"We were being so quiet because of the size," says BartDuckworth, president of the Houston-based development company. Thedevelopment site has two hard corners along Texas 121: a 17-acretract on the east side of Parkwood Boulevard and 18 acres on thewest side. Bought from Preston Commons LP of Dallas, the land isjust south of the 1.2-million-sf Stonebriar Centre.

High Street at Stonebriar is being likened to Kierland Commonsin Phoenix in terms of its class A design as a pedestrian-typeurban village and projected tenancy. Duckworth acknowledges thatthe dirt is located in a highly competitive retail submarket. "Whatappealed to us is there was a component that was missing: thehigher end home furnishings, restaurant chains, soft goods andwomen's apparel," he tells GlobeSt.com. "There was, believe it ornot, a niche in our business that was not represented up there."The retail mix is expected to end up 70% national and 30%local.

High Street at Stonebriar's construction has begun on the17-acre tract. A 23,278-sf Container Store will deliver in mid- tolate June. Meanwhile, talks are under way with three nationalrestaurant chains for a trio of pad sites.