Firethorne sold 238 new homes in 2009, achieving a record high for annual sales for the Katy/Fulshear residential development. Last year’s home sales represent a 16.6 percent increase over 2008 (204 homes). The previous record for the four-year-old development was 218 sales in 2007. The 1,400-acre master-designed community is located 15 miles west of Houston’s Energy Corridor.
“We’re very pleased with these figures, as well as the fact that 88 percent of our sales in 2009 were brought to us by Realtors®,” noted Firethorne General Manager Wayne Meyer. “We’re very grateful for the support we have received from the Realtor community. I think the industry norm in a new community such as Firethorne is 60 percent of sales generated by Realtors,” he added.
According to Meyer, Firethorne has been holding its own thanks to continued growth in the Katy and Fulshear areas and for being part of one of the greatest school districts in the state. “BP America and Conoco/Phillips have relocated employees here, plus three major Houston hospitals are expanding in this area -- two under construction and one on the drawing board,” he noted.Firethorne has sold a total of 918 homes project-to-date.
Firethorne is attractive to the Houston relocation market with its proximity to the Energy Corridor, location in the top-ranked Katy Independent School District, and availability of estate-sized lots typically found in the country with all of conveniences of master-designed recreational amenities, such as state-of-the-art technology and nearby shopping, retail, dining, entertainment, schools and medical facilities.The community features 150 acres devoted to parks and recreational amenities, a 12-acre lake with surrounding greenbelt, resort-style swim center, sports fields, hike/bike trails, parks and playgrounds, discovery-rich wildlife observation area and a natural bird habitat. It’s where the vibrancy of West Houston meets the small-town charm of Katy/Fulshear.To visit Firethorne, take I-10 West and exit Pin Oak to FM 1463. Turn left on 1463 and continue for one mile. The community will be on the right. For more information, call 281-391-2500 or e-mail scotty.wilson@partnersinbuilding.com.