W. DAVIS & ASSOCIATES, INC.
HIGHLAND BEACH, FLORIDA

Wendell Davis & Associates provides land planning services throughout San Antonio, Pleasanton, San Marcos, Laredo, New Braunfels and surrounding areas of Texas. Davis moved to San Antonio from Tulsa in 1977 to become the planner in charge of preparing the city’s comprehensive/master plan. He led a team of young professional planners. This effort was very successful in preparing the all appropriate elements, graphics and chapters of the San Antonio Master Plan over a period of more than 2 years. Then, something happened when local politics became more important than having a meaningful guide to the future development of San Antonio. You see, this was not actually an update because previous planning efforts had almost come to fruition, but had not been adopted because the city fathers did not want to have that guide. There had been efforts in the 1950s, 1967 and 1972 that had not been adopted. And although the city had its subdivision regulations and zoning ordinances, there was not a true master plan to provide guidance and coordination of the city’s decision-making on development projects. After leaving the City planning department, Wendell Davis became a planning consultant and started the firm of Wendell Davis & Associates. There is something about being a consultant that makes one a very interdisciplinary professional. Over the past 30+ years, Davis has branched out into all areas of planning as illustrated in his resume, list of projects and references. Initially, he was contract land planner for a local developer and also prepared plans and market feasibility analysis for other developers. In 1983, Davis perceived a need for more real estate research, economic and demographic analysis and founded SA Research Corporation. This was to fill that perceived need/demand while he maintained his planning consulting practice. In the private sector, you change with the market and the events of the period. Land Planning was up and down and began to wane in the late 1980s, but picked up in the early 1990s. Real estate market research was good during the good years, but also dropped off in the late 1980s. Meanwhile, new geographic information system software was beginning to become available and K-12 public school districts were growing, some by leaps and bounds. School Districts were in need of planning for the location of new schools and there was a need for demographics and enrollment projections. In the 1990s, Davis continued to prepare land plans, market analyses and more public school district planning projects. This background is to point out that there are many areas of planning and Davis has gained knowledge and experience in them and more expertise in several. His experience in planning, land planning, land use, housing market research and analysis; environmental impact studies; demographic and economic analysis, jobs and projections; working with civil engineers and specialized engineers in land planning and land development; real estate market research and analysis covering almost all types of residential and commercial real estate; use of geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping software; preparing databases for transportation planning and working with major thoroughfare plans; preparing San Antonio’s first Unified Development Code from chapters of the existing Code; conducting field surveys for land use and housing; preparing a commercial land plan and market analysis for Main Street Helotes; preparing a Parks Master Plan; serving on the boards of non-profit organizations; meeting deadlines for a monthly publication; preparing hundreds of reports; and redistricting of single-member districts for the Edwards Aquifer Authority in 2002, 2004 and 2011-2012. This kind of experience provides comprehensive experience and knowledge of the many areas of planning. . It will not be sufficient to prepare this plan, present for adoption and return to San Antonio. The City is at an important point in its history where the events will determine that the city has no say in its future OR the City will determine how it will develop in cooperation with and even harnessing that growth. This is why Wendell Davis & Associates is making this proposal and including additional tasks that would make no economic sense to a large firm. Wendell Davis & Associates (WDA) is a planning team that offers a wide-range of research, analysis and planning services throughout San Antonio, Pleasanton, San Marcos, Laredo, New Braunfels and surrounding areas of Texas. We provide a practical approach to your assignments based on our extensive experience accumulated in planning and related fields of real estate market analysis, demographics, land use, housing and mapping. Our Team does this objectively, and from a private perspective when appropriate. We believe that ‘shelf plans’ should be avoided and we are determined to prepare reports and plans that are used for their intended purposes. WDA offers a unique blend of consulting experience primarily to Texas clients and we are available to discuss and help to identify your planning and related needs. Established in 1980 to offer professional planning services, Wendell Davis & Associates, also provides real estate market research, analysis of housing growth; land use and data analysis; and evaluation of growth patterns. WDA researches market opportunities on behalf of clients for acquisition and development of residential, commercial and mixed-use properties, our emphasis has been on the single family residential market. This information has proven to be invaluable to school districts in considering the locations of future school sites. In response to the uncertainties of the rapidly changing economy and real estate market, WDA assists firms in decision-making processes of key market variables and providing information for investors to better understand the risks involved. Through a wide-variety of real estate projects and experience, WDA gained a strong grasp of San Antonio and Texas real estate markets from both public and private perspectives. We have seen and experienced highs and lows of housing and all real estate markets and have provided analysis of these events to developer clients. Although educated in the “old school” of planning, Davis has observed Form-Based Codes, New Urbanism and Smart Growth trends in planning, land development regulations and their effects on the housing market. Demographics are changing and so are the demands for, and responses to, all real estate markets. However, these forms of regulation may not be applicable to all areas of cities or regions.