Remington Ranch, Texas
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Remington Ranch is a master planned community located in unincorporated Harris County, Texas
. The development, with 2,100 single family houses, is located between Interstate 45
and the Hardy Toll Road
. It is north of Greenspoint Mall
and in proximity to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
.
As of 2003 the houses were expected to be priced below $200,000. The price range of the houses was planned to be from the $80,000s to the $180,000s. KB Home
, one developer, bought 143 acres (57.9 ha) from Dickson and planned to develop 900 houses priced from $80,000 to $130,000. The remaining single family acreage was to be developed by Newmark Homes and Parkside Homes into 1,200 houses. Two separate parcels of land, with a total of 51 acres (20.6 ha) of land, were to be used for commercial and other non-single family uses. Edminster Hinshaw Russ & Associates provided Remington Ranch's land planning and engineering. Mark Powell, vice president of Dickson Partners, said that the access to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
, Greenspoint Mall
, the Hardy Toll Road
, and Interstate 45
motivated the company to develop the Remington Ranch property. In 2003 the company was negotiating with the school district in regards to the possibility of selling land for the development of a future elementary or middle school. Powell also cited the location in the Spring Independent School District
as a factor in purchasing the land.
House construction was scheduled to begin in June 2004. Housing sales began in April 2004. The $65 million Remington Ranch development was scheduled to be sold out by 2008. By 2006 the homes offered were priced from the $80,000s to the $150,000s. By 2008 K. Hovanian Homes became a house builder in Remington Ranch. By 2009 Remington Ranch had a high foreclosure rate.
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Most residents are zoned to Milton Cooper Elementary School, while some are zoned to R.J. Hoyland Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Bammel Middle School and Dekaney High School
.
When Remington Ranch first opened, it was zoned to Clark Primary and Elementary School and Westfield High School. Cooper opened in 2005. The community was rezoned to Dekaney after Dekaney's opening in August 2007. Hoyland was completed in the summer of 2009.
Students have the option to attend Carl Wunsche Sr. High School
, a career academy in the district, instead of their home school.
Harris County, Texas
As of the 2010 Census, the population of the county was 4,092,459, White Americans made up 56.6% of Harris County's population; non-Hispanic whites represented 33.0% of the population. Black Americans made up 18.9% of the population. Native Americans made up 0.7% of Harris County's population...
. The development, with 2,100 single family houses, is located between Interstate 45
Interstate 45
Interstate 45 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It connects the cities of Dallas and Houston, continuing southeast from Houston to Galveston over the Galveston Causeway to the Gulf of Mexico...
and the Hardy Toll Road
Hardy Toll Road
The Hardy Toll Road runs from Interstate 610, near central Houston, to Interstate 45, north of Houston just below the Harris County line. The road generally parallels Interstate 45. The portion from I-610 to Crosstimbers Road is known as Spur 548, although this is unsigned.Construction on the...
. It is north of Greenspoint Mall
Greenspoint Mall
Greenspoint Mall is a shopping mall located in Greenspoint and in Houston, Texas, at the northeast corner of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8. It is anchored by retailers Dillard's and Macy's...
and in proximity to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59...
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History and Development
In 2003 Dickson Partners, a Houston developer, purchased a 510 acres (206.4 ha) plot of land from Houston investors. The majority of the purchased land belonged to three families from Houston who, since the 1950s, had owned the land. Dickson intended to develop a new community on that site.As of 2003 the houses were expected to be priced below $200,000. The price range of the houses was planned to be from the $80,000s to the $180,000s. KB Home
KB Home
KB Home is a homebuilding company based in the United States, founded in 1957 as Kaufman & Broad in Detroit, Michigan. It was the first company to be traded on the NYSE as a home builder and is a Fortune 500 company...
, one developer, bought 143 acres (57.9 ha) from Dickson and planned to develop 900 houses priced from $80,000 to $130,000. The remaining single family acreage was to be developed by Newmark Homes and Parkside Homes into 1,200 houses. Two separate parcels of land, with a total of 51 acres (20.6 ha) of land, were to be used for commercial and other non-single family uses. Edminster Hinshaw Russ & Associates provided Remington Ranch's land planning and engineering. Mark Powell, vice president of Dickson Partners, said that the access to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59...
, Greenspoint Mall
Greenspoint Mall
Greenspoint Mall is a shopping mall located in Greenspoint and in Houston, Texas, at the northeast corner of Interstate 45 and Beltway 8. It is anchored by retailers Dillard's and Macy's...
, the Hardy Toll Road
Hardy Toll Road
The Hardy Toll Road runs from Interstate 610, near central Houston, to Interstate 45, north of Houston just below the Harris County line. The road generally parallels Interstate 45. The portion from I-610 to Crosstimbers Road is known as Spur 548, although this is unsigned.Construction on the...
, and Interstate 45
Interstate 45
Interstate 45 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It connects the cities of Dallas and Houston, continuing southeast from Houston to Galveston over the Galveston Causeway to the Gulf of Mexico...
motivated the company to develop the Remington Ranch property. In 2003 the company was negotiating with the school district in regards to the possibility of selling land for the development of a future elementary or middle school. Powell also cited the location in the Spring Independent School District
Spring Independent School District
Spring Independent School District is a school district based in the Gordon M. Anderson Leadership Center in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States....
as a factor in purchasing the land.
House construction was scheduled to begin in June 2004. Housing sales began in April 2004. The $65 million Remington Ranch development was scheduled to be sold out by 2008. By 2006 the homes offered were priced from the $80,000s to the $150,000s. By 2008 K. Hovanian Homes became a house builder in Remington Ranch. By 2009 Remington Ranch had a high foreclosure rate.
Parks and recreation
The development was scheduled to include a recreation center with an Olympic-sized swimming pool and a playground area. The plans also included the establishment of neighborhood parks. The development also has a splash park and a barbecue area.Education
Remington Ranch is zoned to the Spring Independent School DistrictSpring Independent School District
Spring Independent School District is a school district based in the Gordon M. Anderson Leadership Center in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States....
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Most residents are zoned to Milton Cooper Elementary School, while some are zoned to R.J. Hoyland Elementary School. All residents are zoned to Bammel Middle School and Dekaney High School
Dekaney High School
Andy Dekaney High School is a public secondary school located at 22351 Imperial Valley Drive at Bammel Road in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, United States, with a ZIP code of 77073....
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When Remington Ranch first opened, it was zoned to Clark Primary and Elementary School and Westfield High School. Cooper opened in 2005. The community was rezoned to Dekaney after Dekaney's opening in August 2007. Hoyland was completed in the summer of 2009.
Students have the option to attend Carl Wunsche Sr. High School
Carl Wunsche Sr. High School
Carl Wunsche Sr. High School is a career academy magnet high school in unincorporated Harris County, Texas which opened in mid August 2006.Wunsche is in the Spring Independent School District and serves grades 10 through 12...
, a career academy in the district, instead of their home school.