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The Howard Hughes Corp. has previously said the initial phase of the Bridgeland Central development would include retail, restaurants, multifamily units a hotel and a movie theater.
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Start of commercial development in Bridgeland Central a long time coming

By Florian Martin – Reporter, Houston Business Journal
Oct 28, 2022

After years of waiting for their town center, residents of The Howard Hughes Corp.’s master-planned community Bridgeland in Cypress are finally getting what they’ve been asking for.

Howard Hughes has announced it will start development of the first commercial phase of the 925-acre mixed-use urban center early next year with completion expected in 2024.

The 23-acre Village Green at Bridgeland Central will include a 100,000-square-foot H-E-B, the first grocery store within the community; a 49,000-square-foot, three-story mass timber office building; plus other retail and restaurants.

Jim Carman, Houston region president at Howard Hughes, said the developer has been feeling the pressure from residents to start construction for some time.

“These developments take a lot of time. They're very large,” he said. “And thankfully, with the tremendous growth in the community over the years, Bridgeland Central is now ready to launch and to be an attractive destination for these retailers and these businesses to locate.”

Howard Hughes announced details for Phase 1 of the development in August 2019, saying at the time that it would include 80,000 square feet for retail, 40,000 square feet for restaurants and 650 multifamily units as well as a 250-room hotel and a 36,000-square-foot movie theater.

Currently, there are several grocery stores — including H-E-B, Kroger and Walmart — within 5 miles of Bridgeland, but this will be the first inside the community.

Howard Hughes had been talking to H-E-B for years, Carman said. Now Bridgeland, which has more than 17,000 residents, has grown enough for the grocery chain to bring a store here.

“We've been eyeing several sites, but this site in particular, with H-E-B for a number of years,” Carman said. “(So we were) basically tracking that growth until the right time hits.”