Hot Projects in Bay Area Houston

The Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership publishes its Hot Projects update multiple times per year. The August 2019 edition is below.

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League City

• Completed – UTMB Health League City campus expansion – $82 million – 142,000 SF hospital.
• Under construction- $156 million expansion project — 700-space parking garage, 33,000 SF clinical building and additional 123,000 SF.
• Master campus plan is 3.5 million SF. Plan includes constructing medical office buildings, a comprehensive ambulatory medical center, and education/research/office facilities, logistics facilities and a parking garage. (3 phases over 25 years)
• Now open – MD Anderson on League City UTMB Health campus. 197,000 SF. $112 million investment.
• Epicenter League City, Proposed development:
  • A mixed-use development on 100 acres -could include new hotels and a convention center complex, restaurants, shops and facilities for special events, amateur and professional sports. Predevelopment agreement approved.
  • Gulf Freeway (I-45) at the League City Parkway
• Proposed: New and larger sportsplex to be built on 106 acres on the west end of Ervin Avenue, west of I-45.
• Proposed: Professional Park at NinetySix, 13,000 SF medical professional office building – planned at 835 League City Parkway.
• Recent completion: 29,000 SF office professional bldg. at League City Pkwy and Tuscan Lakes Blvd.
• Planned: Shoppes at FM 646, 828 W. FM 646
• 19,700 SF retail building planned. FM 270 at LC Pkwy.
• Pinnacle Park:
  • 100+-acre mixed-use town center development underway on Gulf Freeway between League City Parkway and FM 646.
  • Cabela’s and Memorial Hermann anchor the development.
  • Phase 2: 35-acre mixed-use in progress.
  • Memorial Hermann — 47,000 SF Convenient Care Center on a 13-acre site.
  • Fairfield Inn and Suites, 64,000 SF, 110 rooms. Construction underway.
  • Phase II at completion
    • Abuelo’s Mexican Restaurants
    • Salata
    • Sakura Japanese Sushi & Grill
    • Little Bella Mia casual Italian kitchen
    • Black Bear Diner — coming soon!
  • Phase lll planned
    • Pedestrian-friendly
    • Water features and green areas.
    • Approx. 80,000 SF of retail
    • 30,000 SF of office
    • Structured parking component.
• Marketplace at Ninety-Six:
  • Red River Cantina on E. Main St. 8,800 SF
  • Red River Barbeque & Grill – 10,000 SF on E. Main St.
  • Restaurant and 300-seat outdoor beer garden on FM 646
  • Phase II at Marketplace at Ninety-Six – 1st building just completed
  • Phase II under construction.
    • 38 acre retail project
    • League City Parkway and Hobbs Road
    • 123,000 SF Kroger Phase II underway — 63,800 SF of retail space, restaurants, professional office space, and medical buildings
• Waterfront development: Riverbend at Clear Creek
  • Ph. 1: luxury multifamily
  • 59 ac. development. Proposed is retail, office, restaurants, 90-slip marina, townhomes, and a boutique hotel.
  • Phase II:
    • Hotel franchise has been awarded – details later!
    • Another luxury multifamily project
• Residential development underway in League City –
  • Hidden Lakes – 800 homes on 350 acres. 100 ac. for commercial development. 50% complete.
  • Bay Colony West – 1774 homes. 860 not yet built
  • Veranda Townhomes – South Shore. 218 townhomes on 26 acres.
  • Cypress Bay on Marina Bay Drive – 60 homes.
  • Beacon Island – 25 homesites from the $800’s. Undeveloped tracts approved for 69 patio homes, 95 townhomes, 301 mid-rise, and 385 high-rise multi-family units
  • Magnolia Creek – 1200 homes; 400 not yet built.
  • Westwood – 1300 homes; 960 not yet built.
  • Bay View – 375 homes; 178 not yet built.
  • Coastal Point – 552 lots. 202 acres master-planned. 1 mile south of League City Parkway, north of FM 646 and 1 mile east of South Shore Blvd.
• Just starting ….
  • TownHarbour Estates – 75 lots on Clear Lake just off Lakeside Dr.
  • Davis Road development – 90 lots on 30 acres from the $800’s
• Proposed development –
  • Pedregal – 1,025 homes. NWC of Hobbs Rd. and FM 517
  • Lakes of Bay Colony – 120 homes
  • Westland Ranch – 1,000 homes. North of FM 517, south of League City Pkwy., west of Bay Area Blvd.
• In Galveston County: Proposed is South Lakes – 1,500 lots. Between FM 646 and FM 517, west side of FM 3436.

Texas City

• In Texas City … 800,000 SF redevelopment! Palais Royal, World Gym, Booker T’s Wrestling Academy, Tuscany Salons, Stuttgarden Tavern, Altitude Trampoline Park, Right Move Storage. Planned: indoor race track
• 70-acre mixed-use development – including a 12-acre Crystal Lagoon pool –THE LARGEST IN TEXAS
  • 35 acres will be sold off to retail, hotel and condo developers.
  • More than 4,500 homes are planned at Lago Mar, 2,033 acres. 1st phase of 520 homes sites is well underway.
• $162.5M in projects going on at College of the Mainland

Dickinson

• Work has started – Bayou Bend Estates, 58 acres for a gated community on Dickinson Bayou. Deep-water access, 51 residential lots
• Underway: Bayou Maison – FM 517 at Golf Rd. 4 phases totaling 157 homes. Marina will be built for this development.
• Arcadia Station – 900 homes planned on 350 acres fronting FM 517 at Cemetery Road
• Hotel – Restaurants – Commercial Development opportunity at Cedar Oaks, a 17-acre development bordered by Dickinson Bayou along the Gulf Freeway, just south of FM 517.
• New restaurant on FM 517 — Marais (Cajun-inspired steak & seafood restaurant)
• NOAH’S Event Venue, 8,700 SF, along the Gulf Freeway near FM 517 at Cedar Oaks
• Gulf Coast Public Market
  • Public space, shopping venues – fresh & prepared foods, local arts, and crafts, entertainment. SH 3 close to FM 517 intersection. Planned; construction not yet started.
• Eugene Kranz Junior High School on FM 3436; 280,000 SF on 40 acres.
  • Commercial land adjacent to the school is available.
• Penny’s Beer Garden is open on 1001 FM 646 North – small beer garden & local craft beers, wine, and vendors
• Grumpy McGregor’s Brewery opening this fall on SH 3
• Flying Rhino Brewing Co. to open on FM 517 next year

Friendswood

• Virgata Commons
  • Under construction on 14 acres – new commercial center on S. Friendswood Dr. near FM 518 at FM 528, a retail and office project.
    • Ph. I: 20,000 SF of retail space – 85% preleased to Orangetheory Fitness, MOD Pizza, and others. Outparcels: Chipotle Mexican Grill and Chick-fil-A.
    • Ph. II: Begins in early 2020 – features an additional 30,000 SF of retail and office space.
• New! Magnolia Plaza – recently completed in downtown. Two commercial buildings – 6,250 SF for lease, with the first ready for occupancy.
• New! Bergamos Spa Retreat – $6.5M renovation. It’s the largest freestanding spa in TX at 22,000 SF. 313 E. Edgewood Dr.
• New! The Beldon – a 55+ community at 555 N. Friendswood Dr.
• Shadowbend Business Park
  • Under construction: 10,000 SF development in downtown Friendswood at 105 East Shadowbend.
  • Two commercial buildings available for retail and office tenants
• West Parkwood Place
  • $4.75 million professional and retail center under construction: Two 10,000 SF buildings at 1501 W. Parkwood Ave.
  • Phase II begins after Phase l is leased.
• Tannos Land Holdings – under construction downtown at 505 S. Friendswood Dr. – 2019 completion expected.
  • 4-story, 63,400 SF office building
  • $10M investment
  • Retail and restaurants ground floor
  • Office space on the upper floors
• Under construction – Garage Ultimate at 4650 FM 2351. A 139,000 SF condominium development … 130 units – for sale – prices starting at $80,000.
• Industry Park on FM 2351 near Hope Village Rd. Seven industrial-zoned parcels for land lease, BTS or purchase ranging from .8 to 2.5 acres in size.
• Recent completion – Rancho Mexican Restaurant – $1.2M 5,000 SF at 2131 W. Parkwood Ave.
• Ellis Business Park – office/warehouse lease space located on 21 acres. The project consists of 5 buildings with the main building housing a two-story office and a crane-ready shop + two 10,000 SF office/warehouse lease space buildings.

Kemah and Clear Lake Shores

• The Shoppes of Kemah, a $16 million, 79,000 SF retail center – FM 518 near SH 146 in Kemah.
  • Marshall’s, Ross Dress for Less, Petco, Ulta …
• Opportunity in Kemah – 88 acres will have access to SH 146, FM 518 and League City Pkwy.
• 30 acres – Galveston Bay Foundation plans on-site exhibits, offices, classrooms, laboratories, meeting and gathering rooms, and exhibit spaces
• Roadwork:
  • Red Bluff Road to FM 518
    • ~$200 million project
    • Pipeline corridor work begins the end of 2018.
    • Beginning of 2019, bridge work starts.
    • More information here: www.SH146.com

Galveston

• Port of Galveston is home port to:
  • Carnival Cruise Line – Carnival Freedom, Carnival Valor / Dream, Carnival Vista
  • Royal Caribbean International – Vision / Enchantment of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas
  • Disney Cruise Line – Disney Wonder.
• Port of Galveston is the No. 4 busiest port in North America & 7th busiest port in the world!
• A third cruise terminal is in the works.
• Planned: 110-room Hotel RL, World Gym, climate-controlled facility and offices, event center plus retail.