About Uptown Houston
It is regarded as satellite business center district and the central venue for first-class hotels and shopping centers which you can take a shuttle ride from HOU airport. Approximately, it is bordered by West Loop I-610 to the east, Woodway Drive to the north, Yorktown Street to the west and Richmond Avenue to the south. Overall, its land covers about 1,000 acres.

With its roughtly 24 million sq ft. office space this district is the seventeenth biggest business center in the US, equivalent in size to downtowns Pittsburgh and Denver. Roughly, Uptown is the home to 2 thousand companies and holds over eleven percent of the total office space of Houston, Texas. 

Things to do in Uptown Houston
Various eateries, shopping malls and all sorts of entertainment facilities live in the district.  It is home to various upscale boutiques, local and Houston-based high-fashion stores and designers. It also hosts the largest hotels in Houston with around twenty million visitors every year. The highlight of any visit in Uptown Houston is The Galleria. This is the biggest shopping center all over Texas and the 7^th biggest all across the US. The Galleria hosts a lot of upscale shops and city-wide chain stores which appear in several Houston-based malls. The largest names in retail are inside this mall like Nordstorm, Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. For the boutiques, it hosts high occupancy to major brands like Kate Spade, Prada, Coach, Fendi and Tiffany’s.

Do you love shopping? If you do then Uptown Houston is the right place for you to go. This is the biggest mall located in Texas and it features some of the upscale stores like Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, and the Saks Fifth Avenue. This complex also comes with two hotels, a private health club and 3 office towers. More than thirty hotel cluster are within the area, from cheap to luxury-class. The shopping mall is a famous destination and the favorite spot of weekend visitors.

The restaurants inside and around The Galleria has a lot of good and sumptuous dishes to serve. With more than 100 restaurants in Uptown, 4 of these ranked four Diamonds and are frequently staffed by remarkable chefs from all over the world. Apartments close to The Galleria mirrors luxury and complete amenities such as concierge and valet parking services. A couple of apartments for instance, have activity centers for billiard tables, gaming tables, demonstration kitchen with cooking sessions, barbecue plazas and business center. 

Come and visit The Williams Tower, which is popularly called Transco Tower in the past, comes with a multi-story water sculpture and fountain. The park surrounds the tower with oak trees and green gas. It is the mostly preferred spot for sightseeing and taking photos.

While Uptown is equally complete with everything you need, it never forgets to make its way of access easy for everyone. Its neighborhood provides easy access to highways 59, I-10 and 610. The MetroRail will substitute buses by the year 2017 to accelerate transmit. Whether you are working from home or from any of the numerous business establishments in Uptown, there are lots of welcoming hotels like Hyatt, Westin, Hilton and Omni that will provide you with convenient accommodation for meeting spaces or incoming clients. From restaurants, shopping malls, luxury hotels to downtown views, Uptown is an exclusive district which captures the best of what Houston can offer.

Uptown Houston Parks and Recreation
On December of 2008, Houston City has announced their plan to buy the Williams Tower Park and Fountain from Hines REIT. The city will manage the site as a public park securing the remarkable park and landmark water wall fountain from the risk of additional development.  The city and Hines will share for the upkeep and the maintenance costs of the fountain and park. Another park in Uptown is the Post Oak Park that is located at the intersection of the 610 Loop and the Post Oak Drive.