Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | February 2026

Government

BY TOMER RONEN

Sugar Land OKs guiding plan for Imperial District

city’s historic district. TPUDC Founding Principal Brian Wright said the plan was established to: • Help create a cohesive vision and goals for the site • Explore market-realistic options for the Char House’s future • Craft a strategic vision report for the city

At a Feb. 3 meeting, Sugar Land City Council unanimously approved a guiding plan for the Imperial Historic District’s redevelopment. The plan follows several planning sessions hosted by the city with urban design firm Town Planning & Urban Design Collaborative, allowing residents to help shape the future of the

Imperial District redevelopment goals

Telling the district’s story

Connecting and enhancing mobility

Creating a lively district

Preserving the Char House

Designing the district for gathering

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said. Preservation Phase 1 construction is expected to begin late spring and will wrap up in fall 2026. “This vision reflects what our community told us they want for the Imperial Historic District,” Mayor Carol McCutcheon said in a Feb. 3 news release. “When we say ‘our future’ in the vision statement, we mean Sugar Land as a whole—our city and our people.”

The request for quotation procurement process will run Feb. 25-March 27 with the master development partner selection this fall, officials said. Phase 1 of construction is expected to begin in late 2026 and last 18-24 months. Meanwhile, the first phase of the Char House preservation

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