From a heart-pumping game of tennis to an afternoon splash in the pool or a vigorous walk along one of many planned trails, there will always be plenty to do in the Bridgeland community. Of course, there will always be the option of simply relaxing on your

The 10,000-acre Bridgeland community is planned waterfront veranda with family and friends! for 21,000 homes and 65,000 residents. The master plan puts lifestyle center stage, brimming with amenities, including more than 3,000 acres of waterways, lakes, trails, parks and open space. The six-acre Lakeland Activity Center, the first of several community centers, opens this summer and will include an aquatic complex with an Olympic-size pool, a diving well with two platforms, two 30-foot sky slides, splash pads and play areas. A 6,000-square-foot community center will house a fitness center and several meeting rooms. An on-site activities director will host a full calendar of classes, activities and social events. The recreation complex also will include two lighted tennis courts and two shaded play areas – a tot lot and another space designed for older children.

“We’re really excited about bringing a full-time activities director on board,” said Joe Necker, vice president, development for Bridgeland. “Being on-site, the director will be able to read the pulse of the community and plan engaging, fun events.”

Residents will enjoy miles of trails with a variety of surfaces, including sidewalks, asphalt, decomposed granite and dirt, for multi-use purposes. A six-mile scenic trail opens this year along the historic Cypress Creek Corridor. Along the trail’s wildlife observation areas, hikers can glimpse some of the 140 species of birds already identified in the area.

The Cypress Creek trailhead, Oak Meadow Park, is a 30-acre wooded park that offers a stocked lake, picnic areas, an 18-hole disc golf course and a covered pavilion with restrooms. A fishing pier on the lake is planned, and future activities will include fishing tournaments and “learn to fish” classes.

A future Town Center set within the Bridgeland community will offer residents a convenient place to shop, work and enjoy life without ever leaving home. The town center may include healthcare, employment, schools, retail, entertainment and more.

In addition to the abundant amenities, Bridgeland’s master plan is packed full of differences that sets the community apart, including curving streets that minimize traffic and maximize views of water and landscaped common areas. Cul-de-sacs and no through streets from one end of the community to the other provide children safe play havens. Elevated homesites allow for terraced front yards and each home’s upgraded landscaping package creates a distinctive streetscape. Also, all power lines in the community’s first phase are underground, and meandering lakes and waterways replace unsightly drainage ditches.

Bridgeland is a development of General Growth Properties, Inc., the second-largest U.S.-based publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) in the nation. As owner of Bridgeland and majority owner of The Woodlands, General Growth Properties is one of the largest master-planned community developers in the Houston area.

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