Rosenburg, Texas

4 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 those looking for a different pace and quality of life that aren’t always available in a metropolitan center. Moreover, the city has invested heavily in upgrading infrastructure for roads, public transportation, and utilities – catalysts for attracting new businesses and industries to call Rosenberg home. There are a number of areas available for prime industrial expansion, including greenfield sites ranging in size from 1 to 2,000 acres prime for industrial expansion, with many of those sites located a short distance from I-69. Development of these greenfield sites continue to thrive; Frito-Lay invested over $300 million into a 2021 expansion of its Rosenberg facility, and they continue to have major positive impacts on the community, now employing more than 750 people. “There’s growth (capabilities) for retail, commerce, and light industrial around the city.” says Esch. Rosenberg is also experiencing a boom in prime residential projects. Renowned Houston developer Hines is working on Brookewater, an 850-acre master-planned community which will include 2,400 single-family homes with resort-style water amenities on the outskirts of the city, less than 50 miles from Houston. Esch relays that there are also some very exceptional infill developments in established neighborhoods coming to the forefront all around the city. Despite climbing interest rates and supply chain challenges for building materials over the past three years, residential development has not faltered, much of which can be attributed to Rosenberg’s commitment to investing in its critical infrastructure (water, roads, and sewers) to support current, and incoming, residents and developers. For both new and existing housing stock, there is the luxury of space, rather than just densely-populated areas of land. “The vast majority of our housing stock is single-family residential.” says Esch.