Construction is officially underway on Lower Kirby Business Park, and KDW is proud to be serving as general contractor. Our team recently gathered with Welcome Group and Thorpe Plant Maintenance & Engineering on site in Pearland to mark the start of the project.

About the Project

Lower Kirby Business Park is a 25-acre, master-planned industrial campus at 15020 Kirby Drive, near the southwest corner of Beltway 8 and State Highway 288. When complete, it will bring 250,450 square feet of Class A industrial space to Pearland across four buildings.

The campus is part of Pearland’s 1,200-acre Lower Kirby District, a growing mixed-use corridor with direct access to Sam Houston Tollway and Highway 288. It’s about 20 miles south of downtown Houston and less than 20 minutes from William P. Hobby Airport, giving future tenants access to Houston’s ports, industrial centers and workforce.

What We’re Building

The four buildings are designed for manufacturing, logistics and distribution users, with room to expand. Features include:

• Tilt-wall construction
• Clear heights up to 34 feet
• Three-phase 480V power up to 3,000 amps
• 20-ton crane-ready capabilities
• Flexible office configurations

Welcoming the First Tenant

Thorpe Plant Maintenance & Engineering has signed an 87,450-square-foot lease for Building D, the largest building on the campus. Thorpe will bring several of its Houston-area operations together in one place, housing manufacturing, engineering, fabrication, warehousing and field services support under one roof.

As Welcome Wilson Jr., President and CEO of Welcome Group, put it: “Lower Kirby Business Park represents the kind of industrial development we’ve focused on for decades: creating facilities that support how businesses operate and grow.”

Looking Ahead

Delivery is expected in the second quarter of 2027. We’re looking forward to watching this campus take shape and will share progress along the way.