which 130 Crossing will have just over 1 million square feet of industrial space. Ironwood President Bob Rice said SH 130 was the fore- most reason for the develop- ment’s location. “I’m a big fan of freeway frontage,” Rice said. “The tollway really creates an abil- ity for these firms to get their products through without get- ting the congestion of I-35.” Madison said Pflugerville is in an advantageous posi- tion for attracting companies since the portion of SH 130 running through the city still has a wealth of undeveloped land along its length, despite all of the recent completed and ongoing development projects there. Sam Owen, managing direc- tor at Stream Realty Partners, a firm involved in 130 Crossing as well as several other proj- ects, said Pflugerville and the Central Texas region are likely to look very different a decade down the road because more industrial businesses want to call Central Texas home.
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However, Madison said if the city is to make the most use of its valuable undevel- oped land along SH 130, it must plan carefully. “We’re blessed to have a superhighway that is contig- uous with so many undevel- oped acres,” Madison said. “It’s a rare sight, especially … in the Austin [metro].” Why Pflugerville? One of the larger industrial developments underway in Pflugerville is 130 Crossing Industrial Park, located at the northeast corner of Pecan Street and SH 130. Building materials supplier Wisenbaker Building Ser- vices moved into 130 Cross- ing in early 2023 and brought with it 245 industrial jobs. The project developer, Dal- las-based Ironwood Realty Partners, broke ground on the last phase of the 130 Crossing development in April. Completion on Phase 3 is expected in late 2023, after
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Pflugerville has a wide variety of industrial projects underway along SH 130 and elsewhere in the city. Five of the biggest examples include: SOURCE: PFLUGERVILLE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP./ COMMUNITY IMPACT
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Square footage
Number of jobs
Average wage
Industrial project
Use
Investment
Industrial type
1 Cumberland Additive
North American headquarters
36,000
$9.6M 46
$70K Light industrial
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North American headquarters
120,000
$24.75M 125
$100K Light industrial
Automotive
Manufacturing/ distribution
3 MoboTrex
130,000
$13M 110 $58K Light industrial
4 Skybox
141,000 Data center
$1.5B
10 $100K Campus industrial
5 Wisenbaker Building Services
176,040 Warehouse
$22M 245
$45K Campus industrial
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