CASE STUDY 3 — Jordan Ranch Blvd. Office Condos 18.20-Acre Office Condo Business Park | Full Civil Engineering Design

PROJECT OVERVIEW

JRH Engineering provided complete civil engineering design for an 18.20-acre office condo business park in Brookshire, Texas, located along a TxDOT corridor requiring a new turn lane. The project demanded a drainage strategy that protected leasable square footage while satisfying MUD utility requirements and dual-agency storm sewer approval. JRH engineered a compact on-site detention system with a lift station that minimized the pond footprint and kept the most valuable land available for buildings.

AT A GLANCE

Site Civil Design

● Full site civil design including grading, paving, parking layout, and building pad configuration

● Turn lane designed to TxDOT standards on the adjacent TxDOT corridor — required for site access approval

● On-site detention system with lift station engineered to minimize pond footprint and maximize building coverage

● Compact pond placement concentrated drainage infrastructure in the least valuable portion of the site

Utility Infrastructure

● Water and sanitary sewer connections made to existing MUD district infrastructure

● MUD utility coordination run in parallel with TxDOT and drainage district permitting

● Lift station selected over gravity pond system — smaller footprint, more leasable land

Stormwater & Drainage

● On-site detention designed with lift station to reduce required pond area compared to a traditional gravity system

● Storm sewer approved concurrently through BKDD and City of Brookshire — parallel review prevented sequential delays

● Detention pond placed strategically to protect high-value building area at the front of the site

Permitting & Agency Coordination

● TxDOT turn lane permit coordinated concurrently with drainage and city approvals

● BKDD and City of Brookshire storm sewer reviews run simultaneously

● MUD utility connection coordinated in parallel with all other agency reviews

THE CHALLENGE

At 18.20 acres, Jordan Ranch Blvd. was large enough that pond placement decisions had real financial consequences — every acre of pond is an acre that cannot generate lease revenue. The TxDOT corridor also required a turn lane, adding a state agency coordination layer that runs on its own timeline regardless of how fast the local approvals move.

JRH's Approach

JRH engineered a lift station-based detention system rather than a traditional gravity pond. The lift station allowed the pond footprint to be compressed significantly — protecting the most leasable portions of the site for buildings. TxDOT, BKDD, and City of Brookshire approvals were pursued simultaneously, preventing any one agency from becoming a bottleneck.

The Result

A fully permitted, maximum-density office condo business park with protected leasable square footage and a TxDOT-compliant turn lane — delivered without sacrificing buildable land to an oversized pond.

RESULTS

● Leasable square footage protected through lift station detention system — pond footprint minimized across 18.20 acres

● TxDOT turn lane permitted concurrently with drainage district and city approvals — no sequential delays

● MUD utility connections coordinated in parallel — no utility permitting holdups