Midtown Houston is alive and well thanks, in part, to the Midtown Redevelopment Authority.
The Midtown Redevelopment Authority is a not-for-profit local government organization which is a parallel organization with the Midtown TIRZ. The Midtown Redevelopment Authority as created to “aid, assists, and act on behalf of the city in the performance of the city’s governmental functions to promote the common good and general welfare of the Midtown area and to provide an operating and financing vehicle for implementing the Midtown TIRZ project and Financing Plan.”
The Midtown TIRZ
The Midtown TIRZ was designed to provide capital for public works and improvement projects for the Midtown area and its boundaries. The goal of the TIRZ is to encourage growth in all areas, including the residential, commercial, industrial, retail and industrial sectors. New housing choices and education should also be provided to the residents in the area.
Because of this, the Midtown TIRZ has been responsible for capital and physical improvements in Midtown for the last 30 years.
The Midtown Redevelopment Authority
The Midtown Redevelopment Authority, since its inception in 1995, has worked to rejuvenate the Midtown area of Houston. Some of the goals of the Authority include:
- Assisting property owners with new development projects.
- Securing capital for infrastructure, schools, parks, recreation spaces and hiking and biking trails.
- Working with other authorities, including the “city of Houston, HISD, Houston Community College, Harris County, the Houston Housing Finance Corporation, the Metropolitan Transit Authority, Texas Department of Transportation, numerous local, state, and federal organizations and institutions, property owners, realtors, builders and developers to provide a responsible, responsive, comprehensive planning environment in Midtown. “
Current projects of the Midtown Redevelopment Authority and the TIRZ include:
- Midtown Park
- Decorative Street Lighting
- Enhanced pedestrian pathways
- Streetscapes
- Capital Improvement Program
- Houston Technology Center
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