Amid sweltering temperatures Thursday morning, Flowood mayor Gary Rhoads and other dignitaries celebrated the groundbreaking of a mix-used area that is part of an estimated $500 million mixed residential and commercial development called Waterpointe.
This part, known as the Heights at Waterpoint is a “traditional neighborhood development,” or TND, the “town within a town” would stretch 800,000 square feet in commercial space alone with 240 luxury units. It will also have a 250-car parking garage that will be the first parking garage in Rankin County.
The entire development in the city of just under 11,000 people is billed as a destination for shopping, dining, entertainment and events in a walkable districtwith a downtown feel. When completed, it is expected to have a total 560 family homes, according to a previous Clarion Ledger story.