Friendswood Development Company

Friendswood Development Company
Company typeSubsidiary of Lennar
IndustryReal estate
Founded1962, as a subsidiary of Humble Oil
HeadquartersHouston, Texas
Area served
Greater Houston
Key people
John Hammond, President
OwnerLennar
Websitefriendswooddevelopment.com

Friendswood Development Company is a real estate development company operating in Greater Houston. The company is a subsidiary of Lennar.

The company is best known for developing Kingwood, a 15,000-acre master-planned community northeast of Houston with more than 20,000 homes, developed over a 40-year period.[1] The company also developed the Clear Lake City area near NASA in 1962.[2]

  1. ^ Takahashi, Paul (October 30, 2015). "Friendswood Development strengthens foothold in northeast Houston". American City Business Journals.
  2. ^ "Houston's Premier Residential Land Developer | Friendswood Development Company".