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Heart Attack & Stroke Prevention
Please join Village Builders in Heritage at Towne Lake on Tuesday, October 13 for affordable, painless ultrasound tests of your arteries and bones. Unfortunately, insurance companies typically won’t pay for ultrasound testing unless you have symptoms. But, 50% of sudden cardiac death victims and 80% of stroke victims have no symptoms. That’s why a preventive screening is so important to keep you and your loved ones healthy and independent.
Three Tests for $130.95
These painless tests often cost more than $1,000 in hospitals.
Stroke / Carotid Artery Disease Test
80-85% of strokes result from clots that break off, traveling to smaller arteries in the brain. Carotid Artery Disease is a leading cause of these clots. We use ultrasound to identify dangerous plaque build-up.
State Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) and State Representative Allen Fletcher (R-Tomball) were the keynote speakers at the Focus on Government Day event held Saturday, September 26 at the Lodge in The Heritage at Towne Lake.
Focus on Government Day began at 10 a.m. and concluded with a lunch sponsored by Friendswood Development Company, at 1:00 p.m. The event, which focused on issues of concern among citizens in their district, topics related to the growing active adult market and what the lawmakers say did not happen in Austin during the past legislative session.
“We’re honored that these two important members of our state government came to this event,” said Christine Draughn of Friendswood Development Company and Marketing Director for Heritage at Towne Lake. “We had a great response.”
The Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) is a membership community for seniors age 50 and up, and focuses on enriching the lives of empty nesters and active senior citizens by providing useful classes, seminars, social activities and skills development and opportunities for personal growth. The event was free and open to the public.
One of the many advantages offered to residents in Heritage at Towne Lake is the community’s close proximity to Lone Star College Cy-Fair. Located less than one-half mile from The Heritage at Towne Lake, Lone Star College has a wealth of resources, activities, events and opportunities for students of all ages to expand and enrich their academic life.
In addition to a broad curriculum of courses, Lone Star College Cy-Fair offers residents in the area to join the Academy of Lifelong Learning (ALL) - an organization for active, older adults (50+) offering classes and social activities for continued intellectual and personal growth. Learning is a lifelong pursuit that opens minds, enriches lives This Academy is a membership-based organization for active learning adults and offers a program of special events, informal activities and classes right here in the community. The Academy for Lifelong Learning focuses on the mature learner and is actually managed by members of the community who want to be involved in an important and stimulating pursuit.
The required membership fee is just $10 and entitles members to:
- Take Academy for Lifelong Learning courses at LSC-CyFair free of charge or at a reduced fee;
- Participate in social activities;
- Share a love of learning with people who will broaden their lives;
- Study under the guidance of members who represent a wide range of expertise and life's experiences;
- Share their avocation or formal training as an ALL instructor;
- Develop friendships within a diverse group of people; and
- Be a part of a collective voice of active adults in the community.
“An increasing number of residents in Heritage at Towne Lake are actively involved in this wonderful organization,” said Christine Draughn, Marketing Director for Heritage at Towne Lake. “It’s the perfect compliment to the active lifestyle that is attracting more and more new-home buyers in growing market.”
The Heritage at Towne Lake features new homes priced from the $180,000s to the $300,000s by Village Builders and Four Seasons by K. Hovnanian. Decorated models and sales offices are open daily in the community, representing the wide variety of luxury, low maintenance patio homes that are now available.
Posted on Jun 17, 2009 | Tagged in: Heritage at Towne Lake , active adult
An integral part of the Heritage at Towne Lake, the community created for new-home buyers age 55 and up, is the clubhouse which is the focal point of community activity. Available exclusively for the residents in this new community, the new lodge-style clubhouse is a place where residents can meet, visit and participate in a wide range of activities.
The new 16,000 square-foot multi-million dollar facility decorated in a rustic, welcoming lodge style, offers a well-planned design that features rooms for a wide variety of activities. A library with built-in shelves houses a number of different books and offers an ideal place for meetings, and a private business office offers residents the use of computers, internet and a fax machine. An open seating area in the front of the Lodge has plenty of room for small or larger groups and showcases a gas log fireplace and expansive windows offering views of the community.
A separate hobby room surrounded by walls of windows has a flexible design that accommodates a variety of hobby workshops or classes. The billiards room is spacious and includes pool and game tables and the fitness center, which is state of the art, also has separate access for residents who like to work out in early morning hours. This room also features views of the pool and lake.
The grand ballroom easily accommodates large groups and includes a stage and state of the art sound system, as well as access to the kitchen. Men’s and women’s locker rooms complete the interior of the facility. Outside are a resort-style heated pool and spa and extensive seating and gathering areas. Complimenting this facility is=2 0an on-site staff that includes a full-time activities director who works closely with residents and coordinates a monthly calendar of events and activities.
“The residents truly enjoy this facility and take advantage of all of its benefits,” said Christine Draughn, Marketing Director for Heritage at Towne Lake. “This facility is the focal point of Heritage at Towne Lake.
The National Association of Home Builders reports that builders catering to the 55 and up market are seeing a continued increase in traffic and that traffic during the first quarter of this year is up. The report came from the 55+Housing Market Index (55+HMI).
The story from the NAHB further states, “A strong and growing number of retirees and empty-nest households are interested in either downsizing or moving to a more user-friendly home – especially if it’s near their existing community,” said David Crowe, NAHB’s chief economist. “But the current market still presents significant obstacles to homeowners who need to sell an existing ho me before buying a more appropriate one. That situation is holding many mature consumers back from moving.”
The 55+ HMI is a diffusion index, derived from quarterly surveys of builders and developers designed to study builder sentiment on single-family housing and both multifamily condo and rental conditions. The survey asks builders to rank their perceptions of the current sales conditions, prospective buyer traffic, and market expectations for the next six months as “good,” “fair,” or “poor.” The responses are used to create a scale of 0 to 100, with a rating of 50 generally indicating that the number of positive responses is about the same as the number of negative responses.
Despite difficult market conditions, builders who specialize in this sector are seeing more prospective buyers coming through their doors according to the survey. Builders exhibited guarded optimism as they look forward six months, with the six-month expectation index number rising from 24 to 26 for single-family sales, and the condo sales index number rising from 17 to 20.
Friendswood Development Company, the Houston-based developer which pioneered the concept of master-planned communities in Houston and is also developing active adult communities focused on new-home buyers age 55 and up, has also seen an increase in traffic and sales in its Heritage at Towne Lake and BellaVita communities.
