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BY TOMER RONEN
Fort Bend Epicenter could see hotel
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County Epicenter
Fort Bend Epicenter could see a full-service, first-class hotel and convention center after only three years of operation in Rosenberg. Zooming in At a Sept. 23 meeting, Rosenberg City Council heard a presentation on the potential $236 million expansion for the Epicenter, with hopes of adding retail space in the future. “We’re excited about this project for not only for the citizens of Fort Bend County, but for the growth and the citizens of Rosenberg,” said Vincent Morales, Fort Bend County Precinct 1 commissioner and former Rosenberg mayor. The Epicenter, located at 28505 Southwest Free- way, has already hit benchmarks expected for year six, said Carlos Guzman, director of development and economic opportunity for Fort Bend County. The proposal comes after Fort Bend County and Rosenberg officials entered into a nonbinding memorandum of understanding in March 2024 to
attract a hotel development on the land adjacent to the Epicenter, Community Impact reported. By the numbers Steve Robinson, urban development and public finance lawyer at Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, said the project would be funded by $161 million from Fort Bend County and about $75 million from a private developer. The county would fund the convention center and parking, while a developer would pay for the hotel, Robinson said. However, to pay back construction costs, the county is requesting that the city of Rosenberg allow hotel occupancy taxes to go back to Fort Bend, Robinson said. Rosenberg would still receive all property and sales taxes from the Epicenter. What’s next? The city will hold a public hearing to receive public input on the expansion, officials said.
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Key project components include:
A 218-room full-service, first-class flag hotel
A 70,000-square-foot convention center
Two parking garages, totaling 2,600 spaces
SOURCE: CITY OF ROSENBERG/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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