The overview
According to the final plat included in the March 27 agenda packet, Harmony Cove Section 1 will be built upon a 44.33-acre tract of land located southeast of the intersection of Will Clayton Parkway and Old Humble Road.
The community is being developed by Saratoga Homes, which has developed several communities across the Greater Houston area including Townsen Landing in Humble.
Zooming in
According to Rick Rivas, division president of Saratoga Homes in Houston, Harmony Cove is expected to feature 400 single-family homes upon buildout, including 172 homes in the first phase. The homes will range in size from 1,800-2,900 square feet and feature three to five bedrooms.
Construction on the model and inventory homes will begin in May, and buildout of the first phase is expected to take about two years, Rivas said. Future community amenities will include a dog park and ball fields.
Some context
Construction on the community was initially expected to begin in late 2022, as previously reported by Community Impact. Rivas said construction on the project was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the regulatory environment in Harris County.
Quote of note
"We're looking forward to seeing [Saratoga Homes] get started out there. There's a lot of excitement around this development so we're glad to see some homes going up shortly," Mayor Norman Funderburk said during the March 27 meeting.
Related highlights
The council also unanimously approved a variance request for certain residential lots within Harmony Cove Section 1 during the March 27 meeting. However, City Manager Jason Stuebe said the agenda item was included to correct an error included in the initial variance request approval in 2019.
"The initial request was for a 5-yard setback between the lots. However, in the actual agenda caption and the action that was taken—I think it was a scriber's error, those things happen—we approved a 6-foot setback. So ... we're going back and reapproving the variance so they can get that 5-foot setback—so it'll be 10 feet total between houses," Stuebe said during the March 27 meeting.
