Meeting in the middle From the cover
What’s happening?
Middle housing
Missouri City
Fifth Street & Independence Boulevard: mixed-use development with alternative housing
Constellation Field area: middle housing options tied in with offices, shops and restaurants
As the Sugar Land and Missouri City area begins to reach build-out with only 4% and 9% of developable land remaining, respectively, city officials are looking to bring in more housing variety with middle, or compact, housing options, such as townhouses, duplexes, cottages and small- lot homes. Sugar Land has about 1,000 middle housing units, while the concept is emerging but “limited” in Missouri City, officials said. In May, Sugar Land City Council approved a concept plan and up to $24.3 million in incentives for Lake Pointe Green, a new development to replace the former Fluor Corp. campus, aimed at redeveloping the area and providing up to 350 middle housing units. The city also approved rezoning 30 acres of land near Constellation Field to allow the development of housing options tied in with offices, shops and restaurants, Planning Manager Ruth Lohmer said. Meanwhile, with Missouri City’s comprehensive plan update underway, city officials said they’re looking to bring more housing variety, including middle housing to areas such as the FM 1092, Cartwright Road and Independence Boulevard corridors.
Sugar Land
IMPERIAL BLVD.
FM 1092: repurposing old CVS store and adding mid-density housing
INDEPENDENCE BLVD.
90A
6
6
CREEKBEND DR.
Lake Pointe Green
CARTWRIGHT RD.
Cartwright Road: alternative housing or mixed-use
59
1092
N
N
Sugar Land housing variety, 2023
Missouri City housing variety, 2023
Multifamily 4% Single-family 96%
Single-family 90% Multifamily 8% Townhouses 2%
38,000 total homes
27,758 total homes
1,000 townhouses
SOURCE: CITY OF SUGAR LAND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
NOTE: MISSOURI CITY DOES NOT TRACK TOWNHOUSE TOTALS SOURCE: CITY MISSOURI CITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Average home price
May 2020 May 2025
Why it matters
Single-family Townhouse
Single-family Townhouse
“The trends are more about building smaller, more affordable homes than building mansions, which are [4,000, 5,000] or 6,000 square feet, because those price out [many people],” he said.
With interest rates and home prices on the rise, the market has begun to shift to building these smaller-scale homes to meet residents where they can afford to live, said Kunal Seth, team lead for The Seth Brothers Real Estate Team.
Sugar Land
Missouri City
SOURCE: HOUSTON ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS/COMMUNITY IMPACT
WE SELL, SERVICE, AND INSTALL WATER SOFTENERS, REVERSE OSMOSIS, AND FILTRATION SYSTEMS
ILTexas.org | Free Public Charter
281-416-9353
• rswaterservice.com
20
COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM
Powered by FlippingBook