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Old 04-16-2008, 03:15 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Hi.

We are planning to build a new house in North/NW Houston (max $425K) and were wondering about the pros-cons of the three areas. My wife works in Greenspoint, while I travel every week (no kids yet, but ISD is important!). Another criteria was trees - Hence, the choice of location! We love the Woodlands, but I begin to wonder if the premium is worth it.
How's Lakes of Cypress Forest (On Cypresswood, close to I-45)? You definitely get a lot more in terms of sqft compared to the Woodlands.
While I have read similar posts, any thoughts on Creekside Park in The Woodlands and Summerwood would be greatly appreciated!
Thx.
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Old 04-16-2008, 04:49 PM
 
Location: Buda, Texas
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Creekside Park is going to be wonderful! I am working that area and they are going to have everything. They have 3 new schools going in (Tomball ISD), YMCA, an outdoor theatre, nature preserves, a 13 acre aquatic center with a pool, lazy river, beach entry, playground, canoe ramp etc. It has 72 acre lake. In a word, awesome! It is The Woodlands last community but will be zones to Tomball and it is located within Harris County. There will be 13 neighborhoods from all different types of builders. There will be 6 places of worship and like the rest of The Woodlands, a village center, with a grocery store,banks, restaraunts, gift shops, dry-cleaning etc.
I would definitely consider it because as it gets built out the prices will increase. I love it and may end up there myself!
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Old 04-17-2008, 08:41 AM
 
Location: The house on the hill
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I can only comment on Summerwood and surrounding areas. It is so beautiful and wooded there. The schools are great, the commute to Greenspoint and IAH are easy. Check out Fall Creek and Lakeshore as well. Both have lot of homes in your price range. Go to HAR dot com and plug in a few of these Fall Creek MLS numbers: 2775184, 8719942, 9806717(this one has an amazing summer kitchen). 6182283 (lakeshore).

We love The Woodlands and go there often, but the commute was not worth it to us when choosing our home.

Good Luck! ~K~
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Old 07-16-2008, 07:32 PM
 
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We're in a similar boat, and chose to build in Creekside Park. Hubby works in Greenspoint and I am still trying to find a job in The Woodlands (relocating from DFW). His commute from Gosling at Woodlands Parkway (where we are renting) is 30-45 minutes at 7-7:30am, and we cannot wait to move into Creekside. Not all lots have trees, so be careful which neighborhood you buy into.
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Old 07-17-2008, 10:04 AM
 
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Cypress is great, especially the areas around Longwood, Coles Crossing, Lakewood, Rock Creek, and the newer areas on Fry Rd near Bridgelands, Blackhorse and Cypress Creek Ranch.

Here are my Cypress pics.

Flickr: longwood_cypress' Photostream
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Old 07-17-2008, 10:25 AM
 
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Have you considered Kingwood? From Greenspoint it would be 19 miles.
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Old 07-17-2008, 06:21 PM
 
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like the other poster i could only speak for summerwood..since living here i been very very happy...we have a good education system..a future middle school teamed up with a ymca...a recognized elementary on the main street of the subdivison...a new high school being built right near the our entrance.a daycacre...and out very own fire station..summerwood just gives us a good feeling when we enter the community....we also have miles of trails connected to shops and a gas station..and you can just walk to the miky d's to shed the calories when u finish...lol..but all and all its good.o and you can try these other communites such ass park lakes, eagle springs, lakeshore, water edge on lake houston wich is a gated community, and fall creek
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Old 07-08-2012, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Spring, TX
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We've recently relo'd from Upstate NY and are building in Creekside Park and we are so excited. The area is beautiful as others have mentioned and its less than 5miles to TW mall and market street. The shopping centers in the other villages are very close as well. The new Trader Joe's has opened on on Kdahl and that is a really neat store with good prices.
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