Baytown: CastleRock buys 106 acres for residential homes

BAYTOWN – CastleRock Communities has purchased a 106-acre parcel of land at the northwest corner of Garth Rd. and Wallisville Rd. for a residential subdivision. The property was purchased from Sowell & Co.

Situated north of I-10, the land was part of a 124-acre parcel Sowell & Co. had purchased out of foreclosure in 2011. The Dallas-based company has been working on entitling the property and getting water and sewer service to the site from City of Baytown.

Home building has been on the rise in Baytown. The City of Baytown issued 176 permits for new single-family homes in 2014, up from 126 in 2013 and 62 permits in 2010.