Humble: 993-acre Groves to open mid-April

HUMBLE – The Groves, a new 993-acre master-planned community in the Lake Houston area, will open in mid-April. Six home builders will construct the first 189 of an estimated 2,200 homes planned for the community.

Crescent Communities is the developer of the community located off West Lake Houston Pkwy., between Atascocita and Summerwood, near Beltway 8 and Lake Houston.

Darling Homes, David Weekley Homes, Highland Homes, Taylor Morrison, Trendmaker Homes and Village Builders will formally unveil model homes later this month.

Homes will range from 2,000 sf to 4,600 sf and in price from the high-$200,000s to $500,000.

Crescent Communities is nearly finished with its welcome center, which features a pavilion overlooking a large outdoor plaza, fire pit, grill and a lawn accentuated by a metal pine cone sculpture.

The welcome center also features a sales center with a large touch-screen TV, multipurpose room and outdoor playground and splash pad featuring a working water pump.

Future plans call for a treehouse and fish camp, featuring a cabin and pond.

A recreation center, with a pool, is expected in mid-2017. Crescent Communities also will hire a full-time lifestyle director, who will plan activities — like movie night on the lawn — for residents in The Groves.