Caribbean-style lagoon coming to Houston-area development … – Chron.com

An artists rendering of the lagoon and sandy beach at Balmoral in northeast Houston.

An artists rendering of the lagoon and sandy beach at Balmoral in northeast Houston.

Image 5 of 19 | New York City, New York

Image 6 of 19 | Kanazawa, Japan

In an undated photo, Japanese couples look through a swimming pool at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, in Ishikawa prefecture, northern Japan. The museum, which cost over 10 billion yen, is a UFO-shaped modern complex which opened Oct. 9, 2004, bringing a rare contemporary expression in the heart of traditional Japan.

In an undated photo, Japanese couples look through a swimming pool at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, in Ishikawa prefecture, northern Japan. The museum, which cost over 10 billion yen,

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Duane Hagedon's 64,000 sq ft dream home is spread out on a ridgeline above the desert in Palm Desert, California. A tri-level swimming pool is seen in the rear part of the estate. Guy Dreier is the architect.

Duane Hagedon's 64,000 sq ft dream home is spread out on a ridgeline above the desert in Palm Desert, California. A tri-level swimming pool is seen in the rear part of the estate. Guy Dreier is the architect.

Image 8 of 19 | Turbuku, Turkey

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Taliesin West of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Drafting Rooms and Office Annex across Swimming Pool.

Taliesin West of Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Drafting Rooms and Office Annex across Swimming Pool.

Image 10 of 19 | Holland Park, London, United Kingdom

A 2010 photograph of an indoor swimming pool inside a home in Holland Park, London.

A 2010 photograph of an indoor swimming pool inside a home in Holland Park, London.

Image 11 of 19 | Matosinhos Porto, Portugla

A 1966 photograph of Leca Swimming Pool in Matosinhos Porto, Portugal.

A 1966 photograph of Leca Swimming Pool in Matosinhos Porto, Portugal.

Image 12 of 19 | Marbrisa, Acapulco, Mexico

A swimming pool at the Arango Residence, designed by architect John Lautner in Marbrisa, Acapulco, Mexico.

A swimming pool at the Arango Residence, designed by architect John Lautner in Marbrisa, Acapulco, Mexico.

Image 13 of 19 | London, United Kingdom

A photograph of a swimming pool adjacent to a bar area in London's Carlton Tower Hotel, designed by architect Charles Fowler.

A photograph of a swimming pool adjacent to a bar area in London's Carlton Tower Hotel, designed by architect Charles Fowler.

Image 14 of 19 | Tenerife Island, Santa Cruz de Tenerife

A view of the sea, pool and auditorium on Tenerife Island, Spain.

A view of the sea, pool and auditorium on Tenerife Island, Spain.

Image 15 of 19 | Singapore

A rooftop swimming pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore.

A rooftop swimming pool at the Marina Bay Sands Hotel in Singapore.

Image 16 of 19 | Berlin, Germany

The swimming pool in Holmes Place Health Club has a view from the reception area.

The swimming pool in Holmes Place Health Club has a view from the reception area.

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Image 18 of 19 | Shanghai, China

Chinese people enjoy the sun on the one and only artificial beach of the city near the Bund on Aug. 05, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

Chinese people enjoy the sun on the one and only artificial beach of the city near the Bund on Aug. 05, 2011 in Shanghai, China.

Caribbean-style lagoon coming to Houston-area development

A northeast Houston subdivision will build a 1.5-acre artificial lagoon and sandy beach tailored to look like a Caribbean seashore thanks to patented technology from the Florida-based designer.

The project in Balmoral, a community in the works near Atascocita in northeast Houston, will probably be the second such lagoon in Texas; another in Dallas is expected to open sooner.

The technology comes from Florida-based U.S. Crystal Lagoons Corp, the U.S. arm of the company that built the world's largest swimming pool inSharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt, in 2015.

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The shimmering clear water is produced by a proprietary technology for sonic water filtration, which Man said differs from conventional pool technology and uses 50 percent less water than a park of the same size. He said the lagoons uses a fraction of the chemicals of a conventional swimming pool, and sport 400 sensors measuring water parameters in real time.

At Balmoral, lagoon construction is expected to begin by late summer or early fall, and open to swimmers in summer 2018, said Jeff Sheenan, director of community affairs and amenity development for Land Tejas.

Home construction will start in late April or early May of this year, and people are expected to start moving into finished houses in the third quarter. When the project is completely built out, within 10 to 12 years, it will have 1,700 home sites, the developers said.

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