Bridgeland’s fifth anniversary is Oct. 14 and the master-planned community has much to celebrate. More than 1,400 homes have been sold and approximately 4,500 residents call Bridgeland home.
Bridgeland has debuted an array of neighborhoods during the past five years, and the development has introduced a wealth of parks and amenities for residents, including the Lakeland Activity Center, one of four planned recreation complexes. The facility boasts a 6,000-square-foot community center, a fitness center, two lighted tennis courts, two playgrounds and a resort-style pool with two 30-foot tower slides, diving wells, water volleyball and a spray park.
The first 1.5 miles of the 6-mile Cypress Creek Nature Trail is open along the historic Cypress Creek Corridor and is just one of several current trails in the community. Residents also enjoy catch-and-release fishing, disc golf, a maze garden and other themed parks, complimentary use of recreation equipment and a busy slate of classes and community events planned by an on-site activities director. The next phase of the Cypress Creek Nature Trail, encompassing another 1.5 miles, is in the planning stage.
To celebrate its five-year anniversary, Bridgeland is giving away a basket of birthday goodies, including a gift certificate for a birthday cake from Debbie’s Delectables. The weekend of Oct. 14-16, Welcome Center visitors can enjoy birthday refreshments and register for the basket, which will be given away Oct. 17.
“We have a strong foundation for this 25-year project,” said Peter Houghton, Bridgeland’s vice president. “We have built a thriving community and sales continue to be vigorous, up 11 percent from last year. We look forward to what is on the horizon.”
Set to break ground this year is Lakeland Village Center, the community’s first village center to feature dining, shopping, office and living space. This mixed-use concept is included in the design of each of Bridgeland’s four planned villages. In addition, Bridgeland will have a larger Town Center designed as an employment center and shopping, dining and entertainment hub for the community and surrounding area.
Already under construction nearby is a 15.2-mile extension of the Grand Parkway from U.S. 290 to Interstate 10. The parkway, slated to open in 2014, will give Bridgeland residents a 20-minute commute to several major employment centers, including the Energy Corridor.
“Plus, the state of Texas is moving rapidly toward the extension of the Grand Parkway from U.S. 290 to I-45, which would mean an easy 20-minute commute from Bridgeland to the new Exxon Mobil campus opening in 2014. Thus, we can refine our existing plan for the Town Center, which will be located in Bridgeland along the Grand Parkway,” said Houghton.For more information on Bridgeland, visit the Partners in Building model home at 12534 Brook Cove, Cypress, TX 77433, or contact Rick Cole at rick.cole@partnersinbuilding.com.