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Texas Monthly
Plan a Trip to Shenandoah this Summer
Conveniently situated on I-45, adjacent to Conroe, Spring, and The Woodlands, Shenandoah provides a great value for those looking for a place to stay in the North Houston area.
Community Impact
ShareTea now open in Metropark Square
The Woodlands Online
Hyatt House Shenandoah The Woodlands Celebrates Official Opening
The Woodlands Online
Shenandoah CVB and Sam Moon Group are Pleased to Announce a New Monthly Farmers Market at Metropark Square Will Kick-off on April 10, 2021
The Shenandoah CVB and Sam Moon Group are launching a farmers market in Shenandoah on April 10. The market is a collaboration between Metropark Square and Your Neighborhood Farmers Market Association (YNFMA), the largest certified community farmers market in Texas.
Community Impact
3 new Shenandoah hotels in 2021 set to bring regional total to 26
After continued development throughout 2020, three new hotels in Shenandoah have opened or will be opening in the coming months despite a recent drop in tourism.
Once they open, Shenandoah will have 12 hotels across its city limits of 2.2 square miles.
Community Impact
Developer: Hyatt House Hotel in Shenandoah's Metropark Square more than half complete
Construction on a Hyatt House Hotel in Metropark Square in Shenandoah is proceeding on schedule. According to developer Sam Moon Group, the hotel was 52% completed as of July 21, with the roof finished, curbs set and window installation completed on the first, third, fourth and fifth floors.
THE WOODLANDS ONLINE
Come For Yoga, Stay for a Celtic Celebration at Metropark Square
Sam Moon Group wants to help you celebrate spring and upcoming warmer weather with a free outdoor yoga class. As part of its monthly event series, Metropark Square is partnering with Yogaworks of the Woodlands and Wylde Meade, a local Celtic band, to bring a free outdoor yoga class and St. Patrick’s themed celebration to its event lawn for “Wear Green, Get Lean” from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. on March 14, 2020.
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Shenandoah’s Metropark Square set to showcase shelter dogs at ‘hearts and hounds’ event
Shenandoah’s Metropark Square is hosting a February event that is likely to warm winter hearts with adoptable dogs from the Montgomery County Animal Shelter. The ‘Hearts and Hounds’ free adoption event Feb. 8 features shelter dogs and Valentine’s Day-themed activities.
The event is part of the center’s Metropark Events on the Lawn series with varying themes held the second Saturday of every month.
CHRON.COM
Dave & Buster’s Shenandoah is ready for opening Monday
Dave & Buster’s is ready for its Monday opening in Shenandoah’s Metropark Square.
“Games, games and more games everywhere,” said Andy Oreskovich, general manager at Dave & Busters in Shenandoah, in describing the new venue. Everything is bright, new and state-of-the-art. The thing that sets this location apart from the others in Houston is that, because it’s the most recent one, it has the latest everything Oreskovich says. “We are the newest in the company so obviously we have the best technology in the company,” he said.
COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
First phase of Metropark Square nears completion; additional restaurant openings planned for spring
Work is progressing in 2020 on Metropark Square, located off of I-45 North in Shenandoah, as new storefronts are completed and opened to the public.
Daniel Moon, vice president of development company Sam Moon Group, said in a phone interview as of Nov. 23, the stores Martinis and Manicures and Urban Air Adventure Park opened, the access road Entertainment Way opened onto David Memorial Drive, and a 1,000-car parking garage was completed. In the first quarter of the year, Metropark Square will add new tenant Dave and Buster’s—an entertainment center—on Jan. 20, followed by Top Sushi, BurgerIM, Black Bear Diner and Aesthetic Smiles Dentistry by the end of March 2020.
chron.com
Metropark Square kicks off 2020 with new events schedule
Metropark Square, the 69-acre mixed-use development in Shenandoah, is kicking off its monthly event series called Metropark Events on the Lawn. It will feature family oriented public events the second Saturday of each month. The official developer for the mixed-use establishment, Sam Moon Group, designed and initiated Metropark Square — the first of its kind in the city of Shenandoah. It’s over 40,000 square feet and 70-acre’s of land that has become a new entertainment option in Shenandoah.
The first of those events will be a colorful performance prepared by the Houston Lion Kings where traditional Chinese dances will be the main attraction.
the woodlands online
Metropark Square Brings Family-Friendly Fun To Shenandoah With New “Metropark Events on the Lawn” Series
Sam Moon Group plans to start the new year with a roar by kicking off “Metropark Events on the Lawn,” Metropark Square’s monthly event series. Beginning in January, anyone can join the mixed-use development on the second Saturday of each month for a free, public event offering fun for the whole family just north of Houston.
Bringing excitement and energy to the development in January, the Houston Lion Kings will perform traditional Chinese dragon and lion dances to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
community impact newspaper
Dave & Buster's plans to bring fun, games, food to Shenandoah in early 2020
A 40,000-square-foot Dave & Buster's is preparing to open Jan. 20 in Shenandoah's Metropark Square, located at 8915 Metropark Drive, bringing more than 200 jobs to the area.
The new location will be the fourth in the Houston area for the restaurant and entertainment franchise and act as one of the anchors for Metropark Square. Shenandoah Mayor Ritch Wheeler said the business coming to the community is an exciting prospect.
houston chronicle
Exciting developments now open or coming soon to Houston's suburbs in 2019-20
The Houston suburbs are booming with brand new mixed-use developments, restaurants and businesses that recently opened this year.
the houston business journal
New Retailers Named for Major Mixed-Use District Near The Woodlands
Dallas-based Sam Moon Group, the developers behind a number of retail developments across Texas, have announced a number of tenants for its Metropark Square project in Shenandoah, a mixed-use project near The Woodlands.
chron.com
Construction begins on 1st hotel at Metropark Square in Shenandoah
Another element in the completion of Metropark Square, the 69-acre mixed-use development in Shenandoah, is underway. The Sam Moon Group, whose officials are developing the space, announced late last week that construction has begun on the area’s first hotel, Hyatt House.
Set to open next November, the five-story hotel is to have almost 150 rooms. Shane Williams, the group’s vice president of construction, said the accommodations are geared toward the business traveler.
community impact newspaper
Metropark Square celebrates opening
After two years of development, Metropark Square welcomed its first tenant when an AMC Theatre opened March 1.
Work on the 69-acre, mixed-use development project began in April 2016, according to Daniel Moon, vice president of Sam Moon Group, the development company. However, the permit was not approved until September 2018 because of delays caused by flooding from Hurricane Harvey, after which Moon said construction advanced quickly.
paper city
New 69-Acre Mixed Use Entertainment Center Looks to Shake Up The Woodlands Area
Along-awaited, much-hyped mix-used development MetroPark Square is getting ready to mix it up. The district in Shenandoah, north of Houston near The Woodlands, will officially open this March. The development, located at Highway 242 and the southeast corner of I-45, was first revealed back in 2017.
the woodlands online
Dave & Buster's coming to The Woodlands area
Sam Moon Group has announced that the highly popular, Dallas-based entertainment, food and beverage venue, Dave & Buster’s, has signed a lease at Metropark Square in Shenandoah, TX.
Serving as an anchor to the mixed-use development, Dave & Buster’s will occupy approximately 40,000 square-feet of the 175,000 square foot entertainment and dining destination, located on Interstate-45 in The Woodlands trade area.
