Houston Premium Outlets is an outlet mall in Cypress, Texas, United States. It is developed and owned by Simon Property Group. The mall started construction in May 2007 and opened on March 27, 2008, with 120 outlet stores. Houston Premium Outlets has about 800,000 square feet (0.07 km2) of retail space.[1]

Shopping Center

Houston Premium Outlets is a one-story complex of buildings that sits on 3.6 million square feet (0.34 km2) of total land, located just off of US-290 at the Fairfield Place Drive exit. Immediately surrounding it is the Fairfield community. The mall has 3 wings with a main entrance at its south part.

Outlet stores and retailers include Nike Factory Store, Banana Republic Factory Store, Skechers Factory Outlet, J. Crew Factory Store, Converse, Aeropostale, Versace, Express Factory Outlet, Sunglass Hut, Kate Spade Outlet, U.S. Polo Assn. Outlet, Calvin Klein, Old Navy Outlet, Zumiez, PacSun, and Claire's. Katy mills also has a food court and previously had a play area. In the food court are various restaurants including Charleys Philly Steaks, Asian Too, Villa Fresh Italian Kitchen, and Starbucks. There is also a Holiday Inn Express and Shell apart from the main structure.

In March 2022, LongHorn Steakhouse opened a new location in the mall, being the first dine-in restaurant in Houston Premium Outlets.[2] [3]

History

In 2018, Houston Premium Outlets underwent major renovations, and added an Old Navy and Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store.[4]

In April 2022, the mall started a program with Cypress Ranch High School (in nearby Cypress-Fairbanks ISD) to promote recycling and sustainability.[5]

Crime

On October 27, 2018, a man was shot in the mall parking lot and was treated at a local hospital with minor injuries.[6]

On July 15, 2019, a woman stole $16,000 worth of merchandise from different stores in the mall.[7]

On February 26, 2020, a man was wanted by police for taking an inappropriate video of a customer at Finish Line and having many similar additional videos and photos on his phone.[8]

On December 18, 2021, 2 men stole saws and catalytic converters worth a total of $9,000.[9]

References

  1. ^ "(PRN) Construction Begins on Houston Premium Outlets(R)". Chron. March 15, 2007. Retrieved June 14, 2022.
  2. ^ Pryce, Chevall (2022-03-15). "LongHorn Steakhouse opens new location at Houston Premium Outlets". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
  3. ^ "Houston Premium Outlets: New stores, restaurant". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  4. ^ Para, Jen (May 3, 2018). "Simon Property Group's Houston Premium Outlets undergoes renovations, adds tenants - Houston Business Journal". Houston Business Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  5. ^ Pryce, Chevall (2022-04-16). "Houston Premium Outlets promoting sustainability with big brands for Earth Week". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. ^ "1 shot at Houston Premium Outlets in Cypress". KHOU. October 27, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2022.
  7. ^ "Mother accused of using children to steal $1,600 worth of merchandise from Houston Premium Outlets". khou.com. July 15, 2019. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Rascon, Jacob (February 26, 2020). "Police looking for suspect accused of taking inappropriate video at Houston Premium Outlets". KRPC. Retrieved June 17, 2022.
  9. ^ KTRK (December 19, 2021). "2 men arrested and charged for stealing 6 catalytic converters, saws worth $9K, deputies say". ABC13 Houston. Retrieved June 17, 2022.