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    A Little Italy in McKinney

    Luxurious McKinney hideaway makes Tuscan living possible in Texas

    Diana Oates
    Feb 14, 2014 | 2:45 pm

    Just when you think Italy is more than an ocean away, we are here to report that it’s only a few miles north of Dallas. We first spied this Tuscan-inspired retreat on Candy’s Dirt, so we decided to take a closer look inside.

    This secluded property, named “NostroDestino” (“our destiny”), is located at 1809 Provine Rd. in McKinney. It was designed and built by a local artist and her entrepreneur husband following a romantic trip through the Italian countryside.

    Once smitten by the tranquility they experienced on their Tuscan getaway, they chose this 4-acre, heavily treed lot in a private gated community and began to build their dream home. It took three years to complete.

    This house takes your breath away before you even walk inside, with a stocked pond, lush landscaping, and a pool entertaining area complete with swim-up bar and outdoor kitchen. When you do finally head into the home, you soon notice the couple spared no expense. The 7,600-square-foot hideaway has five bedrooms and four-and-a-half baths, as well as an endless list of features such as heated floors, wine cellar, and room after room of Italian architecture.

    “Antique architectural pieces are incorporated throughout the house, as are unique artistic offerings from all over the world, such as the tile ‘Persian-style’ rug in the formal dining room,” says agent Myla Patton of the Provine Farms Estates beauty.

    What will something like this cost you in McKinney? It’s listed at 1,699,900 and priced to sell, should you want to trade in your city digs for a little bit of Italy right here in Texas.

    This Tuscan-style retreat is hidden in Provine Farm Estates in McKinney.

    1809 Provine Road, Nostro Destino, Real Estate, McKinney
      
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    Mixed Use News

    Mixed-use East Dock will revive 1915 building in Dallas' Oak Cliff

    Luciana Gomez
    Apr 9, 2025 | 1:00 pm
    East Dock
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    East Dock

    A century-old property in Oak Cliff Dallas is getting a makeover: Called East Dock, it's a former industrial site located at 900 E. Clarendon Dr. that is being restored into a retail and studio space.

    The project is being led by Proxy Properties, an Oak Cliff real estate group famous for breathing new life into vacant and often historical buildings. The project is supported by the City of Dallas through their Tax Increment Financing program (TIF), which reinvests property tax revenues on under-performing real estate.

    Proxy Properties' prior 50 projects in Oak Cliff include the Zion Hill Missionary Baptist Church, rebranded as Oak Cliff Assembly, an arts and theatre space with offices and co-work studios; and the Madison Hotel, a building from the 1920s which was restored and opened in 2024.

    "For us, it is important to buy buildings that have been vacant for a long time, ignored, or forgotten about," says Proxy founder AJ Ramler. "East Dock fit in that box. It was not contributing to the neighborhood."

    East Dock is intriguing both for its history and its location. Built in 1915, it has served over the decades as an ice factory, book manufacturing site, and producer of airplane parts, but has been vacant for more than seven years.

    The 62,000-square-foot-retail and studio space is fortuitously located in an area currently under heavy development: near the future Southern Gateway Park and Tenth Street Historical District, and a 7-minute walk from the DART Zoo Station.

    Ramler envisions the space as "an 18-hour campus," with coffee and athletic businesses open in the morning, followed by daytime operators such as offices, studios, and restaurants, then bars and entertainment in the evening.

    East DockEast DockRendering courtesy of JQAQ Atelier, LLC

    There's room for at least 15 businesses, with a few already secured including Barro, a Latin-American restaurant and market from Robert Ramirez, part-owner at Nova restaurant in Oak Cliff, who is partnering with chef Eric Spigner to bring Barro to life.

    “Our vision is to create a rustic, family-style restaurant with a rotating menu every three months, featuring cuisines from different countries in Latin America," Ramirez says.

    In addition to the restaurant, Barro will include a market with fruits & vegetables, imported ceramics, bakeware, and blankets.

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    Local artisans who've already signed include Brazilian-American artist Daniela Flint, who will open a studio there. "I want to surround myself with my community and can see myself bringing in clients to Barro and other places in East Dock," she says.

    Evan L. Court Woodwork, an artisan furniture maker, will take a 3,000-square-foot space and transform it into his personal studio where he’ll be creating custom handcrafted furniture and fine woodworking pieces. The space will have room for multiple projects, as well as an apprenticeship program to train new woodworkers.

    And Carlos Araujo Neto is relocating his Jiujitsu studio from nearby Beatrice Street to East Dock. "I liked the idea of having multiple businesses that everyone can have access to and hang out," he says.

    There'll be parking for 140 cars. The project will be finished in phases, with the first openings in early fall. They're sharing updates on their construction progress on Instagram.

    Rather than work with a broker, Proxy Properties is doing community outreach to find tenants, all from the southern sector: in Oak Cliff, the Cedars, or West Dallas. Soliciting input from the locals is part of their DNA.

    “We want the property to serve the community and also represent the community," Ramler says.

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