Million Dollar Listing

What a $2 million modern Dallas home looks like when the seller’s this creative

Fossil creative director Patrick Conner and his partner, television host and radio personality Chris Jagger, have put their 1960s modern home on the market, and it's everything you'd expect from an owner with an eye for design.

Built in 1967, the home at 6876 Spring Valley Rd. was taken to the studs for a complete remodel in 2014 and is now a study in minimalist design. The owners have managed to perfect the "less is more" approach by allowing features like Italian Porcelanosa tile, reclaimed cedar, and original stonework to take center stage, rather than cluttering the space with unnecessary furniture and decor.

The 5,206-square-foot home offers five bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms, and three living areas. There are also four fireplaces and a three-car garage — but who's counting? Tech types will appreciate the fact that this an Elan Smart Home, meaning you can control things like audio and Lutron Lighting with a simple swipe on your smart phone.

Sitting on a sprawling 1-acre lot with mature trees, the house also provides a backyard with more than enough space to kick back and relax. Did we mention there's a 500-square-foot outdoor living space with a fireplace and retractable screen and a divine pool?

Oh, and if you have kids, know that the property is located just north of Interstate 635, off Hillcrest Avenue, and it's zoned to the highly desired Richardson schools.

It goes without saying that a property like this comes with a hefty price tag. It's listed with Rogers Healy and Associates for $1,995,000.

This 1960s home at 6876 Spring Valley Rd. is on the market for $1,995,000.

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This 1960s home at 6876 Spring Valley Rd. is on the market for $1,995,000.

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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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