Riverstone (Sugar Land, Texas)
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Riverstone is a upscale master-planned residential community in
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. About 18,000 residents ultimately will live in 6000 homes. The development is largely located in the
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s of
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and
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, with a portion being in Missouri City proper. 441 houses were sold in Riverstone in 2016. As of 2017, John Burns Real Estate Consulting, a company headquartered in
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, ranked Riverstone as No. 20 on its list of highest-selling
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subdivisions, and Robert Charles Lesser & Co. (RCLCO) ranked Riverstone as No. 18 on its top-selling list. John Burns ranked Riverstone among its top 25 in 2018.


History

Riverstone's began development in 2001, with development continuing until the present. It was created by the Johnson Development Corporation. Riverstone's neighborhoods were developed by a series of housing companies such as
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.


Geography

The community is mostly located in
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s, primarily in the extraterritorial jurisdictions of the cities of
Sugar Land Sugar Land is the largest city in Fort Bend County, Texas, United States, located in the southwestern part of the metropolitan area. Located about southwest of downtown Houston, Sugar Land is a populous suburban municipality centered around ...
and
Missouri City Missouri City is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, within the metropolitan area. The city is mostly in Fort Bend County, Texas, Fort Bend County, with a small portion in Harris County, Texas, Harris County. As of the 2020 census, the c ...
. A portion is in Missouri City itself. Much of the early development (some 500 homes) was in the Missouri City ETJ portion, but about 60% of the total land area and most of the future homes will be in Sugar Land ETJ. Riverstone stretches from State Highway 6 on the northeast to the Brazos River on the southwest. It is bounded on the north by the Bridgewater neighborhood of The Commonwealth master-planned community in Sugar Land, the Lakes of Austin Park, and Heritage Colony neighborhoods of First Colony in Sugar Land and Missouri City respectively, and Sugar Land's Maranatha Farms. To the east are First Colony's Colony Lakes neighborhood and the Sienna Village neighborhoods of
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, both in Missouri City, and Sugar Land's Pecan Manor is adjacent to part of the south boundary. Riverstone falls into ZIP codes 77459 and 77479, respectively served by the Missouri City and Sugar Land post offices. Some of the Missouri City properties fall into the latter ZIP code, thus having Sugar Land mailing addresses. The primary thoroughfares are University Boulevard, which connects the community with the Southwest Freeway ( U.S 59/I-69) through the Avalon and Brazos Landing communities in the west and State Highway 6 in the east, LJ Parkway, which connects it to The Commonwealth and First Colony in the north and Sienna in the south, and Riverstone Boulevard in the northeast, which connects it to First Colony in the west and Highway 6 in the east. Oilfield Road is also located in the southeast, which links it with some of the Colony Lakes neighborhoods of First Colony.


Economy

The area of Riverstone that borders Highway 6 and around the intersection of University Boulevard and LJ Parkway are dominated by large-scale commercial developments. The intersection around University Boulevard and LJ Parkway is home to the Stella at Riverstone, a large commercial development with strip malls, restaurants, a 100,000 square foot
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, and other developments. Additionally, there are two strip malls adjacent to the Villas neighborhood and in the Avalon at Riverstone development. An office district is located in the northeast off of Riverstone Boulevard.


Parks and recreation

Riverstone is well known for its numerous artificial lakes, which dot its neighborhoods and cityscape. The community has well over of lakes and contains numerous waterfront homes. Parks are spread throughout Riverstone, with many having facilities such as playgrounds. Additionally, there is a dog park. In total, there are of recreational space, walking trails, parks, and open spaces. The major recreational center at Riverstone is the Club at Riverstone, which contains a clubhouse that contains a fitness center and a meeting room, eight tennis courts, a water park (which serves as the community's third pool complex), and playground. Parks are planned on much of the remaining south boundary (beyond the levees protecting against high water along the Brazos River).


Education

Riverstone is located entirely within the Fort Bend Independent School District (FBISD). Until 2016, Riverstone had no on site schools, with the community being zoned to areas outside the community. Early plans called for the construction of three elementary schools and an additional middle school. Anne McCormick Sullivan Elementary School opened in Riverstone in August 2016, making it Riverstone's first school. Its namesake was a firefighter who died in the Southwest Inn fire in 2013. Regarding elementary schools, other sections are zoned to Austin Parkway (First Colony, Sugar Land), Commonwealth (The Commonwealth, Sugar Land), and Settlers Way (Fist Colony, Sugar Land) elementary schools. Previously Schiff Elementary School in Sienna Plantation served the Stonebrook subdivision. Sonal Bhuchar Elementary School will open in 2023 as Riverstone's second consecutive on site school. First Colony Middle School in First Colony and Fort Settlement Middle School in Avalon serve Riverstone, with the former serving the east and the latter the west. Previously Baines Middle School in Sienna served the Stonebrook subdivision. Elkins High School in Missouri City serves all of Riverstone. Previously
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in First Colony served some sections of Riverstone. In 2014 FBISD proposed rezoning portions of the community to First Colony Middle School from Fort Settlement Middle School, prompting some area parents to protest the plan. File:FBISD Elkins High School.jpg, Elkins High School File:FBISD Fort Settlement Middle School.jpg, Fort Settlement Middle School File:FBISD First Colony Middle School.jpg, First Colony Middle School File:FBISD Austin Parkway Elementary.jpg, Austin Parkway Elementary School File:FBISD Commonwealth Elementary.jpg, Commonwealth Elementary School File:FBISD Sullivan Elementary School.jpg, Anne Sullivan Elementary School File:FBISD Settlers Way Elementary.jpg, alt=, Settlers Way Elementary School File:Sonal Buchar Elementary School (Under Construction).jpg, Sonal Buchar Elementary School


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