Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | March 2023

Corridor to Cartwright Road and Texas Parkway are the major thoroughfares that run through Missouri City. The city passed several incentives for business owners in the area.

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Commercial permits are an indicator of economic activity, and data provided by Missouri City shows a doubling in commercial permits in a two-year period for Cartwright Road.

CITY PERMITS BY TWOYEAR PERIOD Changes in occupancy/new occupancy Other* New construction

CITY INVESTMENT

Qualifying improvement areas

$66,260 used by businesses

50 40 30 20 10 0 60

$1.5M Invested

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Unspent funds

2019-20

2021-22

*OTHER PERMITS ARE PERMITS NOT IDENTIFIED BY MISSOURI CITY.

SOURCE: MISSOURI CITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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Parkway] were vibrant at one point in time, but there was no direct plan among previous administration,” he said. In a bid to find solutions, the city launched the Texas Parkway/Cart- wright Corridor Development Advi- sory Committee in 2021, Boney said. The committee exists to review pro- posals and provide advice related to the “development and redevel- opment” of Texas Parkway and Cartwright Road, according to the committee’s website. Now, the city finds itself in a com- mercial upswing. From January 2019 to December 2020, 43 commercial permits were filed with the city along Cartwright Road from the intersection of Texas Parkway and Cartwright Road to Dulles Avenue. Almost triple that number was filed over the following two-year period, Development Ser- vices Director Jennifer Gomez said. From January 2021 to December 2022, businesses along Cartwright Road filed roughly 110 applications for

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part of Missouri City’s economic infra- structure at one time. Boney sits as chair of the Texas Parkway/Cartwright Corridor Development Advisory Com- mittee, which was formed in 2021. Although interest has waned in recent years, Boney stressed the cor- ridor’s importance. “In Missouri City’s history, the corri- dor has always been a major thorough- fare—and still is,” he said. “As Missouri City matured, a lot of people moved from Houston to Missouri City, and the corridor was important for that.” Boney said the corridor has histor- ically provided a strong entry into the city, with destination venues and daily drivers such as restaurants. However, Boney said interest in the corridor faded over time as lack of direction resulted in businesses becoming more luck of the draw, rather than intentional, focused eco- nomic drivers. “[Cartwright Road and Texas

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Facade Improvement Incentive Program:

Restaurant Incentive Program: The program is intended to draw in “ destination venues ,” or restaurants that will attract customers to the area. • Offers approved applicants 100% rebate on sales tax collected for five years • Businesses must be the only one of their brand within a 5-mile radius • Must project to make at least $20,000 annually

Roadway beautification:

The city is focused on roadway beautification along Cartwright Road and Texas Parkway . • Projects center around

The program is intended to help revitalize older businesses. • Offers up to a 75% rebate for exterior improvements • Upgrades include updated signage and improving parking lots

roadway medians, including adding street trees

SOURCE: MISSOURI CITY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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