BY DANIEL WEEKS
Breaking it down
What else?
In terms of residential development, Fulshear is seeing a variety of projects in the downtown area from longtime west Houston homebuilder Tri Pointe Homes. Tri Pointe has been building homes in the west Houston area for about 40 years, including homes in major communities such as Grand Lakes in the Katy area and Cross Creek Ranch, Marketing Manager Karyn Goertz said. “In Fulshear alone, since 2008, we’ve sold and closed over 1,200 homes in Cross Creek Ranch,” Goertz said. Cross Creek Ranch was sold to Johnson Devel- opment in 2012, and much of the master-planned community is outside of the city’s purview but inside its ETJ. The company’s newest community, Pecan Ridge, opened in February 2023 and o ers home- sites that have a width of 45-60 feet. The upcom- ing Estates at James Lane residential development comes with 1-acre homesites.
As several jurisdictions across the Houston region entered into water conservation notices this summer due to extreme drought conditions, some parts of downtown Fulshear saw challenges with maintaining water pres- sure as the city grappled with high demand, Goodlander said. While the city does provide water for many of its residents, not all parts receive water from the city, including acreage communities in the south and communities such as Jordan Ranch, despite having a municipal utility district called Fulshear MUD 3A. On Oct. 17, City Council awarded a $7.6 million contract to expand the downtown water plant to add additional ground storage capacity and booster pumps to help maintain pressure in the system. Council also approved a $4.2 million expansion for the water plant in Pecan Ridge. Both projects are expected to be complete by the rst quarter of 2025.
The following developments from Tri Pointe Homes are currently selling or are selling soon: Residential development quick facts
Estates at James Lane
70.6 acres $800,000 anticipated pricing
Pecan Ridge
296 acres Mid- $300,000s pricing
Cross Creek Ranch
45- to 70-foot-wide homesites Mid- $400,000s to low $700,000 pricing
SOURCES: TRI POINTE HOMES, CITY OF FULSHEAR COMMUNITY IMPACT
What to expect
Goodlander said. Goodlander said he hopes the city’s downtown projects can “keep up” and preserve the city’s unique character. “I think our residents expect a lot of the city, a lot of the developers, … rightfully so. I’m a resident, too, so I would expect nothing less,” he said.
The highest concentration of in-progress commercial development is occurring in the more built-out areas of the city, such as the FM 1463 corridor by the Fulshear Bend H-E-B. Cheba Hut, Piada, First Watch, Houston Methodist, Jack in the Box, Five Guys and Coldstone Creamery are all slated to open in the FM 1463 area in the coming months,
The FM 1463 corridor in the south Katy and Fulshear area is seeing rapid commercial growth, city o cials say.
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