Pflugerville - Hutto Edition | December 2024

East Pugerville growth drives demand for services From the cover

East side development Developments: 1 H-E-B: opened Nov. 13 2 BSW expansion: construction began in early 2024; project expected to be complete by end of 2025 3 Pepsi Beverages North America: moved July 12 from Austin to Pugerville 4 Carmel neighborhood: land

Two-minute impact

45 TOLL

COLORADO SAND DR.

The uptick in business and residential activity is especially concentrated east of SH 130, a toll and service road that parallels I-35. Construction on SH 130 began in 2003 and fully opened in 2012. The road acts as an access point to east Pugerville, which Assistant City Manager Emily Barron said helps drive development. “As you continue to move east, it’s really accessibility that has really opened up that area, which has taken some time,” Barron said. The H-E-B opening and ongoing BSW expansion aren’t the only new developments in east Pugerville. Pepsi Beverages North America’s distribution facility moved to the area from Austin in July, bringing around 30 new employees. Although residential development boomed earlier than commercial—with the typical home in the area built in 2014 according to Homes.com—existing subdivisions like Carmel are expanding with 1,000 homes planned for the new section, Carmel East. Wallen-Douglas said he has concerns about how the city plans to support the new activity. “I think it’s a challenge for the city to get ahead of the growth,” he said. “Planning for that and having the infrastructure for it, as we do grow—how do we do that sustainably?”

MOORLYNCH AVE.

COPPER MINE DR.

FALCON POINTE BLVD.

COLORADO SAND DR. LONE STAR RANCH BLVD.

development at end of 2024, construction beginning in 2026

Road projects:

Colorado Sand Drive connection: project to close gap between Copper Mine Drive and Lone Star Ranch Boulevard started late summer 2024 5 Kelly Lane Phase 2 from Falcon Point to Moorlynch Avenue: road widening project expected to nish summer 2025 6 Kelly Lane Phase 3: four-lane construction project at 90% design and anticipated to bid summer 2025 7 E. Pugerville Parkway (Colorado Sand to Weiss): design and right-of- way phase ongoing; funding for four- lane roadway not yet identied 8 EAST PFLUGERVILLE HAS A VARIETY OF BUSINESS, HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS IN PROGRESS. THIS LIST IS NONCOMPREHENSIVE.

130 TOLL

LAKE PFLUGERVILLE

BALATON BLVD.

RIGGINS BEND

PERMIAN LN.

HOLTHAUS LN.

ROCKY JONES DR.

ELMORE LN.

E. PECAN ST.

SOURCE: CITY OF PFLUGERVILLECOMMUNITY IMPACT

Zooming in

What’s being done

activity more recently outpaces residential devel- opment, which saw a slight decline in building permits last year. However, subdivision applica- tions have picked up, and Barron said the east side has more room for them. “As we start to see more people interested in Central Texas, and specically Pugerville, that’s the land we have where you can do those larger subdivisions,” Barron said.

While the east side of Pugerville appears to have seen a lot of industrial development, it is actually a trend across the city. A report from the Pugerville Planning and Development Services department for scal year 2023-24 shows that commercial activity continues to rise. Commercial building permits and site appli- cations have both risen steadily since 2016. The consistent increase in business and infrastructure

In preparation for the HEB opening, the city installed a new trac light on the south- east corner of SH 130 and East Pugerville Parkway. Other road projects, such as the Colorado Sand gap project, are a part of the city’s capital improvement program, a ve- year plan to identify infrastructure needs. Colorado Sand, which is currently under construction, will provide a “key con- nection” in the area, according to Barron. Construction on both Kelly Lane and East Pugerville Parkway will also help support the new development. While Wallen-Douglas said he heard concerns from residents about trac around the new HEB, resident Jenna Kotwica said she sees the grocery store’s addition as more positive than negative. “It’s hard to get out and about in Puger- ville during rush hour trac, but I think that’s a general problem that we have, regardless,” Kotwica said.

Development activity in Pugerville The number of commercial building permits issued in Pugerville has increased while residential permits have decreased. Commercial building permits issued Residential building permits issued Subdivision applications received* Development applications received* SOURCE: CITY OF PFLUGERVILLECOMMUNITY IMPACT *DATA FOR DEVELOPMENT AND SUBDIVISION APPLICATIONS PRIOR TO 2020 WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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