Montrose's Westheimer Flea Market to be redeveloped as strip center

New renderings show plans for redevelopment of the Westheimer Flea Market, a 1929 building that's housed its current tenant since 1970. New renderings show plans for redevelopment of the Westheimer Flea Market, a 1929 building that's housed its current tenant since 1970. Photo: Davis Commercial Photo: Davis Commercial Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Montrose's Westheimer Flea Market to be redeveloped as strip center 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

Freshly released renderings show plans to redevelop the Westheimer Flea Market, an antique furniture outlet along Westheimer's second-hand shopping corridor, into a glass-faced retail and restaurant center.

Built as a laundromat in 1929, the building west of Dunlavy Street has housed the flea market since 1970 and is known for its eclectic selection of used home fixtures.

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In a project billed as a "historic Montrose redevelopment," the 5,000-square-foot building will keep the 1930s stone structure and the large bay doors of the current sidewalk-facing storefront, according to renderings. The large back section will be demolished to make room for parking and an outdoor patio space.

Davis Commercial is marketing the property.