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Peek inside the upcoming redesign for the Twin Oaks Shopping Center

The former site of the temporary H-E-B at South Congress Avenue will be redeveloped to include retail, office, and residential space.

June 12, 2025 • 
Laura Figi
Modern urban streetscape featuring contemporary multi-story buildings with large glass windows and vertical wooden slats. The corner building has a ground-floor café with outdoor seating filled with people. Pedestrians, cyclists, and cars move along the tree-lined street, while clear blue skies and birds in flight complete the scene.

The ~70-year-old South Congress Avenue shopping center will soon take a new shape. | Rendering by UCharm

Twin Oaks Shopping Center — aka the former site of the temporary H-E-B on South Congress Avenue — will soon be redeveloped.

Located at the corner of East Oltorf Street and South Congress Avenue, the shopping center has been open since the 1950s but tenant rentership has been declining for years. Plans to redevelop the shopping center has been swirling since 2023.

A dilapidated shopping mall.

The shopping center has looked largely the same since this image was captured in 2024. | Screenshot via Google Maps

According to UCharm + ESG Architecture & Design, Inc., the blueprint details breaking the site into several buildings, including:

  • 300,000 sqft of residential space
  • 550,000S sqft of office space
  • 25,000 sqft of retail space
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Peek into the future of the Twin Oaks Shopping Center. | Renderings by UCharm

Additionally, some of the live oak trees on-site will be relocated to new homes. Timelines have yet to be announced, but take a look at some of the other developments we’re keeping an eye on this year.

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