Shadow Creek Ranch is a planned community in Pearland, Texas, United States. Shadow Creek Ranch, which has of space, is west of State Highway 288, south of Beltway 8, and about from the Texas Medical Center. Shadow Creek Ranch, the largest planned community in Pearland, is a bedroom community for commuters to Houston. The construction of State Highway 288 led to the development. It has experienced solid population growth due to its proximity to Downtown Houston. History The City of Pearland annexed areas that are now Shadow Creek Ranch in 1996, 1997, and 1998. The community has been developed by the Shadow Creek Ranch Development Co. In 2001, sales of houses in Shadow Creek Ranch began. In June 2001 four lakes were created and of land were excavated as part of the first phase of development. One of the companies that built 300 of the original houses was Perry Homes. In 2014, the Houston Business Journal, in its Most Active Residential Communities List, ranked Shadow Creek Ranch at number six. Geography The plans call for there to be about 12,000 housing units, including 6,200 single-family houses, when the development is fully built out. The lakes are scheduled to take up of land. There are currently no more plans to build houses as the community has matured As of 2007 the housing prices range from $150,000 to $1 million. That year, David Goswick, a real estate advisor for the development, stated that the average sale price was $249,955. In October 2016 the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) identified the Blue Ridge Landfill as being the source of an odor along a section of SCR. The City of Pearland planned to hold a meeting on it in 2017. Economy As of 2007 the Texas Medical Center houses the workplaces of most SCR residents. The Shadow Creek Ranch Town Center, a retail development near SCR that is named after the planned community, is located at the intersection of Texas State Highway 288 and Farm to Market Road 518. As of 2008 the center was 80% leased. Prior to 2008, WCF Development, Transwestern Development Co. and Buchanan Street Partners owned the center. In 2008 JPMorgan and an affiliate fund of AmREIT closed a deal which let them purchase the center for an amount not disclosed to the public. As of 2008, tenants in the center include Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ashley Furniture, H-E-B