The Lakes of Williams Ranch

The Lakes of Williams Ranch is now presenting a spectacular collection of estate homes by a group of Houston's most esteemed custom builders.

Residents will enjoy the privilege of a guard-gated entry (camera surveillance throughout the community will also be monitored 24 hours a day at the manned guard house), generous lakes and built-in technology.

General Electric announces Lakes of Williams Ranch as the "First Hybrid Custom Home Community using Solar Power". Designed in collaboration with GE's Ecomagination® initiative, this program features renewable energy savings with solar power, whole-home energy efficiencies, advanced building science, water conservation and indoor air quality.

"The Dashboard . . . Real-time Automation" - The ecomagination dashboard is a wall-mounted, touch-screen LCD panel that serves as a centralized display and control unit for security, HVAC, audio & intercom, and lighting controls (with optional control modules). The dashboard also displays utility usage in the home, including real-time and trended monitoring of energy use, water use, and renewable power contribution.

The homes are custom-designed and built individually for the residents. These exquisite homes range in size from 2,500 square feet up to 10,000 square feet or more. Many offer exceptional views, and some properties offer water views of one of two lakes within the community.

The custom homes within The Lakes of Williams Ranch will be installed with advanced in-home wiring. This infrastructure is designed to best utilize the GE Smart Connection Center that is also standard in each home. The GE Security Smart Connection Center is a structured wiring and connectivity solution that manages and distributes broadband, internet, telephone, cable TV, satellite TV and Ethernet. In addition to the common features of a structured wiring system, the Smart Connection Center allows mounting of home security systems, gateways, audio products and home servers - all in one enclosure.

The Lakes of Williams Ranch is located in the highly acclaimed Lamar Consolidated School District, in Fort Bend County in the city of Richmond.

Lakes of Williams Ranch Builders:

• Bayer Homes, Inc. . . . Bayer Homes has been a leader in the custom home industry for two generations
• Campise Custom Builders . . . President Charles Campise learned the construction end of the home building industry under the tutelage of his father and since then, he has been joined by his three sons in creating hundreds of fine custom homes in the Houston area
• Cashiola Custom Homes . . . Tommy Cashiola Construction was founded by Tommy Cashiola, Sr. in 1958 - a 3rd generation family business now operated by Tommy Cashiola, Jr.
• Magnolia Estate Homes . . . Magnolia Estate Homes is a 12 year old custom home builder that has built custom homes in acreage communities in Fort Bend County and in the City of Bellaire
• Melrose Custom Homes . . . Founded in 1991, Melrose Custom Homes is co-owned by brothers Charles, Jr. and Sal Campise
• Millis Custom Homes . . . Jason Millis has been building homes in the Houston area since 1980
• Palm Builder . . . William Q. (Bud) Little, owner of Palm Builder, has been building and remodeling residential and commercial projects in Fort Bend County for over 25 years
• Smith Custom Builders . . . Winner of over 20 industry awards, including 3 coveted Prism awards, one as recently as 2007 for Custom Home of the Year
• Sprouse House Custom Homes . . . Every Sprouse House is built by Dan and Kathy, a talented couple who are passionate about the homes they build
• Steve Fuqua Homes . . . Steve Fuqua, president and founder of Steve Fuqua Homes, has been building luxury custom homes in the Sugar Land area since 1978