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Texas Rangers superstar slugger retires his $3.4 million Preston Hollow estate

Retired Texas Rangers third-base ace Adrián Beltré has put his French-inspired Dallas mansion in the real estate batter’s box for nearly $3.4 million.

The future Hall of Famer — who spent 21 seasons in the big leagues, including his final eight with the Rangers — retired from baseball in 2018 and now is retiring his Preston Hollow estate. The asking price is $3.38 million; he bought the 2008-built home for close to $3 million.

The 39-year-old Beltré, a native of the Dominican Republic, became a Rangers fan favorite over the years. He shares the stately mansion with his wife, Sandra, and their three children — Cassandra, Adrián Jr., and Camila.

The 8,204-square-foot gated estate — at 4311 Brookview Dr. — features five bedrooms, five full bathrooms, and two half-bathrooms on a three-quarters-of-an-acre lot. Other amenities include:

Three-car garage
Hand-scraped hardwood floors
Six-burner gas stove and grill in kitchen
Formal study
Wine cellar
Eight-seat media room
Game room with kitchenette
Outdoor living area with grill, pool and retractable video screens

“The home is a winner — just like its famous owner,” Realtor.com says.

Lillie Young of Allie Beth Allman & Associates has the listing.

Beltré no doubt has fond memories associated with his Preston Hollow mansion, such as a 2017 bash where DJ Sebastian was spinning the tunes. But in the summer of 2015, someone burglarized the home, swiping Beltré’s 2011 American League Championship ring and four tickets to his suite at the Rangers’ home, Globe Life Park.

While Beltré is now out of the baseball spotlight, he’s hardly been out of sight.

Plano-based retailer J.C. Penney recently aired a feel-good holiday commercial in which a spokeswoman randomly interviews shoppers. Little did the spokeswoman — or J.C. Penney, for that matter — know that she was in the presence of a baseball great and his family.

The ad contains no on-air acknowledgment that the Adrián Beltré is one of the featured shoppers. And the Beltrés didn’t tip off the crew members who were shooting the spot.

The home is at 4311 Brookview Dr., in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas.

Adrian Beltre home, 4311 Brookview Dr, Preston Hollow

Photo courtesy of Estately.com

The home is at 4311 Brookview Dr., in the Preston Hollow area of Dallas.

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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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