Houston Intercontinental is thriving! The Houston Intercontinental commercial core is the hub of business activity in the north Houston region, however the geographic economic base is much broader than just Houston Intercontinental. Extensive business activity is spread throughout most of the North Houston Houston Intercontinental area. Bush Intercontinental Airport, most of the Sam Houston Parkway corridor, the Interstate 45 corridor, and the Rankin Road area are all part of this business activity network. Local commercial development first occurred along Interstate 45, south of Sam Houston Parkway. The 1976 opening of Houston Intercontinental Mall provided north Houston with its initial commercial focus. Before long, numerous large office buildings were being built locally.
Based upon this new commercial activity, and upon demand from Bush Intercontinental Airport, large hotel complexes were constructed by some of the major lodging business companies. The region also became popular as a good location for light industrial businesses. Much of the industrial development occurred in the Sam Houston Parkway and Rankin Road areas as well as along West Hardy and Greens Road, east of the Hardy Toll Road.

RETAIL SHOPPING AND SERVICES
Retail stores in the Houston Intercontinental area range from the newly developed Northline Commons shopping center to the Greenspoint Mall, with its newly developed Premiere Cinemas. Numerous restaurants, retailers and auto dealerships have located their businesses along Interstate 45.
Large local retailers include:

• Academy
• Best Buy
• Burlington
• Dillard’s
• Home Depot
• Macy’s
• Ma’s Club
• Office Depot
• Sam’s Club
• Wal-Mart

OFFICE BUILDINGS
The area's huge office complex is largely concentrated in the Sam Houston Parkway area. Among the local buildings in excess of 150,000 square feet in size are:

• Compaq Building
• Eight Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Five Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Four Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Gateway II
• Greenbriar Place
• Intercontinental Center
• North Belt Corporate Center
• Northborough Tower
• Northpoint Central
• One Commerce Green
• One Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Paragon Center One
• Six Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Three Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Three Northborough
• Towerpark North
• Two Houston Intercontinental Place
• Two Houston Intercontinental Plaza
• Two Houston Intercontinental Park
• Wells Fargo Northborough Building
• World Houston Plaza
• 333 North Belt Building
• 363 North Belt Building
• 396 Greens Road Building
• 400 North Belt Office Centre
• 11811 North Freeway Building

BUSINESS PARKS
A number of commerce centers exist in the Houston Intercontinental area. Among the larger planned, multi-use business parks locally are:

• Central Green
• Commerce Park North
• Cross Continents Plaza
• Greenbriar Place
• Intercontinental Center
• Interwood
• North Belt Business Park
• Northborough
• Northchase Park
• Northgreen Park
• The Crossing at Greenspoint
• The Landing at Grenspoint
• World Houston

Houston Intercontinental Chamber of Commerce (281) 260-3163