FedEx to build massive facility in Cypress

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A new distribution center to be built in Cypress for FedEx Ground will be the company's largest distribution warehouse in Texas, FedEx said Monday.

The new facility, to be built west of west of the Grand Parkway and north of FM 529, will fill 800,000 square feet when it is completed in August 2017.

In addition to a new FedEx center being built in Sugar Land, the distribution facility will allow the company "to meet and exceed consumer demands in the Houston area," a spokesman said in an emailed statement.

According to the statement:

The site was chosen because of its ease of access to major highways, proximity to customers' distribution centers and a strong local community workforce for recruiting employees. The new facility is part of a nationwide network expansion to boost daily package volume capacity and further enhance the speed and service capabilities of the FedEx Ground network. Since 2005, the company has opened 11 new hubs featuring advanced material-handling systems and expanded or relocated more than 500 local facilities.

Last year, the company purchased 484 acres for the development from a partnership between Winter Park, Fla.-based Avanti Properties Group and Ersa Grae Corp. of Houston. The property is west of the residential communities of Cypress Creek Lakes, Canyon Lakes and Bridgeland.