Venetian Estates News - January 2019

Real Estate and More

VE Market Update

Last year there were 12 MLS recorded sales in Venetian Estates.  There were also 4 unrecorded sales – homes and/or lots that sold prior to being advertised on the Houston area Multiple Listing Service. Sales prices ranged from $380,000 to $1.3 million.

Presently there are eight available properties ranging in price from $575k to $1.5+ million. Three of these properties are not yet posted on the MLS; however, we are able to show them now! Contact us if you or a friend is interested in purchasing a recent-construction home, a great home to remodel or a gorgeous lot on which to build.

Venetian Estates Wins!

We are delighted that our neighbors on the ballot in the Mid-Term Elections were successful! Congressman Pete Olson was re-elected for another term and Robert (Bob) Rolnick was elected as the new Judge of the 458^th District Court in FBC.  Congratulations to you both and thank you for serving!

Future New Neighbors

We mentioned in our last newsletter that Staci and Jason Pierce were leasing the Olsons’ home on Saint Marks while they build their personal home on the lot they purchased at 903 Gondola. Construction is underway!

Staci and Jason both grew up in Sugar Land and recently sold their beautiful home in “The Hill.” Staci and Jason have two boys: Ashton is 7 and Parker is 5. Both boys love to fish and play outside, making VE the perfect neighborhood for this family. Jason and Staci own Pierce Built Homes.  Originally Jason took a potential client to see 903 Gondola. While in the back yard, Jason fell in love with the gorgeous and serene view of Lake Eldridge.  The Pierces are delighted to be building their own home on this spectacular lot, where they say they will be making new memories. They are so happy to be near old friends in their previous neighborhood and are looking forward to making new friends in VE.

Samar Yusuf and Anum Siddiqui purchased Tanya and Jan Archer’s home at 815 Piedmont. (Tanya and Jan have moved to the Bryan-College Station area.) Samar and Anum are very excited to be a part of Venetian Estates. They will build a new home on the lot and are currently finalizing construction plans with their architect.

Samar is an Emergency Medicine Physician and primarily works at Signature Care Emergency Room (Highway 90-A and Murphy Rd). Anum is a CPA and works as an Internal Auditor at a Chemical company. Their dog, Bella, is excited to move out of a townhouse and have a backyard! Samar and Anum currently have no children but hope to start a family in Venetian Estates. They really wanted to live in a neighborhood with a sense of community, in which case VE can’t be beat! Samar told us at closing that they made the final decision to move to VE after reading FBRE’s Blog, VenetianEstatesNews.com. While we don’t always keep it current up-to-the-minute, it is an effective tool to keep abreast of neighborhood happenings and maximize exposure for FBRE clients.

More Future New Neighbors…Lee Ann and Jon Anderson purchased the previous home of Cheryl White at 607 Salerno. Cheryl and her husband, Craig, now live in Del Webb. Jon and Lee Ann are twenty-year residents of Sugar Land. They have one daughter, Jennifer (21 years old), who is attending Wharton Jr. College and working toward a nursing degree. They also have a 14-year-old Welsh Terrier named Molly. The Andersons plan to start construction of their new home in March and are hoping to be in by 2020. Jon and Lee Ann presently live in Riverston­e but are looking forward to living in our neighborhood!

Office in the Neighborhood!

Our office building at 8410 Highway 90A is home to Congressman Pete Olson’s and Sugar Land Republicans’ campaign offices and thriving businesses including BancorpSouth, Blendin Coffee Club and beyond. We may soon have a rare availability of approx. 3000 SF for lease. The property boasts incredible access and demographics combined with a quiet setting. Exterior updates with landscaping are being designed now and will bring a fresh, pretty pop. Call us if you may be interested in this classic, boutique, Sugar Land office. It’s tough to beat both living and working in Venetian Estates!

Spectacular Way to Start the Week!

Kelly snapped this picture from her living room this morning. A  Monday morning welcome on Lake Venice!

SAVOR THE VIEW!

Sunset View from the Backyard Dock

911 San Marino offers a captivating view down a long canal on Lake Venice in Venetian Estates. The possibilities are endless. Remodel the home adding an upscale outdoor area showcasing the sensational view OR start over and build a brand new home on this marvelous lot! Either way experience the Venetian Estates lifestyle in this incredible community! Call or email Kelly Ferguson to view this property. 281-242-2200 or Kelly@fbre.net.


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Venetian Estates News - October 2018

VE Market Update

Per the Houston MLS there are currently two homes available, priced at $625,000 and $899,000, and four homes/lots pending sale in our neighborhood. Including off-market or non-MLS sales there have been a total of 12 closed sales in Venetian so far this year. Prices on those properties ranged from $380,000 to approximately 1M. FBRE’s listings at 815 Piedmont, 115 Capri, and 702 Piedmont are pending sale and scheduled to close this month.

Sales and Sailing

In July Bud and I traveled to Normandy. We spent a total of two weeks cruising the Seine and visiting cities including Paris and London. It was an absolutely fabulous trip, made all that much better knowing that Kelly was selling VE at record pace while we were away!  She negotiated sales on three of FBRE’s listings during that two-week period!  She sold our newest listing at 710 Piedmont before we were even able to have professional photos taken for the MLS. Our firm knows and loves Venetian Estates like no other, and the result is incomparable ability to negotiate win-win deals for sellers and buyers.

Friends and Neighbors, Old and New

Speaking of 710 Piedmont, our good friends and neighbors, Marcie and Glenn McCutchen, are leaving us at the end of the year. (Kelly will tell you about the new neighbors to be in our December newsletter.) As much as we hate to lose the McCutchens as neighborhood-neighbors we are excited for them in their new adventure, moving to a brand-new home in Del Webb to be in the same community as Marcie’s parents.  So many of us will miss seeing Marcie and Glenn on a regular basis, and we are so grateful for Marcie’s service and impact on the neighborhood social committee. She will still be available for catering events, and we hope to still see her in the neighborhood from time to time!

Our new/old neighbors at 403 Savoy will be Lori and Tom Shirley.  Kelly and I sold the Shirley’s home at 203 Savoy in December of last year.  Lori and Tom decided to lease for a while until finding another great lot on which to build.  With fewer kids at home they wanted to design a smaller one- or 1.5-story home in the neighborhood.  The Shirleys are now living in FBRE’s listing at 122 Saint Marks.  As many of you know Tom Shirley is president of NewFirst Bank and Lori is very active in the community and with their daughter, Calie’s, school, Fort Bend Christian Academy.  If you ever toured the Shirleys’ previous home at 203 Savoy you know how gorgeous the new home at 403 Savoy will be!

FBRE also represented the purchasers of 114 Saint Marks.  Nancy and Congressman Pete Olson will be building their future residence here. But for now, Jason and Staci Pierce are leasing the Olsons’ home after selling their gorgeous home in “The Hill”. Jason and Staci, owners of Pierce Built Homes, are building on the VE lot they purchased last year located at 903 Gondola.  If all of this “musical home” stuff is confusing, suffice to say that our neighborhood is so great that our future homeowners can’t wait to get in so they lease while building!

Neighbor News

We are honored to have Venetian Estates neighbors in public service. Two of our homeowners will be on the ballot in the Mid-Term Elections:

Congressman Pete Olson is the Republican (incumbent) candidate for Congressional District 22, and Robert (Bob) Rolnick (502 Santa Maria) is the Democratic candidate for Judge of the newly created 458th Judicial District Court of Fort Bend County.

FBRE Advantage, Near and Far
Kelly Ferguson, Bud Friedman and associate Barry Beard negotiated the sale of the iconic Richmond Foundry. FBRE had been retained by the owner, a Chicago-based trust, to market the property, which includes 37.5 acres and over 200,000 SF of warehouse. FBRE then procured the buyer, a seasoned local developer, and successfully worked through a complicated due diligence period and negotiated the sale. The new owner will soon redevelop the site for mixed-use. With its proximity to US 90A and historic downtown Richmond, the future development will be an excellent, welcome addition to our charming—and burgeoning—county seat.