Planned Community Developers, LTD.
Planned Community Developer's projects are characterized by innovative architectural designs, highest quality construction and materials and maximum positive impacts to the community in which they are built.
PCD's experience now includes the cutting-edge, mixed-use $300 million town center project known as Sugar Land Town Square. Town Square includes a hotel/conference center, City Hall, mid-rise and high-rise condominiums, 450,000 square feet of office space and 235,000 square feet of main street retail. PCD recently completed and sold the 160,000-square-foot Kingwood Commons Shopping Center at the front door of Kingwood, another major planned community in Houston. In addition, PCD has recently delivered and sold the first phase of a 932-acre lot development called River's Edge in Richmond, Texas. PCD also recently acquired the 190-acre Lake Pointe property in Sugar Land for a $250 Million mixed-use project.
Management Biographies
Les A. Newton is President of Planned Community Developers, Ltd. Mr. Newton
has been with the firm since 1984 and currently oversees all sales, marketing and development functions. Mr. Newton’s development activities during his tenure have included substantial residential land development, and construction and operation of regional and neighborhood shopping centers. Prior to his employment with PCD, Mr. Newton was employed by Price Waterhouse as a Certified Public Accountant in Houston, Texas. Mr. Newton serves on a number of business, community and civic boards, and currently is Vice Chairman of the Greater Fort Bend Economic Development Council.
Stephen J. Ewbank is Executive Vice President of PCD and has been with the company since 1984. He currently oversees retail and mixed-use leasing and sales, as well as the marketing and development activities. Mr. Ewbank has directed management of the exclusive Sweetwater Country Club, and First Colony Golf Course. Mr. Ewbank joined the team after spending approximately six years as a Certified Public Accountant with Price Waterhouse in Houston, Texas. He was co-founder and the first President of the Exchange Club of Sugar Land, and has been voted Fort Bend County Businessman of the Year by the Sugar Land Rotary Club. Mr. Ewbank received the President’s Award form the Greater Fort Bend County Chamber of Commerce and was voted Marketing Director of the Year for a Developer from the Greater Houston Builder’s Association.
Glenn Howard is a Senior Vice President of PCD with overall responsibility for residential operations. Mr. Howard joined the company in 1987 and currently oversees all aspects of residential development. Prior to joining PCD/SPI, Glenn held various positions with Friendswood Development Company as Marketing Manager for Commercial Properties, Commercial Projects and Residential Projects. Mr. Howard served three years in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with a final rank of First Lieutenant. Mr. Howard is past president of the Sales and Marketing Council and a former member of the Executive Committee for the Greater Houston Builders Association.
Steven H. Mercadal is Vice President of Construction for PCD, and has been with the firm since 1990. During his tenure with the team, Mr. Mercadal has supervised the construction of approximately 2.0 million square feet of retail space, and over 500,000 square feet of office and industrial buildings. Additionally, he has overseen development of major infrastructure supporting First Colony's mixed-use project. Prior to joining PCD, Mr. Mercadal was a Vice President and an owner of H. A. Lott Inc., a general contracting company with $150 million in annual revenues. During his 10-year tenure with Lott, Mr. Mercadal directed the construction of a variety of high-rise commercial projects, with an aggregate contract value in excess of $185 million. He has served on the Board of the Fort Bend YMCA and the First Colony Community Services Association.
Robert D. Janssen, Jr. is Senior Vice President of PCD with responsibility for commercial land sales, ground leases and office leasing. Since joining the company in 1980, Mr. Janssen has been involved in commercial development transactions representing more than 3,000 acres and 5,000,000 square feet. Janssen is a past president of the Sugar Land Rotary Club, Vice Chairman of the Fort Bend Baptist Academy Board of Trustees, and has served on many civic organization committees.
