivity, and comprehensive mobility. Residents enjoy a safe, walkable environment with convenient connection to greenspaces and parks. Preeminent hotels, chef-driven restaurants and distinguished retail also ensure an active, urban community of uncommon beauty and gracious character.

Market Information

Uptown Houston is an urban community of exceptional beauty, sophistication, style and international prominence in the heart of Houston. Defined by its unique blend of prestigious business and residential addresses, with the best in shopping, hotels, dining and entertainment, Uptown Houston is one of the world’s great urban centers.

Fact Book

A resource of facts, figures, statistics, demographics and information about the office, retail, hotel and residential markets in Uptown.

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Office

With more than 28 million square feet of commercial office space, Uptown Houston is one of the nation’s largest business districts. In addition, Uptown accounts for more than 16% of Houston’s total “Class A” office space, with more than 16,000,000 square feet, second only to Downtown Houston.

Building Uptown

Uptown is one of the largest business districts outside a CBD in the United States, with 28 million square-feet of commercial office space
Uptown’s amenities add to desirable office space
With nearly 20 million square-feet, Uptown accounts for 16% of Houston’s total Class A office space
Approximately 2,000 companies call Uptown home

Major Employers in Uptown

Burns & McDonnell
Cushman Wakefield
CBRE
Enbridge
ENGIE
iHeart Media
Landry’s Restaurants, Inc.
LyondellBassell
PNC Bank
Stewart Title
Univision
WeWork
Westlake
Woodside

Residential

Living in Uptown combines the best of city living with the calm and security of an intimate, secure neighborhood. Within an 18 month period, Uptown’s recent growth added more than 4,500 Class A residential units to the area.

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Nearby neighborhoods include Tanglewood, River Oaks and Memorial
185,000 residents within a 3-mile radius
Largest number of residents are between the ages of 20 and 44
The median age of an Uptown resident is 37 years

Snapshot of Luxury Living

Aspire Post Oak
Bowen River Oaks
Gables Westcreek
Reverie at River Oaks
1900 Yorktown
Alexan 5151
AMLI Uptown
Avenue R
Arabella (condo)
Astoria (condo)
Belfiore (condo)
Broadstone Post Oak
Gables Tanglewood
Hanover BLVD Place
Hanover Post Oak
High Point Uptown
Millennium High Street
IMT Uptown Post Oak
Sky House River Oaks
Sola Uptown
The Tate
Waterwall Place
The Wilshire (condo)

Retail

Uptown reigns supreme in the retail sector. With more than 6.3 million square feet of retail space and more than 1,000 stores, Uptown Houston has distinguished itself as the city’s top destination for fashion and the shopping centerpiece of the Southwest.

Lifestyle

More Than Seven Million Square-feet Of Retail Space
Annual retail sales reached just under $4 billion in 2019
40% of residents within a 3-mile radius of Uptown have an average household income higher than $120,000
The Galleria hosts more than 35 million visitors annually, making it one of the best shopping and tourist attractions in the Southwest

Average Household Income Within a 3-Mile Radius

Hotel

Uptown’s preeminent collection of 39 hotels, more than any other district in Houston, boast nearly 8,400 luxurious rooms. From business class hotels to premier luxury lodging, Uptown Houston provides choices, services and amenities to suit everyone.