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What is around us
Timberwood is bounded by a railroad, a freeway, a cemetery and a large piece of county flood control land. This page says who owns what, from the same public appraisal roll the rest of this site uses.1
The land right around the neighborhood
| Owner | Acres | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Memorial Park | 155 across 8 parcels | Cemetery, on S Houston Ave2 |
| Harris County Flood Control District | 90 across 8 parcels | Drainage land, tax exempt2 |
| Quasar Logistics IAH | 71.5 | Vacant commercial, on the freeway frontage2 |
| Eastex 59 LP | 62.5 | Commercial, building now2 |
| Aldine ISD | 53.4 | School district land, tax exempt2 |
| Southern Pacific Railroad | 28 across 9 parcels | The rail corridor and right of way2 |
| Bolloré Logistics USA | 27.2 | Freight forwarding2 |
| State of Texas | 29.9 | Highway land, tax exempt2 |
| Humble ISD | 20.6 | Jack M Fields Sr Elementary2 |
Two churches hold large tracts nearby as well. Light World Christian Fellowship has 25.4 acres on Old Humble Road and St Luke MBC has 21.7 acres on S Houston Avenue.2
The flood control land
The largest piece of public land next to the neighborhood belongs to the Harris County Flood Control District and not to the City of Humble. Its biggest single tract is 49 acres off Charpiot. The roll records it as part of the G S Garner survey, which is the Garners Bayou corridor.2
It is tax exempt and carries no value on the roll, and that is normal for drainage land. Garners Bayou is also where the nearest flood gauge to Timberwood sits. See flooding.
The freight corridor
The land between the neighborhood and US 59 (I-69) is warehousing and freight and it is the most valuable land anywhere near here. George Bush Intercontinental Airport is a few minutes north and that is the reason.
The four largest by value on the 2026 roll:2
| Address | Owner | Value on the roll |
|---|---|---|
| 17440 Eastex Fwy | 17440IAH LP | $55.9M on 40.8 acres |
| 7491 Rankin Rd | STAG TX Holdings | $48.9M on 22.2 acres |
| 7159 Rankin Rd | USCIF JS HOU Rankin Industrial Portfolio | $29.9M on 18.8 acres |
| 16780 Hwy 59 N | Eastex 59 LP | $21.7M on 62.5 acres |
The roll names the owner of the land and not the tenant. Warehouses in this corridor are generally built by a developer and leased, so the company operating a building is usually not the company that owns it. No parcel near Timberwood is owned by Amazon. That does not rule out Amazon or anybody else leasing space here. The appraisal roll does not record tenants at all.
What is being built right now
16780 Hwy 59 N is the 62.5 acre tract closest to the neighborhood's north side and it carries a New Building permit issued January 20, 2026.2 It already shows $21.7 million of value on the 2026 roll. It sits in a platted development called Rankin Timber Reserve. The other reserves in it are Bolloré Logistics on 27.2 acres and two set aside for storm water detention.2
Still open
- What the new building at 16780 Hwy 59 N will be and who will occupy it. The permit says only "new construction".
- Whether the Flood Control District has any plan for its Garners Bayou land that would change drainage here.
- What the vacant 71.5 acre Quasar Logistics tract is slated to become.
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