Sugar Land, Texas Real Estate Agent - Margie Kaplan
Margie Kaplan specializes in luxury homes, high rise condos, and other Sugar Land, Texas real estate. She has been a Texas Realtor since 1983 and a licensed Broker since 1986. She was the designated Broker of RE/MAX Memorial in Houston and then transferred to RE/MAX Professional Group and in 2006 had her grand opening of MK Luxury Homes and Condos, Inc. in Houston and Dallas.
She holds many designations including CRS, CLHMS, CNHS, CFS, ePRO. Most of her Sugar Land real estate business is by referral and repeat clients. She has one of the most talked about and previewed web sites regarding luxury homes and high rise condos for sale or lease in Sugar Land and from her website you can view hundreds of VIRTUAL TOURS from the privacy of your own home.
Sugar Land Facts, History, and Local Events
Sugar Land is a city located in the eastern part of Fort Bend County, about 20 miles southwest of Houston. It is a balance of master-planned communities, charming neighborhoods, outstanding schools, and other amenities. The perfect combination of urban living and suburban Southern comfort, the city has a redeveloped downtown that boasts high end retailers and world class restaurants amidst grand architecture. Notable architecture includes the new City Hall and more buildings are planned for the future. Sugar Land has held on to its tradition of embracing diversity, and promoting tolerance and togetherness. Its commitment to a vibrant and inclusive quality of life makes it one of the best places to live, work, and raise a family, in America. Even as little as ten years ago, Sugar Land was still a quaint suburb of Houston, without many luxury retailers or restaurants. A spectacular population explosion towards the end of the 1990s changed the community into a much trendier place.
Today, Sugar Land is ranked as the number one in growth in the entire Houston metropolitan area, as well as among the 45 largest cities in the state. An increasingly urban atmosphere serves its increasing population, and Sugar Land has become one of the best places in America to live in, with access to all the amenities of a major metropolitan area, and the peaceful escape of its charming natural setting. Recreational opportunities include year long world class golf, some well known museums, theatre, fishing, and so on. Outstanding public schools set a benchmark for academic performance for all of Houston. Residents also benefit from the unsurpassed economic opportunities provided by proximity to a major city like Houston.
The sugar industry, from which the city derives its name, began in 1843, when a sugar cane mill was established here, and later expanded to a refinery. The town developed around the factory, on the Samuel M. Williams grant around the 1820s. His brothers Nathaniel and Mathew operated the Oakland plantation with cotton, corn and sugarcane as the major crops. This plantation was bought in 1853, by Benjamin Terry and William J. Kyle, and Colonel E. H. Cunningham purchased this 12,500 acre plantation just after the Civil War and the town grew around his sugar plant. The refinery was sold in the 1900s and Sugar Land remained a company town. It was incorporated in 1959.
Today’s Sugar Land has a wide economic base, and a strong business sector. Imperial Sugar keeps the Sugar Land tradition alive, and provides employment for a large number of local residents. Other employers in the area include Western Airways, Nalco Chemical Company, semiconductors and seismic-data equipment manufacturers, engineering, technology, technical services, construction, energy exploration and production, electronics, and communications. A growing list of global corporations has chosen a base here, taking advantage of the low tax structure, quality infrastructure, strong workforce, and many business incentives
Things to see and do in Sugar land include community events and outdoor recreation like the Concert in the Park series, the Memorial Day Ceremony, or the Red, White and Blue Fest. Numerous golf courses exist in the area, and local parks provide sporting fields and tennis courts, swimming facilities etc. There are fashionable retailers and world class restaurants, stylish stores, and Town Square retailers, and international quality restaurants, offering a wide selection of cuisines. The Museum of Southern History preserves the history of both Sugar Land and Fort Bend with permanent, and traveling exhibits, as well as a library full of unusual and rare books. The Brazos Bend State Park has 4,897 acres bottomlands, oaks and lakes, perfect for picnics, wildlife spotting, camping and fishing. The Fort Bend County Fair and Livestock Show features a parade with school bands, floats and drill teams. It is a ten-day event of food, auctions, exhibits, bands, folk music, and country dancing, the largest of its kind in Texas.
