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Bringing Midline to the Baybrook area Located between Downtown Houston and Galveston, the project will include homes, hundreds of multifamily units and commercial development.
Around 2,800 homes are set to be developed on more than 1,000 acres near Baybrook Mall, which local officials say will fill a need in the area. The development, titled Midline, will be a residential project with multiple parks and more than a dozen miles of trails, said Matthew McCafferty, senior vice president of operations for Brookfield Residential, which is building out the project in partnership with CDC Houston. Brian Freedman, executive director for the Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership, said he believes the project is unique due to it being in an area already developed. McCafferty echoed this as well. “It’s not every day you have 1,000 acres where you can walk to a mall or a Perry’s Steakhouse,” McCafferty said. League City real estate agent Deborah Bly said the demand is there for homes, but it can be hard to find newer families moving into that area who can afford more than something in the $300,000s. McCafferty said Brookfield officials are cognizant of possible challenges with a large development, such as traffic and drainage—which some residents have said they’re concerned about. To alleviate those issues, the developers are making improvements, including extending roadways in the area.
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However, League City resident Sherese Wil- cutt-Ryan said she feels it’s “absurd” to add another neighborhood to the area, citing concerns about traffic and congestion. “It’s already overpopulated,” she said. “Adding another neighborhood is crazy.”
Freedman, a Friendswood resident who lives near the development, said he believes the project will be “good for the community long term.” “They’re thinking through some of the growing pains … and taking all the right steps to address that,” he said.
In town halls hosted by Brookfield, McCafferty claims the development hasn’t seen much pushback from residents. Concerns about traffic have been brought up, but officials believe the plans to extend various roadways in the area, such as Beamer Road, will help alleviate that.
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