Meridiana, Iowa Colony Police Department Host Kids Safe Summer
MANVEL/IOWA COLONY (June 3, 2016) – The all-new Texas Highway 288 master-planned community of Meridiana will join the Iowa Colony Police Department to host this year’s Kids Safe Summer, a fun gathering for families to learn how to keep kids safe during the summer, on Saturday, June 18 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Come to Meridiana’s all-new Welcome Center where children can board a fire truck, wear a fire fighters jacket and try their hand working with life-saving equipment. Plus, every child will receive a free bicycle helmet. The event is free and open to the public. Meridiana is the newest master-planned community on Texas Highway 288 and County Road 56 (the future Meridiana Parkway), minutes south of Highway 6. While at the Kids Safe Summer event, parents and their children also can pick up safety tips from the Iowa Colony Police Department, Iowa Colony Volunteer Fire Department and Manvel EMS. For more information from Meridiana, its new luxury homes, resort-style Amenity Village and outdoor learning labs, go to www.MeridianaTexas.com. While at the website, 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...
Read MoreMeridiana University Opens With A+ Realtor Incentives
MANVEL, IOWA COLONY, TX (May 25, 2016) – Meridiana, the newest master-planned community on Texas Highway 288, has introduced a new incentive program in which Realtors can receive up to $2,000 with the sale of every new Meridiana home in 2016 while earning entries for an end-of-year grand prize drawing of a $10,000 gift card. Developed by Rise Communities, Meridiana is located at 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 Brazoria County employers. Realtors can register for Meridiana University, the community’s new sales incentive program, by visiting www.MeridianaTexas.com and clicking on Realtors at the bottom of the website. With the sale of their first new Meridiana home, Bachelors of Meridiana University will earn $500 and several other prizes. Meridiana University Masters will earn a $1,000 gift card with the sale of their second new Meridiana home while Doctorates earn a $2,000 gift card with their third Meridiana new home sale and for every subsequent new home sale through the end of 2016. Every new home sold by a Meridiana University Doctorate-level Realtor also will earn an entry into the end-of-year Grand Prize drawing for a $10,000 gift card. Plus, those who achieve either of the advanced degree levels are automatically entered into a weekly drawing for a night’s stay on Soleil’s luxury Ambassador’s yacht, meals included. Meridiana offers new homes by David Weekley Homes, Highland Homes, Perry Homes, Plantation Homes, Ryland Homes, Shea Homes, Taylor Morrison and Trendmaker Homes. Meridiana’s newly opened Welcome Center is open Monday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday, noon – 6 p.m. 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. 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...
Read MoreCooper Wade Headlines Month-Long Cane Island Summer Concert Series
KATY, TX (May 17, 2016) – The new Katy master-planned community of Cane Island will present its Summer Concert Series every Friday night in June on the shady lawn of the community’s Amenity Village where families can enjoy blues, jazz and classic rock, free kids activities and events in the Cane Island conservatory. Country music sensation Cooper Wade kicks off the concert series on June 3 followed by saxophonist and vocalist David Caceres (June 10), the zydeco and blues sounds of Bourbon Street (June 17), and the classic rock sounds of the Grateful Geezers (June 24). Each free concert starts at 7 p.m. with the Cane Island amenity lawn opening for activities at 6:30 p.m. The summer concert is open to the public. Lawn chairs are welcome. As part of each summer concert, guests can purchase tickets for wine tastings, “Bits and Bites” special culinary presentations and more inside the Cane Island conservatory. Snacks also will be available in the Cane Island outdoor café. 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 Cane Island. 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. Follow the community at www.Facebook.com/CaneIslandKatyTX and on Instagram and Twitter...
Read MoreRyland Homes Opens Second Model Home in Katy’s Cane Island
KATY, TX (May 6, 2016) – Ryland Homes has opened its second model home in the Katy master-planned community of Cane Island where the Texas homebuilder is offering plans on 50-foot homesites, including new homes available for immediate move in, starting in the $260’s. Ryland’s new Cane Island model is a two-story, three-bedroom, 2.5-bath plan featuring master down with vaulted ceiling, spacious family room with corner fireplace, formal study, game room and covered patio with optional formal dining, fourth bedroom and third bathroom. Eight other single and two-story 50-foot plans by Ryland Homes range from 2,086 – 2,800 square feet. Last summer, Ryland Homes opened its first Cane Island model where it showcases new homes on 60-foot homesites. Both models are open Monday – Saturday from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon – 6 p.m. With the opening of Ryland’s second Cane Island model, the community now features 14 fully furnished models open daily presenting the latest in new home designs suitable for any lifestyle and budget. Developed by Rise Communities, Cane Island features 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. The community also offers an all-new Amenity Village featuring a family pool with poolside cabanas, children’s water playground and adjacent splash pad, lap pool, two-story fitness center, yoga and cycling studio, a glass-walled conservatory for community events and poolside cafe. For directions to 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 Twitter...
Read MoreActivity in Meridiana Continues With Opening of New Model by David Weekley Homes
MANVEL/IOWA COLONY, TX (April 27, 2016) – The Texas Highway 288 master-planned community of Meridiana has opened another luxury model home, a comfortable retreat by David Weekley Homes where the award-winning homebuilder is offering new homes on spacious, 80-foot homesites. Meridiana’s newest fully furnished model is a four bedroom, 3.5-bath plan featuring owner’s retreat with spacious, resort-style bath and walk-in closet, open-concept family room with gourmet island kitchen and dining area, handsome study and three, spacious secondary bedrooms. Starting in the $410s, David Weekley’s single and two-story plans on 80-foot Meridiana homesites feature four and five-bedroom layouts from 2,869 – 4,106 square feet with classic exteriors, nostalgic front porches and a bonus room for a home theater, game room, homework area or hobby room. The longtime homebuilder also is opening a model home for its 50-foot Meridiana homesites. Developed by Rise Communities, Meridiana is the newest master-planned community south of the Texas Medical Center on Texas Highway 288 and the future Meridiana Parkway (now County Road 56) just south of Highway 6. The 3,000-acre community also is minutes north of several major Brazoria County employers. Meridiana offers new homes by David Weekley Homes, Highland Homes, Perry Homes, Plantation Homes, Ryland Homes, Shea Homes, Taylor Morrison and Trendmaker Homes. The community also will feature a sprawling Amenity Village, now under construction, with resort-style family pool, cabanas and nearby café, kids’ splash pad and an outdoor game area with giant chessboard, ping pong tables, washer toss and wide open spaces for play. A spacious fitness center rivaling the finest health clubs will offer an on-site personal trainer, spin bikes, free weights and exercise machines. The fitness center also will house lockers, showers and a kids’ playroom. The Amenity Village will be home to a glass-walled conservatory set over the water, ideal for receptions and special events, and a fully customized, 40-foot luxury Ambassador’s Yacht where Meridiana dog ambassador Soleil will invite residents to spend the night in honor of a birthday or special occasion. As part of the community’s unique education focus for every stage of life, the development team is working closely with faculty of the Alvin Independent School District to create engaging outdoor learning and discovery experiences, each with dedicated websites, as part of Meridiana’s first phase. Each experience will be designed to fit into the District’s curriculum for students from kindergarten through high school. Individuals can go to www.MeridianaTexas.com to sign up for e-mail updates on the latest news and information as the community is developed. Also, follow Meridiana at www.Facebook.com/MeridianaTexas and on Twitter and...
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