The Sears store at 4000 North Shepherd Drive in Garden Oaks was the retailer’s third location in Houston when it opened in 1950. Built at a cost of $2 million, the store was designed by prominent Dallas architect George Dahl with Cowell & Neuhaus of Houston.
Landmark Sears building to become tech hub
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice University President David Leebron announced plans April 12 to repurpose the landmark Sears building in Midtown as a hub for tech startups, part of a larger proposal to develop an innovation district along Main Street between downtown and the Texas Medical Center in collaboration with a variety of educational and research institutions and businesses.