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How Springwoods Village in north Houston came to be Springwoods Village has been in the works for nearly 50 years. CDC Houston, a local subsidiary of Coventry Development Corp., bought roughly 2,000 acr... Nov 15
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Thousands of new employees will soon join Exxon Mobil in Springwoods Village Hewlett Packard Inc. will move its 2,400 Houston employees into its 378,000-square-foot Houston campus in Springwoods Village between Thanksgiving and... Nov 14
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Meet the Next Springwoods Campus: 568K SF For Hewlett Packard Enterprise Springwoods Village was born with Exxon Mobil’s 3M SF campus, and in the years since, big-time companies have continued to add corporate campuse... Oct 31
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Cityplace Signs 24 Hour Fitness In Springwoods Village A joint venture of Patrinely Group, USAA Real Estate and CDC Houston today announced 24 Hour Fitness has signed a long-term lease in CityPlace at Spri... Oct 30
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Spring’s CityPlace Now Has an Upscale Eatery with Texas Vibes SwitcHouse Plates & Pours, Spring’s first upscale restaurant according to a representative for the eatery, just debuted inside the newly opened ... Oct 09
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New hotel in Houston marries nature with railway influences Houston CityPlace Marriott at Springwoods Village is now open and accepting reservations for rooms, special events and dining. The 10-story property i... Oct 03
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12/01/2015
Springwoods Village continues to develop
Construction is in full swing in Springwoods Village with CHI St. Luke’s Health 23-acre medical campus underway and a variety of housing communities beginning, as thousands of employees are working there daily.
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11/27/2015
Houston hospitals rush to meet population boom
Houston health care systems are rapidly building new hospitals and expanding existing ones as a result of the city’s recent population boom. At the same time, they are figuring out how new models of health care will impact their business.
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11/13/2015
Residence Inn Springwoods Village opens in Houston
Woodbine Development Corporation and InterMountain Management opened the Residence Inn by Marriott Springwoods Village in Houston. The 128-room hotel is the first of three select-service hotels Woodbine will develop in Springwoods Village. A Courtyard by Marriott broke ground this June and is scheduled to open in the fall of 2016 in the master-planned community.
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11/13/2015
New hotel opens in Springwoods Village
A Springwoods Village hotel opened this week, as part of the expansion in the community surrounding Exxon Mobil’s expansion to the north of Houston.
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11/11/2015
Health care facilities on the rise in Spring
Oil prices may be on the decline nationwide as the energy sector struggles in the Greater Houston area, but the health care industry is thriving as new medical facilities and expansions continue cropping up throughout the Spring area.
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10/07/2015
Mixed-use projects set to break ground in early 2016 in CityPlace
The first office and retail building in Springwoods Village could break ground early next year within CityPlace, the town center area of the master-planned community in Spring.
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09/30/2015
Hospital set for January opening in Springwoods
As the 2,000-acre Springwoods Village grows up around the new Exxon Mobil Corp. campus just south of The Woodlands, CHI St. Luke’s Health is preparing to unveil its newest concept for medical facilities.
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09/15/2015
Native plants, grass make mark in Springwoods
Residents and visitors to Springwoods Village will not find manicured Bermuda grass lining the city streets. Instead, developers of Springwoods Village have made a commitment to sustainable landscaping and using native plants.
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09/09/2015
Luce Bayou Project to provide sustainable water to Spring area
Statewide and local water organizations are spending billions of dollars to secure sustainable water resources across the Greater Houston area, including in Spring and Klein.
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08/12/2015
Counties, nonprofit piece together Spring Creek Greenway
Spring Creek Greenway may already be one of the longest contiguous forested greenways in the nation. Harris County and the Bayou Land Conservancy, however, continue to work on land acquisitions and trail projects to connect the land preserves and trail systems along the entire 30-plus-mile stretch of the creek.
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08/04/2015
Springwoods Village developer shifts focus to retail, residential, amenities for residents
With nearly 10,000 employees already working within ExxonMobil and Southwestern Energy’s campuses in Springwoods Village, the master-planned community’s developer is allocating more attention to the places where its residents will congregate.
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07/14/2015
Sneak Peek: See how Springwoods Village is shaping up
About five years ago, Exxon Mobil Corp. announced plans to construct a new corporate campus in Springwoods Village, what was then undeveloped woodlands north of Houston.
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07/10/2015
More homes planned for master-planned community near Exxon Mobil campus
CDC Houston, the local subsidiary of New York-based Coventry Development Corp., is looking at announcing three new neighborhoods in Springwoods Village, an 1,800-acre community that is home to Exxon Mobil Corp.’s (NYSE: XOM) new campus.
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07/08/2015
Hotels on the rise in Spring
Three hotels have broken ground or are set to begin construction soon within the master-planned community Springwoods Village, which houses the 385-acre ExxonMobil campus and Southwestern Energy’s headquarters. Meanwhile, a Hyatt Place hotel is planned inside The Vintage across from Noble Energy’s headquarters.
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07/08/2015
Luxury apartment complex breaks ground near new Exxon Mobil campus
A new luxury apartment project has broken ground in Springwoods Village, a growing master-planned community north of Houston.
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06/18/2015
Grocers continue to expand in north Houston
A grocery-anchored shopping center has been designed in the new Springwoods Village master-planned community, which currently is under development north of Houston next to the Exxon Mobil campus.
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06/15/2015
Growth drives $850 million health care building boom in Woodlands
Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital recently announced a $25 million expansion, its latest move to boost its services and capacity before Methodist The Woodlands Hospital and Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands open their doors in 2017. Meanwhile, just south of The Woodlands, CHI St. Luke’s Health has started seeing patients at a temporary clinic while its $120 million Springwoods Village […]
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06/09/2015
CHI St. Luke’s opens primary care facility ahead of Springwoods Village hospital
Although master-planned community Springwoods Village is not expected to reach its full capacity for another decade, its current residents have immediate health care needs. CHI St. Luke’s, which is opening Springwoods Village Hospital in January, stepped in and constructed a temporary primary care facility to service the thousands of employees and residents who already work […]
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06/08/2015
Woodbine and intermount Management Break Ground on a Courtyard By Marriott in Springwoods Village
HOUSTON, TX. – June 8, 2015. Woodbine Development Corporation and InterMountain Management recently finalized the purchase of nearly three acres in Springwoods Village from CDC Houston to develop the second hotel in the master-planned community. Construction on the Courtyard by Marriott hotel began on June 1 and the property is scheduled to open in second […]
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06/05/2015
Woodbine And Intermountain Management Break Ground On A Courtyard By Marriott In Springwoods Village
Woodbine Development Corporation and InterMountain Management recently finalized the purchase of nearly three acres in Springwoods Village from CDC Houston to develop the second hotel in the master-planned community. Construction on the Courtyard by Marriott hotel began on June 1 and the property is scheduled to open in second quarter 2016.
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06/05/2015
Hotel Breaks Ground Next to New 3 Million SF Exxon Campus in Houston
HOUSTON – Woodbine Development Corporation and InterMountain Management started construction June 1 on a hotel in Springwoods Village where the new 3 million square-foot Exxon Mobil campus is nearing completion.
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06/05/2015
Springwoods Village Will Get Another Hotel
HOUSTON—Woodbine Development Corp. and InterMountain Management (IMM) recently finalized the purchase of nearly three acres in Springwoods Village from CDC Houston to develop a second hotel in the master-planned community, about 20 miles north of downtown.
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06/04/2015
Marriott hotel breaks ground in Springwoods Village
Construction has started on the second new hotel in Springwoods Village, the 1,800-acre planned community in Spring just south of The Woodlands.
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06/04/2015
Springwoods Village’s second hotel breaks ground
Developers began construction this week on the second of three hotels they plan to build in Springwoods Village, home to the new Exxon Mobil Corp. campus.
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06/04/2015
Woodbine, InterMountain Break Ground on Courtyard by Marriott in Houston Area
HOUSTON—Construction has begun on the Courtyard by Marriott in Springwoods Village, 20 miles north of downtown Houston. The hotel is being built on the nearly three acres of land Woodbine Development Corporation and InterMountain Management (IMM) recently purchased from CDC Houston. The property is scheduled to open in second quarter 2016.
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06/02/2015
Grocery-anchored center coming to Springwoods Village
The 300,000-square-foot retail project — Market at Springwoods Village — will go up at the northeast corner of Spring Stuebner and Holzwarth within the community’s urban district. Dallas-based Regency Centers will develop the project.
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05/27/2015
Hospital expansion continues in Springwoods
CHI St. Luke’s Health has begun seeing patients at its new Springwoods Village location at a temporary clinic while its new $110 million medical campus there is under construction.
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05/04/2015
ExxonMobil’s New Campus: Giving Houston a Second Energy Corridor
Beginning like a spy novel might, an anonymous inquiry led to one of the largest and most transformative real estate developments in the history of Houston. The deal was code-named “Project Delta,” and the caller claimed to be representing a Fortune 500 company searching for a site for a massive corporate campus.
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04/28/2015
Springwoods Village ready for rapid growth in region
Springwoods Village, a 2,000-acre master-planned community, continues to develop in north Harris County.
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03/19/2015
SPRINGWOODS VILLAGE IS FULL STEAM AHEAD
Oil prices be damned! Planned projects are being taken off the drawing board throughout Houston, but not in Springwoods Village—CDC Houston EVP Keith Simon says the ExxonMobil and Southwestern Energy campuses arecreating enough demand to drive development regardless of where oil prices are. That’s one reason we’re thrilled to host Bisnow’s Future of The Woodlands and […]
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03/19/2015
4th Annual Future of The Woodlands / Springwoods Village
Springwoods Village’s own Keith Simon, Executive Vice President of Coventry Development Corporation, Robert Fields, CEO and president of Patrinely Group – our CityPlace development partner, will be panelists at Bisnow’s 4th Annual Future of The Woodlands / Springwoods Village event.
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03/17/2015
Hotel construction booms in Spring area
Hotel growth in north Houston is booming as large employers bring thousands of jobs and residents to the area.
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02/17/2015
Growth brings more medical options to Spring area
To accommodate a booming region, health care is following business and residential growth in Spring and Klein with several new facilities under construction in the area, including a new $110 million hospital.
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02/12/2015
Inside Southwestern Energy’s new HQ
Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) opened 2015 with the move into its new Springwoods Village headquarters near the massive new Exxon Mobil Corp. campus.
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02/03/2015
Energy firm expansions drive office, retail boom in Spring
New office and retail developments are underway in Spring as thousands of employees start work in the area at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s 385-acre campus and Southwestern Energy Co.’s new headquarters.
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01/23/2015
Springwoods Village builder Taylor Morrison named Green Home Builder of the year
Taylor Morrison, a leading homebuilder and developer in North America, announced that it has received the 2014 Builder of the Year honor from Green Home Builder magazine, a national trade publication focused on certified housing and energy-efficient and environmentally responsible building practices.
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01/22/2015
Southwestern Energy settles into new home, plans to hire
Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) is settling into its new consolidated headquarters in Springwoods Village “on time and on budget” after previously occupying five different buildings throughout the Houston area, said Chairman and CEO Steve Mueller.
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01/22/2015
Commercial development booms in Spring
Both the 385-acre ExxonMobil campus in Springwoods Village and segments F-1, F-2 and G of the Grand Parkway are scheduled for completion by the end of 2015. The community around them, however, continues to evolve as several commercial and mixed-use projects are breaking ground nearby.
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01/22/2015
Spring area sees boom in housing developments
Several high-end apartment communities and housing developments are under construction as 10,000 new employees are expected to start work soon at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s new 385-acre Spring campus. Southwestern Energy Co., one of the largest producers of natural gas in the United States, also opened its new headquarters in the area.
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01/22/2015
Year in Review: Grand Parkway extension spurs growth across Houston
The Grand Parkway extension is driving new development north and west of Houston. The $1.1 billion Texas Department of Transportation project has fueled job creation as well as new homes, offices, mixed-used projects, hospitals and other development in previously inaccessible land across northwest Houston.
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01/22/2015
Growth brings more medical options to Spring area
Last year, CHI St. Luke’s Health purchased 23 acres of land for the development of a new hospital at the corner of the new Grand Parkway and Holzworth Road. The site is located in Springwoods Village, a mixed-use development that will be home to the new Exxon Mobil Corp. headquarters.
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01/05/2015
Culture Map – The Top 10 deals in Houston housing in 2014: Real estate game changers – and worries
Home selling hit a record high in 2014. There were a lot of deals, developments and announouncements that moved the needle significantly in Houston. Everyone needs to make note of 2014, especially young Realtors who are just beginning their careers, because it may never be this good again. Here are the 10 headlines to remember about […]
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11/14/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – Community will bring amenities, homes to region
Although Coventry Development Corporation began work on Springwoods Village in 2008, the developer actually purchased the 1,800 acres off of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road in 1961, waiting nearly half a century until they found the right job creator to develop around: ExxonMobil.
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10/14/2014
Houston Chronicle – New fire, EMS facility set for Springwoods
Officials with the Spring Volunteer Fire Department andCypress Creek EMS broke ground on a combined 24,363-square-foot joint emergency service facility on Sept. 30.
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08/10/2014
the Spring Observer – Fire and EMS stations break ground in Springwoods Village
Spring Fire Department and Cypress Creek EMS commemorate this day as we embark on the construction of a joint emergency services facility in Springwoods Village.
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08/06/2014
Houston Business Journal – Exclusive: First look inside Springwoods Village’s luxury apartments (photos)
Springwoods Village’s first luxury apartment complex features an amenity befitting the residence halls of Rice University: a library.
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07/28/2014
Houston Business Journal – Exclusive: First look at Springwoods Village homes (photos)
Amid construction crews and heavy machinery, the first residents of Springwoods Village are moving in.
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07/09/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – CityPlace to offer office, residential, retail, hotels
With a new name in place, development is well underway at CityPlace, the central mixed-use development within Springwoods Village. Plans for the project include more than 4 million square feet of office space, a full-service hotel, multifamily residences and a variety of retail and restaurant options.
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07/08/2014
Houston Chronicle – Town center takes shape in Springwoods
A 60-acre mixed-use town center development called CityPlace is planned for Springwoods Village and will include millions of square feet of office and retail space, as well as two hotels and a luxury multi-family, residential complex.
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06/24/2014
Houston Business Journal – What’s in store for retail portion of Springwoods Village mixed-use development
A 60-acre mixed-use development in a prime location in north Houston will eventually include 400,000 square feet of retail space throughout the development.
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06/20/2014
The Paper – Plans Announced for CityPlace in Springwoods Village
HOUSTON, TX (June 19, 2014) — A development venture comprising Patrinely Group, CDC Houston and USAA Real Estate Company, today announced project details for the new CityPlace, formerly known as Springwoods Village Town Center. The 60 acre fully integrated, mixed-use development will provide the Houston community with a new destination of choice that integrates working, shopping and living, with over four million square feet of Class A office space located above ground floor retail, and luxury urban multifamily, and a full-service hotel.
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06/20/2014
GlobeSt.com – CityPlace To House 4M SF of Office
HOUSTON–Phase one of the project will include two office buildings, which will total 440,000 square feet. The entire plan calls for more than 4 million square feet of office space.
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06/20/2014
Commercial Property Executive – Patrinely Group, CDC Houston and USAA Real Estate Team on 60-Acre Houston Mixed-Use
Houston—Patrinely Group, CDC Houston and USAA Real Estate Co. have formed a joint venture to develop CityPlace, a 60-acre fully integrated, mixed-use development in Houston.
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06/20/2014
San Antonio Business Journal – USAA RealCo and Patrinely to team up on CityPlace project
A development team that includes USAA Real Estate Co. (RealCo) has announced plans for CityPlace Springwoods Village — a 60-acre, master-planned community in Houston that will feature more than 4 million square feet of Class A office space, ground-floor retail, a luxury multifamily complex and a full-service hotel.
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06/19/2014
Houston Chronicle – Urban district under way in Springwoods Village
This rendering shows the first two buildings planned in the 60-acre commercial and high-density residential district slated for the Springwoods Village master-planned community north of Houston.
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06/19/2014
Houston Business Journal – Plans emerge for major mixed-use development near Exxon Mobil campus
A trio of investors has quietly been working on plans for a 60-acre mixed-use development in a prime spot in north Houston. Now, they’ve released the details.
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06/19/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – Springwoods Village’s CityPlace to feature commercial, residential development
Development is well underway at Springwoods Village’s CityPlace—an incoming mixed-use development. Plans for the project include more than 4 million square feet of office space, a full-service hotel, multifamily residences and a variety of retail and restaurant options.
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06/19/2014
Bisnow – Springwoods Village Announces Next Phase
After months of building anticipation, Springwoods Village is ready to go forward on its next development—Patrinely Group, CDC Houston, and USAA Real Estate are joining forces to develop the town center.
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06/12/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – Hospital, residential development latest activity in Springwoods Village
The pace of development is beginning to pick up in Coventry Development’s Springwoods Village, the 1,500-acre development just south of the ExxonMobil campus in Spring.
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06/11/2014
The Courier of Montgomery County – Officials hope Springwoods Village medical center inspires health, wellness
Officials with CHI St. Luke’s Health gathered in Springwoods Village Wednesday morning to commemorate the groundbreaking of the organization’s new, multi-million dollar campus near the Grand Parkway.
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06/11/2014
Houston Chronicle – CHI St. Luke’s holds Springwoods Village project groundbreaking ceremony
CHI St. Luke’s Health held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for its $110 million medical facility near the Exxon Mobil campus and just south of its hospital in The Woodlands.
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06/11/2014
Community Impact Newspaper- CHI St. Luke’s Health breaks ground on Springwoods Village medical campus
Construction is underway on the new 23-acre CHI St. Luke’s medical campus in Springwoods Village as dozens of stakeholders and community leaders gathered to break ground on the campus June 11.
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06/11/2014
Houston Business Journal – CHI St. Luke’s Health breaks ground in Springwoods Village
A month after announcing the project, CHI St. Luke’s Health broke ground June 11 on its new Springwoods Village campus.
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06/11/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – CHI St. Luke’s announces 23-acre medical complex in Springwoods Village development
With multiple developments scheduled for completion by 2015, Springwoods Village could have thousands of potential employees and residents in need of nearby medical services.
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05/12/2014
Bisnow – Why Springwoods’ Next Big User is a Hospital
Friday, CHI St. Luke’s Health announced it purchased 23 acres in Springwoods Village, where it will develop a medical campus. It seems every master-planned community in Houston today is including a healthcare district, and Springwoods developer CDC Houston EVP Keith Simon tells us why.
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05/09/2014
Houston Chronicle – $110 million medical complex part of Exxon Mobil boom
CHI St. Luke’s Health said Friday it will develop a $110 million medical facility near the Exxon Mobil campus and just south of its hospital in The Woodlands, a testament to the explosive job and population growth in this area north of Houston.
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05/09/2014
Houston Chronicle – CHI St. Luke’s to develop $110 million medical facility in Springwoods Village
CHI St. Luke’s Health has plans to develop a medical campus in Springwoods Village, a new master-planned community south of The Woodlands encompassing the new Exxon Mobil campus.
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05/09/2014
Houston Business Journal – New hospital planned near Exxon campus, Grand Parkway
As the Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) campus, the Grand Parkway and other factors continue to drive a wave of new residents to the Springwoods Village area, a major hospital system has staked out a piece of land for current and future growth.
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05/09/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – CHI St. Luke’s announces 23-acre medical complex in Springwoods Village
CHI St. Luke’s has announced the purchase of 23 acres within the Springwoods Village development in Spring with plans to construct a medical center that could be completed in late 2015.
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05/09/2014
The Woodlands Villager – St. Luke’s plans $110M medical campus near Springwoods Village
HOUSTON – CHI St. Luke’s Health has purchased 23 acres of land at the corner of the new Grand Parkway and Holzworth Road in Springwoods Village.
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05/07/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – Springwoods Village development continues
Coventry Development Corporation purchased 1,800 acres off of I-45 and the Hardy Toll Road in 1961 and sat on the land for 47 years, waiting for the right job creator. ExxonMobil came along in 2008 and Springwoods Village has been under development ever since. With employees already relocating to the 386-acre campus and construction scheduled for completion in 2015, the master-planned community is becoming a reality.
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03/12/2014
Houston Business Journal – Developer reveals plans for first of four hotels near Exxon campus
A Dallas-based developer has unveiled plans for the first of four hotels it plans to build near the Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) campus.
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03/12/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – Residence Inn announced for Springwoods Village
Woodbine Development Corporation and InterMountain Management have announced the purchase of a 3.25-acre site in the Springwoods Village community in Spring for a future Residence Inn.
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03/12/2014
Houston Chronicle – Exxon Mobil campus spurs more development
Woodbine Development Corp. is planning three hotels in Springwoods Village, the 1,800-acre master-planned community under development along the west side of Interstate 45 between Springwoods Village Parkway and the future Grand Parkway. The project encompasses the 385-acre Exxon campus.
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03/10/2014
Community Impact Newspaper – Spring Fire Department, Cypress Creek EMS break ground on station in Springwoods Village
Ground was broken Sept. 30 on a fire station within the Springwoods Village master-planned community that will house the Spring Fire Department and Cypress Creek EMS and could serve 50,000 residents and employees upon the completion of the development.
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12/10/2013
Houston Chronicle – Springwoods Village nears ‘watershed’ moment
Some 4,500 construction workers show up each day to help build the highly anticipated Springwoods Village, a 2,000-acre work-live-and-shop enclave just south of The Woodlands to be anchored by a new Exxon Mobil campus.
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11/20/2013
Houston Chronicle – County OKs reimbursement deal with developer
Commissioners Court, anticipating rapid growth around Exxon Mobil’s new campus in north Harris County, approved a public-private partnership Tuesday to build roads and parks in the area faster than the county could on its own.
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09/19/2013
Houston Business Journal – Checking in: What’s fueling increased growth in Houston’s hotel demand?
It’s a good time to be in the hotel business in the greater Houston area, a new report from San Francisco-based hotel consultant PKF Consulting LLC shows.
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09/16/2013
Houston Chronicle – Springwoods Village already sold land for 500 homes in community
Springwoods Village will be positioned in an “unprecedented” way with energy employees and others attracted to a place where they can live, work and shop, said Keith Simon, executive vice president of CDC Houston.
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09/16/2013
Urban Land – Exxon Mobil Goes Greener with New Headquarters
The new Exxon Mobil Corp. headquarters, rising on 385 acres (156 ha) north of downtown Houston, is one of the largest construction projects in the United States. The corporate campus will be composed of 20 low-rise buildings arranged around landscaped paths and quadrangles. It will consolidate in one place the energy company’s offices currently located in Houston, Virginia’s Fairfax County, and other locations to accommodate up to 10,000 employees who will begin occupying the campus early next year.
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09/13/2013
Houston Business Journal – Which Houston energy companies have new digs on the way? (Video)
The recent boom of energy-company campuses in Houston illustrates how firms are luring top talent with amenities that rival those of five-star hotels.
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09/13/2013
Houston Business Journal – Houston energy companies spending millions on corporate campuses (Video)
With land constraints putting the squeeze on the development of sprawling corporate campuses, energy companies, developers and planners are coming up with creative ways to foster workplace synergy in a variety of different configurations that still make energy campuses the envy of the real estate industry in Houston and around the globe.
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09/12/2013
Community Impact Newspaper – Springwoods Village plans Town Center
On Aug. 6, Coventry Development Corporation Houston Inc. announced specific plans for development of Phase 1 of the Springwoods Village Town Center, set to begin construction in early 2014.
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09/03/2013
Houston Business Journal – San Antonio buyer picks up Energy Corridor office building
Recently in Houston, USAA Real Estate also partnered in a joint venture with Houston-based Patrinely Group LLC and CDC Houston to develop a series of Class A office buildings in the Springwoods Village master-planned community.
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08/30/2013
Houston Business Journal – Shifting focus on workplace design helps PDR maintain fast growth rate
“Corporations around the globe have shifted their approach to workplace to focus on improving human performance at work,” Goodman Lampson told HBJ. “This shift continues to gain momentum and plays right into our core business of workplace consulting, design and architecture. On top of the global phenomenon, being based in Houston gives us access to large organizations and great demand for our services.”
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08/23/2013
Houston Business Journal – Major Houston-area expansions lead to robust home sales
Major commercial development plans by large corporations are often in the negotiation phase for years, and tight-lipped secrecy is the only way to ensure success.
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08/23/2013
Houston Business Journal – Exxon Mobil campus to open real estate floodgates
Next year, Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) will start phasing its 10,000 employees into the new corporate campus in Springwoods Village.
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08/14/2013
Houston Business Journal – Exclusive: More details emerge on Exxon Mobil Campus
Next year is the year when Irving, Texas-based Exxon Mobil Corp. (NYSE: XOM) will start phasing employees into the company’s new corporate campus in Springwoods Village.
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08/07/2013
Bisnow – Coming Attraction: Springwoods Town Center
We’ve been waiting for this day: Springwoods Village is gearing up development of its Town Center. CDC is developing, and its EVP Keith Simon (left, with Charlie Penland and Rives Taylor) tells us Phase 1 will break ground early next year, with 250 luxury apartments, a hotel, office space, and 100k SF of retail. It’ll be developed in partnership with Fein (already building a 342-unit multifamily community in Springwoods), Woodbine Development, and the Patrinely Group. Patrinely is building Southwestern Energy’s 515k SF HQ, and it’ll JV with USAA to develop a series of Class-A office buildings that could total over 1M SF.
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08/06/2013
Houston Chronicle – ‘Heart and soul’ in plans for Springwoods Village
Developers of Springwoods Village announced plans Tuesday for its Town Center including a lake, a full-service hotel, luxury apartments and retail at the master-planned community that’s designed to accommodate energy companies and their employees.
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08/06/2013
Houston Business Journal – Sneak Peek: Springwoods Village town center plans emerge
CDC Houston unveiled its plans Tuesday for phase one development of Springwoods Village Town Center — including about 250 luxury apartment homes, a full-service hotel, Class A office buildings and up to 100,000 square feet of retail space.
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08/06/2013
Houston Chronicle – Springwoods Village will have Town Center with apartments, retail and hotel
Developers of Springwoods Village announced plans Tuesday for a Town Center including a lake, full-service hotel, luxury apartments and retail on the 1,800-acre mixed-use community designed to accommodate energy companies moving away from Houston’s center and their employees.
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08/06/2013
Cypress Creek Mirror – Springwoods Village Town Center plans announced
CDC Houston, Inc., a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corporation, New York, announced today that the phase one development of Springwoods Village Town Center will include a full-service hotel, luxury apartments, office space and retail shops. Located adjacent to the ExxonMobil Springwoods Village campus, Town Center will be on Town Lake and will include a public plaza on the lakefront to make it a focal point for the Springwoods Village community and the region.
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08/06/2013
Community Impact Newspaper – Springwoods Village Town Center phase one plans underway
Coventry Development Corporation Houston, Inc. announced Aug. 6 specific plans for development of phase one of the Springwoods Village Town Center, set to begin construction in early 2014 along the west side of I-45 between Springwoods Village Parkway and the Grand Parkway.
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06/20/2013
Swamplot – Southwestern Energy Begins Building Its Corporate Headquarters in Springwoods Village
HERE IT IS, the new corporate headquarters that Southwestern Energy is building for itself in Springwoods Village, just south of the new corporate headquarters that ExxonMobil is building for itself.
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06/18/2013
The Courier of Montgomery County – Southwestern Energy breaks ground for new home in Spring
Hundreds of employees and officials with Southwestern Energy Company gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday morning at the site of the future corporate headquarters in the Springwoods Village development in Spring.
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06/11/2013
Cypress Creek Mirror – CenterPoint prepares infrastructure to support Springwoods Village
Construction is underway on a new CenterPoint Energy substation that will power Springwoods Village, a planned $10 billion, 1,800-acre mixed-use community that will host corporate campuses for ExxonMobil and Southwestern Energy.
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04/23/2013
Ultimate Spring – Housing in the Area is in High Demand
The real estate market is heating up in Spring. Thanks to booming businesses and expanded transportation routes, housing is in the area are in high demand.
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04/18/2013
Spring Today – Springwoods Village serves as a model for integrating development into pre-existing ecosystem
SPRING, Texas — The Houston-Galveston Area Council selected Springwoods Village for its Planning Process Award. The project, developed by Coventry Development Corporation Houston, outlines a community designed to attract and retain a skilled and creative workforce, and provide residential options and amenities within close proximity. It serves as a model for integrating development into a preexising ecosystem.
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04/11/2013
Community Impact Newspaper – Springwoods Village Nearing Home Occupancy
With the construction of the major infrastructure components of Springwoods Village, including roads and utilities, near completion, the development’s first residents are expected to soon be moving in to new homes.
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04/09/2013
Bisnow – Exxon and Springwoods Update
The Grand Parkway is one of the most important aspects of launching Springwoods Village, CDC Houston SVP Keith Simon tells us. (Above, we snapped him with Walter P Moores Charlie Penland and Genslers Rives Taylor.) CDC bought its 1,800 acres at the Grand Parkway and I-45 in 1961 and has been talking with the Grand Parkway team since its conception. (Talk about patience!) Similar to Valley Ranch, Springwoods Village will include 8.5M SF of office space, 1.2M SF of retail, hotels, single-family homes, a mixed-use town center, a Spring ISD elementary school, a regional medical center, and a 150-acre nature preserve.
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02/12/2013
Urban Land – Minimizing Risk: Springwoods Village
The vision of developer CDC Houston, Springwoods Village has been master planned by Design Workshop with sustainable design guidelines developed by Gensler to balance the natural attributes of the land, to protect the existing ecosystem, and to provide a mix of uses and the density required for a true live/work/play environment. The project is under construction, and the first development parcel is expected to be complete in 2015.
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01/29/2013
Houston Chronicle – Regional council honors Springwoods development
The Houston-Galveston Area Council recently awarded the Springwoods Village community with its 2012 Parks and Natural Areas Award.
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01/25/2013
Houston Business Journal – Hotels, medical, retail planned for Springwoods Village
Springwoods Village, a 1,800-acre master-planned community, has the potential to become its own submarket, said Keith Simon, executive vice president and director of development for CDC Houston, which is developing the community.
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01/21/2013
Cypress Creek Mirror – H-GAC announces parks, natural areas award winners
The Houston-Galveston Area Council has announce the winners of the 2012 Parks and Natural Areas Award competition.
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01/17/2013
Community Impact News – Local Grand Parkway construction upcoming
Construction is set to begin this summer on the northernmost portions of the Grand Parkway, the 180-mile outer loop of the Houston-metro area. The project is expected to improve mobility and is already proving to be a catalyst for commercial and residential development in one of the fastest growing regions in the country.
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01/16/2013
Metro Denver – Emerging Trend: Corporations and Mixed-Use Communities
An emerging trend of large corporations embedding within mixed-use master planned communities could be on the rise. For Coventry Development Corporation-the developers behind the 3,500-acre RidgeGate community in Lone Tree, Colorado-this was all part of the plan.
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01/07/2013
Houston Business Journal – Exxon Mobil Tower in Downtown Houston Changes Hands
Exxon Mobil Gas and Power Marketing Co. and Exxon Mobil Production Co. will vacate the building when Exxon shifts employees to its new campus in Springwoods Village, south of The Woodlands. Exxon is currently constructing its 385-acre corporate campus, which is expected to have 10,000 employees by 2015. Exxon employees at three other Houston-area sites also are planning to vacate their spaces and move to the new campus.
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12/13/2012
Community Impact Newspaper -Demand for rental housing increases
A natural law of real estate stipulates that where employment opportunities arise, so too will apartments. Given ExxonMobil’s development of a 385-acre campus just south of The Woodlands, along with an influx of companies relocating their headquarters moving to the area, construction of multifamily development in The Woodlands is hardly a surprise. Neither, real estate experts say, is a surge in demand for rental housing.
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11/30/2012
Community Impact Newspaper – More details announced for Springwoods Village
More details were announced this week for Springwoods Village, the 1,800-acre mixed-used development under construction just south of the ExxonMobil campus west of I-45 in Spring.
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11/29/2012
Houston Chronicle – Images of the super-secure Springwoods Village
The developer of Springwoods Village, the master-planned community home to Exxon Mobil’s new campus, took a small group on a bus tour of the highly secured property Wednesday.
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11/29/2012
The Woodlands Villager – $35 million Phase I of project including ExxonMobil complete
Activity around the new Springwoods Village master planned community is picking up with the development’s initial infrastructure built and the new ExxonMobil campus taking shape.
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11/29/2012
Houston Tomorrow – Community around Exxon campus to be mixed-use, urbanized
Developers of the community being built around Exxon Mobil’s new corporate campus are promising “a true live, work, play environment” from day one
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11/28/2012
Houston Chronicle – Community takes shape in far north Harris County
Surrounding a huge corporate campus under construction for Exxon Mobil, a developer is creating a community it says will be “a true live, work, play environment” that will have jobs, homes and amenities from the day it opens.
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11/28/2012
Houston Chronicle – Master-planned community is sprouting in north Harris County
Construction on the 385-acre Exxon Mobil campus in Springwoods Village is well under way, and three housing developments are set to break ground in the master-planned community south of The Woodlands.
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11/27/2012
Houston Chronicle – Sneaking a peek at the Exxon Mobil campus
Actually it’s quite a bit more than a peek. These aerial photographs show the progress on Exxon Mobil’s huge corporate campus south of The Woodlands. They came from photographer Don Hoffman, who shot them over the summer.
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11/13/2012
Houston Business Journal – Southwestern Energy plans office building in Springwoods Village
Houston-based Southwestern Energy Co. (NYSE: SWN) is developing a 10-story office building in Springwoods Village near Exxon Mobil Corp.’s corporate campus south of The Woodlands.
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10/24/2012
Houston Chronicle – Where the money is going on the county’s Exxon-area deal
Today we ran a story on a public-private partnership Harris County has launched with the developer of the master-planned community that includes Exxon Mobil’s new North American headquarters.
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09/13/2012
Houston Real Estate Radio interviews Keith Simon (part 2)
Springwoods Village, the master planned community on the North side of Houston between Spring and The Woodlands, will be here soon. It is also the home of the new ExxonMobile campus currently being built.
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09/12/2012
Houston Real Estate Radio interviews Keith Simon (part 1)
Springwoods Village is a master planned community on the North side of Houston, between Spring and The Woodlands. It is also the home of the new ExxonMobile campus currently being built.
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07/20/2012
Houston Chronicle – Green houses for less green inside Loop
One of the first sections to be developed in Springwoods Village will be based on principles of new urbanism, a type of development that promotes walkable, neighborhood-based communities.
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07/18/2012
Houston Chronicle – More in store for The Woodlands
Other activity in the area includes single office buildings and big residential communities. The largest project to have started recently is a 385-acre corporate campus under development for Exxon Mobil Corp. just south of The Woodlands. The complex is expected to house 10,000 workers who will relocate from other parts of Houston and from out of state.
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07/10/2012
Houston Chronicle – Exxon Mobil move continues to drive home sales in Woodlands
Historically low home inventory along with office vacancy rates and the pace of new home price appreciation have The Woodlands area real estate market booming.
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06/21/2012
Spring Observer – Spring ISD preps for ExxonMobil, new Springwoods Village community
With the recent ExxonMobil announcement that 2,000 employees will be relocated to the new north Houston campus, developers with the master-planned community Springwoods Village and Spring ISD officials are gearing up for change and new momentum.
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06/06/2012
Houston Chronicle – Exxon’s impact north of Houston expands
Exxon Mobil Corp. is planning a major expansion of its corporate campus under construction near The Woodlands, bringing thousands more workers to the area and deepening the economic impact the complex is expected to have on the region.
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06/06/2012
Houston Business Journal -Springwoods Village names first residential builders
The developer of Springwoods Village announced Wednesday that Taylor Morrison Homes, Sullivan Brothers Builders and Martin Fein Interests will build the first residences in the 1,800-acre master-planned community.
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03/27/2012
The Woodlands Villager – CDC Houston, Inc. announces relocation to Spring
CDC Houston, a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corporation, New York, announced through a press release Monday that it has relocated its corporate offices to One Northgate, 29420 Hardy Toll Road, Suite 210, Spring, Texas 77373. The company oversees land development for Springwoods Village, a $10 billion mixed-use community for North Houston designed to integrate mass-transit, a wide variety of homes, and a mix of retail uses, offices, schools, parks and recreation – all within close proximity.
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02/22/2012
Houston Chronicle – Exxon Mobil’s move a boost to The Woodlands
For the past several months, an informal group of elected officials calling themselves the “ExxMo Committee” met to share updates and make plans for the Exxon Mobil Corp.’s expected move to a new mega-campus in northern Harris County, just south of The Woodlands.
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02/22/2012
Houston Chronicle – Major planned community planned near The Woodlands
Coventry Development Corp. announced plans this morning for an 1,800-acre master-planned community in north Harris County called Springwoods Village.
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02/22/2012
Houston Chronicle – Plans for Springwood Village seen as vote of confidence
Plans for a 1,800-acre master-planned community just south of The Woodlands validates the attraction of this fast-growing area and re-sharpens the focus on growth planning, say public officials and planners.
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02/14/2012
Houston Chronicle – Hospital Planned for Springwoods Site
Springwoods Village developers have earmarked 60 acres for construction of a new regional hospital/medical district and are currently courting healthcare providers to construct the facilities.
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02/07/2012
The New York Times – Energy Spurs a Recovery in Houston
Exxon Mobil began erecting a campus on 385 acres abutting The Woodlands for the bulk of its local employees. The move will consolidate 8,000 workers in one spot when the estimated four million-square-foot campus is finished in 2015.
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01/31/2012
Houston Chronicle – Second phase of Towne Lake development takes shape
The Woodlands was the first successful master-planned community in the Houston area, and the fledging Springwoods Village Community that is planned for development near the area near the sprawling Exxon Mobil Corp. campus in Spring, is set to break ground in 2012.
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01/31/2012
Houston Chronicle – State will decide the route for proposed power line
CenterPoint Energy on Jan. 12 formally filed its Certificate of Convenience and Necessity with the utility commission for approval to build a 138 kilovolt electric transmission line as part of its Springwood project.
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01/27/2012
Houston Business Journal – North Houston to see more land deals, spec construction this year
North Houston may be in a gentle battle with The Woodlands on which will benefit the most from the Exxon Mobil Corp. move, but it is looking good for both sides.
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11/28/2011
Houston Chronicle – ExxonMobil campus and new homes driving hotel development
The developer of Springwoods Village plans to sell at least four sites to hotel developers, adding hundreds of rooms and a small hotel “sub-market” to the master-planned community about 30 miles north of downtown Houston.
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11/28/2011
Houston Business Journal – Springwoods Village, Exxon Mobil might need four new hotels
CDC Houston Inc., the developer of the 1,800-acre Springwoods Village mixed-use community, estimates it could take four or more new hotels to support the $10 billion community and adjacent 385-acre Exxon Mobil Corp. campus, both of which are currently under development in north Harris County.
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09/29/2011
The Spring Observer – Polhemus appointed to oversee Springwoods Village
Mike Polhemus with CDC Houston Inc. has been appointed as engineering manager of Springwoods Village, a new development just south of The Woodlands.
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09/16/2011
Houston Business Journal – Springwoods Village doesn’t want to be next Energy Corridor?
CDC Houston Inc., which is developing Springwoods Village south of The Woodlands, has been approached by three or four developers who want to construct office buildings for companies that seem to be energy-related, said Keith Simon, senior vice president with CDC.
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08/31/2011
The Courier of Montgomery County – Hotel development announced near Exxon Mobil site
The hotel will be constructed on the southwest corner of the feeder to Interstate 45 North and Pruitt Road, wedged between The Woodlands and the new Exxon Mobil and Springwoods development.
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08/12/2011
The Woodlands Villager – Study estimates four hotel sites in Springwoods development
CDC Houston, Inc., a subsidiary of Coventry Development Corporation, New York, announced today the formation of a hotel development strategy that will serve both the planned $10 billion, 1,800-acre Springwoods Village mixed-use community and the 385-acre ExxonMobil campus currently under construction on Springwoods Village Parkway.
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08/05/2011
Houston Business Journal – Mystery company to build office near Exxon campus
A mystery company is buying land in Springwoods Village to develop an office building next to Exxon Mobil Corp.’s 385-acre campus.
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07/22/2011
Houston Business Journal – Springwoods Village raises residential green standards
The 1,800-acre Springwoods Village master-planned community will be a unique development in the Houston area — and not just because it’s next to the newly announced 385-acre corporate campus of Exxon Mobil Corp.
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07/17/2011
Houston Chronicle – Exxon Mobil campus lures builders
Home builders are banking on a boost in housing demand near the Exxon Mobil campus under construction just south of The Woodlands.
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06/17/2011
Houston Business Journal – Exxon consolidation creating new jobs
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s consolidation in North Harris County has already started creating some of the 2,850 construction jobs projected to come to the Houston area as a result of the massive campus development.
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06/10/2011
Houston Business Journal – Exxon’s shift near The Woodlands means a sea-change for Houston real estate
Exxon Mobil Corp.’s 385-acre corporate campus north of Houston is expected to fuel commercial and residential development in the surrounding area, and cause some adverse consequences throughout the local real estate market.
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03/11/2011
The Spring Observer – Exxon considers big move into North Harris County
ExxonMobil is the world’s largest publicly traded international oil and gas company. Currently, ExxonMobil is evaluating a financial analysis on office consolidation and relocation.
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02/18/2011
Houston Business Journal – Changes come fast for North Harris, Montgomery counties
The Spring/Klein area has seen less commercial growth in 2010 than its northwest counterparts but is anticipating the residential and commercial development of Springwoods Village.
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01/28/2011
Houston Business Journal – Springwoods proceeding, but big question still unanswered
Coventry Development Corp. will solicit bids in March on $75 million worth of initial infrastructure work on Springwoods Village — an 1,800-acre master-planned community that’s proposed north of Houston and south of The Woodlands.
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10/30/2010
The Woodlands Villager – Major community planned south of Woodlands
Infrastructure work on Springwoods Village, a major mixed-use 5,000-home community on 1,800 acres bordering The Woodlands, begins in early 2011, although developers say home sales are still at least two years away.
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10/12/2010
Houston Business Journal – Top 10 real estate stories on the web in 2010
Real estate professionals in January backed up an oft-heard rumor that Irving-based Exxon Mobil Corp. planned to build a large corporate campus near the town of Spring.
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10/10/2010
Houston Business Journal – Coventry developing new community near likely Exxon campus
Coventry Development Corp. plans to create a master-planned community near acreage Exxon Mobil Corp. has acquired for a possible campus.
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06/10/2010
Houston Business Journal – Coventry sets new master-planned development
Coventry Development Corp. unveiled details Tuesday for a proposed 1,800-acre master-planned development south of The Woodlands to be known as Springwoods Village.
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