{"id":338216,"date":"2026-06-16T10:09:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:09:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/338216\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T10:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T10:09:29","slug":"60m-residential-project-planned-near-big-rivers-waterpark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/338216\/","title":{"rendered":"$60M residential project planned near Big Rivers Waterpark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A 15-building residential development is planned for 24101 Big Rivers Road in New Caney\u2014roughly a mile around the corner from Big Rivers Waterpark &amp; Adventures, according to a recent filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. Known as The Crossing at Big Rivers, the project includes space for 342 residential units and additional amenities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The filing details eleven residential buildings, all three stories tall. A one-story 7,400 square-foot clubhouse, 770 square-foot maintenance building and 199 square-foot cabana bring the total square footage to 125,740 square feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>While details submitted to the TDLR are subject to change, crews could break ground in February, with construction lasting through late January 2029. Developers are betting big on the project, with an estimated $60 million cost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Katy-based Investwell Architects is the listed design firm, with Jet Lending LLC as the owner. Jet Lending LLC did not immediately respond to Chron&#8217;s request for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Big Rivers Waterpark &amp; Adventures officially opened to the public in 2019. The attraction offers dozens of waterpark and fairground rides, ziplines, rock climbing walls, an inflatable obstacle course, axe throwing, a petting zoo, a playground and more, <a href=\"https:\/\/bigriverswaterpark.com\/attractions\/?attractions=Dry\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">according to the website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>At its opening nearly seven years ago, Big Rivers was expected to generate approximately $10 million in annual income, according to company officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The broader Grand Texas development has faced a series of delays over the years, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, infrastructure and funding setbacks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/news\/houston-texas\/texas\/article\/grand-texas-big-river-waterpark-opening-18299629.php\" data-link=\"native\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">the Houston Chronicle reported in 2023. <\/a>At the time, officials said the long-delayed project\u2014originally slated to open in 2015\u2014was still moving forward, though no timeline for the amusement park had been set.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Speedsportz Racing Park opened at Grand Texas in 2015, followed by the Grand Texas RV Park in 2016 and Big Rivers in 2019. As of June 2026, the status of the broader Grand Texas development remains unclear. Its Facebook page appears to have been replaced, and the only active website appears to be for the water park. Big Rivers did not immediately respond to Chron&#8217;s request for a Grand Texas status update.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A 15-building residential development is planned for 24101 Big Rivers Road in New Caney\u2014roughly a mile around the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":338217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[1836,1704,56,58,57],"class_list":["post-338216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-chronnews","tag-chronstaff","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=338216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/338216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/338217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=338216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=338216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=338216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}