25 June . 2024
Highland Homes opens stunning new Varese model home in Elyson
Highland Homes has opened its stunning new Varese model home in Elyson, showcasing a new collection of luxurious homes from the Classic Series priced from the $700Ks to $1+ million in a lakeside neighborhood with the community’s largest homesites.
Highland’s Classic Series offers 23 one- and two-story floor plans ranging from approximately 3,243 to 4,800 square feet.
Located near two of Elyson’s newest and most exciting amenities, Lakeside Landing and Elyson Courts, the Varese model home presents a grand first impression, with a Modern Dutch exterior that blends clean contemporary lines with classic architectural elements.
Double glass-and-metal doors welcome you into the Varese, with an extended foyer that has detailed white wainscoting and a grand staircase with iron spindles. This grand foyer offers the first glance of a gold-and-white décor theme that exudes understated elegance throughout this home.
Continuing on, the foyer leads past one of Highland’s most popular innovations, a downstairs media room providing a second family entertainment area on the main floor.
Then you arrive at one of the Varese’s most impressive areas, an expansive informal living area combining the family room, dining room, kitchen and breakfast area into an open family gathering space.
A series of six wood beams accent the vaulted ceiling spanning this entire area, with dramatic light fixtures calling attention to the impressive ceiling height.
Sliding glass doors open to the covered outdoor living area, which is so large it easily accommodates two separate seating areas with full-size back-to-back sofas. The covered area has an outdoor fireplace and two ceiling fans, and this model also displays an open-air dining area with seating for 11.
The transitional style kitchen has large commercial-style range, along with a huge table island, walk-in pantry, and an undercounter wine storage space.
The primary suite includes a luxurious bathroom that’s almost as large as the spacious main bedroom area, plus a walk-in closet as large as a secondary bedroom.
A home office and private guest suite with a full bath round out the main floor.
The Varese has two garages with parking for three cars. The two-car garage, with an attractive side-facing door, opens to an everyday entrance with a mudroom and large laundry room. A covered walkway connects the separate one-car garage to the main home.
The upstairs gameroom, this home’s third large entertainment area, has a beautiful wood ceiling accent and a built-in window seat. The luxe bar option, with its recessed lighting, mirrored back and glass shelves, is as dramatic as any restaurant bar anywhere.
Highland’s Classic Series is offered in a new Elyson neighborhood that wraps around one of the community’s scenic lakes, creating water view opportunities for many homesites. Other sides of the neighborhood are surrounded by open green space, and a new amenity called Elyson Courts is located at the neighborhood entry.
With two tennis courts and two pickleball courts, Elyson Courts recently joined a growing list of amenities at Elyson, including Lakeside Landing, a major community center just south of the new Highland neighborhood.
Nestled on the shore of a 31-acre lake. Other Elyson amenities include Elyson House, which offers a year-round swimming pool, fitness center, event lawn and tennis courts; and Elyson Commons at Bear Creek, a 145-acre park with sports fields, a playground, a dog park, outdoor fitness center and Wildflower Trail.
Overall, Elyson’s 3,642-acre master plan calls for more than 750 acres of parks and natural open space, including more than 30 miles of trails.
Elyson is located in the Katy Independent School District, ranked as the No. 1 Best School District in the Houston Area by Niche. Onsite schools include McElwain Elementary, Youngblood Elementary, and Harmony School of Excellence, with Paetow High School just a few miles away. Katy ISD will open the new Freeman High School and Nelson Junior High adjacent to Elyson in August 2024.