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A MAGAZINE FOR AND ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE COMMUNITY • www.REandY.com<br />
VOLUME<br />
TWENTY,<br />
NUMBER FIVE<br />
May 2013<br />
Always On The Corner<br />
The WCR’s, the GREAT Northwest Chapter<br />
The troops are ready to move out! (See page 14.)<br />
Summerwood Supper Club<br />
Renae Jackson/Coldwell Banker United (right),<br />
receives three $100 gift cards for her closings<br />
from Summerwood’s Eileen Bustamante and<br />
Jan McCleary (center). (See pages 4, 22 & 29.)<br />
Heritage Lodge at Towne Lake MCE Class<br />
Debbie Vervake/Towne Lake Welcome Home<br />
Center Representative; Nancy Phillips/Village<br />
Builders Heritage at Towne Lake. (See page 36.)<br />
22 Ivy Bend rendering<br />
This year’s American Society of Interior<br />
Designers Show Home Tour concludes in<br />
Riverstone May 27. Event-goers can tour<br />
Vista Fontana, a lakeside manor at 22 Ivy<br />
Bend, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays - Fridays,<br />
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5<br />
p.m. Sundays. The home will be open 10 a.m.<br />
to 3 p.m. Memorial Day, Monday, May 27.<br />
Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door<br />
and can be purchased at www.asidtgcc.org.<br />
(See pages 11 & 32.)<br />
Bob Jack Perry • 30, October 1932 -<br />
14, April 2013 • Jack Perry entered my<br />
life in the late 1950’s. Although I never<br />
met Mr. Perry, my older brother became<br />
his corporate pilot and his name was<br />
mentioned quite often in our home. So<br />
you see, Jack Perry has touched my life<br />
like he has millions of other Americans<br />
even though most of us had never met<br />
him. Once again, Jack Perry entered my<br />
life in 1993 when the company he founded<br />
in 1968, Perry Homes, started advertising<br />
in Real Estate and You magazine‚ which I<br />
worked for at the time, but now own. I<br />
continued to see his name associated<br />
with words like Patriot, America, Freedom,<br />
Vietnam Veterans and Future. He has<br />
given all of us a greater place to live,<br />
America is just a little bit better because<br />
of Jack Perry. May you rest in peace Mr.<br />
Perry. You will be missed.<br />
sincerely,<br />
Skip Bradley<br />
Real Estate & You Magazine<br />
Falls at Green Meadows<br />
Groundbreaking<br />
Christopher Gilbert, Randy<br />
Scott, Brian Gibson/<br />
Friendswood Development<br />
Land Manager; Ronnie Scott,<br />
Carol Adams, candidate for<br />
Mayor of Katy; Tim Fitzpatrick/Friendswood Development Community<br />
Development Manager; Ward Stanberry; Don Elder, Mayor of Katy. (See pages 16 & 20)<br />
Realtor Lobby Day 2013<br />
and<br />
HAR <strong>Montgomery</strong><br />
County Brunch<br />
see page 34<br />
Perry Homes Division President Chris Simmons<br />
presented Jean David/Keller Williams Signature<br />
with her Grand Prize, new iPad Mini. (See page 30.)<br />
(See page 33.)
Pinterest inspires décor in new Summerwood<br />
model home<br />
Long before<br />
Pinterest became<br />
popular, builders<br />
showcased the latest<br />
design trends in<br />
their decorated<br />
model homes. With<br />
the opening of<br />
Taylor Morrison’s<br />
Camden model<br />
home in<br />
Taylor Morrison’s new Camden model in Summerwood<br />
is filled with features inspired by Pinterest.<br />
Summerwood,<br />
Pinterest and a<br />
builder have now come together.<br />
Filled with trending color palettes, built-ins and technology<br />
inspired by Pinterest, the Camden is one of six decorated models<br />
now open in the new Model Home Village in<br />
Summerwood, a wooded community at the Sam Houston Tollway<br />
Northeast and W. Lake Houston Parkway.<br />
Located in the top-rated Humble ISD, Summerwood offers<br />
new homes priced from the $170’s to $400’’s.<br />
Pinterest-inspired features in this 3,792-square-foot model<br />
include a color scheme of soothing blues and greens. This palette<br />
complements the dark-stained cabinetry, another hot trend, and<br />
both blend with the tree-filled environment of Summerwood.<br />
A painted ceiling detail adds an unexpected design pop to the<br />
powder room, while a backsplash of tiny glass mosaic tile enhances<br />
a vanity in the master bath.<br />
A freestanding craft center provides a large work surface with<br />
knee space for sitting. Cubbyholes hold supplies and display finished<br />
creations.<br />
Technology features include the Smart Device charging station<br />
– an electrical outlet with extra USB lugs. Centrally located in the<br />
kitchen, this station can charge up to three smart devices at once<br />
and helps reduce clutter.<br />
Offering five bedrooms and 3.5 baths, the Camden has living<br />
areas including a two-story family room, formal living and dining<br />
rooms, and an upstairs gameroom and media room combination. A<br />
downstairs study is included, and there are options for a sixth bedroom<br />
or second master suite.<br />
A 1,500-acre master-planned community, Summerwood offers<br />
200 acres of recreational amenities including lakes, parks, trails<br />
and community centers.<br />
To visit, take U.S. 59 North to Sam Houston Tollway Northeast.<br />
Exit the tollway at W. Lake Houston Parkway and turn left into<br />
Summerwood, then follow the signs to the Model Home Village. Get<br />
more information at www.summerwoodtx.com/new.<br />
Summerwood hosts Realtors at<br />
Summerwood Supper Club<br />
Four times a year,<br />
Summerwood holds the<br />
Summerwood Supper Club to<br />
thank Realtors who have had<br />
new-home sales in the wooded<br />
Humble ISD community in<br />
the previous quarter. The most<br />
recent Supper Club was held at<br />
Morton’s The Steakhouse in<br />
the Gallleria in late April to<br />
thank Realtors with sales in the<br />
first quarter of 2013.<br />
Each Supper Club is<br />
themed around one of the<br />
travel destinations that will be<br />
awarded at the annual<br />
Summerwood Realtor<br />
(Continued on page 22.)<br />
Cindy Marchesani/Coldwell Banker<br />
United, Realtors, receives a London<br />
gift basket from Summerwood’s<br />
Eileen Bustamante.<br />
4 May 2013
5
Fedrick Harris Estates Model Now Open by<br />
Newmark Homes<br />
Newmark Homes’ newest collection of Fedrick Harris<br />
Estates Homes, The Royal Villa Series is featured in<br />
Waterside at Riverstone. Waterside is an exclusive enclave of 18<br />
waterfront and parkside home sites. The lots average is 100’<br />
wide. Located conveniently off of LBJ Parkway, Fedrick Harris is<br />
the exclusive builder and is offering plans ranging from 3,600 sq<br />
ft to well over 6,000 sq ft. These are custom homes with a<br />
Mediterranean exterior feel with beautiful tile roofs.<br />
With over half the home sites sold currently limited opportunities<br />
remain! www.newmarkhomes.com<br />
Call Anne today for pricing and lot availability, 713-898-<br />
5989 Email: aechols@newmarkhomes.com<br />
5006<br />
Water<br />
View<br />
Newmark Homes introduces their 5th<br />
product line in Pine Mill Ranch<br />
Currently building in the 45’, 55’, 70’ and 80’ sections in<br />
the beautiful community in Katy, Pine Mill Ranch,<br />
Newmark Homes launches their 5th product offering in<br />
the 60’ section.<br />
Building on their past success in Pine Mill Ranch,<br />
Newmark has opened a new section. The 60’ section offers<br />
cul-de-sac lots and green<br />
spaces for new homebuyers.<br />
With the Model NOW<br />
Open stop by and tour the<br />
exciting Windsor plan.<br />
This popular plan was<br />
chosen for Newmark’s new<br />
model due to its open floor<br />
plan concept. With a large<br />
gourmet open kitchen and<br />
planning/homework station<br />
5030 Water View<br />
5039<br />
Water<br />
View<br />
For the Sixth<br />
Consecutive Year<br />
Texas RE/MAX<br />
Agents & Offices<br />
Honored<br />
In an unprecedented<br />
display of generosity and compassion for helping seriously<br />
ill and injured children, the Texas RE/MAX Region once again<br />
was awarded the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals’<br />
highest annual honor for their real estate partner, illustrating<br />
for the 6th consecutive time that hearts are bigger in Texas.<br />
With total statewide contributions from RE/MAX office<br />
and agent donations totaling a whopping $656,094 for 2012,<br />
Texas agents also had the distinction of winning the highest<br />
per-agent donation among all RE/MAX regions in North<br />
America.<br />
“Our agents have again demonstrated their selflessness<br />
and concern for our communities’ children, and have made support<br />
of this very deserving cause a part of their daily lives,”<br />
said RE/MAX of Texas’ former CEO Richard Filip, who<br />
wrote a personal check to the charity for $15,700 in<br />
matching the 157 ‘Miracle Offices’ in the Texas Region.<br />
located off the kitchen has<br />
shown mass appeal to<br />
young families. The large<br />
media room and gameroom<br />
upstairs is open<br />
with a flow of natural<br />
light. This optional 5 bedroom<br />
home is perfect for<br />
the growing family.<br />
www.newmarkhomes.com<br />
Eneida Adrianza<br />
Paints the Town Red<br />
with Newmark Homes<br />
Congratulations to RE/MAX<br />
Grand’s Eneida Adrianza! Enedia<br />
was chosen as Newmark’s first quarter<br />
winner for their Paint the Town<br />
Red Realtor Program. Eneida<br />
enjoyed a romantic dinner at Vic &<br />
Anthony’s Steakhouse and a night<br />
under the stars as she and 3 of<br />
her friends enjoyed premium<br />
seating while watching the<br />
Houston Astros tickets! To complete her<br />
night on the town, Newmark provided a luxury nights stay at<br />
a boutique hotel.<br />
Maybe needing<br />
to lend some help<br />
to the Astros,<br />
Eneida is one of<br />
Newmark Homes<br />
top producers!<br />
With more than 3<br />
sales this year<br />
already with<br />
Newmark, she is<br />
our Queen of the<br />
Diamond! To find out more about Newmark Homes’ Paint the<br />
Town Red Realtor program contact Marketing Director, Melissa<br />
Guerra; mguerra@newmarkhomes.com<br />
www.newmarkhomes.com<br />
6 To advertise call 281-372-6865 May 2013
Toll Brothers opens new model at Towne Lake<br />
Towne Lake, Caldwell Companies’ northwest Houston community<br />
connected by water, announced today that Toll Brothers has<br />
opened its first model home in the community. The nationally<br />
acclaimed builder offers homes in Towne Lake starting in the upper<br />
$400s.<br />
Toll Brothers builds high-quality, single-family homes with customizable<br />
floor plans and finishes that allow buyers to make their<br />
homes unique. Special features include multiple exterior elevation<br />
options, downstairs guest suites, two staircases and three- and fourcar<br />
garages.<br />
“We welcome Toll Brothers and are excited to showcase their<br />
beautiful homes in Towne Lake,” said Peter Barnhart, development<br />
partner of Caldwell Companies. “Toll Brothers’ design<br />
style complements our community’s aesthetic well. Their homes<br />
have many unique and useful features that are sure to please<br />
future residents.”<br />
Toll Brothers builds exclusively in Vista Shores, Towne<br />
Lake’s newest section featuring large home sites, more than<br />
half of which are located directly on the water. Residents of<br />
Vista Shores can take advantage of the community’s park and<br />
dock, with easy access to Towne Lake’s 300-acre recreational lake.<br />
Future Towne Lake amenities include an amphitheater, marina and<br />
boardwalk with retail stores and restaurants.<br />
“We are very pleased with the success Toll Brothers has experienced<br />
at Towne Lake,” said Karl Mistry, Houston division president<br />
of Toll Brothers. “We’ve sold homes in the community at a<br />
quick pace since last fall, and look forward to watching Vista<br />
Shores grow.”<br />
The Toll Brothers model home is located at 10319<br />
Coronado Ridge Court and is open daily to the public. For more<br />
information on Towne Lake, call 281-256-2772 or visit<br />
TowneLakeTexas.com. Towne Lake is an award-winning, master-planned<br />
community located in the Cypress-Fairbanks area<br />
of northwest Houston, Texas. At the finish of construction,<br />
the community will cover 2,400 acres and feature a 300-acre<br />
recreational lake, boardwalk, marina, amphitheater, Kroger grocery<br />
store, medical services, waterfront mixed-use development featuring<br />
Class A office space, and lakeside living. In 2012, the<br />
Greater Houston Builders Association named Towne Lake<br />
the Master Planned Community of the year. Caldwell<br />
Companies began development of Towne Lake in 2006. Towne Lake<br />
promotes an outdoor lifestyle with features such as picturesque<br />
views, an extensive park and trail system, beautiful landscaping,<br />
and Texas Hill Country charm.<br />
Homebuilders include Coventry Homes, David Weekley<br />
Homes, Frontier Custom Homes, Goshy Homes, Highland<br />
Homes, Jaeger Homes, Jamestown Estate Homes, Mike<br />
Harrison Custom Homes, Morning Star Builders, Newmark<br />
Homes Houston, Plantation Homes, Princeton Classic<br />
Homes, Ryland Homes, Trendmaker Homes, Toll Brothers,<br />
Inc., Village Builders, and Westin Homes.<br />
Towne Lake is located in Harris County, Texas, and is zoned to<br />
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. Visit Towne Lake online at<br />
www.TowneLakeTexas.com, or on Facebook and Twitter.<br />
May 2013 www.reandy.com 7
Ashton Woods Readies Homes in<br />
Amenity-Rich Lakes of Bella Terra<br />
Acclaimed schools, plentiful amenities and move-in ready<br />
homes are Ashton Woods’ perfect recipe for a happy new home<br />
buyer in the Lakes of Bella Terra.<br />
Ashton Woods has two versions of the popular<br />
Addison plan ready now in the Richmond community,<br />
with several other designs slated for completion in June.<br />
The Addison plan at 11406 Via Verdone is a 1.5-story<br />
home with three bedrooms, 3.5 baths and an upstairs game<br />
room. The kitchen and family room combine to create an expansive<br />
space for everyday living and an eating bar defines the two<br />
spaces. The 2,619-square-foot home, which backs to green space,<br />
is priced in the $250’s.<br />
Ashton Woods has move-in ready homes in Lakes of Bella<br />
Terra, a Richmond community served by the Lamar<br />
Consolidated ISD. Ashton Woods builds six designs in the community,<br />
with base pricing from the $230’s. Pictured is Ashton<br />
Woods’ Chapman model home in Lakes of Bella Terra.<br />
Ashton Woods has completed a one-story Addison design<br />
at 11523 Carisio Court. The 2,215-square-foot home has hardwood<br />
floors in the dining room and ceramic tile throughout the<br />
other living areas. Each of the bathroom features granite countertops<br />
and the kitchen has upgraded cabinetry. The three-bedroom,<br />
2.5-bath home is priced in the $240’s.<br />
Under construction is a replica of Ashton Woods’<br />
model in the community, the Chapman design. Located at<br />
11602 Carisio Court, the home has four bedrooms and 3.5 baths<br />
within 2,954 square feet. A focal point of the home is the kitchen<br />
island, which divides the kitchen and family room. The home is<br />
priced in the low $300’s.<br />
Also expected to be complete in June is Ashton Woods’<br />
Bristol design at 11515 Carisio Court. The 2,901-square-foot<br />
home features four bedrooms and three full baths, with one bedroom<br />
and bath configured as a guest suite suite. The home is<br />
priced in the $280’s.<br />
All four homes are within walking distance of Hubenak<br />
Elementary, one of four schools in the highly regarded Lamar<br />
Consolidated ISD that serve students in the Lakes of Bella<br />
Terra. Lamar boasts a student-to-teacher ratio of just 16 to 1,<br />
and teachers at the district’s 36 campuses have an average of 11<br />
years experience. Nearly 20 percent hold advanced degrees.<br />
Other schools serving Lakes of Bella Terra are Wertheimer<br />
Middle School, Briscoe Junior High School and Foster High<br />
School, all of which are located in a multi-school campus about<br />
five minutes from Lakes of Bella Terra.<br />
Lakes of Bella residents enjoy a wealth of amenities, including<br />
a junior Olympic pool that is open year-round, a water playground,<br />
sand volleyball court, fitness center, two dog parks,<br />
catch-and-release fishing and numerous walking trails. Coming<br />
next year are The Shops at Bella Terra, which will offer an<br />
array of retail and dining choices.<br />
For more information, visit www.ashtonwoods.com.<br />
8 To advertise call 281-372-6865 May 2013
February 2013 9
Perry Homes to Build Model Home in Spring Community of Harmony<br />
Perry Homes has commenced construction on its new model<br />
home in Harmony as the award-winning builder makes plans<br />
to offer homes in the Spring, Texas master-planned community<br />
from the $260s with<br />
designs ranging<br />
from 2,500-3,800<br />
square feet.<br />
The Perry Homes<br />
model presents an<br />
ideal design for<br />
today’s family: a<br />
spacious living room<br />
at the entry, a gourmet<br />
kitchen featuring<br />
an island with<br />
built-in seating and<br />
granite countertops,<br />
a wonderful master bedroom with a 12-foot gabled ceiling, an<br />
open family room with a cast stone fireplace, an elegant dining<br />
room with hardwood floors and a private library with French<br />
doors. The Perry Homes model in Harmony will be completed<br />
this summer.<br />
Harmony, a premier 1,000-acre north Houston community,<br />
is the newest master-planned community by The<br />
Johnson Development Corp., a Houston-based, awardwinning<br />
residential development company.<br />
Located near the intersection of Rayford Road and Riley<br />
Fuzzell Road, just two miles east of the Hardy Toll Road,<br />
Harmony offers families homes from award-winning builders<br />
nestled near the Spring Creek Greenway, a pristine area of<br />
12,000 acres of forested nature preserve ideal for hiking, biking,<br />
canoeing and other outdoor recreation.<br />
Perry Homes joins Highland Homes, Westin Homes,<br />
First Texas Homes and Castlerock in Harmony while<br />
Darling Homes is expected to open its model later in the<br />
year.<br />
Two other additions coming to Harmony include a new<br />
aquatics complex to open this summer with a resort-style pool,<br />
splash pad with pop fountains, covered pavilion and playground.<br />
In addition, two sections of Harmony, Harmony Creek and<br />
Harmony Forest, soon will become private, gated neighborhoods.<br />
To learn more about life in Harmony, visit www.harmonytx.com<br />
and like the community at<br />
facebook.com/HarmonyHoustonTexas.<br />
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary<br />
Greene welcomes Realtor Angela Chavez to the<br />
Cy-Fair sales team. As a military wife and active member<br />
of area veterans groups, Chavez offers her personal<br />
insight and expert knowledge of VA programs<br />
to veterans and their families looking to<br />
buy or sell their home. In addition, Chavez has over<br />
20 years of sales experience, including an extensive<br />
background in finance and customer service.<br />
“Angela is a leader with a strong work ethic and a true dedication to<br />
exemplary service,” said Richard Guderyon, manager of the Better Homes<br />
and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene Cy-Fair office.<br />
“I have had many experiences – good and bad - with Realtors in the<br />
past. My husband was in the military, and we moved every two to three years<br />
prior to his retirement. That is why I am driven to ensure that every potential<br />
client has the best experience,” says Chavez. “It’s about more than finding<br />
a house – it’s about finding a place to call home.” Chavez will be assisting customers<br />
with their real estate needs on the Northwest side, including the<br />
Bridgeland, Blackhorse Ranch and Towne Lake subdivisions. Chavez<br />
can be reached via email at Angela.Chavez@garygreene.com.<br />
For more information about Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate<br />
Gary Greene, visit www.GaryGreene.com.
11
Mischer First Quarter Winner’s Circle Top Producers Announced<br />
Mischer Vice President Randy<br />
Corson presented Walston and Wagle with<br />
their $5,000 bonuses. The Top Producer for<br />
each quarter of 2013 will earn a $5,000<br />
bonus and the 2013 Annual Top Producer<br />
will receive $15,000.<br />
“We really appreciate Realtor support and<br />
participation in our community,” said Corson.<br />
In addition to the Top Producer<br />
Awards in both Cypress Creek Lakes and<br />
RiverPark West, any agent who sells a<br />
home in either community becomes a<br />
member of the Mischer Winner’s Circle<br />
and is invited to the company’s annual awards<br />
dinner, where thousands of dollars are awarded<br />
to winners.<br />
Katy Walston/Keller Williams is<br />
Cypress Creek Lakes Top Producer<br />
for the First Quarter of 2013,<br />
Mischer Winner’s Circle.<br />
Ravi Wagle/Keller Williams<br />
Southwest is the RiverPark West Top<br />
Producer for the First Quarter of<br />
2013, Mischer Winner’s Circle.<br />
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate<br />
Gary Greene announced the addition of Realtor<br />
Teri Alvarez to its Cy-Fair office. Alvarez brings<br />
extensive experience and<br />
knowledge of banking, including<br />
residential and commercial<br />
mortgages, to her new position.<br />
“Teri’s vibrant personality<br />
and years of experience<br />
working in the mortgage<br />
industry will be a tremendous<br />
asset for her clients,” said Richard Guderyon,<br />
manager of the Better Homes and Gardens<br />
Real Estate Gary Greene Cy-Fair office.<br />
Fluent in Spanish and English, Alvarez enjoys<br />
working with people and helping them find their<br />
ideal home. She can often be found touring model<br />
homes to stay on top of the latest trends in design,<br />
building and floor plans.<br />
For Alvarez, the positive experiences that her<br />
family members had with Better Homes and<br />
Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene played a deciding<br />
factor in her joining the company.<br />
“My sister sold her home with Better Homes<br />
and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene, and I was<br />
truly impressed with the steps that her Realtor took<br />
to sell her home. I later recommended them to my<br />
brother who had an excellent experience buying a<br />
home,” said Alvarez.<br />
Alvarez can be reached via email at<br />
teri.alvarez@garygreene.com. For more information<br />
about Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate<br />
Gary Greene, visit www.GaryGreene.com.<br />
38 Acreage Homesites Opening this<br />
Summer in Fulbrook<br />
Simple luxury defines the estate community of<br />
Fulbrook with its distinctive custom homes, wide<br />
open space and natural beauty of Texas. This 1,036-<br />
acre community is complimented by over 200 acres of<br />
open spaces, majestic oaks and century old pecan trees.<br />
Fulbrook will offer 38 new homesites this summer<br />
that are 1 acre and larger: 19 open space sites, 8<br />
Oxbow Lake sites and 11 Brazos River sites.<br />
Visit the Welcome Center at 5530 Fulbrook Green,<br />
Fulshear, TX 77441 to begin a tour Monday - Friday 10 -<br />
6, Saturday 11 - 6, Sunday 12 - 6. Contact Gayle Bowen<br />
at (281)346-0027 office or (713)822-4539 cell.<br />
More information at www.fulbrookhomes.com<br />
12 To advertise call 281-372-6865 May 2013
J. Patrick Homes grand opens<br />
Barrington Kingwood model<br />
Now that the crowds are gone after the highly successful<br />
Realtor and public grand openings for J. Patrick Homes’ beautiful<br />
new model in Barrington Kingwood, now is the perfect time to tour<br />
this model and discover one of the final opportunities to sell a<br />
new home in Kingwood.<br />
With breathtaking golf course views, J. Patrick’s<br />
Nottingham model showcases the stunning home designs and<br />
unparalleled lifestyle offered in Barrington Kingwood.<br />
Limited to just 200 homesites, this gate-guarded community<br />
is surrounded by the breathtaking Lakes Course of the<br />
renowned Kingwood Country Club. Amenities include the<br />
Manor House, a private 18,000-square-foot community center, along<br />
with interior green spaces.<br />
Offering golf course views and outdoor living areas, J. Patrick<br />
Homes’ new model is now open in Barrington Kingwood.<br />
Barrington Kingwood is literally across the street from baseball<br />
and soccer fields, horse stables, Lake Houston and parks.<br />
Conveniences including Starbucks, Carrabba’s Italian Grille are a<br />
quick bike ride away on the greenbelt trails.<br />
J. Patrick now offers luxurious homes priced from the $400’s on<br />
estate-sized homesites in Barrington Kingwood.<br />
Just a few highlights of the new 4,601-square-foot<br />
Nottingham model include:<br />
• A master suite with a sitting area and a fireplace. Golf course<br />
views make this a truly special retreat.<br />
• A large covered back patio with a fireplace, a summer kitchen<br />
and a bar. Golf course views are offered from an upstairs balcony.<br />
• A large gourmet kitchen with a dramatic island shaped like a<br />
grand piano.<br />
• A private study with a cross-bar detailed coffered ceiling.<br />
• A large upstairs entertainment area with a gameroom and a<br />
media room with stadium-style seating.<br />
• A three-car garage.<br />
Realtors can view plans and pricing at jpatrickhomes.com, or<br />
call sales professional Angela Johnston at 281-852-2050.<br />
Throughout 2013, Realtors selling new homes in Barrington<br />
Kingwood and all other J. Patrick Homes communities will earn<br />
rewards in the popular “Full House” program. These include a<br />
$2,500 BTSA for every sale after the first sale, and every<br />
sale earns the agent an entry into the grand prize drawing<br />
for a trip to Monte Carlo.<br />
The WCR’s The GREAT<br />
Northwest Chapter Meeting<br />
Barbara Locke/<br />
Town Lake and Dawn<br />
Pickett/Old Republic<br />
Home Warranty.<br />
May 2013 13
Brighton Homes Pre-Selling NOW in Twin<br />
Villas at Red Bluff!<br />
Brighton Homes is now<br />
building in Twin Villas at Red<br />
Bluff! This NEW Deer Park<br />
community, located off Red<br />
Bluff and Spencer Hwy will<br />
offer six new townhome<br />
designs with 3, 4 and 5 bedrooms<br />
and low monthly<br />
payments. These 1,700 to<br />
2,100 sq. ft. 2-story homes will<br />
feature a 2-car attached<br />
garage, formal dining, gameroom,<br />
powder room, and rear patio in each home design. Pricing<br />
will start in the $130’s. Construction will be starting soon<br />
on two new Models and several inventory homes, in this<br />
Deer Park ISD community.<br />
Visit the Brighton Model Home in The Enclave at<br />
East Meadows today for more information on Pre-Grand<br />
Opening Incentives.<br />
For more information on the community, inventory homes<br />
and special incentives, please visit the Brighton Homes office<br />
located in The Enclave at East Meadows, 4910 East Meadow Dr.,<br />
Deer Park 77536. You can also contact Guissell Saenz-Lee,<br />
Sales Consultant, at 281/479-3870 / gsaenz-lee@khov.com for<br />
more information on Twin Villas at Red Bluff. To learn more<br />
about Brighton Homes and the Houston area communities,<br />
please visit www.BrightonHomes.com. (See ad next page.)<br />
Friendswood Development Company held a<br />
Realtor Open House "Tax Break" "Stress Relief"<br />
Event at Lakemont<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development Company<br />
held a Realtor Open<br />
House "Tax Break"<br />
"Stress Relief" Event at<br />
Lakemont. Lakemont is a<br />
Katy and Richmond<br />
Master Planned<br />
Community located off of<br />
Westpark Tollway and<br />
Mason Road.<br />
Debbie Mier/Lakemont<br />
Shores Sales<br />
Consultant; Doris<br />
Smith, hostess with<br />
Lakemont Shores.<br />
Jim Zwernemann/<br />
Lennar Homes;<br />
Ron Buonomo,<br />
home buyer.<br />
The WCR’s, the GREAT Northwest Chapter<br />
This was the Annual Golf<br />
Tournament for the Chapter<br />
having much success. This year<br />
the venue was Augusta Pines<br />
Golf Club with 30+ teams in<br />
play. It was a beautiful day and<br />
fun was had by all that took part<br />
in this great event.<br />
The GREAT Northwest<br />
Chapter meets every third<br />
Thursday at The Champions<br />
Country Club. For information<br />
on membership go to our website<br />
at www.WCRHouston1960.org<br />
Debbie Charbonneau/Old Republic<br />
Title and Dawn Pickett/Old Republic<br />
Home Warranty were on one of the beverage<br />
cart teams.<br />
Louise Florence/<br />
Lennar Homes;<br />
Dee Johnson/<br />
Realm Real<br />
Estate; Scott<br />
Wells, Magician<br />
Ed and Ryan<br />
Sulit, Hans<br />
Christian Realty<br />
and Associates;<br />
Debbie Mier/<br />
Lakemont Shores.<br />
Becky Hill with RE/MAX NW<br />
Cookie Long/Allied Home<br />
Warranty and Sandra<br />
Stevenson/One Guard<br />
Home Warranties.<br />
The Co-Chairs Debbie Barr<br />
and Thelma Marsh worked<br />
hard to put on a great event<br />
for the Great Northwest<br />
Chapter.<br />
Weichert, Realtors ® - Wayne Murray Properties has announced<br />
that Realtor Johnnie Thompson, CNE, a part-time member of the<br />
sales team at the company’s Houston office for the past<br />
three years, is now a full-time committed representative<br />
of area homebuyers and sellers. She serves<br />
clients throughout the greater Houston area with a<br />
focus on Westbury and Parkwest.<br />
Thompson is a member of the Houston<br />
Association of Realtors (HAR), Texas Association of<br />
Realtors (TAR), and National Association of Realtors<br />
(NAR) and a resident of Houston. Among her sales<br />
credentials is the CNE (Certified Negotiations<br />
Expert), awarded by the Real Estate Negotiation Institute.<br />
Thompson earned a bachelor’s degree in bilingual education<br />
(English/Spanish) from Sam Houston State University, which she put to<br />
use in the teaching field. She also holds a master’s degree in administration/<br />
supervision (MED) from the University of Houston.<br />
Outside of real estate, the former educator is involved with her<br />
church and “favorite charities,” which are St. Jude’s, Feed the Children, the<br />
American Red Cross and anything related to animals.<br />
14 May 2013
Heritage Lodge at Towne Lake MCE Class in April<br />
Dowanna Baker/<br />
Imagine Realty International;<br />
Angela<br />
Elliot/ Champions<br />
Real Estate Group;<br />
Sam Gilliam/Heritage<br />
Texas Properties;<br />
Hector Rodriguez/<br />
Real Estate.<br />
(More pictures on page 36.)<br />
Maria Chao/Chao fine<br />
Jewelry; Gina Woerner/<br />
Prudential Gary Greene<br />
Realtors; Rosario<br />
Romero/Champions Real<br />
Estate Group; Helen<br />
Hoffman, Owner, Real<br />
Success; Edgar<br />
Rodriguez/CIMA Realty.<br />
Riverstone ASID Tour, Builder Debut<br />
The tour continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays, 10<br />
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through May 26. The<br />
home also will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Memorial Day, May 27. Admission is<br />
$12 in advance or $15 at the door. (See pages 11 & 32)<br />
RE&Y MAGAZINE ON THE INTERNET<br />
www.reandy.com<br />
The Falls at Green Meadows continues...<br />
Meritage Homes and Lennar will feature homes on 70-<br />
foot wide home sites and will build new models that are tentatively<br />
scheduled to open in July. Temporary sales offices will<br />
open in the community in May. Village Builders will join the<br />
community next summer and will offer homes on 70-foot home<br />
sites.<br />
Lunch at Los Cucos,<br />
Katy, Texas. Katy<br />
Council Members,<br />
Chamber of Commerce<br />
Members, Friendswood<br />
Development<br />
Company and<br />
Realtors.<br />
Located directly across the street from the Katy<br />
City Park, Falls at Green Meadows will offer lakes,<br />
abundant green space and a recreation center that will<br />
feature a resort style pool, meeting room, restrooms,<br />
outdoor covered sitting areas and a playground.<br />
Location, highly regarded schools and scenic surrounds<br />
were all key factors in the developer’s decision to purchase the<br />
property, according to Tim Fitzpatrick, Community<br />
Development Manager for Friendswood Development<br />
Company.<br />
Christine<br />
Draughn/Marketing<br />
Director North,<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development Company;<br />
Lisa Zapalac/Zapalac<br />
PR, Friendswood<br />
Development Company;<br />
Michelle Shepherd/<br />
Meritage Homes Director of Sales; Amer Syed/Meritage Homes<br />
Sales Manager<br />
“Residents will<br />
have easy access to I-10<br />
as well as a number of<br />
great recreational facilities<br />
in the immediate<br />
area,” he said. “And,<br />
Falls at Green Meadows<br />
is zoned to outstanding<br />
schools in the Katy<br />
ISD.” Children will<br />
attend Katy Elementary, Katy Junior High and Katy High<br />
schools.<br />
For more information on Falls at Green Meadows and<br />
Friendswood Development Company, visit<br />
www.FriendswoodDevelopmment.com.<br />
Tim Fitzpatrick; Julie Ricarte/Texas Legacy Real Estate; Rene<br />
Walker Sanchez/Texas Legacy Real Estate; Denise Crawford/<br />
Realm Real Estate Professionals.<br />
(starts on page 20.)<br />
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17
18 May 2013
May 2013 19
Perry Homes Named Exclusive Builder<br />
for 163 Home Sites<br />
Firethorne Breaks Ground on First-Ever Gated Section<br />
Firethorne, a<br />
1,400-acre master-planned<br />
community<br />
in Katy/<br />
Fulshear, broke<br />
ground on its<br />
first-ever gated<br />
section, a<br />
secluded neighborhood<br />
to be<br />
built exclusively<br />
by Perry<br />
Homes. Located just east of FM 1463, the expansion comprises 80<br />
acres within Firethorne and will be developed in two phases.<br />
There will be 163 homes upon completion.<br />
“We’re addressing the market’s strong demand for homes geared<br />
to empty-nesters and young professionals looking for new homes in<br />
Katy/West Houston. They desire a gated community environment<br />
with homes in the size and price-range of a patio home versus a larger<br />
custom home you’d find in most gated communities,” said<br />
Firethorne General Manager Wayne Meyer. “A gated section<br />
such as this means reduced traffic and more seclusion for single<br />
homeowners, young marrieds and couples who are down-sizing.”<br />
Meyer says he had conversations with several builders about<br />
Firethorne’s gated section, but Perry Homes “jumped quick to do the<br />
whole deal.”<br />
Perry Homes will build one- and two-story homes on 60- by 130-<br />
foot lots. Their flagship is a one-story, four-bedroom, three-bath brick<br />
and stone model set to open this week. The Perry model, located at<br />
27947 Colonial Point Drive in Model Park II, will be on Firethorne’s<br />
upcoming Taste of Texas Model Home Tour May 4-10.<br />
Firethorne’s new gated section will feature a two-acre lake surrounded<br />
by nature/walking trails, a mail kiosk and a playground.<br />
Phase I will be composed of 67 homes, with 96 homes planned<br />
for Phase II. Home prices start in the $290’s. Homeowners in the<br />
gated community have full access to all Firethorne amenities.<br />
Firethorne has sold 147 new homes to date in 2013 and 1,777<br />
homes since its inception in mid-2005. Last year marked a recordbreaking<br />
year with 280 new homes sold.<br />
Ashton Woods Homes, Coventry Homes, Highland Homes,<br />
M/I Homes and Plantation Homes complete the Firethorne<br />
builder team.<br />
Firethorne blends the best nature has to offer: 150 acres<br />
devoted to parks and recreational amenities, a 12-acre lake with surrounding<br />
greenbelt, hike/bike trails, parks and playgrounds, tennis<br />
courts, Fitness Center, Community Center, resort-style swimming<br />
pool, Swim Center with regulation lap pool, discovery-rich wildlife<br />
observation area and a natural bird habitat. Served by highly<br />
acclaimed schools in Katy I.S.D. and Lamar Consolidated I.S.D.<br />
Firethorne combines the vibrancy of West Houston with the smalltown<br />
charm of Katy/Fulshear. It is located near the crossroads of I-10<br />
West and FM 1463, 10 and 15 miles west, respectively, of the Texas<br />
Medical Center-West Campus and Houston’s Energy Corridor.<br />
http://www.firethorne.info or call 281-693-1010 or to visit<br />
Firethorne, take I-10 West and exit Pin Oak to FM 1463. (Ad page 19.)<br />
Wildwood At Northpointe,<br />
Friendswood Dev. Co.’s<br />
Master Planned<br />
Community in Tomball<br />
Jo Ann Morgan/Texas Home<br />
Group and Parmer Morgan<br />
speak with Tim Fitzpatrick/<br />
Friendswood Development<br />
Company about future plans<br />
for Wildwood At Northpointe.<br />
(See page 35.)<br />
Friendswood Development Company, Katy<br />
Chamber Officially Open New Community, The<br />
Falls at Green Meadows<br />
Friendswood Development Company representatives, members of the Katy Area<br />
Chamber of Commerce, Katy City officials and local Realtors are pictured at<br />
the entry of Falls at Green Meadows, the newest community by Friendswood<br />
Development Company and the site of the former Green Meadows Golf Course.<br />
Friendswood Development Company and the Katy Area<br />
Chamber of Commerce celebrated the opening of the<br />
new Falls at Green Meadow with a ribbon cutting ceremony<br />
just inside of the community’s new entrance along Stanberry<br />
Boulevard. The 242-acre property is the location of the former<br />
Green Meadows Golf Course.<br />
Representatives from Friendswood Development Company, the<br />
Katy Chamber of Commerce, city officials and local real estate<br />
agents were on hand at the official ribbon cutting ceremony -<br />
among them were former Katy Mayor Ward Stanberry, and current<br />
Katy Mayor Don Elder, Jr. The event was followed by a<br />
lunch at Los Cucos.<br />
Located at Avenue D<br />
and Franz Road across from<br />
the Katy City Park, the Falls<br />
at Green Meadows is located<br />
in the City of Katy in<br />
Harris County and will offer<br />
new homes priced from the<br />
$280’s to the $400’s and<br />
approximately 450 home<br />
sites.<br />
Christine Draughn and Tim<br />
Fitzpatrick (above)<br />
Jim Zwernemann/Lennar<br />
New Home Consultant and<br />
Brian Gibson/Friendswood<br />
Development Land Manager.<br />
Dorothy Scott,<br />
Ward Stanberry,<br />
Rita Scott and<br />
Tim Fttzpatrick.<br />
(Continues on page 16)<br />
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May 2013 21
Summerwood Supper Club continued...<br />
Appreciation Luncheon in early 2014.<br />
The theme for this Supper Club was Beverly Hills. Realtors also<br />
received a $100 American Express gift card for each new-home<br />
closing in Summerwood during the quarter.<br />
Jared Lyons/Red Door Realty, with<br />
Summerwood’s Eileen<br />
Bustamante, who presented him<br />
with a Cabo San Lucas gift basket<br />
Lisa Howard, RE/MAX Space Center,<br />
left, accepts a Beverly Hills gift basket<br />
from Summerwood’s Eileen<br />
Bustamante. A Pandora bracelet<br />
was a highlight of the basket.<br />
Monique and Devon<br />
Jackson, Red Door<br />
Realty<br />
Lisa and Laddie<br />
Howard,<br />
RE/MAX Space<br />
Center<br />
Jared and Christy Lyons, Red<br />
Door Realty, enjoy the Supper Club<br />
(1 more picture on page 29.)<br />
Renae and Lonnie Jackson,<br />
Coldwell Banker United (Renae is<br />
on the cover, too!)<br />
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23
Toll Brothers is Growing All Around West Houston<br />
This summer, Toll Brothers is excited to be offering a collection<br />
of magnificent homes in three Katy communities.<br />
Realtors are encouraged to visit Ironwood Estates and Sycamore<br />
Meadow at Cinco Ranch, and our latest development, The<br />
Reserve at Katy.<br />
Conveniently located off FM 1463 and Cinco Trace Boulevard,<br />
Ironwood Estates is a gated enclave of luxurious homes on<br />
some of the largest home sites in Cinco Ranch. Among the<br />
diverse amenities that Katy’s flagship master planned community<br />
has to offer, Ironwood Estates is across the street from the newest<br />
recreation center and offers your clients beautiful homes on waterfront<br />
home sites. Priced from the upper $500’s and ranging from<br />
3,500 to 5,300 square feet, these homes include Jenn-Air ® stainless<br />
steel appliances, cedar garage doors, Kohler ® plumbing fixtures and<br />
more. Additionally, the community is served by the highly acclaimed<br />
Katy Independent School District and zoned to the wellrenowned<br />
Katy High School. For more information, contact<br />
Catherine Bernaeyge at (281) 394-7680.<br />
Princeton Classic Homes Sponsors Cy-Fest 2013!<br />
Princeton Classic Homes is excited to announce that it partnered<br />
with the Arcadian Group, as a sponsor for its Cy-Fest<br />
2013 Taste of Louisiana event.<br />
The Cy-Fest theme for 2013 was a Cajun style event with<br />
all the fixings you need to satisfy that “BIG EASY” taste.<br />
Princeton Classic Homes Sales Counselors were available to discuss<br />
your needs with information regarding our current inventory<br />
homes, as well as homes to be built. Princeton Classic<br />
Homes offers 8 distinctive floor plans which include 1 and<br />
2-story designs priced from the $200’s and range from 2,041 to<br />
3,018 square feet.<br />
Fairfield is located within the award-winning Cypress-<br />
Fairbanks ISD with several schools located on-site. Fairfield<br />
offers an array of recreational amenities, including a 15,000<br />
square foot athletic club, competition size swimming pool, tennis<br />
courts, and a 20-acre sports park with baseball and soccer fields.<br />
Visit us today and speak with our Sales Professionals for more<br />
information. Model Address: 21735 East Carolina Green<br />
Drive, Cypress, TX 77433. Directions: From Hwy 290 West<br />
McKinley foyer<br />
Another great opportunity in the award-winning Cinco Ranch is<br />
Toll Brothers’ exclusive Sycamore Meadow. This gated neighborhood<br />
highlights waterfront home sites and is located in the heart<br />
of the community off Spring Green and Cinco Ranch Boulevard.<br />
Surrounded by the extensive trail system, your clients will find<br />
the community’s opulent amenities to be easily accessible, including<br />
the established Lake House complex. Furthermore, this location<br />
is ideal for students who want to ride their bikes to school, with the<br />
Seven Lakes High School and Middle School within minutes of<br />
Sycamore Meadow. Convenient pricing from the mid-$400’s, your<br />
clients will enjoy these homes that range in size from 2,600 to 4,300<br />
square feet and offer standard KitchenAid ® stainless steel appliances<br />
and granite countertops in the kitchen and all bathrooms.<br />
Please contact Ann Tabor at (281) 394-7670 for more information.<br />
Finally, Toll Brothers is pleased to announce its first boutique<br />
master planned community in the Katy and Houston area.<br />
With a premier location off FM 1463 and Spring Green Road, The<br />
Reserve at Katy is now open for pre-construction sales. The<br />
community will feature spacious home sites with home designs priced<br />
from the $400’s, ranging from 3,000 to over 5,000 square feet. The<br />
Reserve at Katy will also showcase a lifestyle full of rich amenities,<br />
including a 4-acre resort style recreation center with pool, splash pad,<br />
green space and more. Freshmen and sophomore aged high school<br />
students will be attending the newest Katy ISD high school, Obra D.<br />
Tompkins High School, located just minutes from the community. For<br />
more information on model development, available plans and community<br />
pricing, please contact Atif Iqbal at (832) 449-2266.<br />
Toll Brothers offers luxury single-family homes at seven<br />
other communities in the Houston area: Barrington in<br />
Kingwood, Timarron at Creekside Park in The Woodlands,<br />
Vintage Lakes in Northwest Houston, Riverstone in Sugar<br />
Land, Sienna Plantation and Lake Olympia in Missouri City<br />
and Towne Lake in Cypress. To learn more visit<br />
TollBrothers.com/Houston.<br />
*Schools subject to reassignment by government authorities.<br />
exit Mason Rd. Turn Left on Cypress wood Drive. Turn Right on<br />
Fairfield Place Dr. Turn Left on Medley Green Dr. Turn Left on<br />
Health Green Circle. Turn Left on East Carolina Green Drive.<br />
Model Home is located on the right hand side.<br />
Pearland/Alvin/Friendswood Network Meeting<br />
P/A/F Network<br />
Meeting sponsors<br />
gathered round Jan<br />
Briggs and Danny<br />
Frank include representative<br />
from<br />
Champions School<br />
of Real Estate,<br />
Westin Homes,<br />
Ashton Woods,<br />
McVaugh Custom Homes/Palm Lake Estates, Highland<br />
Homes and Home Warranty of America.<br />
Pearland Mayor Tom<br />
Reid with Katie Garza,<br />
Ashton Woods’ sales<br />
associate at<br />
Southern Trails, and<br />
Perry Homes’ sales associate<br />
at Southern Trails,<br />
Trista Nixon.<br />
BEACH BLANKET BASH<br />
at Churchill Farms • Tour our 8 New Models by<br />
Beazer Homes and Taylor Morrison Homes.<br />
Special New Home Incentives • (See ad page 3.)<br />
24 May 2013
Outdoor living areas are a highlight of the new<br />
Summerwood Model Home Village, showcasing 6 decorated<br />
models priced from the $170’s to $400’s in this wooded<br />
Humble ISD community.<br />
“With summer right around the corner, there’s never been a<br />
better time to see new ideas for outdoor living at Summerwood,<br />
especially when the new Model Home Village offers convenient<br />
one-stop shopping,” said Kayla Webb, marketing director for<br />
Newland Communities. “The interiors of these new models<br />
are equally stunning, with spiral staircases, media rooms and<br />
creative tile work in kitchens and baths.”<br />
Highlights of outdoor living ideas showcased in these new<br />
models include:<br />
★ In Ryland’s Fortissimo II model, the dining room has<br />
French doors opening to the front porch, providing an al fresco<br />
eating area framed by a rustic stone arch. This model also has a<br />
large covered patio<br />
off the two-story<br />
family room.<br />
An outdoor dining<br />
area highlights<br />
Ryland’s new model,<br />
Fortissimo.<br />
Summerwood also has more than 20 homes ready for<br />
quick move-in in all price ranges.<br />
A 1,500-acre community, Summerwood offers over 200<br />
acres of recreational amenities, including three community<br />
centers, nature preserves, 17 acres of miles and miles<br />
of trails.<br />
To visit, take U.S. 59 North to Sam Houston Tollway<br />
Northeast. Exit the tollway at W. Lake Houston Parkway and<br />
turn left into the community, then follow the signs to the Model<br />
Home Village. www.summerwoodtx.com/village<br />
Houston area Real Estate Agents helped the Preserve at<br />
Highland Glen celebrate the grand opening of the<br />
community's new fifth furnished model home by Beazer<br />
Homes in March. Agents enjoyed an Irish feast while touring<br />
the model homes by Beazer and Lennar.<br />
Carrie Elwood/<br />
Lennar, Chris Berno/<br />
Keller Williams and<br />
Katie Burkett/ Lennar<br />
at The Preserve at<br />
Highland Glen model<br />
opening.<br />
★ A covered patio with an outdoor kitchen wraps around<br />
the family room and kitchen area in Village Builders’ Tillman<br />
model. A stone wall wraps partially encloses a fountain at the<br />
front door, creating a courtyard-like entry. This model also displays<br />
the optional covered balcony upstairs.<br />
★ Three bay windows across the back frame views of an<br />
inviting covered patio in Westin’s Barcelona model. The bay<br />
windows add light and openness to the master suite, breakfast<br />
nook and the two-story family room.<br />
★ A stone-and-brick exterior with a traditional front porch<br />
creates an inviting first impression for Lennar’s Mackenzie<br />
model, while a covered patio offers an outdoor living area off of<br />
the kitchen and<br />
family gathering<br />
area.<br />
Taylor Morrison’s<br />
new model<br />
Meridian, has a<br />
covered patio.<br />
Lennar’s new<br />
Summerwood<br />
model has a traditional<br />
front porch.<br />
★ Ideas and trends from the popular social media site<br />
Pinterest are featured throughout Taylor Morrison’s Camden<br />
model, both indoors and out. For more of a good thing, the covered<br />
patio off the<br />
family room may<br />
be extended.<br />
Laurie Joyce of RE/MAX One Pearland<br />
is the lucky winner of the iPad mini<br />
(L) with Denise Allison/Beazer Homes<br />
(R). The Preserve at Highland celebrated<br />
a grand opening of a new<br />
model by Beazer Homes. The Pearland<br />
area community offers homes by Lennar<br />
and Beazer Homes.<br />
For more information, visit<br />
www.thepreserveathighlandglen.com.<br />
Check out more photos from the Realtor event on The<br />
Preserve at Highland Glen Facebook page.<br />
Eagle Springs<br />
awards Realtors<br />
gift cards<br />
Sheri Petersen/Better<br />
Homes & Gardens Real<br />
Estate Gary Greene (R),<br />
receives a $100 American<br />
Express gift card from<br />
Eagle Springs’ Jan<br />
McCleary for her new<br />
home closing in the<br />
community.<br />
Tina Martin/Keller<br />
Williams Realty Northeast<br />
(R), receives a $100 gift<br />
card from Eagle Springs’<br />
Jan McCleary for her<br />
new home closing in the<br />
community.<br />
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Eagle Springs showcases 10 fresh models<br />
Eagle Springs invites Realtors to tour 10 fresh models that<br />
recently opened in this wooded Humble ISD community, where new<br />
homes and townhomes are priced from the $160’s to $500’s.<br />
“Offering something for everyone, these diverse models have<br />
been designed for homebuyers wanting to scale down to a lowmaintenance<br />
townhome, move up to a larger home, or accommodate<br />
a changing family dynamic,” said Kayla Webb, marketing director<br />
for Newland Communities, the developer of Eagle Springs.<br />
Examples of this “something for everyone” variety include:<br />
★ Townhomes priced from the $160’s, offering a low-maintenance<br />
alternative for homebuyers whether they are just starting<br />
out or wanting to scale down. These one- and two-story townhomes<br />
have downstairs master suites, covered patios and granite<br />
countertops. They include family rooms with two-story ceilings,<br />
studies with French doors and upstairs gamerooms.<br />
★ Lennar’s innovative NextGen model, the one-story<br />
Coral, offers a “home within a home for multigenerational households.<br />
Priced from the $230’s, this model includes a separate suite<br />
with a living room, kitchen, bedroom and bathroom. It has a separate<br />
entrance off the front porch, along with an interior door that<br />
can open to the<br />
foyer.<br />
A view of<br />
Lennar’s<br />
NextGen<br />
“home within<br />
a home” suite.<br />
“With NextGen,<br />
the home within<br />
a home,<br />
it’s like getting two homes in one,” said Kayla Webb.<br />
★ For growing households, Taylor Morrison’s new Grande<br />
Series lives up to its name with plans up to 5,000 square feet and<br />
larger. Priced from the $310’s to $360’s, these plans offer up to six<br />
bedrooms, four living areas and four full baths. Three-car garages<br />
are also included on most.<br />
Eagle Springs also offers traditional single-family home<br />
models in several neighborhoods and price ranges by homebuilders<br />
including Chesmar, D.R. Horton, M/I, Ryland,<br />
Village Builders and Westin.<br />
Eagle Springs has<br />
low-maintenance<br />
townhomes priced<br />
from the $160’s by<br />
Brighton.<br />
Eagle Springs has<br />
new models by<br />
Lennar and Ryland<br />
(shown).<br />
Eagle Springs<br />
builders offer more<br />
than 50 homes ready for quick move-in, and inventory is<br />
updated daily on the website.<br />
A 1,360-acre community, Eagle Springs has two onsite<br />
Humble ISD elementary schools and 150 acres of recreational amenities,<br />
including The Island Club, The Athletic Club & Sports Complex,<br />
numerous lakes, neighborhood parks and miles of greenbelt trails.<br />
To visit, take U.S. 59 North to Will Clayton Parkway and turn<br />
right, then drive approximately five miles to the main entrance. The<br />
Visitors Center will be ahead on the right.<br />
www.eaglespringstx.com/new.<br />
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Rita Santamaria,<br />
owner of<br />
Champions<br />
School of Real<br />
Estate, along with<br />
manager Teresa<br />
Faske, enjoyed the<br />
Leading Ladies<br />
Gala with Deborah Duncan, Great Day Houston TV host<br />
and other Leading<br />
Ladies of Houston.<br />
★ Two upcoming Champions<br />
School of Professional<br />
Development courses will be<br />
offered in May and June so mark<br />
your calendars and enroll today!<br />
More dates to follow.<br />
Martha Schauer/<br />
Champions<br />
School of Real<br />
Estate and Jessica<br />
Marin, Manager of<br />
Realm Real Estate<br />
Professionals, attend<br />
the Katy HAR networking<br />
lunch<br />
held at Cinco<br />
Ranch Country<br />
Club.<br />
Rita Santamaria, owner of Champions School of Real<br />
Estate is flanked by two of her instructors, Byron Underwood<br />
and Christy Stratton, at the Great Northwest WCR luncheon<br />
where Byron was the guest speaker.<br />
28 To advertise call 281-372-6865 May 2013
Champions<br />
School of<br />
Real Estate’s<br />
Becky Hill,<br />
Rita<br />
Santamaria,<br />
Martha<br />
Schauer and<br />
Dorothy<br />
Barringer, attend the Houston Business Journal’s Top 25<br />
Agents Award Breakfast to support and congratulate their students<br />
on a Job Well Done!<br />
RE/MAX teaches a daylong curriculum on proprietary lead<br />
generation, listing presentations, real estate technology and<br />
more at the Norris Conference Center, 9990 Richmond, at 9:00am.<br />
The free classes on May 14 and June 18 begins with a 90 minute<br />
overview of how the RE/MAX system allows entrepreneurs more<br />
personal business control, resulting in a dominant #1 market share<br />
in Houston (MLS).<br />
Attendance is open to the real estate community without reservation.<br />
Schedule details and directions at<br />
www.remaxtexas.com/education. Write marketing@remaxtexas.com<br />
for more information.<br />
Summerwood<br />
Supper Club<br />
continued...<br />
Jennifer Chu-Tse,<br />
RE/MAX Vintage,<br />
and her daughter<br />
visit with Blake<br />
Hollaway,<br />
Westin Homes.<br />
(See pages 4 & 22.)<br />
Westin Homes<br />
booth at an<br />
expo<br />
Christy Jurica at the<br />
Hot On Homes “Wined<br />
it Up” event.
RiverPark West, Mischer Development, Perry Homes<br />
and Ashton Woods Homes sponsored an "Opening<br />
Day" Realtor luncheon for area Real Estate Agents in<br />
April.<br />
Agents enjoyed a progressive lunch through all three<br />
builder model homes while enjoying a baseball themed lunch,<br />
to coincide with the SugarLand Skeeters Opening Day.<br />
Jean David/Keller Williams Signature won the event<br />
grand prize of an Apple iPad Mini. (See picture on cover)<br />
The following agents all won sets of tickets to enjoy a<br />
SugarLand Skeeters home game: Kye Sampson/Intero Real<br />
Estate Services; Toodie Sitka/Richmond Property Shop; Karin<br />
Smallwood/Keller Williams Southwest; Bernice<br />
Blum/Prudential Gary Greene; Marcella Stanley/Champions<br />
Real Estate Group; Monica Gonzalez/Keller Williams<br />
Southwest; Teresa Guidry, RE/MAX Fine Properties; Ted<br />
Adderly, Broker; Qiuni Hayden/Keller Williams Southwest;<br />
Roxanne Poe/Realm Realty; Anthony Taylor/Anthony Taylor<br />
Realty. Congratulations all!<br />
Ashton Woods Homes offers homes from the $200’s in RiverPark West, while<br />
Perry Homes has model homes in the 50' section of the community with homes from<br />
the $220’s and homes in the 60' section with homes from the $260’s.<br />
Agents are welcomed<br />
to Ashton<br />
Woods Homes in<br />
RiverPark West<br />
by Marketing<br />
Director Carrie<br />
Roehling (right).<br />
From right to left<br />
Enrique Arroyos, Alicia Arroyos (Better Homes Gary Greene), Mitch<br />
Rainey (Keller Williams), Karin Smallwood (Keller Williams), Randy<br />
Corson (Mischer<br />
Development),<br />
Marilyn "Toodie"<br />
Sitka (Richmond<br />
Property Shop).<br />
Qiuni Hayden/Keller Williams are welcomed<br />
by the Ashton Woods team, including<br />
onsite sales manager Tim Schubert.<br />
Carrie Roehling welcomes Stan Poscovsky<br />
with RE/MAX Heritage.<br />
Weichert, Realtors ® - Wayne Murray<br />
Properties has announced that<br />
Realtor Rosalinda Frias has joined the<br />
sales team of the<br />
agency’s Houston office.<br />
A Houston resident, she<br />
will assist homebuyers<br />
and sellers in the<br />
Rice Military and<br />
Washington Avenue<br />
areas of Houston.<br />
She is a member of the<br />
Houston Association of<br />
Realtors (HAR), Texas Association of<br />
Realtors (TAR), National Association of<br />
Realtors (NAR), and Houston Black Real<br />
Estate Association (HBREA).<br />
Frias is a volunteer greeter at Lakewood<br />
Church. She is pursuing a degree in business<br />
management at San Jacinto College. She has<br />
a professional background in logistics and<br />
supply chain management. The company Web<br />
address is www.waynemurray.net.<br />
30 May 2013
31
Spring Highlights in Riverstone Include<br />
ASID Tour, Builder Debut<br />
Big things continue to happen in Fort Bend’s Riverstone, with<br />
the Houston area’s only American Society of Interior Designers<br />
(ASID) Home Tour continuing through May 27 and the local<br />
debut of an award-winning San Antonio builder.<br />
A select group of Houston’s top interior designers combined their<br />
creative might to design a home that has enchanted visitors throughout<br />
May. The 6,682-square-foot Vista Fontana, at 22 Ivy Bend, is<br />
an Italian villa that illustrates the latest trends in an innovative<br />
fashion, while holding to a unifying theme. More than a dozen<br />
designers from the ASID Texas Gulf Coast Chapter are showcasing<br />
their talents throughout the home. Among the award-winning<br />
professional designers involved are Kelly Gale Amen, Sharon<br />
Staley, Donna Vining and Diana Walker, all known for their innovative<br />
design and creative styling.<br />
Setting the stage for Vista Fontana is Riverstone, a project<br />
of The Johnson Development Corp., one of Houston’s leading<br />
residential developers. Known for its lush landscape and serene<br />
waterways, Riverstone is home to some of the area’s most luxurious<br />
properties. The ASID show home is within the gated enclave of<br />
Ivy Bend, a neighborhood of 10 properties along expansive Lake<br />
Riverstone. The home was named Vista Fontana, which means<br />
“fountain view,” for the lake scenes visible from nearly every room.<br />
The tour continues 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesdays through<br />
Fridays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays<br />
through May 26. The home also will be open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
Memorial Day, May 27. Admission is $12 in advance or $15 at the<br />
door.<br />
Proceeds from the event benefit the ASID Foundation, an organization<br />
that supports interior design research, education and scholarships.<br />
For more information on ASID and to purchase tickets, visit<br />
www.asidtgcc.org.<br />
Starting presales this spring in Riverstone is Sitterle<br />
Homes, a long-time San Antonio builder making its first entrance<br />
into the Houston market. Sitterle is offering distinctive patio<br />
homes priced from the $280’s in Riverstone’s Providence neighborhood.<br />
For details on top-ranked Riverstone, which is again experiencing<br />
record-breaking home sales this year, visit<br />
www.riverstone.com. (See ad page 11.)<br />
Robby Buish/Village<br />
Builders, Wildwood at<br />
Northpointe and John<br />
Hammond, President<br />
of Friendswood<br />
Development<br />
Company, a Lennar<br />
Company, enhancing<br />
the luxury and quality<br />
of home and community<br />
development.<br />
(See page 35.)<br />
Start Remodeling in Your Own Backyard:<br />
Remodelers Council of the Greater Houston Builders<br />
Association offers tips for transforming outdoor living spaces<br />
When homeowners consider a renovation, the interior of a house<br />
often gets all the attention. The outside space, however, deserves just as<br />
much thought, according to members of the Remodelers Council of the<br />
Greater Houston Builders Association.<br />
A few small changes can make an outdoor space more welcoming and<br />
functional, And with a little more effort, an outdoor living space can<br />
become spectacular – rivaling the interiors of some homes.<br />
Brandon Lynch, founder of Keechi Creek Builders, said the<br />
trend of extending living space to the outdoors took off a couple years ago.<br />
Lynch said the reason is simple. “People want to have somewhere to<br />
go outside,” he explained. “That’s where they want to spend their time.<br />
They want to be outdoors, barbeque and hang out by the pool.”<br />
Rob Douglass, owner of Texas Custom Patios, is seeing a similar<br />
increase in interest. “There’s a lot of demand for adding outdoor living<br />
space,” he said. “In Houston, we have good weather most of the year.<br />
People want to take advantage of that.”<br />
There are several ways the builders recommend improving<br />
outdoor space:<br />
• Update finishes. Douglass said a good first step is changing the<br />
finish on existing features – from walkways to ceilings. “Instead of bare<br />
concrete, we use stamped concrete, travertine or slate floors,” he said.<br />
He also adds new stains to wooden ceilings or shade structures. “We<br />
make all the same kinds of decisions as we do for interior spaces,” he said.<br />
“We look at granite countertops, flooring, paints and stains.”<br />
• Change the lighting. Lighting is another essential update,<br />
Douglass said. Spending time outdoors is not just for the daytime. Good<br />
lighting makes outdoor living space safer and extends the use of a deck or<br />
lawn into the evening.<br />
• Get cooking. Outdoor kitchens are the heart of the action, Lynch<br />
said. The grill typically takes center stage, but homeowners are cooking<br />
more than steaks and barbeque outside these days. Open-air kitchens feature<br />
refrigerators, sinks, pizza ovens, counter space and even bars. “Many<br />
of our clients install commercial grade equipment,” Lynch added.<br />
• Heat it up. Lynch said most of his clients request a fire pit or fireplace<br />
for their decks and patios. Douglass said outdoor fireplaces are one<br />
of the hottest trends he has witnessed lately. (Continues on page 38.)<br />
photo courtesy Texas Custom Patios.<br />
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May 2013 33
HAR <strong>Montgomery</strong> County Brunch<br />
News from the bi-monthly <strong>Montgomery</strong> County<br />
HAR Brunch. This month was attended by many with a<br />
wonderful speaker in line.<br />
Look for the 1st Wednesday every other month <strong>Montgomery</strong><br />
County HAR Brunches on the HAR monthly calendar.<br />
This year’s meetings are<br />
hosted by Carol Knott<br />
2013 Chairman...<br />
here with this month’s<br />
speaker, Tim Welbes/<br />
The Woodlands Dev<br />
Co who shared all of the<br />
plans for the coming<br />
years within and<br />
around South County.<br />
Realtor Lobby Day 2013<br />
Excitement was felt in Austin when Realtors from around<br />
the State gathered to be heard at the State Capital on April 9,<br />
2013. Realtors met with their representatives and Senators to<br />
discuss the issues facing the Real Estate market and property<br />
rights. Some issues discussed would keep the Dream of Home<br />
Ownership alive. What an experience to have been a part of such<br />
a big event. What a great day and a great show of support!!!<br />
Get involved in your business. Invest in TREPAC to make a<br />
difference. Help keep money in your pocket and help protect<br />
private property rights. Go online at HAR to make your<br />
investment.<br />
(L-R) Connie<br />
Parsons,<br />
Becky Hill, Debbie<br />
Charbonneau<br />
and Dawn Pickett<br />
visiting Patrica<br />
Harless’s office.<br />
TREPAC Trustees,<br />
Kenya Burrell-Van<br />
Wormer, Joan Berger<br />
and JoAnn Stevens.<br />
Lucky prize winner Pam Raney<br />
with RE/MAX The Woodlands &<br />
Spring.<br />
Patti St. Louis/<br />
Alamo Title and<br />
Sharon Edding/<br />
Home Focus The<br />
Woodlands.<br />
Cherie Johnson/American<br />
Home Shield was a lucky winner.<br />
Avis Wukasch/TREC<br />
Commisioner and<br />
Dana Kervin/HAR<br />
Governmental Affairs.<br />
What a<br />
beautiful day,<br />
what a<br />
beautiful sight...<br />
Rhonda Flowers<br />
with HAR and Diane<br />
Flicker/Keller<br />
Williams Realty.<br />
Nancy and<br />
Randy Selby<br />
with Connect<br />
Realty.<br />
The<br />
<strong>Montgomery</strong><br />
County Girls<br />
34 To advertise call 281-372-6865 May 2013
Celebration of new sections in Wildwood At Northpointe, Friendswood Development Co.’s<br />
Master Planned Community in Tomball<br />
Christine Draughn/<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development Company;<br />
David Flory, RE/MAX<br />
Professional Group; Tim<br />
Fitzpatrick/<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development Company.<br />
Michael Johnson/Friendswood Development Company;<br />
Lenore Kimmel/Village Builders; Lisa Zapalac/Lisa<br />
Zapalac Public Relations with Friendswood. Wildwood at<br />
Northpointe is one of Friendswood Development<br />
Company’s highly acclaimed communities.<br />
Robby Buish/Village Builders<br />
in Wildwood welcomes his wife,<br />
Michelle Buish/MB Realty.<br />
Jaretta Williams and<br />
Rachel Reyes, Realtors<br />
with Realty Associates<br />
toured the Village<br />
Builder Model Home<br />
in Wildwood.<br />
Brenda Wilkerson,<br />
Ceci Bonnickson,<br />
and Donna Labbe,<br />
all Realtors with<br />
Realty Associates<br />
attended the Open<br />
House at Village<br />
Builders, Wildwood.<br />
Tanesha McKinley and Judy King, both with<br />
Premier Real Estate Group.<br />
Cloris Grimes, Smooth Jazz musician<br />
entertained Realtors at the event.<br />
Pamela Williams and Tinya T. Basset, both Realtors with<br />
Realty Associates.<br />
Dena Myers/<br />
Village Builders,<br />
Raul “Roy”<br />
Castillo/Texas Home<br />
Group, and Tim<br />
Fitzpatrick/<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development<br />
Company.<br />
Pat Serafin, hostess<br />
with Village Builders<br />
greeted Ann Carroll/<br />
Better Homes and<br />
Gardens, Gary Greene to<br />
an open house at the<br />
Village Builder Model<br />
Home in Wildwood at<br />
Northpointe.<br />
May 2013 www.reandy.com 35
Heritage Lodge at Towne Lake MCE Class in April<br />
Oakhurst MCE Class “Taxation MCE” in April<br />
Michele Hilsher/Houston<br />
Homes Connection; Susan<br />
Brennan/Better Homes and<br />
Gardens, Gary Greene; Ann<br />
Carroll/Better Homes and<br />
Gardens, Gary Greene;<br />
Brenda Wylie/Better<br />
Homes and Gardens, Gary<br />
Greene.<br />
Toni Demers/<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development Company;<br />
Maria Chao/Chao Fine<br />
Jewelry; Gina Woerner/<br />
Prudential Gary Greene<br />
Realtors; Christine<br />
Draughn/Friendswood<br />
Development Company.<br />
Carol Nagel/Flags<br />
Real Estate,<br />
prizewinner;<br />
Amanda Seidel/<br />
Keller Williams<br />
Realty, prizewinner;<br />
Toni Demers/<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development<br />
Company; Andrew Pear/Highland Homes in Oakhurst at Kingwood;<br />
Brillyone S. Fontenot/Realty Associates, prizewinner.<br />
Dave Roedel,<br />
Instructor MCE<br />
Class Heritage<br />
Lodge, Towne<br />
Lake.<br />
Realtors in MCE Class in<br />
Oakhurst at Kingwood<br />
Howard Ransom/<br />
Village Builders;<br />
Maria O. Sirgo/Village<br />
Builders; Raul<br />
Ramos/Lions Gate<br />
Realty.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
Tony Barker/Premier<br />
Home Realty, gift basket<br />
winner; Carolann<br />
Thacker/Coldwell Banker<br />
United,Realtors, gift<br />
basket winner; Bill<br />
Howard/Delta Realty, gift<br />
basket winner.<br />
Lisa Zapalac/Lisa<br />
Zapalac Public<br />
Relations, Friendswood<br />
and Toni Demers/<br />
Friendswood<br />
Development<br />
Company<br />
Raul Ramos/Lions Gate Realty, prizewinner; Karen Fitzgerald/ Keller<br />
Williams Northeast, prizewinner; Brenda Jones/Keller Williams Realty,<br />
prizewinner; Christine Draughn/Friendswood Development Company;<br />
Howard Ransom/Village Builders; Maria O. Sirgo/Village Builders;<br />
Regina Gibbons/Coventry Homes; Donna Steen/Trendmaker Homes;<br />
Emma Moreno/Great Homes Real Estate, prizewinner; Ishma Blackwell/<br />
Champions Realty, prizewinner; Mandy Fugman/Van Joslin Real Estate,<br />
prizewinner.<br />
Enriqueta Martinez,<br />
student; Beda Allen/<br />
Champions Real Estate<br />
Group.<br />
Regina Gibbons/<br />
Coventry Homes.<br />
(See ad page 21, for more MCE classes info.)<br />
Christine Draughn/Friendswood<br />
Development Company; Donna Steen/<br />
Trendmaker Homes.<br />
36 To advertise call 281-372-6865 May 2013
Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate, Gary<br />
Greene, Expands Presence in Pearland<br />
Marilyn Eiland (top row, far right), partner with Better Homes and Gardens<br />
Real Estate Gary Greene, is pictured here with agents at the company's<br />
Broadway Street office in Pearland, Texas.<br />
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene is pleased to<br />
welcome a team of 18 experienced associates to their Pearland,<br />
Texas operations.<br />
"We have been very impressed with the growth of the Pearland area<br />
and are pleased to have the opportunity to have these highly skilled, professional<br />
agents from the area join our team," said Marilyn Eiland, partner<br />
with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene.<br />
Sharon Wicker previously headed up the team of agents at 3272<br />
Broadway Street in Pearland. Wicker and the other associates will<br />
remain at that location, which will now be managed by Diane Mireles<br />
who also manages the Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary<br />
Greene office at 2251 County Road 94 in Pearland.<br />
"We will be working to accommodate the rapidly growing Pearland<br />
area and Southeast Houston region," said Wicker.<br />
Wicker added that she and the other agents chose to align themselves<br />
with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Gary Greene because of the<br />
many tools they offered, including their effective marketing materials and<br />
advanced technologies.<br />
For more information about Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate<br />
Gary Greene, visit www.GaryGreene.com or call 713-465-6644.<br />
Soundproofing Tips to Turn Your Home into<br />
a Quiet Sanctuary<br />
All around us, life is getting louder. But home should be a place to<br />
relax and unwind. Between televisions, cell phones, computers and<br />
video games, it’s sometimes hard to find peace and quiet within the<br />
walls of your home.<br />
Luckily, with a few do-it-yourself soundproofing projects, you can<br />
reclaim your home as a place of respite no matter what’s going on in<br />
the rooms around you.<br />
• Fabrics: For a quick fix, think fabric. In addition to complementing<br />
the look of a room, soft rugs, carpeting, curtains and tapestries<br />
make great sound absorbers. And just a few rugs can spell a lot of<br />
disturbance-free foot traffic.<br />
• Furniture: Give rooms a unique touch and a powerful sound<br />
barrier by placing thickly-upholstered chairs in each corner. Large<br />
bookcases against common walls can also help block noise.<br />
• Surface texture: Rough surfaces on walls and ceilings, such as<br />
sprayed-on texture, a textured paint job or even wallpaper can help<br />
reduce sound waves in a noisy room.<br />
• Insulation: The simplest, most effective way to soundproof is to<br />
reduce airflow between rooms with a high-density stone wool insulation<br />
that’s specifically designed for noise reduction.<br />
• Cracks: Sound can burrow through crevices and cracks. Seal<br />
cracks around baseboards and in drywall, and block slits around window<br />
seals and interior doors.<br />
While homes are getting louder, there’s good news — many soundproofing<br />
techniques have additional benefits, from aesthetic appeal to<br />
improved energy efficiency. Take steps today to make your home a<br />
more peaceful, comfortable place to live.<br />
Woodforest Opens 1st Forest Island Amenities<br />
A game of tennis or some one-on-one basketball? It’s a question<br />
Woodforest residents are asking themselves frequently these days<br />
after the opening of the Forest Island recreation complex last month.<br />
The facility’s two lighted<br />
tennis courts and full-size<br />
basketball court are now<br />
ready for play, with residents<br />
already forming<br />
groups for regular games.<br />
“The residents are so<br />
excited about Forest Island,”<br />
said Faith Bailes, Realtor<br />
relations and community<br />
relations director for<br />
Woodforest. “Many of them<br />
traded phone numbers and<br />
started getting organized<br />
during a March meet-andgreet<br />
in anticipation of the<br />
courts opening.”<br />
The two amenities<br />
are not the only elements<br />
in the complex’s<br />
first phase — work started<br />
in January on a resortstyle<br />
pool complex that is<br />
Woodforest has opened the first amenities in<br />
its Forest Island recreation complex — two<br />
lighted tennis courts and a full-size basketball<br />
court. Plus, construction is continuing on the<br />
Forest Island pool. Standing by the pit excavated<br />
for the water tower are members of Woodforest’s<br />
development team, from left, Virgil Yoakum,<br />
Terry Reese, Kristi Steward, Faith Bailes,<br />
Susan Severa and Everett Coverdell.<br />
expected to open this summer. The expansive pool includes 6,000<br />
square feet of water surface and 10,000 square feet of decking.<br />
Anchoring the area is a 42-foot water tower that is home base for two<br />
twisting water slides. The pool also has several play spaces for various<br />
ages and interests, including a zero-entry lagoon for toddlers, a<br />
sports zone for water volleyball and basketball and in-the-water sun<br />
decks. A log beam extending to an interior island gives children a<br />
chance to test their balance and possibly splash into the water below.<br />
“This pool complex was designed to appeal to a great number of<br />
people,” said Virgil Yoakum, general manager of Woodforest.<br />
“Families will find plenty to do, whether the goal is relaxation or<br />
playing.”<br />
Trails and a footbridge connect Forest Island to the nearby<br />
Lily Pad Spray Park and neighborhoods.<br />
The pool and sports courts are the first section of the multiphased<br />
Forest Island complex. Complementary amenities will be<br />
planned as the development continues to grow.<br />
Woodforest has seen record-breaking sales this year, with<br />
builders reporting new-home sales more than double last year’s pace.<br />
For more information about Woodforest, visit www.woodforesttx.com.<br />
Plus, those wanting current updates on Woodforest can “like”<br />
the community’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/Woodforest,<br />
and follow Woodforest on Twitter at https://twitter.com/Woodforest_Dev<br />
and on Pinterest, www.pinterest.com/woodforesttx/.<br />
The WCR’s The GREAT Northwest Chapter Meeting<br />
Kerry Wakefield/Alamo Title Co., Rosemary Bickford,<br />
and Laura Kroon with Startex Title.<br />
May 2013 www.reandy.com 37
The Johnson Development Corp. promotes<br />
Michael Smith to Senior Vice President &<br />
Director of Land Development<br />
Michael Smith has been promoted to Senior Vice<br />
President and Director of Land Development for The<br />
Johnson Development Corp. where he will direct the<br />
development, marketing and sales of the company’s<br />
master-planned communities.<br />
In his new role, Smith also will represent the<br />
company to home builders, governmental agencies,<br />
public officials, homeowner associations and in community<br />
relations.<br />
Smith previously served as General Manager of Johnson<br />
Development’s Sienna Plantation where for nine years he directed<br />
one of the nation’s top-selling master-planned communities.<br />
“Michael has proven himself as a valuable team member and<br />
helped to build Sienna into one of the nation’s most successful masterplanned<br />
communities,” notes Doug Goff, Chief Operating Officer of<br />
The Johnson Development Corp. “We’re certainly looking forward to<br />
his future contributions.”<br />
Prior to joining The Johnson Development Corp., Smith served as a<br />
Land Development Project Manager for LJA Engineering & Surveying<br />
and Turner, Collie & Braden, Inc., both of Houston, where he worked on<br />
several large-scale land development projects throughout Texas.<br />
He is a member of Rotary International, the Greater Houston<br />
Builders Association, the Urban Land Institute and the Urban Land<br />
Institute Community Development Council. He also is a former Board<br />
Director for the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce.<br />
Start Remodeling continued...<br />
“People are not doing wood-burning,” he said. “Usually, it’s a gas<br />
log that can be started with a switch. People want it to be maintenance<br />
free.”<br />
• Make it more entertaining. Douglass said several clients add<br />
entertainment systems to their outdoor living space. “Some have elaborate<br />
systems with televisions and surround sound speakers,” he said.<br />
• Keep it cool. Lynch said that in Houston, shade structures are<br />
essential. “In Texas, we have to be in the shade,” he said. “Ceiling fans<br />
are also popular additions to outdoor living spaces.”<br />
• Go Texan. “A lot of people have a hill country look in mind,”<br />
Douglass said. “Stone and cedar are very popular in Texas.”<br />
Outdoor living projects range from small and budget-friendly to<br />
extraordinary and pricey, the builders said. At the end of the day, homeowners<br />
want more space to entertain friends, family and neighbors.<br />
The Remodelers Council is a great place to go for advice – both<br />
for homeowners and industry professionals. Members include contractors,<br />
designers, building suppliers, and other industry professionals.<br />
For information about the Remodelers Council of the Greater<br />
Houston Builders Association, call 281-970-8970 or visit<br />
www.ghba.org/consumers.<br />
Kids Learn How Hot Air Rises from RE/MAX<br />
The red, white and blue RE/MAX hot air balloon, 70 feet tall<br />
and part of the world’s largest commercial balloon fleet, was<br />
presented as an educational program on meteorology, aeronautics, and<br />
the science of lighter-than-air flight to Kings Manor Elementary<br />
School in Kingwood last week.<br />
Jill Curran, a top producing<br />
local Realtor with<br />
RE/MAX Associates<br />
Northeast, arranged the educational<br />
program through the<br />
RE/MAX School Balloon<br />
Program, which delivers an<br />
entertaining and informative<br />
lesson on the origination of<br />
powered flight.<br />
“The hot air balloon was<br />
mankind’s first flying<br />
machine, and most people<br />
don’t realize how much math<br />
and an understanding of<br />
physical science is involved<br />
in all types of flying, not just<br />
balloon,” said Jill. “The kids<br />
just think they’re having fun,<br />
seeing something unique up<br />
close, when in reality,<br />
“It’s a bird; it’s a plane; it’s a giant, sevenstory<br />
tall hot-air balloon on the school playground!”<br />
School children gather under the<br />
RE/MAX balloon at Kings Manor<br />
Elementary School in Kingwood, TX.<br />
they’re learning about science, weather and mathematics,<br />
without even noticing it.”<br />
The RE/MAX balloon was piloted by RE/MAX of Texas<br />
Aviation Director Steve Lombardi, also a fixed wing pilot, and one<br />
of the top international competitive hot air balloon pilots in the world.<br />
Lombardi demonstrated the mechanisms that launch and navigate the<br />
balloon, explained the importance of wind, temperature and other variables,<br />
and delivered an engaging history of mankind’s progress in<br />
achieving powered flight.<br />
“One thing I learned was that the first hot air flight in America<br />
was in 1792 in Philadelphia, which as you recall was serving as the<br />
temporary U.S. Capitol, and was witnessed by President George<br />
Washington,” said Buddy Wall, Broker/Manager at RE/MAX<br />
Associates Northeast who was the Texas RE/MAXBroker/Owner<br />
of the Year in 2012 “The response from the school, the kids and parents,<br />
and our customers who heard about it from their friends and<br />
neighbors has been astonishing, and plans are currently in the works<br />
for us to repeat this at a school in Atascocita in the fall, near our<br />
RE/MAX Northeast Associates II office.”<br />
RE/MAX enjoys an astonishing 46 percent of real estate market<br />
share in Kingwood (listing units sold, 2012, Houston MLS), due to its<br />
roster of longtime, experienced professional Realtors with a history of<br />
community involvement. The company boasts a history of top producers,<br />
including recent Houston Business Journal Top 25 Realtor<br />
honoree Joan Imperato.<br />
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The <strong>Montgomery</strong> County Chapter of the Women’s Council<br />
of Realtors is holding a monthly Membership Mixer for<br />
membership networking. This is a great time to come out<br />
and see what WCR is all about. This month was held at My fit<br />
FOODS in The Woodlands.<br />
Meetings are held the second Wednesday of each<br />
month at the new location, Kirby’s Steakhouse in The<br />
Woodlands. Visit the WCR web site at<br />
www.WCR<strong>Montgomery</strong>County.com<br />
Grace Carrera/Woodlands Preferred Realty, Nancy<br />
Robbins/Texas Home Group, Robin Moran/Great American<br />
Title, Cathy Espey/Criterion Mortgage, Vicki Brundage/<br />
Woodlands Home Trends and Shannon Washburn /Design<br />
Tech Homes. Join us for our Monthly Mixers.<br />
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office in Kingwood<br />
For more information<br />
about this exciting event, contact<br />
RE/MAX Associates<br />
Northeast at 281-358-8888<br />
or visit them online at<br />
www.northhoustonhomes.com,<br />
or write<br />
Buddy Wall at<br />
bwall@remax.net.<br />
To learn more about the<br />
RE/MAX of Texas Balloon<br />
Program, visit: http://remaxoftexas.net/news/remaxballoon-program/<br />
ADVERTISING INFO<br />
(281) 372-6865<br />
Skip Bradley<br />
June 2013<br />
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19 WRC Lake Houston, www.wcrlakehouston.org<br />
“Take the fear out of speaking in front of an audience with our 1-<br />
day Public Speaking Training class. Taught by Rita<br />
Santamaria, President of Champions School of Real Estate.”<br />
Public Speaking Training • Friday, June 7th<br />
Houston North Campus • $150.00<br />
281-893-4484 to enroll<br />
HAR <strong>Montgomery</strong> County Brunch<br />
1st Wednesday every other month<br />
BEACH BLANKET BASH<br />
at Churchill Farms • Tour our 8 New Models by<br />
Beazer Homes and Taylor Morrison Homes.<br />
Special New Home Incentives • (See ad page 3.)<br />
Towne Lake hosts a month-long Mother's Day celebration<br />
each weekend in May! Bring Mom to visit the community,<br />
and enter to win prizes valued at up to $500. (See ad page 7.)<br />
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