Even though members were hoping for some retail space, the Sugar Land Planning and Zoning Commission approved the Pearl, a new five-story 370 unit multifamily residential development that will include office space and a dog park at Lake Pointe Town Center. The residential units will be single and two-bedroom and will spread over 6.5 acres.

The proposed development will lie along Creek Bend Drive south of Fluor Daniel Drive and promises to include 9,600 square feet of flexible co-working office space, 4,425 square feet of meeting space, and 12,000 square feet for a leasing office, fitness and gaming center and a cafe/coffee shop on the ground floor as well as five “live-work units.” Commissioners hinted they’d like the developer, the Morgan Group, to add some retail options before the item comes up for the Sugar Land City Council.

Morgan Group also owns 18 other Pearl projects including locations in Downtown Houston, Midtown Houston, Greenway and River Oaks.