Bay Area Edition | May 2026

Development

BY CATHERINE WHITE

Nearly 25-acre mixed-use business park breaks ground in League City

Why now?

The developer noted that League City’s population has increased from 83,560 in 2010 to an estimated 118,456 as of July 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau data. Nearby developments such as Legacy, a 705-acre master-planned community, continue to add households to the area, as well as the Hwy. 146 expansion, according to the news release.

Houston-based real estate company Alexander Grene Development broke ground on the $78 million mixed-use project, Lilac Field, on March 27, according to a March 30 news release from the company. The plot is located adjacent to the Mar Bella subdivision on Isla Vista Drive, at the intersection with State Hwy. 96 in League City. The mixed-use business park spans 24.5 acres and will include 70,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, along with 220,000 square feet of warehouse space. Once complete, Lilac Field will include 16 small warehouse units and seven retail and restaurant buildings, according to the news release. The warehouse tenant mix is envisioned to include entertainment concepts,

Industrial space

ISLA VISTA DR.

146

Retail space

retail, gyms, child care providers, breweries and restaurants. “Most suburban entertainment spaces are these boring retail outlets, and anytime we’ve spoken to local residents, there’s a strong desire of creating these unique spaces,” Alexander Grene Development President A.G. Gupt said in the news release.

Shipley Do-Nuts is the rst conrmed tenant, with others in progress.

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