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Newly built gem of a home sparkles near Dallas' Lower Greenville

Though built in 2016, the home at 5647 Richard Ave. has an authentic air about it. Historically inspired in design, the 3,873-square-foot abode is in the highly coveted East Dallas neighborhood of Vickery Place, between the hip and happening Lower Greenville and Knox-Henderson areas.

The house itself is an entertainer's dream, with an open floorplan and several luxe touches that are specifically designed to make a host's life easy. In the kitchen, Bertazonni appliances — including a double oven and wine fridge — abound, along with an expansive island that offers additional seating.

A dry bar opposite the kitchen is complemented by a wet bar upstairs in the large game room, which sits just outside a dedicated media room. There are four bedrooms total, but the downstairs office is outfitted with ample closet space and could therefore transform into a fifth bedroom if needed.

Each of the three full bathrooms displays crisp white cabinets and vast granite counters, and a powder room is a nice addition. A separate tub and glass-enclosed shower in the master add another level of sophistication.

A welcoming front porch echos the relaxing back patio, which overlooks a large yard (encircled by a new board-on-board fence). The detatched, two-car garage provides plenty of storage, both automobile and otherwise.

It's all quite a find, especially when you realize how incredibly close it is to Trader Joe's, Tietze Park, and other Dallas dining and shopping hot spots.

The cost for this brand-new gem? Under a million, at $850,000. The Rueckert + Stewart Group with Ebby Halliday Realtors has the listing.

The home at 5647 Richard Ave. is listed for $850,000.

Photo courtesy of Ebby Halliday Realtors

The home at 5647 Richard Ave. is listed for $850,000.

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Grand Prairie expands to the south with new master-planned community

Rendering courtesy of Provident

Goodland Grand Prairie

The City of Grand Prairie is growing fast and expanding to make way for a new master-planned development south of US Highway 287 and along Tollway 360, in Ellis and Johnson counties.

The community development, called Goodland, is the result of Grand Prairie’s recent 1,500-acre annexation extending its southern border toward Mansfield. Overall, with the added land, Goodland will be a 5,000-acre site featuring 15,000 residences including townhomes, custom homes, and gated communities for 50,000 residents.

According to a release, it will be a “city within a city” and a 45-minute drive from Dallas-Fort Worth. Beyond housing, there will be shops, restaurants, schools, public and private event venues, regional sports fields and complexes, dance halls, churches, trail systems, city parks, ponds, and preserved green spaces.

“This is a significant step in our city’s development,” says Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen in a statement. “Unlike many of our neighboring cities, we have the unique advantage of new development opportunities to our south that will drive the growth and prosperity of our city. We recognized the opportunity and took decisive action.”

Leading the development is Provident, a Dallas-based real estate firm that has created other master-planned communities across Dallas-Fort Worth, such as Preston Hollow Village and Hillstead in Collin County. Provident has plans to work nature into the space design with more than 1,600 acres of creek corridors and floodplain land.

Plans are ongoing for a centralized mixed-use walkable Town Center, complete with civic buildings and other commercial development. Further south on the property near Highway 67, light industrial uses and other private employment campuses are already underway, projects that will contribute vital tax dollars for city growth and future expansions.

“This level of placemaking is quite rare, and certainly not easy to execute, especially in a brand-new community," says Provident Managing Director Rylan Yowell in a statement. "We are committed to a long-term vision with a desire to be good stewards of the land."

A new four-lane road called Goodland Parkway will link Goodland to Grand Prairie at Tollway 360 and US Highway 287. It's set to open by December 2025.

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