West Lake Houston Parkway Development Almost Finished
12/22/24 – The West Lake Houston Parkway development between Kings Park Way and Upper Lake Drive is finally nearing completion, more than 2.5 years after land clearing began. Construction of the development has been plagued by stormwater control issues.
Property Ultimately Owned by Trammell Crow
The property has been developed in two phases by Kingwood Residences HTX and HTX II LLC. Both are limited liability companies owned by High Street Residential. High Street is a wholly owned operating subsidiary of Trammell Crow Company in Dallas, the nation’s #1-ranked commercial developer.
Stormwater Control Issues
The developer, its subsidiaries and contractor ran into trouble this January when they started clearing land for Phase 2 without silt fences in place. Sediment-laden runoff began pouring into the streets on less than a half inch of rain, even as a detention basin built as part of phase 1 remained empty.
Before the end of January, Harris County Engineering had cited the developer for stormwater violations. But a 1.44 inch rain in early February, flooded streets and storm sewers again with more sediment laden runoff.
In mid-February, contractors were caught on camera, still pumping silty stormwater into the surrounding neighborhood.
That persisted at least through mid-April, as contractors tried belatedly to expand their stormwater-detention basin and channel stormwater into it.
Discounting Leases
Since then, Phase 1 completed and started renting apartments. Phase 2 is still under construction but almost done.
Not following best management practices for stormwater, cost the developer time, money and reputation.
Today, in a reportedly tight housing market, they are deeply discounting leases. They offer:
- First month free ($1500-$1600 dollars)
- Waving of application and administration fees (no cost listed)
- $1000 gift card
Pictures Taken on 12/21/24
The new development is now called the Residences at Kingwood.
For More Information
For a history of the development, see these posts:
4/12/24 – Trammell Crow Contractors Still Pumping Silty Stormwater into Street
3/18/24 – Trammell Crow Contractors Expanding Stormwater Detention Basin
2/18/24 – Trammell Crow Contractor Pumped Silty Stormwater into Street…Again
2/3/24 – WLHP Developer Still Flooding Neighborhood
1/31/24 – After Quitting Time, Contractor Pumps Silty Stormwater into Street
1/29/24 – Developer on WLHP Cited for Stormwater Violations
1/14/24 – Developer Clearing Land without Normal Safeguards
1/3/223 – 40 Apartments, 49 Garden Homes Going Up on West Lake Houston Parkway
12/03/22 – Mitigation for Clearcutting: Two Ways It Could Work Cost Effectively
6/30/22 – June Construction Update: Six Lake-Houston-Area Projects
5/21/22 – 19.7 Acres Cleared on West Lake Houston Parkway
Posted by Bob Rehak on 12/22/24
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