A Flagship Starbucks for Dallas

Showpiece Starbucks and 6 more additions coming to Shops at Park Lane

Things are bustling at the Shops at Park Lane, which has announced seven new openings, including a showpiece Starbucks and not one but two fitness studios. The openings will begin in late 2014 and go into spring of 2015.

Starbucks and Zoë's Kitchen will open in the spring of 2015 and will serve as anchors for a new community park and five-story office building, currently under construction.

Dallas' newest and only "flagship" Starbucks will have 2,500 square feet in a standalone building at the park, with three sides of glass, a live "green" roof and a large patio overlooking the park. The store will feature Starbucks' newest offerings, which are being test-marketed nationwide.

Zoë's, the popular Mediterranean-inspired chain, will occupy 2,700 square feet of space on the north end of the new community park, with an outdoor patio facing it.

The new fitness studios include Studio 6 Fitness, which opened September 15, combining cardio and strength training with classic Pilates. Located on the upper level near Old Navy, this is the second Studio 6 Fitness in Dallas.

Zynn22, a new cycling studio concept offering "high-intensity" yoga classes, will open in the space between Gordon Biersch and Elixir Juice Bar in late 2014.

Other additions to the Shops at Park Lane's tenant list include the following:

Bar Louie, an eclectic urban bar with regional American food, is expected to open in November 2014 in the old Park Tavern spot.
DXL, offering an extensive selection of men's big and tall clothing and shoes, will open in the new development adjacent to the park in March 2015.
Unleashed by Petco is a unique boutique pet store on the upper level, which will sell pet essentials.

"We are thrilled to add the latest additions to our growing list of tenants at the Shops and Park Lane," says Sandy Spurgin of Northwood Retail, who adds that more shops will be announced in the coming months, with the grand opening of the center's new development in spring 2015.

The new development will add a five-story building with office space, ground-floor retail, two freestanding restaurant buildings and an outdoor plaza.

The Starbucks will be a showpiece store featuring test products.

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The Starbucks will be a showpiece store featuring test products.

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Texas ranks among the top 20 markets for homebuyers under 35

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In 2025, Texas had more mortgage applicants under 35 years old than any other state in the country, the report found.

The Lone Star State is emerging as a top destination for young adult homebuyers, a new report has confirmed, with nearly 23 percent of all mortgage applications submitted by individuals under 35 years old.

Texas ranked No. 18 in SmartAsset's new study, "Where Young Adults are House Hunting," making it one of the most sought-after U.S. states "where the next generation of homeowners may be gaining the strongest foothold."

To determine where younger Americans are most actively pursuing homeownership, SmartAsset's analysts examined mortgage application data in all 50 states in 2025, and calculated the share of applications filed by buyers younger than 35 relative to all applicants.

A total 259,737 Texas homebuyers under 35 submitted mortgage applications in the last year alone — making Texas the state with the highest number of young adult applications in the country.

California and Florida, respectively, had the second- and third-highest numerical rate of young adult homebuyers with 170,434 and 159,429 applications in each state. But they still ranked at the bottom of the national list with the lowest percentage of young adult applications relative to all applicants in 2025 — at 14.7 and 14.8 percent.

North Dakota leads the nation as the top state for young homeowners with over 28 percent of all mortgage applications in 2025 submitted by homebuyers under 35, making up 6,551 applications.

SmartAsset also revealed something many homeowners might already know: younger Americans are more likely to pursue homeownership in states with lower housing costs.

"In each of the four states with the highest share of mortgage applications from adults younger than 35, the typical home value is less than $300,000: North Dakota (No. 1), West Virginia (No. 2), Nebraska (No. 3) and Iowa (No. 4)," the report's author wrote.

In Texas, the typical home is worth $302,187, which is the 18th highest in the U.S. Meanwhile, West Virginia and Mississippi are the only two states with home values under $200,000, the lowest nationwide.

Young potential homebuyers looking for their next home in Dallas need to make about $83,000 to afford a starter home. Many surrounding suburbs also have high appeal for first-time homebuyers, such as McKinney and Plano, which offer a high quality of life for homeowners that want to start a family.

High home prices aren't the only challenges keeping young Americans from becoming homeowners, the report said. Other challenges like high interest rates and limited supply are also plaguing would-be homebuyers.

"According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, nearly 9 in 10 younger Americans say it is harder for them to buy a home than it was for their parents," the report said. "Nonetheless, younger buyers continue to aspire to homeownership, navigating an uneven landscape of affordability and opportunity."

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