The 55-acre Gosling Oaks development, which will include 120,000 square feet of retail and medical office, began work on the residential component March 2 with the relocation 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.
Meanwhile, 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 potential noise levels from a different development project as well as to replace trees cleared for the project, Chief Operating Officer Chris Nunes said.
Similar reforestations were previously completed in the villages of College Park and Alden Bridge to create a vegetative buffer against outside development, according to information from the township.
The trees were planted in three offset rows 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.
Nunes said in a July 3 email he hopes to improve future communication with the development.
"We have heard from [Harris County] that the permits have been approved for this area and we are [working] to bring all parties together in an attempt to establish and enhance communication," he said.
Editor's note: This story was updated to clarify that the township plantings were not at Gosling Oaks.
