Alamo Draft House, League City, Texas

Project: Worked in partnership with Geisler Economic Incentives to negotiate and approve a $1.5MM development agreement for Triple Tap Ventures, LP in League City TIRZ #2. Triple Tap plans a mixed use development anchored by an Alamo DraftHouse theatre and restaurant/bar.

I-69 Arch Bridge Relighting

Project: Work with Montrose Management District Board committee to seek and find $3,6 Million in TxDOT, HGAC, and district grant funding for the project.  Managed the solicitation of lighting architect, managed project development, required local and state approvals for the project, and co-managed the lighting installation project with the Gandy Squared on behalf of TxDOT to relight the bridges.    

EXTENSION OF PENITAS TIRZ #1

Project: Adding an additional 30 years to the Life of the TIRZ, updating and approving an amended tirz project plan, and renegotiation of inter-local agreement with Hidalgo County for an additional 30 years.

THE “CAMINO REAL DE TIERRA ADENTRO” PORT

Project: Preparation of a financial feasibility study and finance plan for a new port of entry in the city of Sunland Park, New Mexico called the “Camino Real de Tierra Adentro” Port.

Parkway Lakes Synthetic TIRZ

Partners: Fort Bend County Commissioner, Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District #50, Robert Ferguson, master developer of Parkway Lakes Development project

Project: Created and implemented a financing structure that will enable the development of approximately 160 acres of land into a mixed use commercial and residential development

Approach: The effort included the creation of a the North Fort Bend Redevelopment Authority, a local government corporation (LGC) to serve as the financing vehicle for the project. Additionally, it required the successful negotiation of an agreements between the Fort Bend MUD #50 and LGC,  and also between the County and  the LGC to fund component parts of the development project through a combination of MUD sales taxes, county sales taxes, and county ad valorem taxes 

Goals: The structure, with agreements in place for 25 years, will ultimately enable the sale of tax exempt bonds to reimburse certain road project costs and public infrastructure costs  

TIRZ 22 —Expansion

On behalf of the East Houston Civic Club, and working with the City of Houston Mayor’s office, and the TIRZ #22 Board of Directors and Zone legal counsel, we prepared and successfully received support and approval for the expansion of the Leland Wood TIRZ by an addition 1480+ acres of land into the zone to stimulate and catalyze development and redevelopment of the area, and the first amendment to the Zone’s project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan, increasing the project costs in the zone to over $90MM.

Anzalduas Port of Entry—Mission Texas

Working the Mission Redevelopment Authority and Mission TIRZ, managed the sale of $14MM in tax exempt bonds, a significant portion of which were used to finance engineering for almost four miles of new highway to create access to the new port of entry. Negotiated $27 Million in right of way acquisition for the project, and oversaw the construction of the project including and two overpasses and new traffic interchange at US Interstate 2 and Bryan Road. Also received / managed a $1.5MM EDA grant for infrastructure to serve the General Services Administration facilities at the bridge.