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Distribution centers expand in Cy-Fair to meet e-commerce demand

HARC in the News

08.06.2021

By Danica Lloyd, Community Impact

About 100 of Cy-Fair’s 500-plus industrial facilities have opened since the start of 2016, according to data from Caldwell Cos.

Economy and land experts said Cy-Fair is a strong target for warehouse and distribution space because of its access to major thoroughfares such as Hwy. 290 and Beltway 8 as well as the availability of open acreage.

“Land inside Beltway 8 is getting very expensive, and [it is] very hard to find large tracts of land, and so the developers are to major thoroughfares such as Hwy. 290 and Beltway 8 as well as the availability of open acreage.

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Large-scale distribution centers often replace rainfall-retention areas with impervious cover, or surfaces that do not absorb rainfall. This increases the risk of flooding in neighboring developments.

Dr. Ryan Bare, HARC