Jentry Kelly Cosmetics / 1907 Southwest Freeway
Our first item in the Southwest Freeway page is just off Hazard Street. In 1973 this was the home of Executive Communications, 1981 "Radio Paging Inc." (pagers), by 1982 Curtis Homes, by 1986 Midnight Express Pest Control, Ticket Connection (in the mid-2010s, based on Street View this was VERY brief—if it even opened), and then its current tenant since the late 2010s. There's a bunch of stuff missing that I can't find, though it doesn't seem like it was continuously operated, either.
Law Offices of David E. Sharp PLLC / 1911 Southwest Freeway
In 1965, this was the Republic National Life Insurance Company. Between 1968 and 1971 it became the John H. Been Agency of Indianapolis Life Insurance Company, then L.T. Lambertz in 1972 (pest control, it appears), then a location of TV Facts in 1973; in 1979 the home of J. Ross Real Estate and Property Management (which planned a "complete renovation" of the building) but by May 1980 it was announced to become the headquarters for "the first nationwide gay and lesbian business organization" but doesn't actually say what it was or if it even moved in, either...and another listing for TV Facts in 1981 suggests the building had multiple tenants.
A company called "Em-Tuf-Kat" purchased the building in 1992 and by 1994 it was home of Shapiro & Watson LLP & Staff. Presumably it has been a law office since.
2215 Southwest Freeway
Magic Island, an upscale Egyptian-themed dinner theater that featured magic and comedy performances operated here from its opening in 1984 to its closure in 2008 (though it briefly closed in 1985 during a bankruptcy), when Hurricane Ike caused fire and water damage. Various plans have come and gone to renovate and reopen the facility though this has never come to fruition. An interesting look inside the abandoned building can be seen at this link.
Extra Space Storage / 2222 Southwest Freeway
Extra Space Storage has been here since at least 2007. No further research has been conducted on the space.
Chair King / 2327 Southwest Freeway
This has been Chair King since 2013, formerly home to Glick Textiles. There was a Swamplot article on it. As of September 2026, this location is closing.
IHOP / 2514 Southwest Freeway
This IHOP opened in 1996. As of January 2026 this IHOP is once again open 24 hours after several years when it wasn't.
2519 Southwest Freeway
This former Hooters restaurant was a victim of the June 2024 closure round. As of this writing is to become a showroom for Tesla rival Rivian.
Shell / 2525 Southwest Freeway
This Shell has had a Timewise since the late 2000s and was originally built in 1991 (though was a Shell at least since the late 1990s). It, along with Hooters and IHOP behind it, was the home of Gulf Coast Motor Inn, later Greenway Inn, a motel complex that operated from 1971 to closure in 1985. This Greenway Inn is not to be confused with the now-defunct Greenway Inn & Suites further down at 2929 Southwest Freeway.
Academy Sports + Outdoors / 2404 Southwest Fwy.
Academy opened here in 1996 (moving from a c. 1980 location at 2030 Westheimer Road). In 2009, the store received an expansion to the east side, and in 2015, the facade was renovated out of its old "wedge" style for a regular, flat facade.
Chick-fil-A / 2715 Southwest Freeway
Based on what I can tell it looks like this Chick-fil-A restaurant opened around January 2006.
Third Planet / 2718 Southwest Freeway
The long-running sci-fi/comic store Third Planet has been here since the early 1990s. In the very early 1990s (1990-1991) it was home to Bloomfields Florist and Balloons (aka Florist and Balloons Inc.)
The Levy / 2828 Southwest Freeway
This hotel originally opened in April 1971 as a modern TraveLodge hotel (see the Travelodge in the Heights page). It originally featured the "Voyager Dining Room" restaurant and the "Dry Dock Club" cocktail bar.
In 1998 the Travelodge closed for a renovation and conversion into Club Hotel by DoubleTree, a new brand launched as "an exciting mid-market hotel designed for the business traveler" according to the website at the time (later known as DoubleTree Club Hotels), but in 2001, this particular hotel treated some business travelers particularly badly enough that a PowerPoint presentation was created and widely shared about the hotel and how an unsympathetic night clerk treated them (some versions remove the details about the hotel and place, and just call it the "ABC Hotel").
Within a year of the incident, the hotel changed brands again (this may or may not have been a coincidence), this time to the Ramada Plaza (the "upscale" brand of Ramada Inn), and in 2003 became "Sheraton Four Points Hotel", which would eventually restyle as "Four Points by Sheraton" (Four Points by Sheraton Greenway Plaza). In 2022, the hotel closed for conversion into an apartment building which opened within a year or two (The Levy). As of January 2026, also operates as "Lodgeur" furnished apartments.
Guadalajara Mexican Grille / 2925 Southwest Freeway
This restaurant opened in 1996 before a fire in August 2013 closed it down. In November 2015 it was reopened with a full renovation and new menu called "GUAD Texas Chef-Mex" under the same ownership. Apparently this was not a success and within a few years reverted back to the original name.
Olive Garden / 2929 Southwest Freeway
Today, there is an Olive Garden at this address with Sunset Animal Hospital (2959 Southwest Freeway) sharing its parking lot. However, it was a motel before all of this.
Houstonaire Motor Inn opened in February 1965 at 2929 Southwest Freeway with 232 rooms, each with a balcony, and featuring a coffee shop, private club, and large dining room, as well as a swimming pool. In 1970, it was rebranded as Colonel Sanders' Inn, as opposed to the 1979 date given by Arch-ive.org. This lines up with this book about the Colonel Sanders-branded hotels not working out soon after their 1969 debut, as by 1979, the Colonel was one year away from his death, and the chain of restaurants owned by Heublein (who likely had little interest in expanding the brand through a hotel chain). In late 1971, the hotel reverted to its original name, before dropping the "Motor" in 1972. In 1974, Houstonaire became Ramada Inn ("Ramada Inn - Greenway Plaza"), though the Houstonaire Club remained with its original name into the late 1970s. The last reference to Ramada came in November 1985 came for interviews, afterward, references to the hotel completely disappear. In 1987, the hotel saw its first newspaper mention in overa year as the "Riviera Hotel" (and mentioned to be the former Ramada Inn), but by 1988 it seemed to return to the Ramada Inn name. In late 1990, it became the "E-Z 8 Motel" (part of a San Diego-based chain). In 1992, it became the Premier Inn, and in 1997, a Best Western. In 2005, it assumed its final name before demolition—Greenway Inn & Suites. In 2009, the pool closed permanently and was filled in, and around March or April 2014 the hotel was permanently closed, with the hotel demolished in October of that year. The next year, an Olive Garden (with the newest logo) opened in the spot (and taking the address) and Sunset Animal Hospital (24/7 service) opened within a few years after that.
3133 Southwest Freeway
In late 1973, Holcombe Lindquist Inc., a local retailer of pianos and organs built a new store here with a gimmick...a full-sized piano fixture mounted on top of their sign (15 feet tall, 25 feet long toward the back and 128 feet in the air), which was also used as a directional ("At the sight of the big grand piano..."). By 1990, a second store had been opened at I-45 and FM 1960 (sans giant piano) but by that time the company was in financial trouble, and closed that location.
In summer 1991, owner Don R. Holcombe founded a new company, Holcombe Music Inc., which continued to operate at 3133 Southwest Freeway, but within six months Holcombe Music was forced to file for bankruptcy. Dallas-based Brook Mays would reopen the store in spring 1992, once again using the piano signage. By 2002 Brook Mays rebranded the store as Brook Mays PianoMax, but in 2006 Brook Mays went out of business. After being used as Noel Furniture Clearance for a time, Fort Bend Music Center moved into the upper level and enacted a restoration of the piano, adding LED lighting. (An article states that at one time the piano spun around until high winds damaged the motor. The restored piano did not spin.)
Eventually, Fort Bend Music Center moved out and the building was renovated as office space. Despite no music-based tenant, it is known as "Grand Forum" today with the piano still there.
Comerica Bank / 3135 Southwest Freeway
This was first developed as a Rodeway Inn in the mid-1960s. There aren't any references to it past the mid-1990s so I'm not sure of the brand but the motel survived in some form until the mid-2000s; around 2007 it was demolished for Comerica Bank with the same address.
Chili's / 3215 Southwest Freeway
This Chili's restaurant opened in May 1998 as part of a redevelopment that was built on the former site of the Albert Pick Motor Inn / Americana Motor Inn hotel after its demolition a decade prior.
Lakewood Church Central Campus / 3700 Southwest Freeway
The largest church building in America, this was originally built as a multi-purpose arena called The Summit in 1975 and renamed Compaq Center in 1998 due to a naming rights deal, though in 2003 the venue closed as the sports teams at the Summit (sports teams at the Summit included the Houston Rockets, Comets, Aeros) moved to Toyota Center. In 2005, the building reopened as Lakewood Church (after a renovation) and the home of Joel Osteen Ministries. Initially this was under a long-term lease, but the church purchased the building entirely in 2010.
3727 Southwest Freeway
Whataburger operated here from 1996 to 2025 (moved to 3929). Permits have been filed for Taco Palenque as of August 2026.
Whataburger / 3929 Southwest Freeway
This Whataburger opened here in 2025, moving from its location at 3727 Southwest Freeway. From 1996 to its "temporary" closure in June 2023 this was a Fuddruckers, and after sitting abandoned for a few years, was demolished for the new Whataburger.
4015 Southwest Freeway
This former La Quinta hotel operated from 1969 to summer 2022 (officially, at least, I've heard transients used it after its closure). It consists of two motel buildings and a larger three-story building with interior corridors, and was the first La Quinta (then "La Quinta Motor Inn") in Houston. Demolition began in 2023 and by February 2024, it was gone.
Public Storage / 4341 Southwest Freeway
This has been here since around the late 1990s (but after 1995). The Public Storage name dates back to 2007 and is believed to have always opened with that name.
River Oaks Paint & Body / 4601 Southwest Freeway
Since around 2016 this has been River Oaks Paint & Body, a certified collision center for higher-end cars (BMW, Tesla, Mercedes-Benz, etc.); previously this was Southwest Laundry & Cleaning Supply, Inc.
Houston Chronicle / 4747 Southwest Freeway
This was the home of the Houston Post before it closed in 1995. Afterwards, it was bought by its rival Houston Chronicle and saw little use (auxiliary facility) before it was renovated in 2015 as the new consolidated headquarters of the paper (operational in 2016). The renovation added a large window in the Brutalist-style building. The facilities stretch back towards Westpark Drive, where there is an intact remnant of a rail spur that used to connect to it (despite the rest of the tracks being dismantled in 2001, with the spur likely not seen any use since the early 1990s).
Taqueria Tepatitlan / 5545 Southwest Freeway
This has been Taqueria Tepatitlan since '96 but it was originally Kettle (1974-1995).
Katz Boutique / 5555 Southwest Freeway
From 1970s to around 2004-2005 this was a Texaco before it was closed and demolished, the Houston-based adult store (not to be confused with the New York deli chain in the area) opened in 2010.
Shell / 5602 Southwest Freeway
This Shell was rebuilt in the early 2020s with Timewise.
5617 Southwest Freeway
This aging building used to be the home of Holder's Pest Control and "Bubba" the neon cockroach. Bubba was taken down in 2004 after being up there for 42 years and scrapped in 2012. The building is rather run-down today. Stickers from Star Auto Accessories still cover the windows on the first floor (including the pre-merger Sirius Radio). A psychic takes up residence on the second floor.
The Fireplace Man / 5902 Southwest Freeway
When Southwest Freeway was built, it cut Windswept Lane in two segments and a portion of Windswept Lane was upgraded as the westbound frontage road. 5902 Southwest Freeway was built as a residential house on 5902 Windswept Lane, but it has long since been converted to commercial use.
Universal Church of the Kingdom of God / 6115 Southwest Freeway
The signage reads "Pare de Sufrir" ("stop [your] suffering"), and is a branch of a Brazilian-based Evangelical church, which if it all accurate is a fair bit more controversial than your average Christian church.
In the 1980s, this was one of three locations (the others being 7655 Steubner-Airline and 1105 West Loop North) of Malibu Grand Prix. The go-kart track had disappeared by 1995, though the building remained until around 2010 shortly before construction began for the church.
Shell / 6155 Southwest Freeway
This gas station was built in the 1990s on the site of the old go-kart track (see 6115). It shared the stoplight at Rampart Street and Westpark Drive, and later that parking lot was connected to Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.
Chicas Locas / 6440 Southwest Freeway
This strip club was built in 1965 as Foxboro Company, a manufacturing facility for instrumentation, but by 1994 was a "recently opened" men's club called Michael's International. I'm not sure when the strip club changed hands, it seems to at least lack signage for much of the 2010s.
El Muelle Seafood & Grill / 6501 Southwest Freeway
This was Bennigan's from 1979 to early 2000, and Don Carlos Mexican Restuarant from 2001 to 2023, the third location of the multi-location Tex-Mex Mexican restaurant chain from the Houston area. In summer 2025 El Muelle Seafood & Grill opened.
HGreg.com / 6737 Southwest Freeway
This opened as Southwest Dodge in 1966, the "Worlds Largest Dodge Dealers", but in March 1969 the dealership became Southwest Lincoln-Mercury, with the same management and ownership. For nearly the next thirty years, the dealership was a landmark on Southwest Freeway with its longhorn skull logo, but in June 1998 they opened a new location at 10025 Southwest Freeway (see later on page). While it was initially a second overflow lot, by 2003 it was Southwest Lincoln-Mercury Clearance Center and spent time as their body shop before permanently closing by the end of 2008. In the early 2020s it became "Joyride.com" (used car dealership) briefly (if it even opened) with the current tenant moved in by February 2025.
6767 Southwest Freeway
This was the site of Zuma Fun Center, formerly known as Celebration Station (HHR's link says 2018 as the closure, it actually closed in October 2017. It had some features, mostly go-karts and mini-golf sitting on less than five acres (including parking).
6780 Southwest Freeway
Hilton Southwest (later known as Hilton - Houston Galleria) opeened in November 1979 and closed in the early 2020s. In 2025 it was announced it would reopen as "The Altura" residences by 2027.
6800 Southwest Freeway
This was Golden Corral from 1995 to 2002. Following the demise of Golden Corral, it was "Steak of Texas" (2003-2005), China Panda (2005, though signage persisted into 2008). Around 2008 part of the parking lot was subleased to SW Auto (6802, accessible from Dale Carnegie Lane), with the building subdivided as well. It appears that from 2008 to 2011 part of it was Tradição Brazilian Steakhouse (which moved to 12000 Southwest Freeway), eventually giving way to "Afghan Restaurant Dastarkhwan" (also known as Afghan's Dastarkhwan), which closed by the end of 2015. This remained empty for a while before becoming Lucy Ethopian Restaurant & Lounge. The other part of the building, Southwest African Tavern, is currently home to Beikos Mediterranean Cuisine as of August 2026. The lineage of this building post-Golden Corral is confusing. It looks like Southwest African Tavern gave way to Lucy Ethopian Restaurant & Lounge based on road signage, but Lucy occupies the front; the back space was later filled with Beikos Mediterranean Cuisine (as of August 2026).
Public Storage / 6853 Southwest Fwy.
When this was 3 Men Movers & Storage it featured a sign shaped like a truck; unfortunately, it after it became Extra Space Storage between 2022 and 2024, it dropped the unique sign, and between early 2025 and May 2026 became Public Storage.
Just to the south of here is the "Romana" and the former Southwest Inn...a disaster that took the lives of four firefighters (five if you count Captain William Dowling, who lost both of his legs and later died in 2017 from complications related to his fire injuries). The former Ramada will be covered in a future update.
CarMax / 6909 Southwest Freeway
This was originally (back circa 1965) was Mandrel Industries Inc., a subsidiary of Ampex Corporation. Geosource International purchased it from Ampex in 1973 (apparently, it was founded with the purchase of Mandrel), and in 1978 Mandrel Products moved to 5880 Ranchester while Geosource used it for other departments, including the Petty-Ray Geophysical Division. Halliburton ultimately acquired Geosource and in the early 1990s moved out of the building. Around 1996 the building was torn down and CarMax opened in December 1997 as its third Houston location. (This is where one of our now-defunct family cars came from! - Ed.)
Pappas Bar-B-Q / 7007 Southwest Freeway
This opened as Pappas Brisket House (also known as simply Brisket House) in 1992, an early Pappas BBQ concept. It converted to the more familiar name around 1997.
Texas Jasmine Wholesale / 7051 Southwest Freeway
The Sharpstown Target (T-16) operated from February 1970 to January 2006. Like other early Target stores, it had "Target Foods" operated by a third party (here, it was Weingarten until 1984). Today, the store is used by a convenience store wholesaler.
This is about where Southwest Freeway intersects Bellaire Boulevard (see above), with PlazAmericas at the northwest corner (formerly Sharpstown Center).
Dairy Queen / 7161 Southwest Freeway
This Dairy Queen opened in October 2020. Along with a Shell at 7171 Southwest Freeway built a year or two prior, it was redeveloped from 7200 Bellaire Boulevard, the former home of St. Paul Presbyterian Church until the late 2010s.
Arena Theatre / 7326 Southwest Fwy.
The Arena Theatre, a theater-in-the-round, was built in the 1960s as part of what is now known as Arena Place.
Olive Garden / 9080 Southwest Freeway
This Olive Garden has been in operation since 1991.
Saltgrass Steak House / 9110 Southwest Fwy.
The second Saltgrass Steak House in the chain opened in 1993. This opened as Smuggler's Inn in 1976 and in late 1982 closed and converted to Bombay Bicycle Club by the same company. (Parent company Associated Hosts owned several concepts, for another example see Brazos Buildings & Businesses).
Momentum BMW / 9570 Southwest Freeway
This former Sears opened in 1972 a few years before Westwood Mall opened and closed in 2017, many years after Westwood Mall shut down. In 2019, it was announced it would become a Momentum BMW car dealership by 2020.
Lexus Southwest Houston / 10025 Southwest Freeway
This opened in 1998 as Southwest Lincoln-Dodge, replacing their old 1966 location at 6737 Southwest Freeway, but went under in 2012, getting replaced by Sterling McCall Lexus within a few years. Around early 2026 it was rebranded as Lexus Southwest Houston.
Wyndham / 11160 Southwest Fwy.
Wyndham Houston Sugarland opened as Holiday Inn back in 1981, and Holiday Inn (last known as "Holiday Inn Houston SW - Sugar Land Area by IHG") it would remain until 2025. As of 2003 it had 207 rooms on six floors, two pools (still today—one outdoor, one indoor), "Duncan's Restaurant" (the bar was originally called "Prickly Pear" but I'm not sure if it had two separate venues), and meeting space. The last name the old Holiday Inn restaurant operated as was "App8ite Bar & Grill".
Autofit / 11565 Southwest Freeway
The third Fry's Electronics to open in Houston had a "history of Houston" theme but was relatively bland compared to the others. It opened in 2006 but closed in 2021 with the chain's bankruptcy. A few years later it reopened as Autofit, a large car parts store.
Archer Kia / 11614 Southwest Fwy.
In 2008, this was Archer Jeep Chrysler, but by 2011 had become Archer Kia, which is still is today (or at least as of this writing).
West Point Lincoln of Sugar Land / 11833 Southwest Freeway
This was the home of Houston Garden Centers from approx. 2011 through 2018, the Lincoln dealership opened in 2019.
Cabo Bob's Burritos / 11940 Southwest Freeway
Cabo Bob's Burritos operates here in a former James Coney Island. The changeover happened in the early 2020s.
Karahi Point / 12000 Southwest Freeway
From newspapers, in 1985 this was Juarez Bar & Grill (stylized as "Jua'rez Bar & Grill"). By 1987 it was Pappasito's ("New location.") In late 1997 it was closed and reopened in December 1997 as C&H Steak Company, a new concept by Pappas. In 2006 it was renamed as Pappas Grill & Steakhouse. In late 2010 or early 2011 it closed for Tradição Brazilian Steakhouse, which opened in summer 2011. Between 2017 and 2018 it became Avenida Brazilian Steakhouse and closed in 2023 or 2024. Karahi Point (Pakistani restaurant) moved here in 2025.
12002 Southwest Freeway
Originally built as a Deauville Fashion Mall ("Deauville Fashion Mall Meadows-Stafford") in 1984 (one of its tenants was Federated Electronics). By the late 1980s it was gone and the center purchased by Wal-Mart Stores, which replaced the south end of the center with Sam's Wholesale Club (later Sam's Club), with the north end leased to a prototype Garden Ridge Pottery and a Sam's Club. Prior to this post going to press, Houston Historic Retail posted a more complete article but lacks a few details I wanted to share in this one (he did help me with a few details on this one). Garden Ridge moved out in 2000 to 16960 Southwest Freeway (despite its lease running to 2007), while Sam's Club moved out in 2001 to 12300 Southwest Freeway.
After this, there was a proposal to replace the Garden Ridge with a manufacturing firm but it was later rejected, and it ended being a hodgepodge of exterior-facing tenants, including Pickle Point, an AI-equipped pickleball location, which opened around August 2025 (though as of September 2026, has become "24 Hour Pickle", this happened within the last month or two).
Sam's Club / 12300 Southwest Freeway
This Sam's Club opened in 2001 to replace the location at 12002 Southwest Freeway.
Gringo's Mexican Kitchen / 12330 Southwest Freeway
This location of Gringo's Mexican Kitchen (no. 5) opened November 2002 in a former On the Border (1993-1996) back before OTB got homogenized and was considered a good restaurant.
Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar / 12575 Highway 59
Whiskey Cake's Stafford location opened in November 2019. (Source: Eater Houston).
El Tiempo Cantina / 12710 Southwest Freeway
One of stand-alone restaurants in Fountains on the Lake (all facing the "lake") and all with Southwest Freeway addresses, Texas Land & Cattle Steak House was the first restaurant here from 1998 to 2018. It reopened as Laurenzo's El Tiempo Cantina by August 2019.
Razzoo's Cajun Cafe / 12770 Southwest Freeway
Razzoo's may have declared bankruptcy and closed a bunch of locations, but this one has been here since 1999 when it was built.
Bombshells Restaurant & Bar / 12815 Southwest Fwy.
This restaurant was built in the early 1990s (opened December 1993 as Spaghetti Warehouse). This closed sometime around December 2001 and reopened in 2003 as America Buffet. This in turn closed in 2020 and a few years later was renovated and reopened as Bombshells. This HHR link is of interest when it was renovating to be Bombshells.
Sugar Creek Baptist Church / 13223 Southwest Freeway
I went here for an event back in early 2009. I remember being impressed at how large it was, with five floors (or was it six?), a gift shop, and other features. There's an older part with exterior-facing doors.
13831-13833 Southwest Freeway
13833 Southwest Freeway was Gerland's Food Fair originally (1989-1998), then rebranded as Belden's Marketplace before being rebranded to Gerland's Grand Market before closing in 2011. It reopened in 2013 as "Fiesta Market Place", (aka Fiesta Mart #80) with an in-store Caribou Coffee (the very first location in the south) and Red Mango, as well as other fixings found in better supermarkets like sushi and a full deli/bakery department. It closed around a year later for reasons not entirely clear. By 2015, it was divided between Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery and Fishing Tackle Unlimited (13831). In 2022, Fishing Tackle Unlimited closed and was replaced with Planet Fitness a year later and in 2023, Ferguson Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery was replaced with Dollar Tree.
Fernando's / 14135 Southwest Freeway
This restaurant, which Google describes as "Steaks & seafood prepared with Latin flair, plus wine, in a roomy, upscale dining room" opened in 2005 and was originally a short-lived (2000-2004) location of Ruth's Chris Steak House.
EastWest Bank / 15144 Southwest Fwy.
Originally J.J. Muggs (1984-1986) and later became Zia's (1989-1994). MetroBank moved in around 1995 and was converted to EastWest Bank around 2014.
Seafood City Supermarket / 15235 Southwest Freeway
One of the majors of First Colony Commons (I may cover it more in the future). This opened 2023 or 2024 and I visited it in July 2024 on my way home from vacation. Disappointingly, they did not have the item I wanted, but I still bought and found a few neat things here anyway. Half of it was Tuesday Morning (15237) from 2005 to 2022, the other half was Conn's Appliances (Conn's HomePlus) until 2017. From 1992 to 2002 it was Service Merchandise (which seemed to have addressed as 15500 Southwest Freeway for reasons I can't fathom).
First Colony Mall / 16535 Southwest Freeway
This mall, built in 1996, has a dedicated page on this website with a scanned mall directory!
Floyds Seafood / 16549 Southwest Fwy.
This was previously Pete & Shorty's which opened in 2010 but folded within a few years. Before that, it was Ruby Tuesday (opened in the late 2000s).
At Home / 16960 Southwest Fwy.
This opened as Garden Ridge around July 2000 (moving from 12002 Southwest Freeway). In 2014 it rebranded as At Home.
Costco Wholesale / 17520 Southwest Freeway
This Costco opened in 2013. It is neither accessible from the freeway's frontage road nor faces it, but it has a Southwest Freeway address.
Star Furniture / 19660 Southwest Fwy.
This large Star Furniture store opened in 2003, before the second phase of Riverpark Shopping Center was built.
H-E-B / 19900 Southwest Freeway
The main anchor to the first phase of Riverpark Shopping Center, this looks a bit like an old Albertsons from the air. According to Albertsons Florida Blog this was to be Albertsons #2781 but they exited the market before much progress could be made. It was later finished and opened as H-E-B. (Also see this list).
Houston Garden Centers / 20415 Southwest Freeway
Entering Richmond, the Houston Garden Center location here (#29) has been here since 2004, but no longer accessible from the frontage road directly.
McDonald's / 22327 Southwest Freeway
Compared to other Houston freeways, McDonald's has almost no restaurants along it. This one only opened in 2026!
Rosenberg Town Center / 28000 Southwest Freeway
Originally this was developed as Super Kmart #3901 (the first Super Kmart in Texas, replacing Rosenberg's older Kmart at 3803 Avenue H, opening in August 1993 and closing in April 2003 before remaining empty for many years. In the early 2010s, it began to be redeveloped, with this lease plan as of 2026 (archived from here) showing the tenants including the tenants including Sugar Creek Baptist Church Richmond-Rosenberg Campus, Boot Barn (opened as Baskin's), and a Mexican restaurant.
28030 Southwest Freeway
Located in front of the former Kmart building, this was built as a short-lived restaurant called The PepperMill Restaurant in 1995 before becoming Ninfa's within a year, and appeared to be briefly the home of Papa Mex Grill & Cantina (unverified, c. 2006) and later El Acapulco Mexican Restaurant (2010-2016) before shutting down and being demolished in 2022.
Studio 6 / 26010 Southwest Freeway
Studio 6 Rosenberg was a Knights Inn back in 2008 and up until some point in the 2010s. I'm not sure what the original brand was. It dates back to at least the mid-1990s.
Fort Bend County Epicenter / 28505 Southwest Freeway
Our final item we'll cover is the Fort Bend County Epicenter, a multi-purpose event venue built in 2023. It's not the last Southwest Freeway address but it is what we'll cover today.