Stacked Big Boxes in Houston

On my way out of Houston recently I came across Trammell Crow’s stacked big box deal at the corner of Richmond Ave. and Wesleyan St. in the Greenway neighborhood. It includes a Costco superstore as it's base and an LA Fitness stacked on top. It is flanked by two-story office/retail b-shops, and attached to a Morgan Group apartment project called 33. It is clear that the national credit tenant is driving the requirement for surface parking at the front door. Direct access from the parking garage directly into LA and Costco make it very convenient. However, the lack of integration with the residential makes it appear as if residents would need to drive from Morgan’s apartments to the Costco. It seems awkward that it is not more integrated with this large of an investment into a high density mixed use deal. A health center on the second floor seems like a pretty good use for space that would likely be un-leasable in a retail format. Although disappointed in the limited pedestrian connectivity, it is nice to see some creativity/flexibility from these national retailers by at least stacking these boxes. Would love to recreate something like this in downtown Indianapolis. Urban residents need these services and this is the only way to get these retailers to fit on the available land.