DEVELOPMENT Township, development work to coexist
2023 HOME EDITION
DEVELOPMENT PLANNED OFF GOSLING ROAD Gosling Oaks is a 55-acre development with commercial and residential elements that began work in March with the transplanting of three ancient oak trees.
BY JESSICA SHORTEN
A 390-unit multifamily develop- ment slated to open this year on Gos- ling Road just outside the boundaries of The Woodlands Township has raised questions from the township about how to coexist with increasing development just outside its borders. The 55-acre Gosling Oaks devel- opment, which will include 120,000 square feet of retail and medical o ce, began work on the residential component March 2 with the reloca- tion of three 200-year-old live oaks at Gosling and West Rayford roads, developer Nate Newman said. The multifamily component will begin leasing this year and will feature 12 buildings and a clubhouse, according to a news release from Newman Commercial Real Estate. In July, The Woodlands Township planted more than 560 trees in the Kayak Ridge area of Creekside Park adjoining the development in response to resident concerns about
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The Gosling Oaks development, located at Gosling and West Rayford roads, is marked by three large oak trees relocated before construction begins.
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potential noise levels as well as to replace trees cleared for the project, Chief Operating O cer Chris Nunes said in an email. Similar reforestations were previously completed in the villages of College Park and Alden Bridge to create a vegetative bu er against outside development, according to information from the township. The trees were planted in three o set rows behind the Gosling Oaks development at a cost of $113,089 using township-owned easements for reforestation to take
place by the end of July, according to information from the township. The plantings will not interfere with drainage infrastructure or utility easements, Nunes said. Although township board Chair Ann Snyder said the noise issue has come up at Creekside Park Village Association meetings, Newman said he has not received complaints from residents or other entities. “We have had no complaints about noise abatement and no permitting delays. We are full speed ahead,” Newman said.
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55 acres in total 390-unit multifamily development planned
120,000 square feet of retail and medical o ce space 560 trees being planted by The Woodlands Township
SOURCES: NEWMAN DEVELOPMENT, THE WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP COMMUNITY IMPACT
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