Windy Hill Development announced May 7 a new residential community planned for Waller, the community of around 3,000 people about 40 miles northwest of Houston. The development will have around 1,000 30- to 60-feet-wide lots. It’s one of 11 Windy Hill projects currently in active development, according to a press release.
“We’ve been pursuing tracts in the Waller market for years and haven’t had success,” said Windy Hill CEO Randy Hall, who add his Developer of Land Chris Tysdal negotiated with multiple sellers for this particular space, which is just north of 290. “In keeping with our long term strategy, we chose this site due to its location and accessibility, which is the key factor in driving lot and home sales.”
Waller is certainly accessible, just a hop, skip and jump off Highway 290 between Houston and Brenham. The town may be best known by Houstonians as the place where that Buc-ee’s is on 290, a typical stop for folks heading out to the Austin area or maybe College Station.
The Houston Association of Realtors showed recently huge jumps in home sales in both Brookshire and Waller. According to the HAR, new home building is up big in these areas. But along with that are multiple developments, including Attwater, a 470-acre community from Bold Fox Development that started bringing in residents last year. Over in Brookshire at FM 529 and FM 362 is Sunterra Lakes, a 1,463-acre community from Sunterra. That development started home sales last year, as well.