UPDATE 3/23/2023: The Methodist Planned Development may be scheduled for consideration and approval at the April 6, 2023 P&Z meeting. Residents may continue to send their comments on this application to zoning@bellairetx.gov
UPDATE 3/10/23: Only one of the Public comments to P&Z supported the plan, all others were not in favor of this sort of development in the center of downtown Bellaire. You can email your comments to zoning@bellairetx.gov or Monique Alejos at Monique Alejos
One item of interest, in 2022 the owner of the old Chevron site announced that Methodist had leased 100,000 s/f of space in one of the existing Chevron buildings. However Methodist apparently chose not to move into the space. You can view the P&Z Public Hearing and entire meeting here.
On March 9, 2023, Page Southerland Page, representing Houston Methodist Hospital, is scheduled to present a plan to the Bellaire Planning and Zoning Commission at 6:00 PM on March, 9, 2023, for a Planned Development on the 3.187 acre Randalls site at 5130 Bellaire Blvd.
Find the P&Z meeting Agenda here. You can find all the proposed designs, traffic study, and site layouts in the Agenda.
After an earlier presentation to P&Z of a 5-story structure and large parking garage was met with some criticism, Methodist will present a plan they feel is more community-oriented. It would include three 1-story retail structures and a 3-story office building and parking garage, built over underground parking.
The new development would add trees and green space and actually reduce the impermeable surface on the site. But it certainly won’t have the same look as the 1-story Randalls store.
Speakers are welcome at the Public Hearing. Comments can be emailed to P&Z via zoning@bellairetx.gov.