What does 'development coordination' actually mean?

It means being the connective tissue between the owner, the consultants, and the public-side decision-makers across the life of a project. On Fulshear Junction that meant three years of work with civil engineers, planners, the City of Fulshear, Fort Bend County, the Katy EDC, and our development partner — before the unanimous City Council approval in May 2024. It is not transaction brokerage with a development label. It is project work with a brokerage license attached.

Why does a council seat matter for development?

Because city decisions on impact fees, drainage, lighting, trees, and zoning are the variables that decide whether a project ships, on what schedule, and at what density. Having sat through public hearings on each of those — and having championed ordinances on both sides of the development line (Dark Skies passed, Tree Ordinance didn't) — changes how you present a project. Cities want partners who understand the city's job. We've done the city's job.

Do you work with developers based outside Houston?

Yes. Several of the most active developers in west Houston are headquartered elsewhere. Local civic credibility, relationships, and entitlement track record are exactly what an out-of-region developer is hiring for.

Can you also handle the sell-down or the lease-up?

Yes. The brokerage license is held with RE/MAX Fine Properties; the advisory work runs through Texas Interests. Pad-site dispositions, ground leases, builder takedowns, and the residential resale lifecycle of an entitled community can all be handled by the same practice.

Development Coordination | Tajana Surlan — Land & Development Advisory

Q: How is TIRZ strategy part of this?

A Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone redirects future property tax revenue to reimburse the developer for qualifying infrastructure. Quoted to Bisnow: "A TIRZ becomes a magnet, it becomes a commercial magnet." Whether a project should pursue TIRZ designation — and on what terms — is a decision that gets made in the first months of coordination, not late.

Development Coordination

From raw to entitled to delivered. The practice behind the 126.9-acre Fulshear Junction approval — for developers, builders, and landowners taking on entitlement work in west Houston.

Land moves when the right rooms agree.

Development coordination is what Texas Interests does once a project gets past the question of "should we own this dirt?" The work is sitting between owner, consultants, and the public side — keeping the project's economics in the room while the technical work proceeds, and keeping the city in the room while the project gets defined. The reference project is Fulshear Junction: 126.9 acres in downtown Fulshear, three years of pre-development with Century Communities, the City of Fulshear, Fort Bend County, and the Katy Area Economic Development Council, leading to a unanimous City Council approval on May 21, 2024. 251 single-family homes, 21.21 acres of commercial and mixed-use, and a 5.3-acre detention pond gifted to the City for downtown drainage — the kind of close that doesn't happen without the civic and consultant coordination that preceded it. The audience for this page is developers, builders, landowner-developers, and patient-capital partners working on entitlement-driven projects in the Fulshear / Katy / Fort Bend corridor. If that's the conversation, the next step is a call.

The Process

How It Works

Project Definition

End-use, density, partner mix, timeline, capital. The Fulshear Junction definition — 251 SFH, 21.21 acres commercial, gifted detention — wasn't the obvious site plan in year one. The right project gets defined in the room, with the right people, before it gets drawn.

Civic Engagement

City Council, Planning & Zoning, P&Z workshops, Fort Bend County, the EDC, drainage districts, MUDs. Knowing what each room needs from a project — and when to present it — is the difference between a one-meeting approval and an open file.

Consultant Coordination

Civil engineers, traffic and drainage analysts, environmental consultants, land planners, attorneys. We sit between owner and consultants to keep the project's economics in the room while the technical work proceeds.

Entitlement & Partner Selection

Builder, operator, or institutional partner selection, phasing, structured close, conditional approvals. The Fulshear Junction partnership with Century Communities was selected after — and shaped by — the entitlement work, not before it.

The Difference

What Makes This Different

Fulshear Junction. Three years of pre-development. Unanimous City Council approval on May 21, 2024. 251 single-family homes, 21.21 acres of commercial / restaurant / office / national daycare, and a 5.3-acre detention pond gifted to the City for downtown drainage. This is the reference for what development coordination produces.

A Fulshear City Council seat shapes how you read a city. We've sat on the other side of the dais — running Parks Committee, championing the Dark Skies Ordinance (passed) and the Tree Ordinance (didn't, but reframed the conversation). That perspective is in every project.

Public commentary on TIRZ and impact-fee strategy, on the record in Bisnow. "A TIRZ becomes a magnet, it becomes a commercial magnet." Civic policy is part of the toolkit, not an obstacle to it.

Direct working relationships with Century Communities, the Katy Area EDC, Fulshear EDC, and Fort Bend County planning and drainage authorities. Not introductions — relationships.

MWBE-certified firm and Katy Area EDC member. Public-side credibility matters when a project has public-side decisions to navigate.

Ideal For

Developers entering the Fulshear / Katy corridor who need an advisor with civic credibility and entitlement track record

Landowners contemplating self-development rather than disposition, looking for an entitlement-side quarterback

Builders sourcing partner sites or evaluating phased acquisitions tied to entitlement milestones

Operators of mixed-use, commercial, or special-use projects (medical, daycare, hospitality) seeking site selection and entitlement support

Family offices and patient capital looking for west Houston land positions with active entitlement pathways

Out-of-region developers who need a local advisor with credibility inside Fulshear, Katy, and Fort Bend

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