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Westchase District

Westchase
Business district of Houston, Texas
Marker of the Westchase District
Marker of the Westchase District
Coordinates: 29°43′44″N 95°33′50″W / 29.729°N 95.564°W / 29.729; -95.564
Country United States United States
State Texas Texas
County Harris
City Houston Houston
Government
 • Type Special district
 • Body Westchase Management District
Area
 • Total 11.2 km2 (4.32 sq mi)
Population (2012)
 • Total 26,122
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone Central Standard Time (CST)
ZIP Code 77057, 77063
Area codes 281, 346, 713, 832
Website westchasedistrict.com

For the community near Tampa, see Westchase, Florida.

Westchase is a business district and neighborhood in western Houston, Texas, bounded by Westheimer Road on the north, Gessner Road on the east, Houston Center Boulevard on the west, and Westpark Tollway on the south. The area is bisected by Beltway 8. Westchase is adjacent to Greater Sharpstown, the International District (which includes part of Chinatown), and the Royal Oaks Country Club subdivision. The area is immediately northeast of Alief.

A large portion of Westchase is covered by a special district, the Westchase Management District, which was created by the Texas Legislature in 1995. This entity, funded by a tax increment on businesses within its boundaries, provides branding, urban planning, and public safety functions for its constituents.

More than 1,500 businesses reside in Westchase; several are associated with the petroleum industry, for which Houston is considered a major capital. Major employers that have offices in Westchase include ABB Group, BMC Software, Chevron, Phillips 66, Dow Chemical, Petrochina, and Jacobs Engineering. The Westchase district is approximately 4.32 square miles (11.2 km2) in size, with 16.3 million square feet (1,510,000 m2) of office space contained in 118 buildings.


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