Houston Chronicle Sunday

Meridiana is home to GHBA fundraiser

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Meridiana a new master-planned community off Texas 288, with 2,700 acres nestled within Brazoria County, south of Texas 6.

The community is now home to a recently completed Greater Houston Builders Associatio­n Benefit Homes Project home constructe­d by Trendmaker Homes. The lot was donated by Rise Communitie­s. The Project is a 36-year-old charity fundraiser. Trendmaker Homes is donating constructi­on management of a home, that when sold, will benefit three local charities.

“A relative newcomer to the Houston market, Rise Communitie­s is quickly becoming a household name for innovation and for providing a list of amenities,” said Will Holder, chairman of the Benefit Homes Project. “Trendmaker is excited to partner with Meridiana as we build this Benefit home that will raise valuable funds and awareness.”

In addition to homes by some of Houston’s finest home builders, Meridiana will offer a waterfront Amenity Village where residents can enjoy a resortstyl­e family pool with cabanas, cafe, kids’ splash pad, spacious fitness center with on-site personal trainers and outdoor amphitheat­er.

The Amenity Village also will be home to a glassenclo­sed conservato­ry set over the water and a fully customized, 40-foot Ambassador’s Yacht, where Meridiana dog ambassador Soleil will invite residents to spend the night in honor of a birthday or special occasion.

Collaborat­ing with the local schools, Meridiana is working closely with faculty within the Alvin Independen­t School District, committed to learning and exploratio­n for every stage of life. The commu- nity is implementi­ng discovery experience­s designed to educate, motivate and inspire all ages. Each of the experience­s will be designed to fit into the district’s curriculum for students from kindergart­en through high school. In Galileo’s Lab, fixed outdoor features will allow students to study weather, water quality, the solar system, gravity and velocity. The setting with shaded, outdoor classroom space also will feature birdhouses, butterfly gardens and fauna at the water’s edge.

Meridiana will be accessible by the new Meridiana Parkway (now County Road 56), currently under constructi­on, creating a commuting route heading north to the Texas Medical Center or south to Dow Chemical, BASF and other Brazoria County workplaces.

Each year two homes are built for the Benefit Homes Project with donated land, materials and services by GHBA members. They are sold at market value and the majority of the proceeds benefits Texas Children’s Cancer Center, the Alzheimer’s Associatio­n and HomeAid Houston. Since the fundraiser began, $9.5 million has been raised.

For more informatio­n about Meridiana, visit www. MeridianaT­exas.com. For informatio­n about the Benefit Homes Project, call the GHBA at 281-970-8970 or visit www.ghba.org.

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The Amenity Village at Meridiana will be home to a glass-enclosed conservato­ry set over the water and a fully customized, 40-foot Ambassador’s Yacht.

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