Development

Willis, Texas — Fidelis has broken ground on Phase I of The Market at Willis Shopping Center, located 48 miles north of Houston in Willis. Phase I of the project will be anchored by H-E-B and will include over 200,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and service space. The center is expected for completion in 2022. Phase II of the development is expected to break ground during the third quarter of 2022 and will include additional retail space, restaurants and a three-story, garden-style multifamily community offering 250 units. Fidelis began …

Houston — Midway has broken ground on East River, a 150-acre mixed-use project that is located on the Buffalo Bayou in Houston’s Historic Fifth Ward. Phase I will center around development of The Laura, a 360-unit apartment community, as well as 250,000 square feet of office space and 110,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space. In addition, the first phase — completion of which is slated for 2023 — will include 13,000 square feet of open green space for public events and live music. Lastly, a nine-hole, par-three public …

Houston — EDENS is underway on the renovation of Plaza in the Park, a 143,000-square-foot shopping center in the West University area of Houston. Planned upgrades at the center, which was originally built in 1999, will include fresh paint for storefronts, more outdoor seating for diners, revamped landscaping and new pathways to connect the buildings. All tenants at Plaza at the Park — which include Kroger, Massage Envy, Sprint, Subway and Vision Optique, among others — will remain open during the renovation. Construction is scheduled to be complete in mid-fall …

Cypress, Texas — InvenTrust Properties Corp. will redevelop Cyfair Town Center, a 433,667-square-foot shopping center in the Houston suburb of Cypress. The center is anchored by Kroger, JC Penney and Cinemark. The first phase of the renovation will begin this month, with completion scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2021. The second phase will begin in January 2022 with completion anticipated in late summer 2022. InvenTrust’s improvements to the center will include new paint, LED lighting along the storefront exteriors, storefront awnings, upgraded signage and enhanced landscaping throughout the property. …