T-2028
Development of the Southwest Civic Core Campus, a planned multi-use facility to include a new park, facilities to augment activities led by Baker Ripley, the Southwest Multi-Service Center, and Harris County Precinct 4, as well as the creation of a multi-use structured parking facility to provide community parking needs for the aforementioned uses as well as Legacy Community Health and the planned METRO Gulfton Bus Rapid Transit line. The Southwest Civic Core Campus will be located at Hillcroft Avenue and High Star Drive. Project includes mobility improvements in the area commonly referred to as the Gulfton Civic Core, bounded by IH-69, Hillcroft, Bellaire and Bintliff.
Status: Currently in Schematic, Design and Funding Development Phase.
The Southwest Civic Core Redevelopment Plan is an action plan for Houston’s most dense and diverse neighborhood in terms of nation of origin, languages spoken, educational attainment and more. It synthesizes and builds upon more than fifteen years of community planning and development efforts across the Greater Sharpstown and Gulfton areas.
The plan centers on the needs and lived experiences of the most vulnerable in the community. As the “Ellis Island” of Houston, Gulfton is the first landing place for dozens of niche communities of migrants and refugees. They are drawn to the area first by immediate contact with their national consular offices located in southwest Houston, who work in coordination with strong non-governmental transitional support organizations such as BakerRipley and the YMCA International Services.
