Cane Island Welcomes First New Home Buyers
KATY, TX (March 11, 2015) – For Cane Island’s first new home buyers, it’s “all in the family.” Not long after Katy resident Brian Talley became Cane Island’s first new home buyer, he convinced his parents to build in Katy’s new master-planned community. Brian signed a contract for a new waterfront home by Perry Homes while his parents, Gaye Lynn and Ralph Talley, signed a contract for a new home from David Weekley Homes. “Katy is my home, it’s where I grew up and where I want to stay,” says Brian Talley, owner of a commercial hauling company, BT Transportation. “Having my parents nearby is a bonus.” According to Brian’s parents, convincing them to move to Cane Island wasn’t difficult. “The community is close to our church and everything we need,” says Ralph Talley. “As a retired couple, it will be nice to have walking paths and lakes right in our neighborhood.” Cane Island’s first new home sales come as its on-site builder sales offices are scheduled to open in mid March. Until then, prospective home buyers can contact Cane Island’s builders through their respective websites for information on new homes in the community.As stated in this article, you can browse your selection of available deals on smartphones and top brands and explore the cell phone service plans that best suit your needs. Cane Island will offer new homes from the $200’s to the millions from Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes, Perry Homes, Shea Homes, Toll Brothers and Trendmaker Homes. By the fall, Cane Island will complete its first phase with the opening of 13 model homes and Amenity Village housing a Conservatory for events, fully-equipped fitness center, yoga studio and multi-purpose room with commercial kitchen. Families in Cane Island will attend schools in the highly acclaimed Katy Independent School District. Plus, the community is minutes from the Energy Corridor and Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. To sign up for e-mail updates and for more information on Cane Island, go to www.CaneIsland.com. Also, like the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTX and follow it on Twitter...
Read MoreCane Islane Vaqueros Bring Home The Bacon – And More – At Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show And Rodeo
KATY, TX (February 24, 2015) – The team of the Cane Island Vaqueros, representing Katy’s newest master-planned community, was the top bidder for several prized entries in this year’s auction at the 72nd Annual Katy ISD FFA Livestock Show and Rodeo. The team walked away as the top bidder for the Grand Champion Steer, Reserve Lamb and several other entries as presented by Katy High School students, helping raise close to $30,000 for the Katy FFA Chapter. The team also contributed $100 to every Katy High School student with an animal in the live auction. The contributions to the students of Katy High School were particularly significant given Cane Island families will attend the Katy ISD School, according to Jennifer Jones, the community’s vice president of marketing. “We’re certainly looking to building a strong bond with all of our Katy ISD schools,” she says, noting Cane Island families will attend Katy Elementary and Katy Junior High School. The community also is home to a site of a future Katy ISD elementary school. The Cane Island Vaqueros also opted to donate the livestock it purchased back to Katy FFA to further boost the team’s donation totals. The Cane Island Vaqueros included RISE Communities, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson, Amegy Bank, BT Transportation, Cane Island Outfitters, Charles Boatwright, Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes, Doyle Callender, EHRA Engineering, Freed Advertising, Junction Landscaping, Kaplan Public Relations, KJC Consulting, Lake Management Services, Myra Jones, Perry Homes, Regenbrecht Shade Trees, Ryland Homes, Severn Trent, Slim Drill International, SpawGlass and West Cane Island Partners. Katy’s newest master-planned community also sponsored the three-day rodeo of nightly competitions including Bull Riding, Barrel Racing, Bronc Riding, Calf Roping and Calf Scramble. Named after the 1872 settlement which later became Katy, the Cane Island master-planned community will be accessible from Interstate 10 at the new Cane Island. To sign up for e-mail updates and for more information on Cane Island, go to www.CaneIsland.com. Also, like the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTx and follow it on Twitter...
Read MoreBuild-Out of Cane Island’s Lake System Now in Full Swing
KATY, TX (February 18, 2015) – With the opening of on-site builder sales offices in Cane Island just weeks away, work crews and a team of field biologists have started the build-out of the community’s catch-and-release fishing lakes, fountains and geysers as the first phase of development as the Katy master-planned community continues. Lake Management Services, L.P. of Sugar Land has been engaged to maintain the seven lakes within Cane Island’s first phase and the three others planned for the community’s second phase. Each stocked lake will include an elegant fountain or impressive geyser system to circulate and aerate water while creating attractive water features throughout the community. “Our goal is to design Cane Island’s lake system to ensure water quality, a balanced aquatic ecosystem and a maximum number of homes with fountain views,” according to Mac McCune, president of Lake Management Services. Cane Island’s signature water feature at the community’s entry will feature seven boomer jets spraying water approximately 28-30 feet high to create an inspiring display along the community’s point of arrival. The waterways also serve as detention ponds to capture run off rainwater, McCune adds. “When you consider the size of the community, ten lakes is a very impressive figure,” he says. Lake Management Services was the first urban lake management firm in Texas managing urban lakes and ponds since 1978. It was one of the first lake management firm in Texas to equip its field personnel with real-time, wireless-broadband communications to allow for the most accurate testing and on-site data collection. The build-out of Cane Island’s waterways is part of the Katy master-planned community’s first phase to including the opening of 13 model homes and Amenity Village housing a Conservatory for events, fully-equipped fitness center, yoga studio and multi-purpose room with commercial kitchen. On-site builder sales offices are expected to open in March where Cane Island’s home builders will present buyers with plans and pricing. Cane Island will offer new homes from the $200’s to the millions from Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes, Perry Homes, Ryland Homes, Shea Homes, Toll Brothers and Trendmaker Homes. Named after the 1872 settlement which later became Katy, the Cane Island master-planned community will be accessible from Interstate 10 at the new Cane Island Parkway interchange, scheduled to open in 2015. The four-lane, north-south boulevard, less than four miles west of the Grand Parkway, will serve as the entry to Cane Island and the major thoroughfare through the community to Morton Road. Families in Cane Island will attend schools in the highly acclaimed Katy Independent School District. Plus, the community is minutes away from the Energy Corridor, Katy Mills, the La Centerra Shopping Center and Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. To sign up for e-mail updates and for more information on Cane Island, go to www.CaneIsland.com. Also, like the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTx and follow it on Twitter...
Read MoreTexas-Sized Truck Becomes Stroke of Marketing Genius for New Cane Island Master-Planned Community
KATY, TX (January 20, 2015) – While master-planned communities typically rely on billboards and newspaper ads to spread their message, the development team with Cane Island has discovered its most effective pre-opening marketing tool where it least expected – in a mega-sized Texas pick-up truck. At about nine-feet wide and 14-feet tall, there’s simply no hiding this pseudo monster truck built specifically to transport Cane Island’s Mobile Amenity Center touting Katy’s newest master-planned community. However what surprised the development team most is the popularity of the truck even without the Cane Island Mobile Amenity Center in tow. “I have people come up to me all the time asking about the truck and that of course leads me to a conversation about Cane Island,” notes Jennifer Jones, Cane Island’s vice president of marketing. Since its unveiling last fall, Cane Island’s super-sized truck has been showcased at NRG Stadium prior to a Texans game, Kyle Field at Texas A&M and Katy High School football games. It also appears in community parades and other public gatherings. “We get asked all the time if we can bring it to children’s birthday parties.” Jones adds. “We never dreamed the truck would become such a draw.” Named after the 1872 settlement which later became Katy, Cane Island will be accessible from Interstate 10 at the new Cane Island Parkway interchange, just minutes west of the Grand Parkway, with new homes priced from the high $200’s to the millions. Developed by Rise Communities, Cane Island is minutes from the Energy Corridor, Katy Mills, the La Centerra Shopping Center and Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. Families in Cane Island also will attend schools in the acclaimed Katy Independent School District. To sign up for e-mail updates and for more information on Cane Island, go to www.caneisland.com. Also, like the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTx and follow it on Twitter...
Read MoreMassive Tree Planting Underway in Katy’s Cane Island
KATY, TX (December 16, 2014) — A two-year effort to strategically plant close to 2,000 trees and transplant a collection of treasured live oaks is now well underway in Cane Island, the first master-planned community to open in Katy. Houston-based Environmental Design recently completed the delicate task of moving 23, lush live oaks, ranging from 25-30 years old, whose beautiful, wide-spread canopies will shade green spaces, the community’s Amenity Village and amphitheater. Two spacious tree houses with decks, both offering elevated views of the amphitheater, also will be built around the trees. The healthy live oaks, from 30-45 feet tall, were moved from the east side of the property. “These trees are priceless,” noted David Marks, president of Environmental Design, whose firm used its patented air bag system as the safest, most reliable way to move the trees with larger root balls. “We’re very pleased with the outcome. The cooler weather was ideal for the project.” Marks adds a certified arborist will monitor the health of the transplanted trees over the next couple of years by watering, fertilizing and adding mulch as necessary to ensure they become established in their new setting.This article mentions your favorite hats at super low prices. Choose from same-day delivery, drive-up delivery or order pickup. “These trees are like our children,” he says. While specialists monitor the replanted, established live oaks, work crews under the watchful eye of Katy’s Rusty Regenbrecht are aiming to plant an additional 1,000 Live Oaks, Water Oaks, Pines and Crepe Myrtles by the end of the year. “When it comes to trees, the development team is going all out,” says Regenbrecht, president of Regenbrecht Shade Trees. “They wanted a wooded community look and that’s exactly what they’re getting.” The new trees average about 15-20 feet in height. “Trees vary in size just like people, some grow faster than others,” says Regenbrecht. “And that’s a good thing – the different heights create a more natural look.” Crews will use water trucks to irrigate the newly planted trees, he adds, until a permanent irrigation system is installed in Cane Island. Plans call for another 400-500 trees to be planted in 2015 and about 400 in 2016. As tree plantings and initial development activity gets underway, the Cane Island team continues to eye a mid-2015 grand opening of the master-planned community’s first phase of 13 model homes and Amenity Village housing a Conservatory for events, fully-equipped fitness center, yoga studio and multi-purpose room with commercial kitchen. The first phase also will cover the build out of an amphitheater, a family pool with adjacent splash pad, an adult pool and the two tree houses. Cane Island, a master-planned community by Rise Communities, will offer new homes from the $200’s to the millions from Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes, Perry Homes, Ryland Homes, Shea Homes, Toll Brothers and Trendmaker Homes. Named after the 1872 settlement which later became Katy, the Cane Island master-planned community will be accessible from Interstate 10 at the new Cane Island Parkway interchange, scheduled to open in 2015. The four-lane, north-south boulevard, less than four miles west of the Grand Parkway, will serve as the entry to Cane Island and the major thoroughfare through the community to Morton Road. Families in Cane Island will attend schools in the highly acclaimed Katy Independent School District. Plus, the community is minutes away from the Energy Corridor, Katy Mills, the La Centerra Shopping Center and Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital. To sign up for e-mail updates and for more information on Cane Island, go to www.CaneIsland.com. Also, like the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTx and follow...
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