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Manor council approves three downtown Boyce Street development agreements and related Chapter 380 grant terms
Summary
Council approved three development agreements and matching Chapter 380 grant agreements for the Boyce PJT project (101, 104/108 and 107 W. Boyce Street), clearing the way for roughly $3.5M–$4.5M in private capital per tract, with downtown parking, drainage and tree removal left for later permitting and P&Z review.
The Manor City Council voted to approve three separate development agreements and corresponding Chapter 380 economic incentive agreements for a multi-tract downtown redevelopment collectively called “The Boyce.” The approved packages cover 101 West Boyce, 104/108 West Boyce and 107 West Boyce Street and allow staff and developers to finalize legal formatting corrections before execution.
City staff and developer representatives told the council the project envisions mixed-use buildings with ground-floor commercial space and residential units above, and that the developers intend to invest capital in the range of about $3.5 million for some tracts and about $4.5 million for another, with additional furniture, fixtures and equipment budgets around $200,000 per tract. Beau, a BuildBlock representative, said the development will request a reduced downtown parking ratio to support walkability and restaurants on the first floors.
The agreements include Chapter 380 grants capped near 8% of each tract’s capital investment; staff said Chapter 380 payments are structured to begin after project completion and initial commercial lease-up. Veronica Rivera, assistant city attorney, asked the council to authorize minor wording and formatting corrections (for example, the assignee name to read BB TX Zone LLC) before the documents are finalized.
Council members pressed developers and staff on on-site parking, drainage and heritage-tree procedures. Developers said plans provide on-site parking for the buildings and that additional downtown parking will come from a nearby privately held lot and future city purchases; staff noted drainage and detailed site plans remain under engineering review and will go through Planning & Zoning (P&Z) for tree‑removal variances and final approval. City staff emphasized the Chapter 380 term begins after completion, so the incentive period will be tied to each tract’s distinct construction timetable.
Councilmember Wallace moved approval of the development agreements (with legal revisions); subsequent motions to adopt each tract’s Chapter 380 agreement likewise passed by voice vote. The council took each tract as a separate action but approved all three during the meeting. The items will next move to final document execution once legal formatting and typographical edits are made.
The council did not adopt detailed, final site plans at the meeting; P&Z review and any requested variances (including for tree removal) remain required before construction work starts.
