The Woodlands Development Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Howard Hughes Corporation (NYSE: HHC) announced the winners of the drawing held in conjunction with the recent grand opening of Liberty Branch in The Woodlands Village of Creekside Park. The 120-acre neo-traditional neighborhood will feature 400 new homes by homebuilders Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes, J. Kyle Homes and Palmetto Homes. Model homes are open for touring.

The grand opening event was Feb. 8 and 9 and featured tours of the homes, plus old-fashioned refreshments and entertainment including a barbershop quartet, street entertainers in vintage dress and a display of classic cars. Nearly 2,400 people visited during the grand-opening weekend. A total of 52 homes already have been sold in Liberty Branch, where new home prices range from the $280,000s to $1 million.

When guests toured all nine homes, they were eligible to register for a drawing to win one of three $500 American Express gift cards. The winners of the drawing were Lynna Lehmann, of Oak Ridge, Yung Phang, originally from Canada and now a resident of The Woodlands, and Rita DiGerlando, of The Woodlands. All three winners were very complimentary about the neighborhood and the homes they saw on the tour.

Liberty Branch offers a range of home styles that have the charming curb appeal of early Americana while offering all the 21st century features todays buyers need and want, said Tim Welbes, co-president of TWDC. The neo-traditional design of the neighborhood makes it feel like a classic American small town within the forests of the Village of Creekside Park. Residents will have direct pedestrian access to the new Creekside Village Green and Creekside Park Village Center, set to open later this year with an H-E-B grocery store and many other shops, restaurants and services.

Two parks Liberty Square Park and Rockwell Square Park add to the nostalgic, close-knit feeling of the neighborhood. Liberty Square Park is a 1.6-acre greenspace that features a beautifully detailed gazebo, picnicking and seating areas. The design of 1.5-acre Rockwell Square Park harkens back to the turn of the century, with a pavilion resembling a one-room schoolhouse as its centerpiece and a playground and open field where neighborhood children can gather to play.

In addition to the parks within Liberty Branch, the neighborhood is also close to major recreation in the Village of Creekside Park, including the 1,700-acre George Mitchell Nature Preserve, 33-acre Rob Fleming Park and Aquatic Center, and the Creekside YMCA. Timber Creek K-6 Elementary School, part of the Recognized Tomball ISD, is also nearby.

For more information about Liberty Branch and other new homes in The Woodlands, visit The Woodlands Information Center at 2000 Woodlands Parkway and http://www.thewoodlands.com.

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Liberty Branch grand-opening drawing winners announced