With trails, boating, swimming, disc golf and events including concerts in the park, the northwest Houston community of Bridgeland offers a multitude of opportunities to get outside.

The master-planned community is devoting 3,000 acres to open space, with more than 900 acres of lakes and waterways planned. Already, more than 200 acres of lakes are in place and were stocked several years ago with more than 200,000 fish for catch-and-release fishing. Residents also can get on the water, with complimentary use of non-motorized boats, including canoes, kayaks and sailboats.

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There have always been powerful reasons to buy a new home in the northwest Houston community of Bridgeland — underground power lines, a broad mix of amenities and a very active events calendar, not to mention the fact that the National Association of Home Builders has named it “Master-Planned Community of the Year.”

Part of Bridgeland’s “Power to the People” summer home tour, the promotion spotlights more than 40 homes available for immediate move-in; more than 30 of those completed homes from participating builders are on the tour. Anyone purchasing a home in Bridgeland during July will receive a full year’s discount on electricity (up to $3,600) from their Energy Star-certified builder.

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Under its master plan umbrella, the Bridgeland community offers much more than a roadmap to satisfy the physical needs of everyday life — well-placed homes, plentiful amenities, nearby retail, etc. — but also a plan to meet residents’ intellectual needs, with its “Cradle to Career and Beyond” approach to education.

And that’s Bridgeland Difference No. 3.

“Bridgeland Differences” is a campaign highlighting the many thoughtful features of the community, such as 60 miles of interconnecting trails, free use of recreational equipment and underground power lines. The “Cradle to Career and Beyond” education plan places a priority on accessible schools that suit a variety of needs. In addition to space for six new on-site elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school, the community’s master plan pinpoints locations for preschools, private schools and special education facilities. Continuing adult education classes will be offered at Bridgeland activity centers. In addition, the community is exploring an innovative system of college education by utilizing a University Center, similar to The Woodlands’, that would provide a single campus for both associate degrees and full four-year degrees. Bridgeland also hopes to provide for private schools and/or pursue the possibility of a charter school.

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Turning the ordinary into extraordinary, the Bridgeland community is doing much more than simply incorporating parks into its master plan – it’s creating dedicated gardens that will be natural oases for residents.

A focal point within Bridgeland’s First Bend community is Turtle Lane, a strolling path features bronze climbing statues in the shape of turtles nestled beneath one of the community’s several old-growth oak trees, carefully preserved by developers and estimated to be more than 50 years old. Turtle Lane culminates in the Butterfly Garden, a small park planted with butterfly-friendly perennial flowers and plants. Benches throughout the garden offer comfortable viewing areas to watch the playful creatures amid the colorful blooms.

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Different is good.

It’s no accident that Bridgeland stands out. Planners developed a careful road map for the community, one that embraces a host of differences, including Bridgeland Difference No. 10: Lakeland Activity Center, one of several planned hubs of fun for the growing community.

Lakeland Activity Center is the centerpiece of the Bridgeland community’s current amenity package, complete with an aquatic park, fitness center and more. It is the first of several large-scale activity centers that will be built as development continues, each with complementary amenities that all residents can enjoy. The center — along with its planned counterparts — is just one of a list of differences that set Bridgeland apart from other communities. Differences are both highly visible, such as the activity center and hundreds of acres of lakes, and invisible, such as underground power lines. All differences, however, are significant to the way of life Bridgeland provides residents.

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