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Knudson & Associates LP assisted in the planning to obtain a variance from the Houston Planning Commission on behalf of the Gables Residential for an exciting new mixed use development, Gables River Oaks, located on the prestigious intersection of Kirby and Westheimer within the Upper Kirby Management District and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone. The variance, providing for a five foot setback along Kirby, Westheimer and Kipling would allow Gables Residential to incorporate the best practices of

Knudson & Associates is pleased to see this recent article in the Houston Chronicle that showcases the success of another Knudson redevelopment project. 'TallCity' building toward a new boom By MARK BABINECK Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle MIDLAND - There was a time when multimillion-dollar oil transactions were as routine as the burgers and fries on the menu at the Midland Savings Building cafeteria. The Permian Basin churned out oil in the fields and dollars in the city, which... [More Info]

Knudson & Associates is pleased to announce that it is part of an award-winning team for The Westchase District Long Range Plan, prepared for the Westchase Management District. In addition to Knudson & Associates, the team consisted of Powers Brown Architecture/SWA Group, Robert Charles Lesser & Co. LLC, Spillette Consulting, and Walter P. Moore. Knudson's role was to conduct an existing conditions analysis of public and private rules and regulations and to coordinate with local... [More Info]

The Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority and Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Five (TIRZ No. 5), City of Houston, Texas are pleased to announce that the redevelopment and revitalization of Spotts Park has been awarded the 2005 Effective Citizen Partnership Award by the Houston Section of the American Planning Association (APA). “On behalf of the Memorial-Heights Redevelopment Authority, TIRZ No. 5 and the entire development team, I am honored to accept this award.

Pathways to a brighter, safer, more mobile future in the Gulfton area may be under the feet and the bicycle wheels of community's residents, said the Houston-Galveston Area Council. The Gulfton District Pedestrian and Bicyclist Conceptual Plan is the H-GAC's top choice among 20 Houston neighborhood candidates to receive about $3 million in seed money from Texas Department of Transportation funds, said Dan Raine of the H-GAC's Community Environmental Planning department.

Through this agreement, the skills and assets of each sector are shared in delivering a service or facility for the use of the general public. In addition to the sharing of resources, each party shares in the risks and rewards potential in the delivery of the service and/or facility. Some of Houston's most successful developments have been the product of visionary and gutsy entrepreneurs who have managed to leave their mark on the city's commercial real estate landscape without public f

Knudson & Associates is pleased to inform everyone of its current project with Erickson Retirement Communities. Erickson Retirement Communities has completed 14 master planned communities in the country, with Eagle's Trace being the developer's first project in Texas. Eagle's Trace, located in West Houston, is a 70-acre master planned community comprised of luxury residential, planned landscape views, courtyard gardens and an eight acre amenity lake. While providing the planning and... [More Info]

Knudson & Associates is particularly proud of its record of maintaining long-term relationships and we're delighted to showcase our overwhelmingly productive relationship with the Galveston Economic Development Corporation (GEDP) in this the first of Client Highlights . The GEDP was organized in 1999 with a charge to expand and diversify the Galveston economy and tax base. To date, Knudson & Associates has assisted the GEDP in the formation of two tax increment financing zones and one neighbo