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Darling Homes patio homes in Sugar Land, Tx

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Home builder Darling Homes has announced a new collection of patio homes at the Imperial Development in Sugar Land, Texas. Prices will start at $550,000. This 716-acre lakeside community is located at Texas 6 and U.S. 90A. Seven floor plans will be offered.

Homes will features a Mediterranean building style, with covered porches and grand master suites. You will find residences with sizes ranging from 2,600 square feet up to 3,800 square feet. They will also offer up to three bathrooms and bathrooms, along with plenty of entertaining spaces and optional outdoor living spaces.

“We’re excited to be able to offer our patio collection at Imperial,” Scott Sim, vice president of sales and marketing for Darling Homes’ Houston…

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Construction of Bluejack National golf course in Montgomery underway

Construction of the Bluejack National golf course, which was announced earlier this year, has begun in Montgomery County, with an expected opening date in fall 2015.

This new, 18-hole golf course was designed by Tiger Woods Design and will be located at the former Blaketree National Golf Club site at 4430 S. FM 1486. The construction crews of Media Golf Inc. have begun working and are refurbishing the course lake and several amenities.

According to Casey Paulson, Bluejack National principal, officials are hopeful to have the course and a handful of amenities ready to play by the slated date of fall 2015.

“We will open our various amenities in sequence over two or three years,” Paulson said. “We are focusing on everything right now. From a timing…

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Grand Texas Park under development

Grand Texas—the future 610-acre sports and entertainment district in New Caney at Montgomery, Texas—is scheduled to break ground on the first phases of construction late this summer, said the CEO of the company behind the project. Sections of the park are set to open in early to mid-2015.

The development will feature a 150-acre theme park, 40-acre water park, 83-acre sports complex, RV park with 144 lots, more than 240 hotel rooms and 450,000 square feet of retail and dining once completed, said Monty Galland, CEO of the Grand Texas Sports and Entertainment District. Grand Texas, which is estimated to draw 1.2 million annual visitors, will be near the intersection of Hwy. 242 and Hwy. 59.

The park will feature Texas history and culture elements…

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Tamborrel Properties is now officially a paperless real estate agency

Starting today with the training of realtors at Tamborrel Properties, we can proudly say that our agency is now officially paperless. What does this mean? This means that our work is now easier, more efficient and we are also helping the planet.

And how does this new program works? It’s simple. All of our agents and members of the Tamborrel team have an online workspace where information and documents can be shared and projects can be created.

Templates of important and everyday-use documents are also made available through our online platform for our realtors to find and use easily. Written signatures are also replaced by secure and legal eSignatures, which means that documents not longer have to printed to be signed and sent. Just use the…

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New residential high-rise in downtown Houston under construction

HOUSTON, Texas- Marquette Cos. an Illinois-based developer that has been pretty active in Houston, will break ground this quarter on a 364-unit, 29-story apartment building that will feature an approximate of 7,700 square feet of ground floor retail space.

The new residential high-rise in downtown Houston will be located a block from the Houston Astro’s Minute Maid Park. Darren Sloniger, president of Marquette Co., expressed that it’s the first time they’ve seen a compelling reason to develop in Houston, and that they feel the project represents a unique opportunity to get in at the front end of the reorganizing of the Central Business District.

The density of jobs in the area are making people to move close to the downtown area. The residential…

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Woodland Creek: new development in Spring, Texas

It has just been announced by Houston-based developer PinPoint Commercial that Woodland Creek, a new development in Spring, Texas, located on Sawdust Road, southeast of Sawmill Road will soon break ground.

Woodland Creek will be located on a 75-acre site near the master-planned community of The Woodlands Texas. It will feature high-end residential development, upscale office and commercial space as well as some retail, according to the press release. This new development is planned for completion in five or six years, with a cost surpassing $250 million once it’s completed.

“Our goal is to create a best-in-class mixed-used development,” PinPoint CEO and President John Thompson said. “We are thrilled to begin breaking ground on a beautiful piece…

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Gracepoint Homes in The Heights

HOUSTON, Texas- Gracepoint Homes, a suburban developer that has focused in the development of some areas throughout Houston, recently presented it last project. The project is supposed to catch up with the actual housing demand that has been growing up recently in the Downtown Houston area. The developer recently opened a brand new community of 22 new homes featuring the “Tall and Skinny” concept, situated in the Houston Heights area.

This community aims to be a part of a ‘strategy’ to build smaller homes in a prestigious location. The Gracepoint Homes in The Heights offer an affordable alternative to the traditional style single family homes. The residences feature 3 to 4 floors and its vertical design provides a less-expensive alternative for new…

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6 Houston Center in Downtown Houston: new office tower

HOUSTON, Texas- Current surveys have shown that Houston’s class AA occupancy rate is around at 96%, and experts mentioned that supply is struggling to keep up with the demand. This is one of the main reasons the Crescent Real Estate Holdings is looking forward to built another office tower set in downtown Houston.

This Fort Worth-based firm will develop the new 6 Houston Center in Downtown Houston, a new 30-story, 600,000 square foot class AA office tower designed by HKS Architects. This complex will be situated on Block 95, bounded by Rusk, Caroline, Walker and San Jacinto Streets.

The 6 Houston Center in Downtown Houston will offer 10-foot ceilings, rooftop garden, fitness center and conference center with parking space at the 9th floor. Other…

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Azalea Court: new 17-story luxury apartment tower in River Oaks Houston

It has been recently announced that a new apartment tower in Houston will be built. Azalea Court, as it will be named, is located in the prestigious area of River Oaks, which also features an exclusive real estate market and lifestyle, filled with palatial homes and mansions.

This luxury apartment tower in River Oaks Houston will be located in the corner of Westheimer and Mid Lane, the 11.2 acre, eight-story complex is slated to open in June 2015. The midrise will feature 645 apartments in a 17-story tower.

According to the Business Journal, the building was designed by Looney Ricks Kiss Inc., an architecture firm based in Memphis.

The project is being co-developed by Dallas-based StreetLights Residential — the project's general contractor —…

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More homes in Houston, Texas coming up this year

HOUSTON, Texas- A press release recently informed that Houston home builders are expected to start as many as 35,000 homes in Houston, Texas anally over the next five years. Even though its down from the peak of nearly 50,000 homes in 2006, its still a very good number.

The co-founder of Metrostudy, Mike Inselmann, mentioned all these facts during the past annual presentation of the Greater Houston Association of Builders. The economy in Houston has been recovering so quickly from the recession and the home market has struggled to meet the house demands due to the shortage o f lots.

Inselmann also mentioned that the construction of homes in Houston is still trying to catch up with this turnaround in the economy and the demand for housing. Home…

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