Howard Hughes

Heath Melton is President of the Phoenix Region at The Howard Hughes Corporation, overseeing the development of Teravalis, HHC’s new 37,000-acre master planned community located in Phoenix’s West Valley.

Melton is a senior leader who has been with the company since 2015. In his previous role as Executive Vice President of Master Planned Communities in the Houston Region, Mr. Melton was responsible for residential planning and development of HHC’s three highly acclaimed MPCs in Texas: The Woodlands, Bridgeland and The Woodlands Hills.

Prior to joining The Howard Hughes Corporation, Mr. Melton was Director of Land Development at Taylor Morrison Austin. He previously served as Development Manager for Sueba USA, overseeing their single- and multi-family residential business.

Mr. Melton is on the board of directors of the Greater Houston Builders Association, Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce, Cy-Fair Education Foundation, Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber of Commerce, Katy Economic Development Council, and Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Gulf Coast Chapter. He is chair of the West Houston Association, as well as an active member of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) national Community Development Council and the Memorial Hermann Cypress Advisory Committee.

Mr. Melton is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, earning a Bachelor of Science in business management and systems engineering. He served in the U.S. Army as a field artillery officer for five years, earning an Army Commendation Medal with Valor Device and Bronze Star.

Speaking at the Following:

Oct 31

Tuesday, October 31, 2023

Master-Planning Communities in the Sun Belt

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Los Angeles Convention Center, West Exhibit Hall A – Area B

This session looks at the expert master planning behind the communities of Summerlin in Las Vegas and Teravalis in the Phoenix West Valley—two of the Howard Hughes communities driving long-term sustainable development in the Sun Belt as the area continues to be the overwhelming recipient of domestic migration. Both Nevada and Arizona have experienced more than 10% annual job growth over the last 5 years, more than double the US average of 4.1%, defining both states as locations for opportunity, growth and success. A look at Summerlin by President Frank Stephan will explore the community’s ability to offer an exceptional […]