Courtland Building Company, Inc.
82 Lake Sterling Gate Drive
Spring, TX 77379
TEL (281) 932-4494

OFFERING HOME BUYERS SPECIAL EXPERTISE IN CUSTOM HOME DESIGN,
SITE SELECTION AND INTERIOR DESIGN

Whether building a custom home for a friend or for someone he just met, Russell Bird, president of Courtland Custom Homes, Inc., uses impressive, customer-oriented architectural and home building know-how to provide buyers with a better-designed home that pleasingly meets individual lifestyles in both amenities and style. His close attention to detail results not only in continued and new friendships, but also in recommendations from previous buyers.

The talented Houston native has a degree in architecture from the University of Houston and has added home building, residential land development and real estate brokerage skills to his profile by working for several other companies before starting Courtland Custom Homes, Inc. Russell has experience in site selection, purchasing, marketing and financing and served as senior vice president for a major national home building company. Courtland Custom Homes was co-founded by Mr. Bird in 1987 and has been building in numerous custom neighborhoods since that time. Courtland also builds in First Colony, Sugar Land, Fort Bend County, and around the Houston area including Bellaire and the Memorial Villages.

In 1996, Courtland Custom Homes earned the unique distinction of winning a PRISM award for the second consecutive year. The PRISM Awards are sponsored by the Greater Houston Builders Association for excellence in home building, sales and marketing. Courtland Custom Homes took the PRISM Award for Custom Patio or Courtyard Home of the Year in the above $200,000 range and in 1995 for custom Home of the Year under $450,000.

In 1999, Courtland Custom Homes, Inc. earned its third PRISM Award from the Greater Houston Builders's Association for Custom Home of the Year; this time for Custom home of the Year priced between $450,000 and $750,000. Courtland's '99 PRISM winner is located in Sugar Land, Texas in the First Colony Subdivision of Sweetwater Section Four.

Offering a true "custom" home program, Russell Bird believes one of the company's advantages is his architectural background. "I like the design phase, so I am more active in that phase of the business than some other builders", states Bird. "I think this gives our customers an advantage, in that they get a better designed home that meets their lifestyle, without as much wasted space. This creates value in the home. The best part of being involved in the design phase is greater communication with the customer, which allows us to incorporate some of our favorite design features into the plan. We want each home we build to "wow" our customers and their friends." The building process should be an enjoyable experience and we at Courtland Custom Homes, Inc. try to build every home as if it were our own personal home.

This attitude creates trust between the buyer and builder and establishes a good working relationship, which can develop into a lasting friendship. Courtland Custom Homes, Inc. is proud of our construction success, but more importantly, we are proud of the fact that we have built homes for many of our new friends.