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The Development Team

Kline Ventures, LP - Developer

Kline Ventures, LP was founded on August 7, 2002, with the purchase of a 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom single family home in the north campus area of The University of Texas at Austin.  Shortly thereafter, in January 2003, Kline developed a 12 bedroom duplex that was completed and occupied in August 2003.  Between October 2003 and May 2004, the company grew through a string of 10 acquisitions from one individual owner.  In May, 2005, Kline acquired Boardwalk Campus Management - a 12 property portfolio consisting of houses, duplexes, and small complexes. 

With the acquisition of 2020 Apartments in early September 2007, Kline has grown from one house with four bedrooms to 26 properties with 357 bedrooms that include houses, duplexes, and apartment developments in and around the University of Texas at Austin and downtown Austin. 

As we continue to pursue and grow our business, we strive to ethically and aggressively service our clients so that they will have an efficient and positive experience.  Our goal is to redefine your expectations with our professionalism, expertise, and service. 

Carolina First Bank - Financing

Carolina First was founded in 1986 with one simple, bold mission: to become a premier bank by putting customers first. After twenty years of service, that guiding principle is more important than ever. Through their progressive and innovative approach to customers, Carolina First delivers personable, flexible and responsive banking. Their commitment to knowing customers and developing the right mix of services to meet their needs has always been the hallmark of Carolina First.

The South Financial Group (NASDAQ: TSFG), the largest publicly-traded bank holding company headquartered in South Carolina, ranks among the top 50 US commercial banks in total assets. Founded in 1986, The South Financial Group uses a super-community bank strategy, serving small and middle market businesses and retail customers.

As a super-community bank, The South Financial Group combines an exceptional level of personalized service and local decision-making, typical of community banks, with a full range of financial services normally found at larger regional institutions. 

Encore Bank - Financing

Encore Bank is a full-service bank with nine private client offices in Houston and five in southwest Florida. Headquartered in Houston, they build relationships with professional firms, privately-owned businesses and their owners, corporate executives, affluent individuals and investors. Encore Bank, privately owned since 1928, offers a full range of business and personal banking products and services, as well as financial planning, wealth management, trust and insurance products through its subsidiaries Linscomb & Williams, Encore Trust and Town & Country Insurance.  

Laine Hurley - Interior Design

Recently graduated from University in London England, Laine arrived in Austin armed with a BA in Interior Design, a head full of ideas, and a heart full of hope.

The American/British designer is fortunate to have lived across the globe, being born in Hong Kong and brought up in the south of Spain. She prides herself on her sincere love of color, light and design- understanding that all places and cultures bring their own personality to the world of interiors and has developed a diverse language of design as a result of her travels. She has chosen Austin as her nesting place due to its joyful atmosphere and genuine sense of community.

A building itself is just a shell. The soul of a space lies in the heart - in the inside.  The core idea behind 2020 was to recreate a harmonious living community within the existing shell, and Laine has done so by introducing new rich materials to the interiors that give the spaces a contemporary revival of life.

Armbrust & Brown - Legal 

Master Planned Community and Condominium Practice Group

The Master Planned Community and Condominium Practice Group of Armbrust & Brown, L.L.P. (the "MPC and Condo Group") concentrates on master planned community and condominium development, from inception of the project through completion and transition to owner control. Headed up by Armbrust & Brown, L.L.P. partner Robert D. Burton, the MPC and Condo Group is comprised of five attorneys whose focus is exclusively within this practice area.

In representing condominium developers, the MPC and Condo Group prepares project documents, consumer disclosures, sales reservations and contracts and other materials relating to the creation and administration of a condominium regime. In addition, the MPC and Condo Group assists condominium developers in meeting and achieving federal financing pre-approval, e.g., FNMA and FHA, and complying with federal Interstate Land Sales Act registration and disclosure requirements. The MPC and Condo Group also advises third party service providers, e.g., surveyors, architects, and property managers, and assists in the implementation of a marketing program for the project.

Real Estate / Development

The Firm’s substantial Real Estate Practice Group is able to serve their clients in all aspects of commercial real estate law. A & B has a particular expertise in complex real estate transactions, construction and development. Armbrust & Brown, L.L.P. represents owners, developers, investor groups, property managers, pension funds, insurance companies, financial institutions and other lenders, development arms of Fortune 500 companies, municipalities, river authorities, individuals, local, national and foreign companies, municipal utility districts, and property owner associations.  Armbrust & Brown, L.L.P. attorneys have handled the acquisition, development, construction and disposition of literally hundreds of apartment complexes, numerous office buildings, manufacturing facilities, shopping centers, industrial parks, subdivisions and warehouses. The Firm is also actively involved in tax-deferred, like-kind exchanges and Starker Trusts, as well as high-end residential properties, including resort properties.

REAL Manage - HOA Management 

RealManage is a property management firm that manages over 325 community associations from under 50 units to over 7,000 units in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana and Texas, including homeowner associations (HOAs), condominium associations, cooperatives, luxury high-rises, municipal utility districts and large master-planned communities.  

Felder Group Architecture - Architect 

AHL Consulting Services, Inc. - Electrical Engineer 

Bothne Engineering - Mechanical Engineer     

Terracon Consultants - Environmental Consultant  

Eckland Consultants - Architectural Consultant  

 

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