Developers Tour 2023
Resources:
- Developers Tour 2023 Presentation
- Houston Land Bank Presentation
- Overall information about the district.
- Restaurant List
- Properties Available
- Northside on the Move Planning Study
- Urban Design Toolkit
- Avenue CDC Development
- HCTRA Hardy Toll Road Extension
- Walkable Places & Transit Oriented Development Guide
- Quitman Street
- Moncrief Lenoir (Meow Wolf) Redevelopment
- Opportunity Zones Prospectus
- Houston Farmers Market
Planning & Growth
2010
Northside Livable Center Study
The Houston-Galveston Area Council Northside Livable Center study provides recommendations for the Northside area in the City of Houston. This area is directly north of downtown and bounded approximately by 1-10, 1-45, Patton Street and Elysian Street. Greater Northside Management District is a partner in the study. Click here to view the study.
2011
Airline Corridor – University of Houston Community Design Resource Center
The mission of the Community Design Resource Center (CDRC) is to enhance the quality of life in low-to-moderate income communities throughout the Houston region through design, research, education and practice. The CDRC partnered with Greater Northside Management District to address issues of community development, design and planning for the Airline Corridor to help enhance the public realm. The study gave recommendations to create safe and comfortable pedestrian zones in the commercial corridor. Click here to view the study.
Planning & Growth
2010
Northside Livable Center Study
The Houston-Galveston Area Council Northside Livable Center study provides recommendations for the Northside area in the City of Houston. This area is directly north of downtown and bounded approximately by 1-10, 1-45, Patton Street and Elysian Street. Greater Northside Management District is a partner in the study. Click here to view the study.
2011
Airline Corridor – University of Houston Community Design Resource Center
The mission of the Community Design Resource Center (CDRC) is to enhance the quality of life in low-to-moderate income communities throughout the Houston region through design, research, education and practice. The CDRC partnered with Greater Northside Management District to address issues of community development, design and planning for the Airline Corridor to help enhance the public realm. The study gave recommendations to create safe and comfortable pedestrian zones in the commercial corridor. Click here to view the study.
2012
Independence Heights-Northline
The Houston-Galveston Area Council Independence Heights-Northline Livable Center Study provides recommendations for the Independence Heights area west of I-45 and the Northline Commons area in the City of Houston. Local partners included the Greater Northside Management District, the Independence Heights Redevelopment Council and the Northline Development. Click here to view the study.
Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel Report
The Urban Land Institute Technical Assistance Panel Report provides recommendations for Transit-Oriented Development in the Near Northside area. Local partners included the Greater Northside Management District, Central Houston Civic Improvement, Inc., Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO), Urban Land Institute and University of Houston-Downtown. Click here to view the study.
2013
Greater Northside Management District Pedestrian/Transit Access Master Transportation Plan
The Goodman Corporation documented pedestrian and transit infrastructure along 11 corridors throughout the Greater Northside Management District, which allowed us to apply for federal grants for transportation improvements. The first grant was awarded in October 2015 for the Quitman Pedestrian-Transit Improvements. Click here to view the study.
2018
Greater Northside Urban Design Toolkit
The University of Houston Community Design Resource Center and the Greater Northside Management District hosted meetings with business owners to develop design standards and economic development tools for business owners and partners in the Jensen-Eastex, Greater Heights, Independence Heights, Northline and Near Northside communities. The goal is to tell the stories and celebrate the qualities that make the District and its neighborhoods special. The strategies rethink everyday urban elements and explore how they can contribute to building beauty, identity and place. Click here to view the study.
2020
Greater Northside I-45 Expansion Project Report by the University of Houston Community Design Resource Center (CDRC)
The University of Houston CDRC hosted meetings with the City of Houston and stakeholders to determine the impact of the I-45 Expansion Project on business owners and partners. The CDRC compiled a summary report on mitigation recommendations for various project impacts from traffic, property, flooding and connections. Click here to view the study.
Other Studies in the District:
- Avenue CDC Quality of Life Northline
- Avenue CDC Quality of Life Northside
- CDRC Eastex Jensen
- CDRC Eastex Jensen
- CDRC Eastex Jensen – Moving from Plan to Action Economic / Community Development Workshop Summary
- CDRC Independence Heights
- CDRC Northline
- Eastex Jensen Flooding – Collaborative Community Design Initiative
- Eastex Jensen Resiliency Plan
- Flooding – Eastex Jensen
- Flooding Research & Studies
- Little White Oak Bayou
- Warehouse District Plan
Real Estate Properties
Available Property Listings:
If you are a business owner or developer interested in adding a listing or taking a tour of the District, please contact us at 713-229-0900. We have established and implemented the following efforts to enhance the District and increase economic activity for the business property owners:
- Developed GNMD Guides: Brochure, Business Guide, Fast Facts, Real Estate Guide
- 2021, 2019, 2016 & 2014 – Hosted GNMD Developers Tours
- 2018 – Hosted Mini Mural Tour with UP Art Studio
- 2014 – Advertised in “Texas Wide Open for Business” publication