Amazon will build a new $24 million operations facility in Fort Bend County to accelerate deliveries across the Houston area, according to state filings and a company statement.
The e-commerce company filed plans with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation for a project at CityPark Logistics Center, located at 12500 CityPark Drive in Missouri City, near Beltway 8 and Highway 90A. The filing shows Amazon has leased about 403,800 square feet at the development.
An Amazon spokesperson confirmed the expansion in a statement to Chron, saying the site will strengthen the company’s network in Greater Houston.
“We can confirm we’re expanding our presence in the Greater Houston area with an operations facility that will support faster delivery and better service to customers,” the spokesperson said. “The planning process around this project is still in the very early stages, and we look forward to sharing more in the coming months.”
Plans for the space include office areas, conference rooms and restrooms. The filing also states that a large portion of the square footage will be dedicated to robotic use, separated by fencing inside the building.
The facility keeps Amazon’s footprint in Fort Bend County after the company exited its former location at 12900 W. Airport Blvd. in July when that lease expired.
Amazon reports that since 2010 it has invested more than $84.3 billion in Texas through infrastructure and employee compensation, which it estimates has generated more than $97.7 billion in total statewide economic impact. The company says it employs over 86,500 full- and part-time workers in Texas and supports about 65,000 additional indirect jobs in sectors such as construction, logistics and professional services.
Amazon’s first Houston-area fulfillment center opened on July 23, 2017, at Pinto Business Park along Beltway 8. That site incorporated robotics and eventually employed up to 2,500 people. In 2021, the company increased its “last-mile” delivery capacity in the Houston market by adding four delivery stations, including sites in northwest Houston, Spring and Porter.
