Shadow Creek Ranch

Shadow Creek Ranch, which has 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) of space, is west of State Highway 288,[1] south of Beltway 8,[2] and about 10 miles (16 km) from the Texas Medical Center.

[1] In June 2001 four lakes were created and 600 acres (240 ha) of land were excavated as part of the first phase of development.

[4] In 2014, the Houston Business Journal, in its Most Active Residential Communities List, ranked Shadow Creek Ranch at number six.

(as of 2023 houses range from ~$300,000 to >$1,200,000) That year, David Goswick, a real estate advisor for the development, stated that the average sale price was $249,955.

[1] In October 2016 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) identified the Blue Ridge Landfill as being the source of an odor along a section of SCR.

[1] The Shadow Creek Ranch Town Center, a 616,000 square feet (57,200 m2) retail development near SCR that is named after the planned community, is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 288 and Farm to Market Road 518.

In 2008 JPMorgan and an affiliate fund of AmREIT closed a deal which let them purchase the center for an amount not disclosed to the public.

[19] Prior to the opening of Marek in fall 2004, all Shadow Creek Ranch students were zoned to Don Jeter Elementary School in unincorporated Brazoria County[20] In 2015 Children at Risk, a nonprofit organization, gave favorable rankings to the AISD schools serving SCR.

[8][24] The Fort Bend County portions of SCR include: Arbor Lakes, Autumn Brook, Azalea Creek, Black Berry, Brook Run, Cedar Wood, Country Glen, Eden Cove, Edgewater, Holly Landing, Lake Meadows, Pelican Shore, Orchard Village, Piney Trails, West Haven, Westwood Spring, and Windy Shore.

)[29](no longer an active library) Additionally, Alvin Community College provides basic undergraduate courses and adult education; the AISD portion is in the ACC taxation zone.