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Developer plans 274-acre mixed-use project in Houston suburb

The Houston suburb of Jersey Village will give rise to a 274-acre project that will house the area's city hall and will also include shops, restaurants, apartments, a hotel and more.

The Village Center will sit on 43 acres and will be a mixed-use commercial and residential development. The project is expected to open its first phase by May 2022. Collaborate, an architecture and development firm based in Houston, will serve as lead developer on the project.

The first phase will include shops, restaurants, apartments, a hotel, offices, an amphitheater and municipal town square, per a press release. No specific retail tenants have been released yet.

“(The Village Center is) the result of quite a bit of effort by the city over the last several years to try and make a centerpiece for the community,” said Austin Bleess, city manager with Jersey Village.

Bleess said a “snowball effect” will lead to further developments in the area.

Page is set to design the project, while the SWA Group will design the landscape. Garza EMC will serve as civil engineer and Equinox Hospitality will serve as developers of the hospitality and multifamily aspects.