Neighborhood close-up: Westwood

This $382,000 D.R. Horton home is 3,254 square feet. (Jake Magee/Community Impact Newspaper)

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By Jake Magee | 11:00 AM Jul 12, 2020 CDT

Image description — The home includes a living room with a high ceiling. (Jake Magee/Community Impact Newspaper)

Westwood, which is about 70% built out, is a subdivision in League City that started around 2010. Homes in this neighborhood vary in price from $299,000 to $390,000.

The 50-acre community will feature about 1,400 homes once built out around 2025. Builders include D.R. Horton, K. Hovnanian, CastleRock and .

The subdivision includes an Olympic-sized pool and splash pad, a 2,500-square-foot recreation center, a playground and parks.

By Jake Magee

Jake Magee has been a print journalist for several years, covering numerous beats including city government, education, business and more. Starting off at a daily newspaper in southern Wisconsin, Magee covered two small cities before being promoted to covering city government in the heart of newspaper's coverage area. He moved to Houston in mid-2018 to be the editor for and launch the Bay Area edition of Community Impact Newspaper.

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