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A mixed-use development may soon be constructed along NASA Parkway in Seabrook.

Houston-based Highland Resources plans to build apartments and more than 8,000 square feet (743 square meters) of restaurant and outdoor dining space a few miles east of the Houston Space Center. The Seabrook City Council approved a preliminary plan for the 3.1-acre (1.25-hectares) site, at 3805 and 3813 NASA Road 1, in fall of 2022.

Highland’s plans, expected to cost US$70 million to $75 million, propose a 13-story, 238-unit L-shaped apartment building, a one-story 5,200-square-foot (483-square-foot) restaurant and a 3,150-square-foot (292-square-meter) outdoor deck that overlooks Clear Lake. Each apartment costs about US$294,000 to $315,000.

Due to the flood-prone nature of Harris County, building codes dictate that none of the apartments will be located below the third floor, no fewer than 18 feet above the ground. Units will range from studios to three-bedrooms; about half will be one-bedrooms.

A 10,000-square-foot (929-square-meter) amenity deck, lake-facing swimming pool and 182,000-square-foot (16,908-square-meter) parking garage with space for more than 500 vehicles are in the proposed plans. San Francisco-based Gensler will design the project.

Still waiting on final approval from the city's planning and zoning comission prior to a nine month design phase, construction could begin in the first quarter of 2024.

Highland Center will be the first multifamily project in the Houston area for Highland Resources, which has a six-story office building at 510 Bering Drive near Memorial Park and a 94-acre subdivision (38-hectare) called Highland Glen.

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