St. Agnes Academy At 9000 Bellaire Blvd.

[WAZ]

St. Agnes Academy has bought the old Gillman Dealership property in Sharpstown. The attached letter went out to parents and alumni:

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Dear St. Agnes Academy parents, friends and alumnae:

I am excited to announce St. Agnes Academy purchased 18.709 acres of vacant property at the corner of Fondren Road and Bellaire Boulevard today. Acquiring this property, which is just minutes from our existing St. Agnes facilities, marks a major milestone in carrying out our strategic plan. This endeavor supports our mission to provide a state-of-the-art learning facility for our students.

Most of you are aware the St. Agnes Board of Directors periodically adjusts the Academy’s strategic plan. Two years ago, we sought input from all of our constituencies and created a blueprint that will guide campus development for the next five years. One of the resulting goals was to have excellent facilities for our school’s programs and activities. After reviewing our existing facilities, we realized the limitations of our present, land-locked campus. Additional parking, athletic fields and events space, and an upgrade to our auditorium (built in 1963), are major issues that surfaced in the review. Our assessment found that, in order to expand, St. Agnes would need to either relocate some of our athletic programs or build a parking garage on our current campus to free up room for field space. Our Board of Directors considered both options very carefully before moving forward with researching and purchasing land.

Acquiring this property is an exciting step toward making our vision for the future become reality. It is the beginning of a process that will require much effort, many prayers, and your continued financial support. We are blessed to have such a generous community partner with us in advancing our mission, and we look forward to your participation in the future.

We will keep you posted on our progress in the months ahead. Thank you for your continued support of our efforts at St. Agnes as we provide the very best in Catholic, college-preparatory education for Houston-area young women.

God bless you,

Sr. Jane Meyer, O.P., Head of School

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There's also an article in Swamplot about it.

Needless to say, everyone in the surrounding neighborhoods is ecstatic about this development.

[Tumbleweed_Tx]

Construction has started on the St Agnes athletic facility where the Gillman dealerships used to be.

So far, there's just trenches dug for plumbing, drainage/sewage

[LTAWACS]

I wonder how tall it will be.

[swtsig]

I wonder how tall it will be.

i heard 70-75 stories.