 Sanford Criner, a principal at real estate brokerage Trione & Gordon, suggested that gentrification would turn what would have been the former Clinton Drive facility into entertainment, residential, or retail use, and that the facility would not have been redeveloped for office space usage.In December 2001 Halliburton canceled its plans to relocate employees to Westchase.Nancy Sarnoff of the "Houston Business Journal" said that it made more sense for the company to lease existing space instead of constructing new office space in times of economic downturns.