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Developer presents 122‑acre 'Orchard at Lower Kirby' plan; Pearland leaders praise design, flag multifamily and hotel risks
Summary
Plan Community Developments presented 'The Orchard at Lower Kirby,' a 122‑acre mixed‑use project including retail, entertainment, hotel/conference space, office and varied housing. Commissioners and council applauded the design and open‑space focus but warned about multifamily density, parking and whether a large hotel or office will pencil out.
A developer unveiled plans on Nov. 17 for a 122‑acre mixed‑use district on Pearland's southwest corridor that the team said would mix retail, entertainment, office, a hotel/conference center, and a range of housing types around a central public green.
"This is a request by Plan Community Developments, LTD applicant on behalf of Pearland Lifestyle Lifestyle Center LP, owner for a planned development workshop," a city planner said as the workshop opened. The developer later gave the project its working name: The Orchard at Lower Kirby, a nod to Pearland's orchard history.
Don Janssen, representing Plan Community Developments, told the joint City Council and Planning & Zoning Commission the team designed the plan to align with Pearland 2040, the Lower Kirby master plan and the city's Prosperity strategy. He described the site — south of the Sam Houston Tollway and west of State Highway 288 — as a rare, high‑visibility parcel with frontage on two major roads and proximate to the region's employment centers.
"We want this project to do is to reflect the vision that this…
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