From 1995 to 2007 Steve worked with Holigan Investment Group, a real estate development and investment firm. His last several years were as Chief Operating Officer and Partner. In 2007 Steve started Buttry Realty Partners. Below are some of his recent projects. Villages of Melissa in Melissa, Texas is a mixed use development on 309 acres designed for 1,000 residential lots, retail, office and municipal buildings. Steve worked with a team to acquire the property, obtain financing, design the development, develop phase 1 of 226 residential lots and create a Tax Incentive Finance (TIF) district through the City of Melissa to fund public infrastructure improvements. Steve was appointed to the TIF Board of Directors in 2006 by the Mayor of Melissa. Steve worked with the City to design the Melissa Town Center located within the project as the new home for the City Hall, Library and parks. Hickory Woods in Nashville, Tennessee is a planned mixed use development. Steve worked with Nashville Metro Planning and surrounding land owners to design an Urban Design Overlay to re-zone commercial property. The Nashville City Council approved the project in December 2006. Steve worked with local engineers and the Nashville Planning Dept. to design phase one.Forest Meadow in Denton, Texas is a multi-phase residential development containing 228 singlefamily lots on 80 acres. Steve negotiated and acquired the land from 2 different sellers, obtained financing, worked with engineers to design the layout and construction plans, and obtained zoning approval from the Planning Commission and Denton City Council. Upon City approval Steve executed a contract with Meritage Homes to purchase 100% of the lots, managed the construction bid process and oversaw construction of phase 1.