Webster, TX (February 15, 2010)... Coventry Homes just put the finishing touches on its newest model home in Edgewater, a brand new community strategically located on NASA Parkway at Interstate 45.

The 3,000-square-foot model home is a new plan for the builder and features a rotunda entry, island kitchen, sun room and optional upstairs bonus room. The home is appointed with many attractive features including a wine room, a private study, an outdoor kitchen, an oversized covered back patio, and a stone fireplace.

Coventry is offering a generous mix of 12 plans in Edgewater, a much-anticipated project of The Johnson Development Corp., with a number of new, larger single-story homes. Coventry offers designs that range in size from 2,000 to 3,300 square feet with prices from the $250,000s. Many of the home designs include such customization choices as media rooms, wine rooms and outdoor kitchens.

"Location and lifestyle combine for an exciting opportunity in Edgewater," said James Miller, president of Coventry’s Houston Region. "Edgewater residents will be only five minutes from restaurants, retail shopping and entertainment. Plus, Edgewater will be a unique and upscale place for those interested in living in an urban waterfront community. Coventry Homes is a great complement to this community with an array of sophisticated designs."

As the Edgewater name indicates, water will feature prominently in the community, slated for 2,600 residents and inspired by the Mediterranean coast. In future development, a marina will be built with direct access to Clear Creek, offering waterway access to Clear Lake, Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The marina, which will be equipped to accommodate powerboats as large as 50 feet, will be a meeting place for residents, who can gather waterside or host parties aboard their yachts.

Edgewater also will have a 35-acre nature preserve along Clear Creek, which will include boardwalks through undisturbed wetlands and offer residents abundant bird-watching opportunities.

Edgewater is positioned directly on NASA Parkway, the main thoroughfare leading to the Johnson Space Center and Space Center Houston. The NASA Parkway Bypass is a 2.7-mile connector between Interstate 45 and NASA Parkway that sidesteps the traffic signal at the Interstate 45 intersection and will provide future residents with uninterrupted access to and from Edgewater.

Also nearby are Christus St. John Hospital in Nassau Bay, affiliated with The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center; Clear Lake Regional Medical Center in Webster, affiliated with Hospital Corporation of America; and The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) facility in League City, now under construction. A multitude of shopping, dining and entertainment choices also are within minutes of the community.

For more information on Edgewater, visit www.edgewaterwebster.com. For details on Coventry Homes, see www.coventryhomes.com.