Begun in 1976, this 9,700-acre community contains neighborhoods or villages segmented by price range and styles, extensive greenbelts, lakes and landscaped boulevards. First Colony is currently home to 14,350 households with 14,800 projected. Restaurants and shopping are plentiful, and the First Colony Mall with several large anchor stores opened in 1996. New housing prices range from $130,000 to more than $1 million, with resale prices ranging from $90,000 to more than $1 million. Major amenities include a private country club, athletic fields, lakes, an aquatic center, 3.5 million square feet of retail and 2.1 million square feet of campus and garden-style offices. First Colony is in the Fort Bend Independent School District.