4th Quarter December 20134th Quarter December 2013

910 S. Friendswood Drive | Friendswood, TX 77546 | www.friendswood.com | 281-996-3250

Friendswood Has Many Great DevelopmentOpportunities ForYour Business!

Target Markets – Retail, restaurants, health care, office, general commercial, and light industrial uses.

Retail and Office• FM 518 at West Blvd, 14.308 acres at the entrance to West Ranch, a766-acre master-planned community with over 1,300 homes uponcompletion – for sale or ground lease• FM 518 at Hunters Lane, Masa Sushi Retail Center of 4,252 sf for lease• FM 528 at San Joaquin Pkwy, 18 acres on SE corner, and 6.4 acres on SWcorner• FM 528 at Friendswood Lakes Blvd/aka Brittany Bay Blvd, 17 acres,25 acres, and 5 lots from 1.16 to 2.83 acres in size• FM 528 near Blackhawk, .60 acres next to Party Store• FM 528 near Winding Way, 1.20 acres next to AMOCO FCU• FM 528 at Bay Area Blvd, SE corner in Autumn Creek Shopping Center,pad site available that can accommodate up to 10,000 sf bldg.• FM 528 at Sunset Blvd, 2,921 sf office bldg. for sale in Acadiana Plaza

Mixed-Use• FM 528 at Blackhawk Blvd, bank-owned property, 134 acres• FM 518 downtown development/redevelopment opportunities –includes approved special downtown district mixed-use zoning, specialincentives include all city-related development fees are waived, zero lotlines, 70’ building heights, residential allowed on upper floors – manysites available from ¼ acre to 4+/- acres

Light Industrial, Industrial,&BusinessPark• FM 2351 at Beamer, Clearwood Business Park – office/warehousebuild-to-suit =/- 1.85 site, freestanding buildings of 5,000-8,000 sf, 16-20’ building heights, retail pad sites also available• FM 2351 between Canal and Tower Rd, 25.56 acres• FM 2351 at Hope Village Blvd, 16.66 acres

Business News Residential Development2013 Single-family home building permits

Month #Homes Valuation(in millions)

January 11 $ 3.95February 22 $ 8.30March 19 $ 6.42April 26 $ 5.77May 17 $ 6.25June 13 $ 4.12July 7 $ 2.98August 12 $ 4.70September 13 $ 5.00October 14 $ 5.67November 13 $ 4.80

Total 157 $57.96

New Businesses:• Texas Taco, 400 W. Parkwood Ave., #124• The Dayton Law Firm, 907 S. Friendswood Dr., #210• Karizma Professional Beauty Services, 3526 FM 528, #106• Scrap Shack, 607 S. Friendswood Dr.• Quick Mart Convenience Store & Gas Station, 1401 S.Friendswood Dr.• Active Nutrition, 3526 FM 528 #102• Inked Designs, 607 S. Friendswood Dr., #6• Aujane’s Sweets Cake Supplies, 1548 Sunset Dr.• Lash Out, 107 Shadwell Ln.

Business Relocations/Expansions/ Remodels:• Thornton Law Firm, 699 S. Friendswood Dr., #105• Friendswood Health Care, 213 E. Heritage Dr.• Galloway School, 3200 W. Bay Area Blvd.

Elita CaldwellOwner, The Funky Monkey

Early in 2013, Friendswood resident, ElitaCaldwell’s entrepreneurial spirit, work ethic,

and frugalnature attractedher to purchasethe localc o n s i g nm e n tstore, TheFunky Monkey.Located inthe heart ofdowntown at 607S. FriendswoodDrive, #27, TheFunky Monkeyhas been athriving and

successful business since 2004 with a 3,600square foot storefront and recently added anonline eBay store. The boutique currentlyemploys four persons and offers awide selectionof new and gently used women’s and children’sclothing and accessories as well as a variety ofcustom made items.

Elita discussed the benefits of owninga business in the city. “Having a business

in Friendswood gives us a central locationallowing us to draw a customer base from thesurroundingcities suchasLeagueCity,Pearland,Webster, andAlvin. Also, since Friendswood isa more affluent area, we have access to higherquality resale clothing from loyal Friendswoodconsignors who are committed to supportinglocal businesses. As a business owner andresident, her close connection to the communityhas enabled her to better understand whatcustomers want which, in turn, has helped thebusiness nearly double its monthly sales sincetaking over in June.

Elita was born in Colorado Springs, Coloradoto parents in the Air Force Academy and livedprimarily in SanAntonio when she was growingup, but also lived in Germany and Sicily. Sheearned a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinarystudies and a master’s degree in educational

administration and worked in the educationalfield for 13years as a teacher,AssistantPrincipal,and Principal at Pearland ISD and Clear CreekISD. Elita and her husband, Clay,met in collegeat TexasA&MUniversity in Corpus Christi andmoved to Friendswood in 2001. Elita said “wechose Friendswood because, as an educator,q u a l i t yschools werethe highestpriority for mein choosing aplace to callhome andFriendswoodis known forits excellent school system.”

As a resident business owner, Elita feels likeshe has a unique connection to the community,her family attends a local church, and her twochildren attend Friendswood schools.”In addition, she helps out by providing on

the job training for special needs students at theFriendswood High School Transition Centerand also helped sponsor FISD’s Clinefest eventthat was held earlier this year.

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