Luxury condo living
Houston highlights its best bets for amenities
Luxury condominium living can deliver a one-of-a-kind experience with amenities designed to enhance a convenient lock-and-leave lifestyle.
In Houston, over-the-top amenities are mostly the norm these days, where every aspect of life is covered, from fitness, to views, to pools, to pets and outdoor spaces. The goal is to provide residents the ultimate experience without ever having to leave home.
A recent New York Times article,
Pet Spa? Private Elevator? The
Amenities Race Heats Up, stated that items such as private elevators, concierge laundry service, valet, and on-site spas are a few top resident requests.
The gated community of
The Sophie at Bayou Bend, 6017 Memorial Drive, provides some exclusive features for residents. Luxury abounds, and homes can boast a 400-square-foot terrace with a summer kitchen, grill, and fireplace. Residents can also take advantage of concierge and porter services, a dog-walking area and services ranging from housekeeping to dry cleaning, car maintenance, personal trainers, and in-home chefs.
According to Nadim Zabaneh, vice president of Houston-based Tema Development Inc., The Parklane Condo Tower at 1701 Hermann Drive has a variety of amenities such as a state-ofthe-art fitness center, swimming pool with cabanas, tennis court, outdoor grills, outdoor fitness
The gated community of The Sophie at Bayou Bend ... provides some exclusive features for residents. Luxury abounds, and homes can boast a 400-squarefoot terrace with a summer kitchen, grill, and fireplace.
experience, dog park, 24-hour concierge and valet service, private storage per residence, reserved parking, and electric vehiclecharging stations.
In addition, residents can enjoy 360-degree views of Houston’s skyline and Hermann Park as well as a luxury shuttle bus to the Texas Medical Center and Metrorail.
“The Parklane … offers stateof-the-art amenities to designer interior finishes,” said Zabaneh.
At The Hawthorne, at 5656
San Felipe near Tanglewood, the location, combined with top amenities, offer residents a luxury lock-and-leave lifestyle, said Pelican Builders president Derek Darnell.
Amenities to take notice of include an “amenity oasis” on the fifth floor of The Hawthorne. Included are climate-controlled workouts in the state-of-theart fitness center, custom-built multiple cards and game tables, and a 67-foot chilled lap pool joined by cabanas and alcoves that allow for social distancing.
“There’s also two guest suites…, a dog run and pet-washing station, and the availability of both pet pads and grills to terraces. These speak to the convenience of not only single-level living in efficiently planned spaces, but also to the ultimate convenience of residents not really ever having to leave their home despite living in a high-rise,” said Darnell.