Woodforest in Montgomery, TX, will expand its amenity line up in 2012, with construction starting this year on the first phase of a 16-acre recreation complex.
Forest Island is designed as a recreation centerpiece for the South Montgomery County community, which completed two years of sales in 2011.
“New home sales increased 37% in 2011 and new home construction starts increased 100 percent, which set the stage for us to begin work on this new aquatics and tennis center,” said Virgil Yoakum, general manager of Woodforest.
The facility’s first phase — comprising tennis and basketball courts and children’s play areas — is slated to open this fall.
Construction is expected to begin later this year on the Forest Island pool, a freeform design that will include tower water slides, a play area with water activities for young swimmers and a lounging area for poolside relaxation. A party pavilion and concession area may also be included in the final design of the swimming complex.
“With lush landscaping, extensive seating and an innovative design that blends functionality and style, the pool area might have residents thinking ‘resort’ rather than ‘neighborhood pool,’” Yoakum said.
The aquatics center is planned to open for the 2013 swim season.
“Much like other Woodforest amenities, the entire complex will be built in a heavily wooded area of the development,” said Meade Mitchell, a principal with landscape architecture firm TBG Partners. “As in many state parks, a long drive through the trees to Forest Island will create a heightened sense of expectation, and Forest Island will not disappoint.”
Specific parking areas for tennis, swimming and other facility features will avoid a massive expanse of concrete that would detract from the area’s natural landscape.
Forest Island will complement amenities already open in Woodforest, such as Lily Pad Park, a 5,000-square-foot spray park that debuted in 2011.
Also open in Woodforest are the 1.4-mile Cypress Loop Nature Trail, the Forest Heights Playground and Scooter Park and several other parks. Set to open this year are Devon Playfields, catering to baseball and soccer enthusiasts, and Admiral Bark Park.
A 3,000-acre master-planned community, Woodforest features traditional, patio and custom homes priced from the $150,000s to more than $1 million. The development is located five miles north of The Woodlands and six miles south of Lake Conroe in Montgomery County, one of the nation’s fastest-growing counties.For more information, visit the Partners in Building model home located at 113 Elk Trace Parkway, Montgomery, TX 77316. You can also call us at 936-447-1100.