Where are we in the process of getting historic tax credit for the site?

PUMA Development and the City have contracted with Urbano Architects to advise in the historic tax credit process. Historic tax preservation works in three phases that are reviewed and approved by the Texas Historical Commission and the National Park Service. The City is currently in Phase 1 where it’s application is being reviewed and approved, with expected approval in the spring. The proposed work will aim to preserve and retain the historic character of the Char House and will follow the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation. The team’s ultimate goal is to give the Char House a new use with minimal changes to its distinctive materials, features, spaces and spatial relationships. Additionally, the Imperial Sugar Company Refinery Historic District has been acknowledged on the National Registry of Historic Places since 2017.

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1. Now that City Council has passed the Land Use Plan amendment, what are the next steps?
2. Does this vote mean that the Land Use Plan can change at any time?
3. Where are we in the process of getting historic tax credit for the site?
4. What does approval of the General Development Plan mean?
5. Is this a city-led project?
6. Why has the City provided financial support for this project?
7. Why is this redevelopment happening now?
8. How will development of this project impact traffic in the area?
9. Who will be leasing the new proposed, multi-family units?
10. How will the Children’s Discovery Center & Sugar Land Heritage Museum be impacted by this redevelopment?
11. Can the Char House be preserved without the other parts of the proposed project being developed?
12. What is the project?
13. What will happen with the Char House?
14. Why are apartments needed?
15. I don’t want apartments in Sugar Land. What other types of housing will be allowed with this redevelopment plan?
16. Does the Planning & Zoning Commission and City Council have the authority to amend the Land Use Plan?
17. Where are we in the development process?
18. Why is an amendment to the Land Use Plan that increases the number of multi-family units within this development necessary?
19. What’s to keep PUMA from buying the land, building apartments and then backing out of the Char House deal?
20. Will any of the apartments in the Imperial development be Section 8 housing?
21. What will the average cost of these apartments be?
22. Will crime increase due to the addition of apartments in the area?
23. How will new apartments impact our schools? Will new apartments cause our schools to be overpopulated?
24. How has the public been engaged in this process?
25. If all 660 units within the PUMA Development are built, will there be space left for a “mixed-use” development, including shops, restaurants, etc.?
26. Will this project impact drainage in the area?