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Vintage-inspired apartments in Bishop Arts add unique flair to Dallas

Artistic expression meets an eclectic spirit at Novel Bishop Arts, a new apartment community designed to inspire with its location, amenities, and overall vibe.

With funky style and the conveniences of a new build, it's all about the lifestyle here. From lounging by the guitar-shaped pool (Stevie Ray Vaughan once lived nearby) to ordering up a flat white from the coffee shop downstairs, that lifestyle is anything but boring.

Here are five ways Novel Bishop Arts ups the ante for home-grown living in North Oak Cliff:

1. It's all about location
The secret is out about Bishop Arts, and this historic district offers more than 60 independent restaurants, bars, cafes, and retail shops. Novel Bishop Arts fits into the area seamlessly with its inclusive architecture, featuring the best elements of past and present.

This is where to live when you're ready to ditch chain restaurants and cookie‐cutter box stores for local, distinctive flavor and community activities. That can include hanging out with neighbors in the piazza downstairs or walking to a nearby restaurant for dinner.

2. Luxe Craftsman interiors
The units will have you saying yes to luxury living, with their wood-style floors; brushed brass fixtures; and high-end bathrooms (love the hex-tile floors, designer tile showers, soaking tubs, and quartz counters). Modern Craftsman kitchens feature two-tone gray and white cabinetry, premium appliances, retro-style backsplash, quartz counters, built-in USB ports, and oversized islands in most units. In the bedrooms, you'll find walk-in closets with built-in shelving and wood rods, and nearly all apartments also have crafted conveniences like desktop niches and built-ins.

In select units, huge Craftsman porches frame walk-out views of the Dallas skyline, and every unit comes with same-level access in a secured, above-grade parking garage with tech-enabled keyless entry.

3. Enviable amenities
The vibe here is modern vintage with an eclectic Texas twist, and the common areas reflect that. Think brick, metal, penny tile, and rich woods next to pieces commissioned from local artists and antiques sourced from creative places.

A tavern-style clubhouse is made for entertaining, with a full catering kitchen and resident lounge. A resident courtyard centers on the guitar-shaped pool, with grilling stations, petanque court, and covered dining area. Other perks include a decked-out fitness center, reserved bike storage and bike workshop, and the Lake Cliff Sky Terrace, which offers a breathtaking view of downtown Dallas that you won't find anywhere else.

4. Roommates welcome
With 22 floorplans on six levels, Novel Bishop Arts' apartments range from 569 to 1,430 square feet. In addition to studio and one-bedroom apartments, there are two-bedroom layouts that work great for roommates. With communal spaces like mudrooms and oversized balconies in select layouts, there's plenty of room for everybody's stuff. Another roommate favorite? Each unit comes with a front-loading washer and dryer.

5. Perfect for your pooch
With two separate dog play areas, this is pooch-friendly living at its finest. The walkable neighborhood and proximity to several dog-friendly parks, like Twelve Hills Nature Center, offer even more options. When Fido is looking less than fluffy, take him to the pet spa that's conveniently located just downstairs from your apartment.

Residents have already begun to move in, and you can take advantage of up to six weeks free rent if you act quickly. If you'd like to schedule a tour of the move-in-ready homes or get more info about Novel Bishop Arts, call 214-941-0400 or click here.

The Novel Bishop Arts apartments combine authentic style with moden amenities.

Photo courtesy of Novel Bishop Arts

The Novel Bishop Arts apartments combine authentic style with moden amenities.

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Anna Land Buy

Cox Family sells 116 acres in Anna for mixed-use development

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Anna, Texas

A major land sale in Anna is paving the way for new mixed-use development. According to a release, Frisco-based Rockhill Capital & Investments struck a deal with the Cox Family to acquire 116 acres at County Road 371 and SH-5, approximately two miles east of US-75.

Younger Partners Executive Managing Director John St. Clair, Vice President Tyler Hemenway, and Associate Davis Willoughby represented the seller in the transaction. The sales price was not disclosed.

Rockhill will sell fully entitled tracts of land to homebuilders, multifamily, and commercial developers.

The single-family portion will be built in phases with development of 325 single-family lots, says Rockhill Chief Development Officer Brent Libby in a statement.

“Construction will likely begin early in Q2 2025,” Libby said. “We’ve already sold 82 of the 116 acres to homebuilder Taylor Morrison and they should break ground first.”

The remaining acres are already being snapped up including 9.5 acres on SH 5 that is under contract to a commercial developer, and interest from a user/developer on the remaining 24 acres, which is zoned for multifamily.

The Cox Family owned the land for decades and had received multiple offers on the property over the years, but were never ready to sell.

“Ultimately, the family wanted to capitalize on the land market before unforeseen market factors took place,” said St. Clair of Younger Partners. “This deal took place at the right time with the right buyer.”

The acquisition nvolved a lengthy zoning process to acquire the land. Rockhill created a Public Improvement District (PID) on the single-family portion of the land, which helped the deal move forward.

Rockhill already has land holdings in nearby high-growth cities of Howe, Van Alstyne, and Sherman, and it ain't stopping here.

“We’ll continue to source and acquire land in the area where we can add value through entitlements, and either develop the property or hold it for some time and exit to another developer or end user,” Libby says.

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