The land at the southeast corner of Hwy 105 and FM 2854 was once the homestead of Charles B. Stewart. The Houston Chronicle describes him as the man credited with designing the Texas flag, a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence, and a pharmacist, doctor and political leader in early Montgomery. The same ground is the site of a 127,186-square-foot H-E-B, and its store page lists a pharmacy drive-thru, which suits a pharmacist's homestead.
H-E-B set Nov. 11, 2026 as the opening date for the store at 20025 Eva St., Community Impact reported on Nov. 5. For Bentwater households, the store's plans add more than groceries: fuel, a car wash, prescriptions, takeout and business-center errands, all on a single lot in Montgomery.
The old baseline was eleven miles
Before this store, the closest H-E-Bs to Montgomery were a real drive away. The Montgomery store's own page on heb.com lists its three nearest siblings, measured from 20025 Eva St.:
- Conroe Market H-E-B, 3875 W. Davis St., Conroe: 11.24 miles
- H-E-B Magnolia Place, 13663 FM 1488, Magnolia: 11.39 miles
- H-E-B Willis, 12350 Interstate 45 N, Willis: 11.40 miles
All three sit almost exactly the same distance away, in three different directions. Until now, an H-E-B run from the west side of Lake Conroe meant driving east into Conroe, south toward Magnolia or across to I-45. The new store is on Hwy 105 in Montgomery, a corridor Bentwater households already use for everything else.
The city has been working toward this since at least May 2024, when Montgomery approved a feasibility study for the site. In April 2025, Mayor Sara Countryman told Community Impact that 16.75 acres of the tract would be devoted to the grocery store, along with a detention pond designed to have a "Texan feel."
Five kitchens under one roof
H-E-B builds some stores as grocery stores and others as places to eat, and this one is the second kind. The Montgomery store page lists these food features:
- True Texas BBQ, with True Texas BBQ Catering
- Bayou Boil House, backed by an outdoor seafood-boil area on the property
- South Flo Pizza, plus Take and Bake Pizza
- Sushiya Sushi
- Hot Soup Bar and Meal Simple
The outdoor boil area matters most for a lake community. Weekends on Lake Conroe already center on the water. A store that cooks seafood on site and sells barbecue by the pound or by the catering order makes a last-minute dock gathering much easier to pull together.
The restaurant drive-thru took some planning. On Sept. 9, 2025, Montgomery City Council unanimously approved a special use permit for it. Staff told council the drive-thru would sit on the east side of the building, with cars stacking toward the rear of the store, and city officials said it would not affect traffic flow on Hwy 105, according to Community Impact. That layout keeps the takeout line behind the building, out of the parking-lot traffic in front.
The errands that move to the same lot
Groceries are only part of a typical weekly list. Fuel, a car wash, a prescription refill, a package to ship or a document to print often each mean a separate stop. At 20025 Eva St., they share one address.
The site includes a gas station and car wash. The pharmacy offers a drive-thru, prescription delivery and immunizations. The store also has a business center, an ATM, a Coinstar machine, self-checkout and plastic bag recycling, and it offers both curbside pickup and delivery.
Each service keeps its own hours, so the order of a Saturday's errands matters:
| At 20025 Eva St. | Monday to Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Store | 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. | 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. | 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. |
| Pharmacy | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. |
| Business center | 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. | 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. |
On Sunday the pharmacy closes at 5 p.m., one hour before the business center and six hours before the store. A Sunday afternoon run that saves the prescription for last can miss it. The store's 6 a.m. opening is the window to know if you're heading out on the lake: ice, drinks and a tray of sushi can be loaded before the boat ramp gets busy.
Eva Street now has three grocers
The address explains the bigger change. The new H-E-B is at 20025 Eva St. Kroger's Montgomery store is at 20168 Eva St. Brookshire Brothers is at 21005 Eva St. In spring 2025, the Houston Chronicle described Montgomery as having a Kroger that opened in recent years and a long-standing Brookshire Brothers.
With three grocers on one street, Montgomery now covers the whole grocery list. Kroger and Brookshire Brothers stay where they have always been. What changes is that the H-E-B items, the takeout and the car-related errands no longer require a drive east.
Mayor Countryman explained the city's view of the project in that same Chronicle story:
"The growth is coming. It is a train we can't stop so we have to embrace it."
She told the Chronicle she expected the store to employ roughly 200 people. She also hoped H-E-B would give it a design that honors Montgomery's place in Texas history, which brings us back to the Stewart homestead the store is built on. In her April 2025 conversation with Community Impact, she said H-E-B had sent people "into town, to shop at our shops, talk to the locals, to get a feel of how our town operates."
Coffee before, dinner after
Two other recent Hwy 105 West openings fit around an Eva Street errand run.
Sunrise Nook Bagels and Pastries opened Sept. 3 at 15250 Hwy 105 W., Ste. 154. It is a family-owned shop serving bagel and croissant sandwiches, croffles, pastries, coffee and matcha, Community Impact reported. It's a natural place to get coffee before a 6 a.m. grocery stop on the way to the water.
Casa Feliz Mexican Bar & Grill is at 19794 Hwy 105 W., Ste. 400, in the space that used to be Patio Cafe & Bar. The restaurant announced the rebrand Oct. 5 and serves Tex-Mex and Mexican food and margaritas, according to Community Impact. Its Hwy 105 W. address puts dinner on the same corridor as the grocery run.
If you're planning something bigger, Grazeables moved from Tomball to 408 Wilson Road in Conroe on Nov. 2. It works as a pickup and delivery charcuterie service, not a walk-in shop, per Community Impact. For a holiday open house, it pairs well with a True Texas BBQ catering order from Eva Street.
A Saturday on the west side can now look like this: a bagel on Hwy 105, a full tank, a car wash and the week's groceries at 20025 Eva St., a prescription picked up before the pharmacy's 6 p.m. Saturday close, and margaritas a short drive away that evening.
Everyday conveniences are one of the things buyers weigh when they compare west-side lake homes, and the Montgomery corridor has added several in a single season. To see how your Bentwater home is positioned as this part of Lake Conroe grows, Janet Chavez Realty Group can help. Request your confidential home valuation, in English or Spanish.
