The Imperial Sugar refinery complex has been gently rotting in the heart of Sugar Land, but a formal purchase of the land and building by the city government promises a chance at new life for the ...

The Imperial Sugar Char House, a 100-year-old icon of Sugar Land, will finally be restored after more than 20 years of disrepair. SUGAR LAND TAXES: Texas is notorious for high property taxes ...

Plans call for the redevelopment of the property once owned by Imperial Sugar, including the historic Char House.

Pictured is the Imperial Char House in Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. Sugar Land's city council approved two resolutions Tuesday to acquire the Imperial Historic District, which ...

The city of Sugar Land has officially acquired the Imperial Historic District in a $31.5 million deal, officials announced in ...

The Char House, which the city is trying to preserve, was constructed in 1925 and was operating until the refinery portion of the campus was closed in 2003. The 10-story building was once used for ...

At the center of the site is the brick building known as the char house, which was built in 1925. It’s about 10 stories tall and where sugar cane was burned as part of the refining process.

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Pictured is the Imperial Char House in Sugar Land, Texas, on Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. The city of Sugar Land has announced plans to purchase the Imperial Char House and surrounding historic district.