MANVEL, TX—Weitzman continues to see robust tenant interest in its Manvel Town Center development, an under-construction regional-draw retail and restaurant district in the booming Houston-area community of Manvel. The project, spanning 273 acres at the major intersection of SH-288 and SH-6, is anchored by a 108,000-square-foot H-E-B store as its first anchor and is continuing to expand its lineup with a mix of dining, health and medical, service and beauty options.
The newest anchor for Manvel Town Center is Lowe’s Home Improvement, which plans a 107,135-square-foot store, plus a 34,442-square-foot garden. Lowe’s Companies, Inc., is a Fortune © 50 home improvement company that operates more than 1,700 home improvement stores.
“Manvel Town Center is positioned at a key generational intersection surrounded by remarkable population growth and some of the Houston area’s top master-planned communities. With this prime location, Lowe’s will be an incredible retail asset for Manvel Town Center, offering a diverse range of products and services tailored to the needs of the fast-growing Manvel community,” said Herb Weitzman, executive chairman of Weitzman.
The Lowe’s store at Manvel Town Center is scheduled to open in late 2026. It and the other Manvel Town Center retailers are serving a trade area with more than 60 active master-planned communities with approximately 62,000 existing homes; the communities are on track to total approximately 98,000 homes upon buildout.
Within a five-mile radius of the regional-draw Manvel Town Center, the population totals more than 102,000 residents in more than 32,000 households with an average household income of $108,508. Since 2020, the population within the radius has grown approximately 33 percent.
Located just 20 miles south of Downtown Houston, Manvel Town Center offers a dynamic, growing mix of shopping for this innovative and growing population.
Presently, the Weitzman leasing team of James Namken, Kyle Knight and Emily Guenther report that they are working with nearly 70 submitted LOIs (Letters of Intent), highlighting both the project’s growth and strong interest from local, regional and national retailers seeking locations at Manvel Town Center. (A letter of intent, commonly referred to as an LOI, is a document that outlines the preliminary terms and conditions of a potential transaction between a landlord and a tenant.)
Upon completion, Manvel Town Center is designed to incorporate more than 1 million square feet of retail, entertainment, hospitality, medical and office space.
Popular fast-casual and quick-serve options at Manvel Town Center include Chipotle, Whataburger, Jersey Mike’s Subs, Great American Cookie, Smoothie King and McDonald’s. Other concepts that have recently opened at the project include Teal Ridge Dental Care, Verizon, Supercuts, AT&T and Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care. Milano Nails and Aki Steak & Sushi will open in spring 2025.
“We are getting such great feedback from our new tenants, and from the community, and that success will build as Manvel Town Center continues to expand its offerings,” Erin Hancock, Weitzman’s vice president of development and asset management in Houston, said. “This is the retail and dining destination that the Manvel community is enthusiastically embracing.”
Manvel Town Center joins Weitzman’s portfolio of Houston-area projects, which includes Crossing at 288, a 500,000-square-foot regional-draw center in Pearland featuring Walmart, Best Buy, JCPenney, Old Navy and many others; Autumn Creek Village, a 125,000-square-foot community center in Friendswood anchored by Kroger; Cullen Crossing, a 102,000-square-foot community center in Pearland anchored by Kroger; Woodshore Marketplace, a community center in Clute anchored by Kroger Marketplace; Eagle Ranch, a 90,000-square-foot community center in Katy anchored by Kroger; Market at 1488, a Kroger-anchored community center in Magnolia; Pine Hollow, a retail center in Conroe anchored by Star Cinema Grille, Northern Tool and Dollar Tree; Junction at Deer Park, a community center in Deer Park anchored by H-E-B; and several others.
Given the number of LOIs and leases that are soon to be signed, Hancock expects to announce the next round of leading tenants for Manvel Town Center this spring.
The lineup will continue to grow, with a new phase planned that will add large-format anchors as well as additional retail, restaurant, fitness, home furnishings and other concepts.
Manvel Town Center, surrounded by vibrant housing growth, is positioned for visibility and access for the heavy vehicular traffic at the intersection of Highway 288 and Highway 6, offering extensive frontage along both thoroughfares at the major intersection.
Manvel Town Center also benefits from the newly constructed toll road that has increased the already strong residential growth by improving traffic flow and access from SH-288, from US 59 from the SH 288/U.S. Route 59 interchange to County Road 58 in Manvel, just north of the Manvel Town Center site, allowing users to easily access the shopping center.
Retailers at Manvel also benefit from the traffic draw of the No. 1 grocery anchor, H-E-B, and the No. 1 retail location in the trade area. Within a five-mile radius, the trade area reports average household income of approximately $139,000 and close to 103,000 residents in more than 32,000 households. Additionally, the daytime population within this trade area is more than 68,000. Daytime population is an important consideration for retailers and restaurants because it indicates steady traffic throughout the day.
In the planning for the massive Manvel Town Center project, Weitzman has directed the development of a wastewater treatment plant, a water plant, detention facilities, feeder road modifications and the construction of Kirby Drive at one boundary of Manvel Town Center.
Manvel, which is experiencing notable residential growth and is on track to see its population boom over the next two decades, is the first major growth market past Pearland. Manvel Town Center further benefits from than 6,600 feet of frontage and direct access from Highway 288 following Weitzman’s construction of a feeder road modification and curb cut into the site.
