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Desirable patio home offers buyers low-maintenance living near Dallas

Side yard at 2272 Longwood Dr. in Carrollton

Little to no maintenance required with this yard.

Photo courtesy of RE MAX DFW Associates

A listing in a master-planned community offers potential buyers low-maintenance luxury living in a convenient location. The patio home at 2272 Longwood Dr. is located within the 78-acre Austin Waters neighborhood — which is technically Carrollton but practically Plano, with easy access to the Dallas North Tollway and George Bush Turnpike.

With 2,632 square feet, three bedrooms, and two-and-a-half baths, the house has plenty of room for a growing family. It sits on a corner lot with a manicured side yard, next to a planned greenbelt.

Built by Darling Homes in 2012, the classically inspired abode boasts an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and island, oversized master suite with five-piece bath, and a media room. Because it’s practically new with almost no yard, there is nothing to do but move in.

The community itself has mature trees, wide-open green spaces, gardens, and waterscapes. Although secluded, Austin Waters is close to destinations like the Shops at Willow Bend, and students attend Lewisville schools.

List price for this move-in-ready home: $404,900. HOA fees clock in at just $840 a year — a small price to pay for a serene setting within the city.

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A version of this story originally was published on Candy’s Dirt.

The home at 2272 Longwood Dr. is located within the Austin Waters planned community in Carrollton.

Exterior of 2272 Longwood Dr. in Carrollton

Photo courtesy of RE/MAX DFW Associates

The home at 2272 Longwood Dr. is located within the Austin Waters planned community in Carrollton.

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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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