If you have ever driven through a small town in Texas, you might conjure up memories of a time when you knew everyone’s name, could walk from shop to shop or sit on a park bench and watch the sunset.
That is what McGrath Real Estate Partners have their sights set on for Riceland, a master-planned community being built in Mont Belvieu.
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