— It’s Already Here

If you live anywhere along HWY 331, you don’t need a market report to tell you something has shifted.

You feel it in the traffic that no longer thins out mid-day. You notice it in the cranes rising beyond the tree line, the freshly staked parcels, the new signage appearing almost overnight. And you hear it—in grocery store aisles, at stoplights, over coffee—What’s going in there?

To answer that question, HWY 331 went to the documents shaping the town’s future.

According to the City of Freeport’s November 2025 Planning & Zoning Development Summary, growth here is no longer a forecast. It’s underway—moving through approvals, permits, and construction schedules with measurable momentum.

This is not speculation. This is execution.

The Numbers Behind the Feeling

In November alone, the City of Freeport processed 34 new building permits, spanning single-family homes, multifamily developments, and commercial construction across nearly every major corridor: Hammock Bay, Owl’s Head, Magnolia at the Bluffs, Riverwalk, and the HWY 331 Business District.

The city reviewed:
-76 as-built and foundation surveys
-39 new business registrations
-Multiple pre-applications and development revisions
-Ongoing reviews for subdivisions, townhome communities, apartments, hotels, and large-format retail

More than two dozen major developments are currently under review or in process, representing a wide cross-section of growth:

-Hundreds of new townhomes and apartments along the 331 corridor

-Large-scale residential subdivisions with hundreds of single-family lots

-Commercial and industrial projects, including medical facilities, warehousing, manufacturing, and retail

-Hospitality and lifestyle additions, from hotels an waterfront features

Projects such as Bishop’s Landing Apartments (162 units), The Oaks at Freeport (128 apartments), multiple phases within Owl’s Head, and a 175,000‑square‑foot big‑box retail development with a fuel station are no longer abstract proposals. They are moving through approvals, site work, and planning review.

A citywide Development Applications Under Review Map makes one thing clear: this growth isn’t isolated. It’s spreading north, south, and west—with HWY 331 as its spine.