Shuttered Outback Steakhouse could be site of two-story retail center

Photo: Katherine Feser, Houston Chronicle The Outback Steakhouse on Loop 610 at Beechnut has closed....

The shuttered Outback Steakhouse at Beechnut and Loop 610 could be torn down to make way for a more dense development to house several tenants. The restaurant served its last meal at the end of January.

The site, located across from Meyerland Plaza in front of Hobby Lobby and K&G Men's Superstore, is being marketed for a two-story, retail center containing 23,450 square feet along Jackwood Street, according to NewQuest Properties marketing material. The project, called South Cross Center, could contain a mix of stores including a dental office, insurance firm and restaurants.

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Pre-leasing is underway, according to Rebecca Le of NewQuest Properties. Further details were not disclosed.

The proposed building would contain nearly four times the space of the 6,300-square-foot Outback Steakhouse.

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Australia-themed Outback Steakhouse has 10 locations in the Houston area.

