Bagdad Road

Bagdad Road

Written by Laura Wickett Wednesday, 07 November 2007

Bagdad Road is one of Leander’s major growth corridors, according to David Hutton, Leander planning director.

Not only is Bagdad Road home to a budding office park and retail community, but the roadway serves as a thoroughfare for the multiple neighborhoods and two LISD schools adjacent to the road. The cities of Cedar Park and Leander are working to improve travel conditions along this roadway to enhance the quality of life for the citizens who use Bagdad Road daily.

1. The Village, Phase 1 of an office building complex, opened in September. The tenants include Benchmark Mortgage, Bassari Engineering and Texas Land and Homes real estate and building company. The building has spaces available from a single 10’ x 20’ office up to 1500 sq. ft. Site plans for the adjoining two acres predict eight to nine buildings in later build-out phases.

2. This retail center is still in the planning stages and will break ground Fall 2008. The 3.15-acre lot will include a 32,000 sq. ft. strip center.

3. The owners of this 12.5-acre tract of land intend to change the zoning from multi-family use to commercial. No plans are in progress at this time.

4. New Hope Professional Park, located at 921 W. New Hope Road, features an office complex of seven buildings. Each building contains four to five units of 925 sq. ft. each. The project anticipates completion in mid-February.

5. This eight-acre tract, planned for retail space, wraps around the corner convenience store. Once completed, the retail center will look similar to the northwest corner of Cypress Creek Road and Lakeline Boulevard.

6. This multi-tenant office and warehouse development will occupy seven acres of land. New Hope Business Park will feature six buildings totaling 76,000 sq. ft. with 800 – 1200 sq. ft. units available. Tenants will have the option to lease or purchase buildings or suites. The complex anticipates a Jan. 2 ground breaking.

7. This 26-acre site is not yet zoned. Tentative plans include a retail center fronting Bagdad Road with a multi-family complex behind the center.

8. Subway opened at 2800 S. Bagdad Road Nov. 15.

9. CVS Pharmacy plans to open when road construction is complete.

10. The construction along New Hope Road from Bagdad Road to 183A Toll is expected to be complete by mid-February. The four-lane roadway with center turn lane is funded by the 2004 bond initiative.

11. The sidewalk construction along Bagdad Road is expected to begin in June. The City of Leander received a $338,000 grant from TxDOT to supplement the $1 million in certificates of obligation from the 2006 bond election.

The city is under contract for the sidewalks on both sides of the road south of Crystal Falls Parkway to the city limits at Kettering Drive. A contract amendment was scheduled to come before city council on Nov. 15 to add sidewalks on the west side of the road from Crystal Falls Parkway north to the Leander Public Library.

Bagdad Road presents a complicated design process for the sidewalks with the large amounts of drainage along the road. The city plans to begin construction from the south side of the road with anticipation of completing the sidewalks in front of Leander High School before August.