Sugar Land - Missouri City Edition | March 2026

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What's happening?

Eligible program areas

Sugar Land oce vacancy rate Sugar Creek on the Lake 1 55.8% Comerica Tower 2 34.1% Sugar Creek Place One 3 39.1% Commerce Green One 4 3.8% Sugar Creek Place II 5 70.1% Sugar Creek Tower I 6 80.8%

DAIRY ASHFORD RD.

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Some Sugar Land property owners and oce tenants will have the opportunity to receive funding assistance with the launch of the city’s new Oce Readiness Program. The program is the rst of its kind in the region and replaces the former Oce Headquarters incentive policy. The aim is to modernize the city’s oce inventory, increase occupancy and position the city for balanced growth, ocials announced in a Feb. 9 news release. The program comes as the city has seen a change in workspace use and needs due to several factors, including the changing work landscape as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The program is designed to support the modernization of the existing oce buildings so that we can better compete for today’s workforce and employers,” said Jennifer Alexander, business development manager for Sugar Land.

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PARKLANE BOULEVARD

6 Sugar Creek Tower I features a cafeteria, tness center and conference center.

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CITY OF SUGAR LANDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

PARKWAY BLVD.

ALKIRE LAKE DR.

COUNTRY CLUB BLVD.

LAKESIDE BLVD.

Imperial Plaza 7 26.8%

5 Sugar Creek Place II oers 24-hour key card access and has individual

Sugar Creek Tower II 8 37.1%

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generators for each oor. TOMER RONENCOMMUNITY IMPACT

Building age and area (sq. ft.):

1 Year built: 1982 Rentable area: 516,526 2 Year built: 1983 Rentable area: 193,998

3 Year built: 1998 Rentable area: 151,772 4 Year built: 2000 Rentable area: 111,130

5 Year built: 2001 Rentable area: 69,011 6 Year built: 2000 Rentable area: 165,146

7 Year built: 2008 Rentable area: 206,546 8 Year built: 2009 Rentable area: 206,732

SOURCE: CITY OF SUGAR LANDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

How it works

The funding

or underutilized—to preserve industrial land for targeted industries such as: • Life sciences • Advanced manufacturing • Business and professional services • Information technology • Tourism The program will be available through two pathways, including the property owner and tenant paths, both with varying requirements.

The program will provide property owners and oce tenants of oce buildings within eligible corridors inside the Sugar Creek triangle up to 50% reimbursement through ve- to 10-year performance-based agreements to help support building modernization, infrastructure upgrades and tenant improvements, per the release. City ocials said the program is meant to encourage oces operating in industrial or ex spaces to relocate to professional oce environments—especially those that are vacant

The program will be funded by the Sugar Land Development Corp. It will support building upgrades, which Alexander said can be tied to job creation and capital investment by ensuring the city keeps up with surrounding markets. The program comes as the Sugar Creek area far exceeds the average 15% vacancy rate of Sugar Land oce buildings, Alexander said. The goal is to bring the aging buildings to Class A status so Sugar Land can be viewed as a workplace destination akin to the Galleria or the Energy Corridor. “It really draws in a crowd of people who want to work in person because, with working from home during [COVID-19], a lot of people got very comfortable,” she said. “We want you to come work here, play here and all the things in Sugar Land—that’s exactly what this program is for.” To achieve these goals, Alexander said ocials expect the modern oce nish-outs to cost approximately $75-$100 per square foot. How- ever, maintenance items such as paint or carpet will not be covered by city funds. The city will invest $500,000 in scal year 2025-26, with another $1 million planned for FY 2026-27.

Oce Readiness Program requirements

Both paths require program participants to be or to attract targeted industry tenants. Additionally, the tenant path can also be a regional/national headquarters.

Requirements

Property owner path

Tenant path

Minimum investment

$2 million

$750,000

Minimum lease

5 years

Job requirements

Must maintain baseline occupancy and jobs with annual reporting

Must create at least 10 life sciences jobs in a year or 50 jobs in ve years for other industries

SOURCE: CITY OF SUGAR LANDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

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