SUGAR LAND, TX-Fort Bend County, approximately 30 milessouthwest of Houston's CBD, is considered one of thefastest-growing counties in the United States by outlets such asCNN and Forbes magazine. But that growth means the citizenry incities such as Rosenberg, Richland and Sugar Land are underservedwhen it comes to healthcare providers.

That factor is why Memorial Hermann Health CareSystem has launched construction on a 100,000-square-footmedical office building on its Sugar Land campus. And it's whyWellington Development Co. opted to build the125,000-square-foot River Pointe Medical Plaza. The two-phaseproject will eventually feature a two-building, 73,000-square-footmedial campus and approximately 52,000 square feet of retail space.Pre-leasing is underway on the first phase involving a45,000-square-foot MOB.

Wellington Development's principal Chris Hotzeand Transwestern's senior vice presidentTim Gregory tell GlobeSt.com thatnow is the ideal time to go north on a project such as River Pointefor two reasons: Location and demand.