What does the commercial market in Fulshear look like right now?

Densifying — fast. Residential rooftop counts along FM 1093 and Katy–Fulshear Road have produced demand that's drawn LaCenterra-style centers, Cross Creek Town Center, Fulshear Town Center, and a wave of pad-site activity. Land that was raw five years ago is now commercial trade area. The window for getting in ahead of pricing fully catching up to the demographics is real, but narrowing.

Depends on capital, growth trajectory, tax posture, and operational flexibility. Leasing preserves capital and keeps you mobile; buying builds equity, allows depreciation, and locks occupancy cost. In a market like Fulshear, ownership also captures appreciation. We model both sides against your actual financials, not against a heuristic.

What do commercial lease rates run in Katy / Fulshear?

Wide range — corridor-, property-, and TI-dependent. Retail along FM 1093 and the Grand Parkway typically lands $22–35/SF NNN. Office in Katy runs $18–28/SF full-service; newer Fulshear product commands a premium. Industrial / flex runs $8–15/SF NNN. We provide property-specific comp matrices, not range cards.

How does mixed-use entitlement work in Fulshear?

Inside-out — what use mix the city wants, what drainage and infrastructure obligations attach, what role TIRZ or impact fees play, what civic value the project carries (Fulshear Junction's gifted 5.3-acre detention pond is an example). The Fulshear Junction approval is the case study; the framework applies to other corridor projects with adjustments.

What commercial due diligence is needed?

More than residential. Environmental (Phase I, sometimes Phase II), zoning and permitted-use confirmation, title and survey, structural and mechanical inspection, ADA, utility capacity, traffic and access, and any existing lease obligations. For income properties, tenant credit, lease terms, and op-ex history. We coordinate with specialized commercial inspectors, environmental consultants, and attorneys.

Commercial & Mixed-Use Advisory | Tajana Surlan

Commercial & Mixed-Use

Retail, office, restaurant pad sites, medical, daycare, and mixed-use entitlement across the Katy–Fulshear corridor. Lease and purchase advisory backed by hands-on development experience.

Rooftops drive demand. We've placed both.

Commercial advisory at Texas Interests is informed by the development side of the practice. The 21.21-acre commercial component of Fulshear Junction sits alongside 251 single-family homes — not by accident. Mixed-use entitlement, retail pad-site placement, restaurant and medical site selection, and office tenancy in west Houston all depend on reading rooftop velocity, civic posture, and infrastructure timing together. The Katy–Fulshear corridor is one of the most active commercial markets in greater Houston for reasons that are demographic before they are deal-level: Fort Bend County's growth, Lamar CISD and Katy ISD school footprints, and continued FM 1093 / Grand Parkway expansion. Commercial development follows that demand, and the window to get in ahead of full pricing is narrowing. The audience for this page is operators (retail, restaurant, medical, daycare), commercial tenants, investors in income-producing assets, and developers evaluating mixed-use sites. If that's the conversation, the next step is a call.

The Process

How It Works

Site & Use Definition

What's the business model behind the space — and is the corridor right for it? Retail along FM 1093 is a different decision than office near the Energy Corridor or a daycare pad inside a master-planned community. The first conversation defines the use, then the site.

Market Survey

On-market, off-market, build-to-suit. Each option comes with traffic, demographics, competition, and an honest read on whether the location supports the use. Financial analysis is part of the survey, not a follow-up deck.

Negotiation — Lease or Purchase

Base rent, TI allowances, escalations, renewal options, exclusivity, recapture, and CAM — or purchase price, due diligence, financing, and assignment. We negotiate the deal the use needs, not the templated one.

Open / Close

LOI through signing or closing, coordinated with attorneys, architects, contractors, lenders, and (where relevant) the city. Open-date discipline, not let's-see scheduling.

The Difference

What Makes This Different

Fulshear Junction's commercial component: 21.21 acres of retail, restaurant, office, and a national daycare placed alongside 251 single-family homes — the residential rooftops that drive commercial demand. Mixed-use is the work, not the marketing term.

Civic fluency on the levers that decide commercial outcomes: impact fees, drainage, TIRZ designation, road frontage, parking, sign codes. Quoted to Bisnow on impact-fee policy in Fulshear. Quoted on TIRZ as a commercial magnet.

Dual practice — land + commercial. Understanding how residential growth drives commercial demand changes how a location gets evaluated. The next rooftops in your trade area are usually a deal we know about.

Direct relationships with commercial landlords, developers, EDCs, and municipal staff across the Fulshear / Katy corridor. Off-market opportunities and negotiation leverage flow from these.

Post-close intelligence — new developments, competitor moves, lease-up trends in your corridor. The relationship continues after the keys.

Ideal For

Medical, dental, and veterinary operators seeking clinic or pad sites in growing residential corridors

Restaurant and food-service operators evaluating sites along FM 1093, Katy–Fulshear Road, and the Grand Parkway

Retail tenants and franchisees expanding into Fulshear, Katy, Richmond, or the broader Fort Bend market

Office tenants seeking satellite Class A or flex space west of the Beltway

Commercial investors acquiring income-producing retail, office, or mixed-use assets in west Houston

Developers evaluating commercial land parcels or mixed-use sites for ground-up construction

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