When buyers tour The Colony, one of the first “what’s around here?” questions is about the stretch of Highway 71 at FM 969. That’s Sendero — a 75-acre mixed-use project the developer describes as a place to eat, shop, gather outdoors, and handle a few everyday errands without leaving the corridor.
The official Sendero site talks about dining, retail, outdoor gathering areas, and services, along with larger pieces still in the plan — public greenspace, a wellness and medical district, apartments, and a hotel. That’s the vision. It is not a list of everything that’s already open and ready this week.
A few names are already on the ground nearby, including Bastrop’s first Chuy’s. The rest is still taking shape. If a tenant or the developer hasn’t confirmed an opening, I treat it as planned — not as a finished amenity you can count on for move-in day.
If you’re coming out to walk homes, it’s worth a drive past Sendero so you can see what’s actually there versus what’s still on the boards. I’ll point you to the current vision and the stops that are open now.