"His commitment to local entrepreneurs is huge," [David] Crossley said. "It's a big development with all the right attitude."

– Houston Chronicle

“Today, Schultz’s two blocks are collectively known as The Island, a burgeoning oasis of Bayou City cool, a redevelopment effort that somehow avoided becoming something uninteresting, which sadly seems to be the norm these days, on Main and elsewhere. Instead, it’s beginning to seem like Schultz has sown the seeds of a South Congress in Austin or a Magazine Street in New Orleans—of a district that defines a city..”

– John Nova Lomax, Houstonia Magazine

“The loft building’s lobby doubles as an art gallery and has a tribute corner devoted to the Continental Club featuring photographs by Jay Lee, whose work also hangs in the management offices. Schultz and his wife, Lane, often end up buying work and display it, along with other art from their personal collection, in the building. Lane Schultz also helped incubate the non-profit Main Street Projects, a collaborative of young artists whose work often appears in the street-level windows.”

–Molly Glentzer, Houston Chronicle