Westchase, Houston, Texas

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Westchase is a district and edge city located in western Houston, Texas, United States.

Westchase has a large business district that has a total of convert|14100000|sqft|m2 in 98 office buildings, and convert|1700000|sqft|m2 in 21 service centers and warehouse buildings.Fact|date=March 2008 Major employers that have offices in Westchase include BMC Software, Halliburton, WesternGeco/Schlumberger, and ABB Ltd.

The consulate generals of Costa Rica, Indonesia, and Venezuela reside in Westchase.

John Nova Lomax of the "Houston Press" said in a 2006 article that the segment of Westheimer Road in Westchase is "virtually all chains -- a "Geography of Nowhere" wasteland of Boston Market, Borders, Kroger, Randalls, Taco Bell, Citgo and Sonic. Several of the six CVS outlets we passed are there, as are a few of the uncountable Starbucks." He added that the segment of Westheimer Road in Westchase does not have "the sleaze of the Highway 6 area and the tacky exuberance of mid-Westheimer, the area between Chimney Rock and Fondren." [Lomax, John Nova. "The Sole of Houston." "Houston Press". October 12, 2006. [http://www.houstonpress.com/2006-10-12/news/the-sole-of-houston/3 3] .]

Government and infrastructure

Two Houston Fire Department stations, Station 69 Westchase and Station 83 Royal Oaks, serve Westchase. [http://www.westchasedistrict.com/Images/maps/SECT1-key.gif] [http://www.westchasedistrict.com/Images/maps/SECT2-key.gif]

The Houston Police Department's Westside and Uptown Divisions serve the neighborhood.

The United States Postal Service operates the Westchase Post Office at 3836 South Gessner Road, 77063-5134.

Education

Colleges and universities

American InterContinental University Houston is in Westchase.

Houston Community College System serves Westchase.

Primary and secondary education

Public schools

Most of Westchase, which is south of Westheimer Road (Farm to Market Road 1093) and west of Gessner Road, is zoned to schools in Alief Independent School District, while the parts north of Westheimer and parts east of Gessner Road are zoned to the Houston Independent School District. While Westchase is primarily a commercial district, the district also includes apartments and townhomes with residents.

The school zoning for the Alief ISD portion is as follows: [" [http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/boundary/AISD%20Boundary%20Map%20-%20Elementary%2007-08.pdf 2007-2008 Elementary/Intermediate School Boundaries] ." "Alief Independent School District".] [" [http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/boundary/AISD%20Boundary%20Map%20-%20Elementary%20Bilingual%20-%2007-08%20.pdf 2007-2008 Elementary Bilingual School Boundaries] ." "Alief Independent School District".] [" [http://www.alief.isd.tenet.edu/boundary/AISD%20Boundary%20Map%20-%20Middle-Intermediate%2007-08.pdf 2007-2008 Middle/Intermediate School Boundaries] ." "Alief Independent School District".]
*The portion inside Beltway 8 south of Westheimer and west of Gessner is zoned to Sneed Elementary School (Sneed Elementary is in the Westchase district), Budewig Intermediate School, and O'Donnell Middle School.
*The portion outside Beltway 8 north of the Westpark Tollway and south of Westheimer is zoned to Outley Elementary School, Budewig Intermediate School, and O'Donnell Middle School.
*The portion outside Beltway 8 south of the Westpark Tollway is zoned to Chancellor Elementary School (Bilingual students go to Youens Elementary School), Owens Intermediate School, and Alief Middle School.
*Westchase students in Alief ISD may attend Elsik, Hastings, and Taylor high schools, as high school assignments in Alief ISD are determined by a lottery.

The school zoning for the Houston ISD portion is as follows:
* Areas north of Westheimer and west of East Rivercrest are zoned to: Walnut Bend Elementary School, [http://www.reverems.org/ Paul Revere Middle School] (Revere is located in Westchase) with [http://www.westbriar.org/ West Briar Middle School] as an option, and Westside High School.
* Areas north of Westheimer, east of East Rivercrest, and west of Gessner are zoned to: [http://es.houstonisd.org/emersones/ Emerson Elementary School] , Paul Revere Middle School (with West Briar Middle School as an option) and Westside High School.
* Areas west of Gessner (whether north or south of Westheimer) are zoned to: Emerson Elementary School, Paul Revere Middle School, and Lee High School with Lamar High School and Westside High School as boundary transfer options.
** Residents of the Emerson Elementary School attendance zone may apply for the [http://es.houstonisd.org/briarmeadowes Briarmeadow Charter School] . [" [http://es.houstonisd.org/briarmeadowEs/parentInfoRegistration.html Registration] ." "Briarmeadow Charter School".]

Private schools

Private schools in Westchase include Alexander-Smith Academy [http://www.alexandersmith.com/html/school_life.html] , River Oaks Academy, [http://www.wesleyacademy.net/ Wesley Academy] , and the Grace Presbyterian Church and School.

[http://www.wmschool.org/ Westchase Methodist School] is a preschool and kindergarten in Westchase.

Public libraries

The area is served by the Robinson-Westchase Branch Library [http://hpl.lib.tx.us/branches/rob_home.html] of Houston Public Library.

Parks and recreation

The Westchase Park, operated by the City of Houston, is located at 9851 Pagewood [http://www.houstontx.gov/parks/images/NeighborhoodRevList3.gif] .

References

ee also

External links

* [http://www.westchasedistrict.com Westchase website]