Wine Tasting, Football Watch Party Come to Katy’s Cane Island
KATY, TX (August 1, 2016) – The Katy master-planned community of Cane Island will host several community events in August including a wine tasting, football watch party, barbecue and Movie on the Lawn. Open to the public, each event will be held at Cane Island’s all-new Amenity Village, 2100 Cane Island Parkway. To reach Cane Island, take the new Cane Island Parkway exit off Interstate 10, head north on the parkway and take the temporary detour into the community. Join the Cane Island Wine Club on Friday, August 12 for an introduction to wines from Australia and New Zealand. Admission is $15 per person. To reserve your space, contact Cane Island Lifestyle Coordinator Olivia Montagna at olivia@caneisland.com. The Cane Island BBQ Bash is scheduled for Saturday, August 20 from 4 – 7 p.m. when families can enjoy slow-smoked favorites, for a small charge, from Mundy’s BBQ and beer from No Label Brewery. On Friday, August 26, Cane Island’s Mobile Amenity Center, with its 240 square-foot screen, will broadcast the Katy Tigers opening football game as the defending Texas 6A Division II State Champions begin their title defense at Austin Westlake starting at 7:30 p.m. Cane Island’s month-long event schedule concludes Saturday, August 27 when its Movie on the Lawn presents Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the community’s giant screen. Free popcorn will be served while lawn chairs and blankets are welcome. For more information, visit the Cane Island calendar of events page at www.caneisland.com/events. Also, follow the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTX and on Instagram and Twitter @caneislandkaty. One of the most sought-after master-planned communities west of Houston, Cane Island offers new luxury homes from the $200’s to the millions, including those in gated sections and on prized cul-de-sac homesites from Coventry Homes, Toll Brothers, Ryland Homes, Shea Homes, David Weekley Homes, Perry Homes and Trendmaker Homes. The community also offers an exclusive, gated custom home section, The Estates at Cane...
Read MoreTrendmaker Opens New Model Home in Meridiana 288 Master-Planned Community
MANVEL/IOWA COLONY (July 28, 2016) – Trendmaker Homes has opened the doors to a new, fully furnished model home in Meridiana, the all-new Texas Highway 288 master-planned community, where the luxury homebuilder is adding new homes on 55-foot homesites starting in the $290s. Now open daily, Meridiana’s twelfth model home is a two-story, four-bedroom, three-bath showcase featuring open-concept family room, gourmet island kitchen, casual dining area, inviting master suite, spacious secondary bedrooms, game room and covered patio. A collection of single and two-story plans by Trendmaker ranging from 2,432 – 2,951 square feet also are available offering the highest level of architectural designs with a variety of modern lifestyle conveniences and builder options. Plus, several move-in ready homes by Trendmaker are completed or near completion. With 12 new models now open, Meridiana’s development team continues to focus on the completion of the community’s resort-style Amenity Village where its Welcome Center and fitness center with on-site personal trainer and dedicated children’s area are now open. Scheduled for completion this fall are Meridiana’s family pool with cabanas, lap pool, splash pad, amphitheater, café, fishing pier, glass-walled conservatory set over the water, outdoor play area, 60-foot tall Meridian Tower and an Ambassador Yacht for Meridiana dog ambassador Soleil, the community’s loveable golden retriever. Also scheduled to open soon as part of the community’s initial phase are the first of Meridiana’s outdoor learning labs, three engaging outdoor learning and discovery experiences for every stage of life, created in collaboration with educators from the Alvin Independent School District. The all-new on-site Meridiana Elementary School will open in August while the Meridiana/Texas Highway 288 interchange is scheduled for completion later this year. Developed by Rise Communities, Meridiana is the newest master-planned community on Texas Highway 288 and the Meridiana Parkway (formerly County Road 56) minutes south of the Texas Medical Center. Spanning 3,000 acres south of Highway 6, Meridiana also is minutes north of several major Brazoria County employers. For the latest information from Meridiana and its new homes, go to www.MeridianaTexas.com where individuals can sign up to receive e-mail updates from the community. Also, follow Meridiana at www.Facebook.com/MeridianaTexas and on Twitter and...
Read MoreCustom Home Builders Announced for The Estates at Cane Island
KATY, TX (July 20, 2016) – Four of Houston’s leading custom home builders have been selected for The Estates at Cane Island, the exclusive custom home neighborhood in the Katy master-planned community featuring 22 half-acre homesites with spectacular lakefront views and forested settings. Jeff Paul Custom Homes, Mike Harrison Custom Homes, Westport Custom Homes and William David Custom Homes, each with decades in the design and construction of luxury custom residences, will begin construction of their first Cane Island custom homes by late summer. The half-acre homesites start in the low $200’s. “We carefully evaluated the custom home builders who could deliver on craftsmanship, comfort and technology,” says Beth Naef, custom home sales manager for the new Cane Island neighborhood. “Each has a distinguished reputation for excellence throughout the Houston area. We’re certainly delighted to bring them to The Estates at Cane Island.” Home prices in The Estates at Cane Island are expected to start at over $1 million, Naef adds. Among its many amenities, Cane Island’s gated section of luxury custom homes will feature Houston’s first “Street Pantries” to create a secure and convenient way for online purchases, groceries, dry cleaning and other items to be delivered directly to the home, particularly when a resident is away. The garage-attached, air-conditioned spaces will be equipped with shelving, a rod for dry cleaning deliveries and electrical outlet for an optional, powered ice chest for storing groceries for an extended time. As an added convenience, the homeowner will receive a text message when a delivery is made according to a passcode assigned to each service. User codes can be changed, deleted or programmed to work during a specified time range when a delivery is expected. The Estates at Cane Island also will feature hundreds of mature trees that will change accent color over the course of the night via a custom tree lighting program. Streets in the new section also will be lined with illuminated, mature trees. To reach Cane Island, take the new Cane Island Parkway exit off Interstate 10, head north on the parkway and take the temporary detour into the community. For more information and tours of The Estates at Cane Island, contact Beth Naef at beth@cirealtyTX.com or at 702-682-6529. To learn more about Cane Island and to sign up for e-mail updates from the community, go to www.CaneIsland.com. Also, follow the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTX and on Instagram and...
Read MoreCane Island Introduces Realtor Incentive Program For Remainder of 2016
KATY, TX (June 20, 2016) – Realtors can earn up to a $3,000 bonus with the sale of every new home in Cane Island, plus be automatically entered into an end-of-year drawing for a $10,000 gift card, as part of the all-new Katy master-planned community’s Realtor incentive program for 2016. Beginning July 1, Cane Island will award Realtors with a $1,000 bonus gift card for their first new home sale; $2,000 for their second new home sale; and $3,000 for every new home sale to follow in 2016. With the sale of their third new Cane Island home, Realtors will be automatically entered into an end-of-year drawing for a $10,000 grand prize. Plus, they will receive a bonus entry in the grand prize drawing for every additional new home sold in Cane Island during the year. New home sales must be contracted by December 31, 2016 to qualify. Realtors who have sold new homes in Cane Island from January 1 – June 30, 2016 will be automatically elevated to the appropriate incentive level. To register in the Cane Island Realtor incentive program, Realtors must simply attend a 30-minute tour of the community and its Amenity Village as led by Dan Naef, president of Rise Communities, developer of Cane Island. Bagels and Prizes Tours will be held Tuesday mornings starting at 9 a.m., Thursday Wine, Cheese and Prizes Tours will start at 4 p.m. Thirty-minute tours for entire sales offices can be scheduled separately. Both can be arranged by contacting Cane Island Lifestyle Director Olivia Montagna at Olivia@caneisland.com. After touring, Cane Island-certified Realtors will be listed on the community’s website along with their photos. “Featured” Realtors will receive additional exposure. To reach Cane Island from I-10, take the new Cane Island Parkway exit, head north on the parkway and follow the temporary detour to the community. Cane Island offers new homes from the $200’s to the millions, including those in gated sections and on cul-de-sac homesites from Coventry Homes, Toll Brothers, Ryland Homes, Shea Homes, David Weekley Homes, Perry Homes and Trendmaker Homes. It also offers a new custom home neighborhood, The Estates at Cane Island. For more information on Cane Island, its new homes and resort-style Amenity Village, go to www.CaneIsland.com. Also, follow the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTX and on Instagram and...
Read MoreThree New Model Homes Open in Highway 288 Meridiana Master-Planned Community
MANVEL/IOWA COLONY (June 6, 2016) – Three new model homes have opened in Meridiana as the Texas Highway 288 master-planned community of new homes completes the first elements of its resort-style Amenity Village in preparation for its first new residents. Shea Homes has opened a new, fully furnished model where the nation’s largest privately owned new home builder is presenting plans on 70-foot homesites from 2,975 – 4,411 square feet. Starting in the $380s, Shea’s single and two-story plans feature three, four and five-bedroom designs ideal for entertaining and active families. A fully furnished model by David Weekley Homes, its second Meridiana model, is now open where the Texas homebuilder is offering new homes from 1,720 – 2,557 square feet on 50-foot homesites. Starting in the $260s, these smartly designed, three and four-bedroom plans feature an owner’s retreat, open-concept family room and dining, gourmet kitchen and spacious secondary bedrooms. Perry Homes also has opened an all-new Meridiana model where it is showcasing new luxury homes on 55-foot homesites starting in the $270s. Plans from 2,187 – 2,997 square feet feature four bedrooms in both single and two-story elevations. A Perry Homes model for 70-foot homesites, starting in the $380s, is expected to open in the coming weeks. As Meridiana homebuilders open new models, progress also is being made at the community’s Amenity Village where its Welcome Center and spacious resort-style, fitness center with on-site personal trainer and dedicated children’s area, are now open. The remainder of the Amenity Village, a family pool with cabanas, lap pool, splash pad, amphitheater, café, fishing pier, glass-walled conservatory set over the water, Soleil’s Ambassador Yacht, Skymap, outdoor play area and 60-foot tall Meridian Tower, are all scheduled to be completed in July as part of Meridiana’s first phase. Also scheduled to open in July are the first of Meridiana’s outdoor learning labs, three engaging outdoor learning and discovery experiences for every stage of life, created in collaboration with educators from the Alvin Independent School District. The all-new on-site Meridiana Elementary School will open in August while the Meridiana/Texas Highway 288 interchange is scheduled for completion in October. Developed by Rise Communities, Meridiana is the newest master-planned community on Texas Highway 288 and the future Meridiana Parkway (now County Road 56) minutes south of the Texas Medical Center. Spanning 3,000 acres south of Highway 6, Meridiana also is minutes north of several major Brazoria County employers. For the latest information from Meridiana and its new homes, go to www.MeridianaTexas.com where individuals can sign up to receive e-mail updates from the community. Also, follow Meridiana at www.Facebook.com/MeridianaTexas and on Twitter and Instagram...
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