The groundbreaking event held October 12 at Shadow Creek Ranch represented the start of
construction for the largest master planned community ever built in the City of Pearland and
Brazoria County. It also represented the end of a story involving several years' work, assembling
127 parcels of land for the project.
Located between Highway 288 and FM 521, the 3,300-acre project was masterminded by the
Collins Brothers of Las Vegas, who have been responsible for some of the most prestigious
planned communities in Las Vegas and Southern California over the past 20 years.
LJA is providing complete engineering services for Shadow Creek Ranch, ranging from the first
feasibility studies, to surveying during acquisition, to full infrastructure design and civil services.
The client for the project is Shadow Creek Development Co., L.P.
(Top, Gary Cook. l-r, Bethelynn Kepke, Bob Deforest, Martin Collins, Lynne Humphries, Kathy
Johnston, Kerry Gilbert, Peggy Evans, Patti Knudson-Joiner, John Perry, David Tinney, Larry
Canarelli)
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The Shadow Creek Ranch development will include 250 acres of lakes and 22 miles of an
elaborate hike and bike trail network, along with major thoroughfares and collector roads. A Tax
Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) and a Public Improvement District (PID) were created to facilitate
development in the area. LJA was involved in the creation engineering and analysis of the TIRZ,
which dedicates a portion of any developed value within the established boundary for
reinvestment back into the zone.
Construction will begin in Spring 2000 on the 12,000-home development. Additional planned
development includes light industrial and commercial projects as well as seven new schools, a fire
and police station, a new library, several churches and a senior assisted living center.
