DEVEL OPMENT DESIRABLE Thousands of acres are under construction or are proposed to start development along the FM 1486 corridor in western Montgomery County. The developments will bring thousands of residential homes as well as commercial and retail space.
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industry; [and] it’s going to attract retail,” Schoenfield said. Because of the growth in the region—including in the FM 1486 and Jackson Road area—Montgom- ery ISD is pursuing a spring bond package, Executive Director of Com- munications Justin Marino said. The bond proposes a seventh elementary school, expanding Lake Creek High School, and planning and design for a third junior high school, Marino said. Trustees were set to vote on calling for a bond election Feb. 15, which was after press time. “The projects in the proposed bond intended to address growth do allow the district to maintain capacity needed to accommodate growth on the west side of the district without a need to rezone,” Marino said. However, the developments pose a threat to the wildlife living in the area, according to Lisa Wolling, executive director of Friends of Texas Wildlife. She said the additional developments will give her organization—which sup- ports the rehabilitation of native wild- life in Montgomery County—a larger service area. “We don’t have unlimited [resources] for absorbing 10,000 more households that are potentially going to be causing problems,” Wolling said. ‘Massive change’ Developments in the works along the FM 1486 corridor inwesternMont- gomery County include a 5,700-acre master-planned community by Airia Development Co.; a 1,623-acre devel- opment owned by Newquest Proper- ties; andMagnolia Springs, a 665-acre, 1,900-home community under con- struction, Community Impact News- paper previously reported. Magnolia Springs—which will include single-family homes and
There are no current plans to widen FM 1486 from the Texas Department of Transportation, although there is a TxDOT project to overlay the road. COST: $5.3 million TIMELINE: construction to begin within 4 years;
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ESCONDIDO 150 acres | 600 homes Home sales began in fall 2021 MUSTANG RIDGE 44 acres | 226 lots Build-out in 4-4.5 years PARKSIDE CAPITAL PROPERTY 29 acres Infrastructure work to be completed by November AIRIA MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY 5,700 acres | TBD homes Home sales beginning in 2023 MAGNOLIA SPRINGS 665 acres | 1,900 homes Phase 1 with 200+ homesites under construction NEWQUEST PROPERTIES UNNAMED PROPERTY 1,623 acres | TBD homes Infrastructure work beginning in late 2022 BLUEJACK NATIONAL 767 acres | 420 homesites 18 new Lake Villa homes under construction
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mixed-use development—is in its first phase of construction, which will bring more than 200 homesites, according to developer Signorelli Co. In addition, Airia Development Co. officials said home sales are anticipated to begin in 2023 for the master-planned community, while
Newquest Properties officials said infrastructure construction is set to begin in late 2022 on their project. Schoenfield said the developments validate Bluejack National’s decision to build on FM 1486 with its first home constructed in March 2015. He said the western part of Montgomery County is
attractive for development because of its lakes, trees and rolling hills. The community, which spans 767 acres, will have 420 homesites at build-out. “The better question might be what’s not [attractive]. ... It just doesn’t feel like you’re in North
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