The Woodlands has its Waterway. Now, say developers of a new community in northwest Houston, Houstonians who are tired of the city's nonstop traffic also will be able to take a quick boat ride to visit their friends and family.

Towne Lake, a 2,400-acre community planned by Caldwell Watson Real Estate Group in the Cypress-Fairbanks area, will feature a 320-acre lake with connecting waterways allowing residents to travel via boat.

Although lake communities have become popular with developers in the past five to 10 years, "a community that allows residents to travel by boat has not really been done in the Houston area," according to Fred Caldwell, CEO of Caldwell Watson.

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