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Pearland WaterLights District Highlights Texas 288
Due to the recession, plans have slowed for the WaterLights District, a $700 million mixed-use development located on Texas 288 just 8 miles south of the Texas Medical Center. The WaterLights District is to include office, hotels, restaurants, boutique retail, and residential structures amid a park setting along the banks of Clear Creek.
When complete, the 150-acre development will provide significant entertainment options, including unique waterfront eateries, a planned 7,500-seat enclosed arena, and the 12-acre Presidential Park and Gardens, which features a picturesque lake and pathway lined with 20-foot statues of all 44 American presidents.
"WaterLights embodies time-sharpened practices of quality place-making. The design of the development will have long-lasting appeal," said WaterLights’ developer Richard P. Browne. "The growth at the medical center enhances the potential of WaterLights tremendously."
The WaterLights District has been targeted as the future site of the NanoWorld Headquarters, a proposed nanotechnology research campus with an affiliation with the distinguished Rice University. The WaterLights District will be developed in accordance with the highest levels of sustainable practices, and the project is registered with the LEED "Gold" standard.