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Nassau Bay Takes Root
Nassau Bay was built in the middle of raw acreage ranch land. The early pioneers seeking to develop Nassau Bay had ambitious visions. The speed at which the City went from concept to reality is truly remarkable. After having only conceived the development in the summer of 1962, by fall residential construction became a reality when Ernest W. Roe Building Company of Houston, purchased the first home sites with plans to build 3 and 4 bedroom homes ranging from $20,000 - $30,000 in price. Now, over thirty years later these same homes often sell in the $125,000 - $160,000!
By the spring of 1963, construction of office buildings was underway with the awarding of a contract to H. A. Loft Construction Co. for the construction of the 3 building "U" shaped clusters located near NASA Parkway. Their design was intended to accommodate the changing needs of NASA tenants. At this same time, the sewerage and water plant, dredgng of an initial channel from Nassau Bay (not to be confused with Lake Nassau) to Clear Creek, initial paving of streets and laying of utilities were commenced by Brown and Root. Interestingly, the sewerage and water plant was intended to serve half of the development with water wells and pump facilities to be installed by Texas Water Wells, Inc. intended for the rest. Chicago Bridge and Iron Contractors contracted the construction of the 3,000 gallon elevated water tower still in use today. The Nassau Bay Regional Center, considered one of the major shopping centers of Houston (no longer in existence), and the Nassau Bay Bank Building and the Professional building were designed and contracted.
In only a couple of years, Nassau Bay had become a reality. Ranch land was fast becoming-a cutting edge suburb. Amazingly, much of the beauty of the original concept still makes Nassau Bay the great place to live it is today.
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