DFW Home Builders - K. Hovnanian Homes

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K. Hovnanian® Homes® has earned a solid reputation for integrity, dependability, leadership and value, due in large part to our unwavering attention to quality construction and unfailing pursuit of customer satisfaction. It is their promise to build a trusting relationship to meet your expectations. Their Associates are available any time to answer your questions and make your homebuilding experience a positive one.

Dallas Golf Course Homes

Dallas Golf Communities

Dallas Golf Communities offer residents an extensive list of amenities in a private, elegant setting. Residents enjoy a secluded private community that has been planned and engineered from the start around award winning golf courses. Homes in these golf communities come can range in price from the low $200s to over $2million. Floor-plans usually run from around 1,600 square feet to over 6,000. There are a number of golf communities in the Dallas area that stand out.

Lake Ridge - Dallas Neighborhood on Golf Course

The Lake Ridge Golf Community is located slightly south of Dallas. These beautiful homes have been built on the area’s highest elevation and have wonderful Hill Country and Dallas skyline views. Home sites come in either one or two acres arranged around the 7,500 acre Joe Pool Lake and the Tangle Ridge Golf Course.

Lake Ridge Golf Community Facts

  • Valley Ridge Park – 150 acre park with biking and hiking trails, fishing, children areas and sports fields.
  • Tangle Ridge Golf Club: One of the top 10 18 hole public courses in Texas.
  • Joe Pool Lake: A 7,500 acre lake with abundant fishing and a full service community marina.
  • Cedar Hill State Park: 1,826 acre nature park.

Preston Crossing - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Preston Crossing is a golf community located north of Dallas. This 1600 acre community is built around a Fred Couples signature 18 hole golf course. Located close to Lake Texoma and Lake Ray Roberts, Preston Crossing residents have ready access to a wide range of fishing, hiking, camping and water-sport activities. When finished, Preston Crossing will have many neighborhood parks spaced throughout the community. One very important feature of Preston Crossing is that it is located within the Gunter Independent School District, which is regarded as the best school district in Texas. Homes start in the mid $300s.

Preston Crossing Golf Neighborhood Facts

  • 18 hole Fred Couples signature golf course – opened in 2008
  • Community swimming pool, tennis courts and neighborhood parks
  • The Gunter Independent School District -ranked “exemplary”
  • 40 minutes from downtown Dallas
  • Residents have the option to choose their own builder.

Sugar Tree - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Sugar Tree is a private golf community located on the banks of the Brazos River, less than an hour from Dallas. The Sugar Tree Community is planned around a four star 18 hold golf course which winds along the river. Currently, lots are being offered from ½ acre to 2 acres and come with heavy woods, fairway lots or cul de sac lots off the fairways. Lot prices start at $35,900.

Sugar Tree Community Facts

  • Private clubhouse with outdoor pool
  • Located in Brock Independent School District – rated “exemplary”.
  • Gated entrance
  • Exempt from city taxes

Castle Hills - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Castle Hills is a 2,500 acre master planned golf community located in North Dallas, west of Plano. The Castle Hills Golf Club has an 18 hole Jay Morrish designed course. The clubhouse has gourmet dining, pro shop and banquet rooms.

Castle Hills Community Facts

  • Numerous parks and lakes
  • Community centers
  • Swimming pools
  • Golf teaching academy
  • Full children water playgrounds
  • Community fitness centers

Lantana - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

The Lantana is a Hill Country Golf Community located just north of Flower Mound. This 1,718 acre community was named Master-planned Community of the Year in 2004. The Lantana’s 18 hole Jay Morrish designed golf course was named “Best New Course” in 2002. This community has a wide range of home styles, sizes and prices. Prices start in the $140s and go up to over 1 million. Square footage ranges from 2,100 square feet to over 6,000 square feet. Buyers are able to choose from a number of reputable builders.

Lantana Community Facts

  • Full service community fitness center.
  • Five pools.
  • Two elementary schools and one middle school.
  • Tennis courts, hiking & bike trails.
  • 15 furnished builder models giving examples of the designs of Lantana’s 10 builders.

Mountain Valley Lake - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Mountain Valley Lake is a private golf home community located in Burleson, just minutes south of Fort Worth. Homes range in price from $139,000 to $230,000 and floor-plans run from 1,564 square feet to 4,150 square feet.

Mountain Valley Lake Community Facts

  • 20 acre lake in center of community.
  • Clubhouse/rec center with Jr. Olympic pool.

Stonebridge Ranch - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Stonebridge Ranch is a master planned private golf home community on 5,000 acres located in the middle of North Dallas.

Stonebridge Ranch Community Facts

  • Private country club with two courses – 18 hole Pete Dye Signature Golf Course and 27-hole Arthur Hills Championship Golf Course.
  • Beach Club & Swim Lagoon with white sand beach unique in North Texas.
  • Aquatic center
  • Scenic biking and hiking trails.
  • 14 lakes offering fishing and sailing.
  • Outstanding school districts—McKinney and Frisco ISDs.

Trails of West Frisco - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Trails of West Frisco is a master planned golf home community located on the northern end of the Dallas North Tollway in Frisco, Texas. Home prices start in the $250’s and range up to over $650,000.

Trails of West Frisco Community Facts

  • Extensive scenic hiking and biking trails
  • Trails Golf Club 18-hole championship golf course
  • Community center with tennis courts, a playground and a pool
  • Minutes away from the new Stonebriar Center shopping mall

Twin Creeks - North Dallas Golf Course Neighborhood

Twin Creeks is a Texas Hill Country golf home community located close to Austin. This 760 acre community is designed around a Fred Couples signature golf course. Home prices start in the mid $200s and go up to $1 million.

Twin Creeks Community Facts

  • Superior school system – Leander Independent School District.
  • Private clubhouses.
  • Junior Olympic pool.
  • Scenic biking and hiking trails.
  • 8000 square foot family activities center.
  • 10 acre driving range.
  • New water park with themed slides.

DFW Homebuilders - Taylor Morrison Homes

Morrison Homes builds nationwide and ranks as one of the nation’s top 20 builders in sales–over 4000 sold annually–and among the top 5% in the nation for customer satisfaction. Morrison Homes builds only single family and town homes in Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, Reno, Tampa, Sarasota, Orlando, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Denver, Sacramento, and Phoenix.

Morrison Homes is known for honesty and integrity, ability to deliver quality new homes on schedule, and for making home warranty repairs quickly and efficiently. Morrison Homes has developed a customer commitment called the Signature Pledge. This pledge promises an attentive personal relationship with your builder, a customized design, a strong warranty, and an outstanding neighborhood.

Morrison Homes - Seven Steps to Satisfaction

Step 1: Signature Selection Center Meeting
Signature Selection Centers are located in every city where Morrison Homes builds. Here you’ll consult with Designers to select all the finishes and upgrades to cusotomize your home to your individual tastes and requirements.

Step 2: Owner’s Orientation Meeting
You, your Builder and your Sales Associate will meet to review and confirm the plans and upgrades you’ve selected and visit your lot to review its specifications.

Step 3: Mid-Construction (Pre-Drywall) Meeting
After the home has been framed, wired, plumbed, your builder will walk through your home with you. You’ll have the chance to verify your details and upgrades as well as confirm placement of windows, doors, lighting fixtures, and switches, as well as electrical, phone and cable outlets.

Step 4: New Home Demonstration Meeting
Before closing, your Builder will give you a final walk-through and show you how all the appliances and mechanical systems work. You and your Builder will also review your Home Warranty as well as regular homeowner maintenance needs. You’ll also have the opportunity to note any items that may need adjusting or require touch up before closing.

Step 5: Two-Month Home Review
Two months after your closing your Builder will note any items covered by your Home Warranty that need repair.

Step 6: 11-Month Home Review
After you’ve been in your home for 11 months, your Builder will note any items covered by your Home Warranty that need to be repaired.

Step 7: 22-Month Home Review
Your Home Warranty expires after 24 months. This review is to ensure that there are no issues that arise after expiration.

DFW Homebuilders - Meritage Homes

Meritage Homes is the 12th lagest national builder in the U.S., operating primarily in the South and West. Meritage operates in six of the top ten single-family housing markets in the country. In Texas, Meritage builds homes in the Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and Houston areas. The company has been named in the Forbes Platinum 400 list for the fourth consecutive year. Meritage sets it’s own standards by using it’s national buying power to deliver superior craftsmanship in up-scale communities for a surprising value.

Some features that Meritage builds into all of their homes are:

* Superior sealants
* Improved insulation
* High-efficiency windows with advanced Low E or double-paned design
* High-efficiency mechanical systems
* Rapid recovery water heaters
* Energy Efficient HVAC units

DFW Homebuilder - Lennar Homes

Lennar Homes was founded in 1954, and is headquartered in Miami, Florida. Lennar has been one of the nation’s leading builders for the past 53 years. Lennar builds in 18 states in some of the most up-scale markets in the country.

Lennar has developed a customer care system called Total Lennar Care (TLC), which focuses on total involvement and attention to every step of the home building and buying process and beyond. After you have moved in, Lennar has a series of scheduled visits from the customer care team to make sure you are 100% satisfied and have no issues.

DFW Homebuilders - KB Homes

KB Homes has been a nationwide builder of quality homes for fifty years. KB builds in all major housing markets across the country. KB Homes strives to offer superior quality construction, unique architecture and dedicated customer service. KB has developed a number of architectural designs that reduce energy use and have earned Comfort Wise and Energy Star ratings. KB also works with the Natural Resources Defense Council to help assure that lumber used in KB Homes does not come from endangered or old-growth forests. KB Home has created a unique,step-by-step plan, Built To Orderâ„¢, that guides customers through the entire construction process. Each phase of construction has a specific quality checkpoint that must be passed in order to move on to the next phase.

Preconstruction
You are meet with your sales person and superintendent for a final review of your home plans.

Quality Checkpoint - Pre-pour checkpoint includes a review of the lot prior to pouring the slab.

Foundation
KB Homes checks soil conditions,government requirements, and home size to ensure structural integrity. Post-tension engineering is used to stabilize each foundation.

Quality Checkpoint - Before framing starts, the foundation and post-tension engineering are checked.

Lumber Drop and Framing
The framing stage usually takes one to four weeks, and consists of the following:
Walls start going up, work starts on the second-floor system (if applicable), using engineered floor joists.
Roof trusses arrive at the home site.

Quality Checkpoint - During the framing stage, there are three separate checkpoints: the frame of the house is checked for correct sizing, squareness and workmanship.

Plumbing and Electrical
Air conditioning, heating, ventilation, plumbing and electrical wiring are installed.
Once the roof is installed, the exterior detail work begins, including trim, windows and doors.
HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) and plumbing systems are “roughed-in” as exterior trim is completed. The electrical system is “roughed-in” during two days. Exterior trim is painted

Quality Checkpoint - Mechanical systems are inspected.

Drywall
It takes about two days to hang interior drywall. Then, drywall taping and finishing are completed and insulation is is blown in.

Quality Checkpoint - There are two checkpoints before drywall begins and after its completion: Upon cleaning up any drywall debris, FCMs check all walls and ceilings for finish and consistency.

Trim and Finish Details
Two-week phase during which all customized trim and finish details are completed

Quality Checkpoint - Three quality checkpoints, trim, pre-carpeting, and pre-final are conducted during this phase:

Interior trim is examined for fit and quality of installation. HVAC systems are finished as a pre-final quality check focuses on all completed areas of the home. Pre-final quality review of entire home. Appliances are installed. Door and window screens are installed. Carpeting is installed. Various final inspections (bank, city, etc.), garage cleaning and paint touch-ups take place.

Quality Checkpoint - Upon completion of the finals, one last quality check is conducted prior to scheduling the homeowner orientation.

DFW Homebuilders - Huntington Homes

Huntington Homes is a Dallas area luxury homebuilder specializing in custom homes that are as unique as the individuals who dwell in them. When you buy a Huntington Home, you’re investing in quality construction, craftsmanship and superb service from start to finish.

DFW Homebuilders - Highland Homes

Highland Homes is one of the top home builders in the North Dallas area. Highland is a family-owned company founded in 1985 and builds about 2,500 homes a year in the Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio and Houston areas. It is consistently ranked amongst the top 40 new homebuilders in the country.

Each Highland home is an original design created to provide livability and functionality while enriching your life with an element of architectural drama usually only found in custom homes. Rooms flow in comfortable usable patterns, while soaring ceilings, art niches, angled walls and wide expanses of glass create stunning impact.

DFW Homebuilders | Drees Homes

Drees Homes has been building quality custom homes for over 75 years. As the nations 25th top builder, Drees remains headquartered in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, and has operations in Cincinnati, Dayton, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Nashville, Raleigh, N.C., Frederick, Md., Washington D.C., Jacksonville FL, Austin and Dallas/Fort Worth.

DFW Homebuilders - D.R. Horton Homes

DR Horton builds homes throughout Dallas and Fort Worth ranging from the $190s to the $300s. Based in Arlington, Texas, DR Horton has a solid reputation for fine workmanship, aesthetic quality and stellar customer service.

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