Leander Drive

Leander Drive

Friday, 07 September 2007

Home to more than 15 businesses employing over 300 individuals, Leander Drive boasts an eccelctic mix of businesses. This stretch of road will continue to grow in the coming months, with more than 20 acres of land available for sale.

This month’s corridor reveals the companies currently located on Leander Drive and explores the new businesses planning to come to this hidden road tucked off Crystal Falls Pkwy.

1. The Sonny Drive extension will connect Leander Drive to US 183. A design proposal went before city council Sept. 20. The roadway will include a traffic signal at US 183 and Sonny Drive and a railroad crossing with barricade arms. Right-of-way acquisition is still under negotiation. Construction on Sonny Drive is expected to begin in March and will take six months to complete.

2. 31W Insulation, 600 Leander Drive, Year established: 1997, Employees: 20, Service: Provide and install insulation

3. Acoustical Resources, 904 Leander Drive, Year established: 1997, Employees: 12, Service: Manufacturer of custom acoustical panels

4. Dennis Steel, 1105 Leander Drive, Year established: 1980, Employees: 71, Service: Structural steel fabrication and erection

5. Farmer’s Nursery / Farmer’s Grass, 1305 Leander Drive, Year Established: Farmers Nursery –1996; Farmers Grass – established in the 1950s, owners are 3rd generation family members, Employees: 10, Service: Outdoor plants and organic garden supplies

6. W.R. Woodworks, 1103 Leander Drive, Year established: 2005, Employees: 3, Service: Butcher block countertops

7. Excel Construction, 506 Leander Drive, Year established: 1999, Employees: 30, Service: Construction of water treatment plants and pump stations

8. Roof Crafters, 610 CR 273, Year established: 1982, Employees: 5, Service: Primarily residential roofing

9. Summit Christian Academy, 1303 Leander Drive, Year established: 2002, Employees: 74, Service: Private Christian education, grades pre-K to 6

10. All Day/All Night Automotive, 10303 E. Crystal Falls Pkwy., Year established: 2007, Employees: 4, Service: Automotive repair

11. City of Leander, Inspection and Permits Division, Code Enforcement Division, Moved in July 2004, Employees: 6

12. Rio Construction, Custom Concrete Coatings, 908 Leander Drive, Year established: 1999, Employees: 90, Services: Rio Construction – Residential and commercial concrete construction; Custom Concrete Coatings – Decorative concrete coatings

13. T.F.R. Enterprises, Inc., 601 Leander Drive, Year established: 1989, Employees: 23, Service: Debris hauling for disaster response, debris removal and collection

14. Safeway Electric, 1107 Leander Drive, Year established: 1984, Employees: 8, Service: Commercial electrical contracting, including fuel systems

15. An 8,000 sq. ft. Goddard School educational facility will open in mid-October. The school anticipates space for 156 children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 6 years.

16. The Leander Police Department will move into its new facility at 705 Leander Drive during the first week of October.

17. The Leander Fire Department is in the preliminary design stages for a new facility along the Sonny Drive extension.

18. Park-N-Sak is building its fourth convenience store location. The project is expected to be completed within 6 to 12 months.

19. The Storage Center plans to break ground by the end of the year. This climate-controlled storage facility will occupy 2 acres of a total of 6 acres.

20. Hill Country Funeral Home and Crematory plans to break ground in October. The 11,000 sq. ft. building will include a 200-person chapel with 100” projector screen and a large reception area. The funeral home anticipates an April opening.