HOUSTON—Hillwood Communities, in partnershipwith McGuyer Homebuilders, Inc., has broken groundon Pomona, its first Houston-area master-planned community locatedin the heart of the rapidly growing Highway 288 corridor inManvel.

Approximately 2,100 single-family homes are planned for the1,000-acre, $700 million property. The first phase of Pomonaconsists of 300 homes with prices ranging from $250,000 to$450,000, offered by top Houston builders Highland Homes, DavidWeekley Homes, Coventry Homes, Plantation Homes and TrendmakerHomes.

Pomona is centered on the Mustang Bayou, which will serve as aheart of the community and create a laid-back, coastal environmentfor residents. Hillwood plans to leave more than 300 acres of theproperty open in the form of wetlands and protective waters, andalso make improvements to the bayou by planting native grasses andtrees.