Mercer Meadows Amenity Center in Rose City, TX

The Mercer Meadows Amenity Center is a new construction project located on Neyland Drive in Rose City, Rockwall County. The filing describes the scope as the construction of an amenity center including a swimming pool with restroom, water and wastewater utilities, a playground, storm drain, and associated paving and grading. The total estimated cost for the project is $1,500,000, covering a site area of 46,800 sq ft.

This development is privately funded on private land for private use. James Mcfadden is listed as the owner and developer of record. Cannon Consulting Engineers LLC serves as the design firm of record, while Kathy Ann Riley is the registered accessibility specialist. The project registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in December 2024. Plan review was completed in the same month, and the construction start date per the filing was March 2025.

Project Status and Context

The scheduled completion date on the filing was June 2025. Although this date has passed, TDLR has not yet recorded a final inspection. Consequently, the current state of the site is not confirmed in the public record.

Compared to other new construction filings in Rockwall County, this project is distinct in several ways. The county median estimated cost for similar filings is $950,000, making this project above that median. The median size for these projects is 8,500 sq ft, whereas this site is significantly larger at 46,800 sq ft. The median cost per square foot in the county is $141, while this project calculates to $32 per sq ft. The scheduled build window for this project was 92 days, which is shorter than the county median of 242 days.

Cannon Consulting Engineers LLC has six other TDLR-registered projects totaling $8,150,000. These include Creekview Flex Suites in Balch Springs, valued at $5,000,000, and the Legend Tennis Academy Ph II in Spicewood, valued at $2,000,000. Other projects by the firm in Cleburne, Stephenville, and Houston are also listed with review complete. In the immediate area of Rose City, other registered new construction projects include Pizza Ranch, Mavis Tires and Brakes, and Waterscape HOA Office.

According to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 75189, the population is about 44,348. The median household income is $118,105, and the median owner-occupied home value is $336,000. The area has 15,331 housing units, with housing predominantly owner-occupied. The Rockwall County unemployment rate was 4.1 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier.