Saw they are tearing up the sidewalk on the south side of Boonville between the gas station and Wheeler Ridge, is this where the new HEB is going? I thought it was @ Boonville and 60

EliteElectric said:

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Tell me about it, I live less than a mile from there. We could easily take our golf cart to that location to grocery shop

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So excited for this.

Oh, and username checks out.

EliteElectric said:

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Saw they are tearing up the sidewalk on the south side of Boonville between the gas station and Wheeler Ridge, is this where the new HEB is going? I thought it was @ Boonville and 60

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I felt like on Booneville inbetween Harvey and University (across from Central) would've been a really prime location. Lots of land to build stuff around and inbetween three very popular roads.

That spot is going to pop, but I'm sure it's not cheap.I just hope they don't put in more apartments there and start building more things out this way like they did by the Jones Crossing HEB.

The HEB will be a home run for East Bryan. Just think of the possible retail that could follow. This area is prime for commercial development. More rooftops will bring better retail, restaurants, etc for the area. Great news for sure.

EBrazosAg said:

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There will be light at Miramont Dr and that's where the main entrance will be to the shopping center unless the plans have changed.

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I would assume so as well. Makes sense

Pretty close to the bypass too!

Any idea on how long until it's built?

GrogsBane said:

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All of this means nothing if there isn't a Whataburger in the same parking lot. Thats the real east side end game.

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If there's a WB on the east side, it will be on Hwy 6 either at Hwy 21 or near the Kroger intersection to capture the travelers coming from the north,

When your business is one with skinny margins you really want to be making money asap when you start spending money …..I wonder if HEB just funds construction from operations or do they use debt ?

GrogsBane said:

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There are apartments going up at Copperfield and Boonville and there are tons of apartments between up and down the little triangle of boonville, 30 and Copperfield. It is already happening.

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Are you talking about Pendleton by J Christopher's? Those are new homes as part of Oakmont.

Stupe said:

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HEB doesn't mess around when they put in a store.

If HEB and Chic Fil A would combine and form a road construction company, they would have Hwy 6 at three lanes from Waco to Hempstead in a month.

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I was involved with construction on an HEB a few years ago in the Houston area. It was impressive. I remember standing on the building pad and seeing dozens of dump trucks lined up bringing in select fill while multiple dozers and compactors were running in sync. And then there was a gravel cap (expensive) installed on the pad to minimize the impact of rain on slab construction and rough-in.

They're efficient and know where to spend money effectively to speed up the project.

The way they are cutting things right now leads me to believe there will be an entrance at Miramont and one on Green Valley.

Has there been an announced timeline?

Or people in the construction industry - what would a typical timeline be? Think we see something by end 2026?

sirhc said:

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Has there been an announced timeline?

Or people in the construction industry - what would a typical timeline be? Think we see something by end 2026?

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if they move quickly from dirtwork to building should be 9-12 months. So Mid 26 to end of 26 would be my guess. I have built a few HEB's over the years and my experience is they don't get in the car unless they are ready to go.

I'd guess 18 months with the resources they thrown at it. While it's big, it's a lot of open space and not too much interior buildout.

Maybe closer to 12. Jones crossing was Sept '17 to Sept '18.

sirhc said:

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Has there been an announced timeline?

Or people in the construction industry - what would a typical timeline be? Think we see something by end 2026?

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The last 10% is half the job.