FM 1431: 183A Toll to Vista Ridge Blvd.

FM 1431: 183A Toll to Vista Ridge Blvd.

Written by Claire Love Tuesday, 07 August 2007

FM 1431

The fast pace of growth in Cedar Park is nowhere more evident than along FM 1431. 183A Toll made this area more accessible to developers, business owners and residents. While we covered a portion of FM 1431 in our first Corridor in January, there are new development updates and a lot of land still available for further growth.

Cedar Park Regional Medical Center opens in January, and developers are planning for a large influx of medical professionals along FM 1431.

New retail businesses, such as 1890 Ranch, will change the shopping environment.

Transportation update

1. TxDOT has been working with Cedar Park Regional Medical Center to install a traffic signal at C-Bar Ranch Road and FM 1431. Once traffic increases at the intersection, a temporary light system will be installed while the signal parts are ordered.

Residential

2. Creekside Park Estates is in the planning stages for an estate-style, gated residential community. The 56-acre neighborhood has almost one mile fronting the Spanish Oak Creek, and the lots range in size from a half acre to two acres.

Commercial property

3. 1890 Ranch is scheduled to open in October. For more information, see pages 1 and 9.

4. The Cedar Park Regional Medical Center is 88 percent complete after 14 months of construction. The 150-bed hospital will have all private rooms, a 24-hour emergency department and full service inpatient and outpatient acute care. The medical office building adjacent to the hospital will have approximately 20 new physicians’ offices. The hospital will open on January 14, 2008.

5. Plans for Whitestone Centre include a 40,000 sq. ft., three-story retail/office building with 16,000 sq. ft. of retail on the ground floor and 24,000 sq. ft. of office space on the second and third floors. While still in the development stages, three restaurants and a bank are planned for the site. Negotiations are currently underway with three restaurants and other prospective retail and office tenants. The nine-acre site is expected to break ground in the first quarter of 2008.

6. Whitestone Medical Pavilion will feature a 65,000 sq. ft. building with custom-designed suites for medical services. The project is still in the development stage and plans to break ground in early October. The developer is considering adding a second building to the project based on the recently generated tenant interest.

7. The 84,000 sq. ft. office condominium project at the Oakmont Business Park is expected to break ground in January. The flexible individual offices, split among 22 buildings, range in size from 1,000 to 6,000 sq. ft. The project design is single story, residential scale buildings with a variety of flexible floor plans available to accommodate physicians and other healthcare and professional businesses. Plans for the site also inlcude a 100-room hotel and restaurant.

8. Cedar Park Medical Plaza is in the planning stages for a three-story, 75,000 sq. ft. medical office building, with office condos available for sale or lease. The group anticipates a ground breaking in the first quarter of 2008.

9. DaVita is opening a 5,760 sq. ft. medical facility in late September. The kidney dialysis clinic will provide hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis and home hemodialysis.

10. Arrowpoint Acres is a 12-acre mixed-use development still in the planning stages. While the site plan is still in progress, the developer anticipates office and retail space in the plan.

11. Primrose School, a 10,250 sq. ft. early education facility, opened its doors for business July 23. For more information, see page 5.

12. Whitestone Shopping Plaza is a 14,000 sq. ft. retail center behind Chase Bank on Vista Ridge Boulevard. The fourth location of Yaghi’s New York Pizzeria will be in this center and tentatively plans a November opening.