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Council approves Brasso Development amendment as EDC outlines strategy to preserve lower‑priced housing
Summary
Council approved a waiver and release amending a development agreement with Brasso Development and Construction LLC; the city’s economic development presenter said the amendment removes an 18‑month option on 35 acres, enables early construction of roughly seven lots without a $460,000 utility investment, and aims to target lower price points for new homes.
The City of Henderson approved an amendment memorializing a name correction and option changes for Brasso Development and Construction LLC, described by the presenter as a minor contract adjustment that removes an 18‑month option on 35 acres and clears an encumbrance that had restricted other developers from pursuing the site. "They had a name change from Brasso Development to Brasso Development and Construction," the presenter said, calling the change a correction to the agreement.
The presenter, Mister Gardella, also outlined a development approach for the tract: the north five acres would be the initial focus, with construction staged to avoid a full $460,000 upfront utility investment and to allow building of an initial set of lots (he cited an estimate of about seven lots). Gardella said the city’s economic development goal was to encourage new custom homes near a $300,000 price point while noting market pressures that could push prices higher. "The goal of Henderson, Texas Economic Development was to try to get new custom homes built and keep them around a $300,000 price point," he said. He added that certain lot and design choices (1,600–1,900 square feet; minimum roughly one‑third acre) influenced price outcomes.
Gardella said one change in approach was to shift some construction to the Whippoorwill side of the development to reduce infrastructure costs and that the developer had reduced his development fee modestly to help reach the target prices. The council approved the waiver and release on a voice vote.
What happens next: the amendment removes the option encumbrance and allows the city and potential developers to pursue next steps on infrastructure and lot construction. Specific timelines for construction were not provided in the transcript.
