Building tomorrow, sustainably.
We're TLS Development. With a passion for real estate and development, we prioritize success throughout every step.
Responsible development starts with the way we work.
TLS combines planning, partnership, and disciplined execution to create lasting value for landowners, investors, and the communities we serve.
Transparency
Clear communication and aligned expectations throughout every phase of a project.
Conservation
Thoughtful planning that respects land, resources, and long-term environmental impact.
Community
Development decisions grounded in the needs and growth of Texas communities.
Respect
Partnerships built on trust, accountability, and professional execution.
Land, infrastructure, and relationships built for long-term value.
Leadership built around Texas growth.
TLS Development brings real estate, site selection, entitlement, investor relations, and horizontal development experience into one focused team.
Nick Stiler
Commercial Real Estate Specialist
Co-founder and Managing Partner of TLS Development, Nick brings nearly a decade of Texas commercial real estate experience to the firm's powered-land and data center work. A licensed Texas broker, he has guided investors and landowners through every stage of the development lifecycle — identifying growth opportunities, assembling and entitling land, and carrying sites from horizontal development into vertical construction. His elected service on boards and councils across Hays and Caldwell counties gives TLS direct, working relationships with the officials and jurisdictions that decide whether projects move forward — a meaningful edge in the entitlement-heavy I-35 corridor.
Jack Petersen
Horizontal Real Estate Development
Co-founder of TLS Development, focused on complex horizontal real estate in path-of-growth markets. Jack has repeatedly secured the entitlements and development agreements hard projects require — including power and development agreements for hyperscale data center development, and the rezoning of a 100-plus-acre industrial site that became a major manufacturing facility.
Philip Wagley
A U.S. Marine Corps veteran and former Morgan Stanley M&A banker in New York, with experience spanning more than $85 billion in transactions — including Pioneer Natural Resources' merger with ExxonMobil ($64.5B), Abcam's sale to Danaher ($5.7B), the Amentum–Jacobs combination ($13B), and Transplace's sale to Uber Freight ($2.3B). As founder of Soda Springs Development Company, Philip focuses on integrating data center and energy masterplan development, and has held investor, partner, and advisory roles across more than 8 GW of data center and power generation projects in Texas and the Gulf Coast.
Every lot starts with responsible planning.
Every lot we prepare is built on a foundation of responsible planning, eco-friendly infrastructure, and a deep commitment to the environment.
Rooted in Central Texas.
Let's build something that lasts.
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