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Friendswood Development Company

Friendswood Development Company

Real estate company based in the United States

Friendswood Development Company is a real estate development company operating in Greater Houston. The company is a subsidiary of Lennar.

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The company is best known for developing Kingwood, a 15,000-acre master-planned community northeast of Houston with more than 20,000 homes, developed over a 40-year period.[1] The company also developed the Clear Lake City area near NASA in 1962.[2]

History timeline

  • The company was founded in 1962 as a subsidiary of Humble Oil, now ExxonMobil.
  • In 1963, the company established Clear Lake City, its first project.[3]
  • In 1970, The company developed Kingwood master planned community.[4]
  • In 1991, the company broke ground on the first new office building in Houston in 5 years.[5]
  • In June 1995, Exxon put the company up for sale.[6]
  • In December 1995, Lennar acquired the company for $110 million.[7]
  • In 2014, the company expanded several of its communities.[8]
  • In 2015, the company announced 3 new communities in northeast Houston.[1]
  • In 2016, the company opened Knoll Park, its first development in urban Houston.[9][10]
  • In 2017, the company launched its third residential development in Houston.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    Takahashi, Paul (October 30, 2015). "Friendswood Development strengthens foothold in northeast Houston". American City Business Journals.
  2. [2]
    https://friendswooddevelopment.com/about-fdc
  3. [3]
    DAVIS, MICHAEL (October 28, 2001). "Oil field put Exxon and Houston on map". Houston Chronicle.
  4. [4]
    https://friendswooddevelopment.com/communities/master-planned/kingwood
  5. [5]
    Stuart, Lettice (February 20, 1991). "New Office Tower Project Is Houston's First in 5 Years". The New York Times.
  6. [6]
    "Exit From Industry". Chicago Tribune. June 4, 1995.
  7. [7]
    "LENNAR TO BUY EXXON'S REAL ESTATE UNIT". The New York Times. Reuters. December 8, 1995.
  8. [8]
    "Friendswood Development in expansion mode". Houston Chronicle. March 28, 2014.
  9. [9]
    Takahashi, Paul (September 16, 2016). "Suburban developer makes 'first real foray' into urban Houston". American City Business Journals.
  10. [10]
    Feser, Katherine (September 9, 2016). "Friendswood Development expands urban offerings". Houston Chronicle.
  11. [11]
    Takahashi, Paul (June 6, 2017). "Houston developer launches new urban community in Garden Oaks". American City Business Journals.
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