Megatel Homes Creates a Luxury Lagoon Community

Published 20 February 2023

2 min read

As we explain in Redefining Communities, consumers are looking for close-knit communities and well-facilitated neighbourhood resources. Enter Texas-based property developer Megatel Homes, which is launching a luxury lagoon community in Houston, Texas, in late 2023.

Megatel started the construction of its luxury lagoon community, dubbed Saint Tropez, in June 2022. The residential neighbourhood will span 1,000 acres and feature resort-like amenities, such as a man-made lagoon, white sand beaches, immersive play areas, an entertainment district including a bar-restaurant, bowling alley and arcade, and fitness studios. Residents can undertake a range of activities, like paddle boarding, kayaking and descending a waterslide tower. Saint Tropez is just one of 12 master-planned lagoon communities being created by the developer. It’s catering to families and will comprise single-family lots and multi-family units that will cost between $350,000 and $700,000, while rentals start at $1,200 per month.

Residential areas are adapting to consumers’ changing living needs and desires. As we wrote in Wrldcty 2022: Solutions for Urban Challenges: “People want to live in places that offer excitement and stimulation, not the transaction-driven ambience of office-centric business districts.” It’s an approach Megatel’s lagoon community promises to deliver with its wide-ranging facilities and activities.

Besides excitement, consumers are also seeking community and neighbourly support. In 2022, 62% of respondents to a global survey said they trust their community (Edelman, 2022). The desire for community-based living gives new appeal to hyperlocal residential areas. Megatel’s offering of hyperlocal amenities and activities give its residents the chance to meet and build a community within the lagoon.

Megatel isn’t the only upscale planned community attracting attention: see Google and Lendlease’s housing development in Silicon Valley, Disney’s Storyliving concept and London’s recently opened Coppermaker Square.

Megatel started the construction of its luxury lagoon community, dubbed Saint Tropez, in June 2022. The residential neighbourhood will span 1,000 acres and feature resort-like amenities, such as a man-made lagoon, white sand beaches, immersive play areas, an entertainment district including a bar-restaurant, bowling alley and arcade, and fitness studios. Residents can undertake a range of activities, like paddle boarding, kayaking and descending a waterslide tower. Saint Tropez is just one of 12 master-planned lagoon communities being created by the developer. It’s catering to families and will comprise single-family lots and multi-family units that will cost between $350,000 and $700,000, while rentals start at $1,200 per month.

Residential areas are adapting to consumers’ changing living needs and desires. As we wrote in Wrldcty 2022: Solutions for Urban Challenges: “People want to live in places that offer excitement and stimulation, not the transaction-driven ambience of office-centric business districts.” It’s an approach Megatel’s lagoon community promises to deliver with its wide-ranging facilities and activities.

Besides excitement, consumers are also seeking community and neighbourly support. In 2022, 62% of respondents to a global survey said they trust their community (Edelman, 2022). The desire for community-based living gives new appeal to hyperlocal residential areas. Megatel’s offering of hyperlocal amenities and activities give its residents the chance to meet and build a community within the lagoon.

Megatel isn’t the only upscale planned community attracting attention: see Google and Lendlease’s housing development in Silicon Valley, Disney’s Storyliving concept and London’s recently opened Coppermaker Square.

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