Z-Co Information

Z-Co Development is a Texas-based real estate development firm with more than three decades of experience delivering residential, hospitality, healthcare, commercial, and mixed-use projects across the state. Founded by Mike Butte in 2003, the firm has successfully completed more than 37 projects through multiple economic cycles, guided by disciplined underwriting, strategic land acquisition, thoughtful design, and execution-focused development management. Z-Co employs a full-cycle development approach encompassing land acquisition, entitlements, planning, design coordination, capital structuring, construction oversight, sales, marketing, and project delivery. The firm's experience spans hotels, medical office developments, restaurant projects, multifamily communities, and workforce-oriented housing. Rather than viewing development as the creation of individual buildings, Z-Co focuses on building places where people live, heal, work, connect, and thrive—creating long-term value through thoughtful planning, operational discipline, and community-centered design. Current developments include Dove Trails, a 152-home gated ownership community near San Antonio's Medical District, and MedPlex, a next-generation healthcare-focused development currently in planning.