DEVELOPMENT
In 2023, Victoria's Secret will be opening a new location in Valley Ranch Town Center in New Caney. (Courtesy Victoria's Secret)
Victoria’s Secret to open in 2023 at Valley Ranch Town Center
The Lego Store will be among the new retailers featured in the upcoming international terminal at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. (Courtesy Houston Airports)
New dining options, retailers headed to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Shopping center La Marketa de Porter is expected to be finished by the end of 2022. (Courtesy American Realty Group)
Construction underway on La Marketa de Porter shopping center
Building behind trees reads 'Texas Department of State Health Services'
Texas health department accepting grant applications to expand access to health care
The Aria at Ralston, a multifamily development, is projected to open in Humble on Aug. 1. (Rendering courtesy The Aria at Ralston)
Multifamily development Aria at Ralston projects Aug. 1 opening in Humble
A sign that says "HELP WANTED" is taped to a window.
Texas records nation's largest job gains in June; state unemployment rate continues to fall
Red fiber-optic cables plugged into a machine
USDA invests over $36M for high-speed internet in rural Texas
The Lake Houston area is already home to several build-to-rent communities, three of which are already open and at 100% occupancy as of July 5. (Ronald Winters/Community Impact Newspaper)
Investor purchases of single-family homes rise in Lake Houston
One of the key features of Sunterra in Katy is a Crystal Lagoons amenity. (Courtesy Sunterra)
These Houston master-planned communities have the most year-to-date home sales
In mid-June, Leva Living broke ground on its first single-family rental neighborhood on a 16-acre parcel of land in Atascocita. (Rendering courtesy Leva Living)
Leva Living begins construction on single-family rental neighborhood in Atascocita
The following projects have been filed in the last month through the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. (Courtesy Canva)
10 businesses, renovations coming to Lake Houston, Humble and Kingwood
Saint Tropez will feature resort-style amenities including a manmade lagoon with white sand beaches where residents will be able to enjoy paddle boarding, kayaking, a swim-up bar, a FlowRider surf simulator, a waterslide tower, a playground, cabanas, a soundstage and a splash park. (Rendering courtesy Megatel Homes LLC)
Megatel Homes LLC breaks ground on 1,000-acre lagoon community east of Lake Houston
Texas Central originally planned to break ground on a high-speed railway from Houston to Dallas in late 2021. The groundbreaking remains delayed. (Rendering courtesy Texas Central)
Texas Supreme Court upholds Texas Central right to eminent domain power
A Popeyes location and a Freebirds location are among five commercial projects filed in Montgomery County in June. (Jishnu Nair/Community Impact Newspaper)
Five June commercial projects filed in Montgomery County
The Houston Food Bank is slated to open a second warehouse and distribution facility in 2025 at Ella Boulevard and Hwy. 249 in Houston. (Courtesy Houston Food Bank)
Chevron donates 53-acre parcel for Houston Food Bank expansion
On June 1, The Signorelli Co. announced a new master-planned community coming to Splendora. (Courtesy The Signorelli Co.)
The Signorelli Co. announces 7,000-home community development in east Montgomery County to open in 2023
New Caney ISD trustees at their May 16 meeting approved the process to seek out a construction company to manage Phase 2 of the buildout of West Fork High School. (Wesley Gardner/Community Impact Newspaper)
Phase 2 buildout of West Fork High School in the works for New Caney ISD
Meow Wolf's second permanent art installation in Las Vegas is called “Omega Mart." The Houston location is expected to open in 2024. (Courtesy Meow Wolf)
Interactive art museum Meow Wolf to open Houston location in 2024
On May 5, the East Montgomery County Improvement District announced plans to develop a dog park with walking trails at the intersection of FM 1485 and Gene Campbell Boulevard. (Courtesy East Montgomery County Improvement District)
East Montgomery County Improvement District hopes to bring dog park, nature trails to New Caney