The insider’s read on West Houston new construction — the openings, the ground-breakings, and the news worth knowing before the rest of the neighborhood catches on.
Aliana is getting the full Life Time treatment. The athletic country club — think resort pools, a sprawling fitness floor, and a spa worth clearing your calendar for — is on the way, and the waitlist is already open. Translation: the neighbors who read this first will be the ones poolside on opening day. If you’re shopping the area, it’s a genuine amenity to weigh, not just a nice-to-have.
Join the waitlist →The Katy Dick’s just reopened as a “House of Sport” — retail-speak for a sports theme park. A rock-climbing wall, batting cages, a putting green, an outdoor turf field, the works. It’s right by the EOS off I-10, so consider the weekends officially handled.
See the store →There’s another Dick’s Sporting Goods going up in Richmond, right by the EOS Fitness — framed out and moving fast. No opening date yet; we’ll post it the moment it lands.
Book lovers, this one’s for you. Barnes & Noble is coming to the Market Center at Aliana — 10189 W. Grand Parkway S in Richmond — with a café and a full lineup of books, toys, and games. One more reason the Aliana corner keeps getting harder to leave. Details at 281-503-8581; we’ll post the grand-opening date the moment it lands.
See the location →Add a fresh scoop here — who’s building, which section is opening, or when the model homes arrive. Keep it to a sentence or two with a little wink.
Drop a quick market whisper — an inventory shift, a builder incentive worth chasing, a rate move, or a Fort Bend property-tax note buyers should hear from you first.
A new restaurant, shop, or must-have amenity opening near a community you love. One tantalizing line on what it is and why buyers will care.
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