Developer of Katy’s Cinco Ranch names Alan Bauer as Senior Vice President & Division Manager
September 14, 2010 – Katy, Texas – Alan Bauer, a 25-year veteran of Houston’s real estate development industry, has been named Senior Vice President and Division Manager for the Houston division of Newland Communities, which is developing Katy’s 7,600-acre Cinco Ranch community along with three other Houston area projects.
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In his new position, Bauer will provide overall business leadership for all levels of operations, including acquisitions, entitlements, permitting, land planning, envisioning and architecture for Newland’s current and planned communities in the Houston market.
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Before joining Newland, Bauer was vice president of land for the Houston division of Pulte Homes, and prior to that he has director of development for KB Home in Houston. He has also worked for General Homes Corp. and Amvest Properties in Houston.
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A licensed professional engineer, Bauer is a graduate of the University of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio.
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Newland is currently developing four major master-planned communities in the Houston market, including the 7,600-acre Cinco Ranch in Katy and 2,018-acre Telfair in Sugar Land, which ranked as the nation’s number one and number four communities for new-home sales in 2009 according to RCLCO. In the northeast Houston market, Newland is developing the 1,500-acre Summerwood and 1,360-acre Eagle Springs communities.
 
About Newland Communities
Newland Communities is the largest private developer of planned communities in the United States. With a legacy that began in 1968, Newland specializes in comprehensive residential and urban mixed-use master planning with expertise in leading large-scale single- and multifamily new-home communities. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Newland and its affiliated companies are currently developing and managing nearly 40 projects in 14 states. www.newlandcommunities.com. Please mention you found this on www.KatyMagazine.com.
