Celebrity Real Estate

Jonas Brothers leave Westlake with $3.2 million parting gift in Vaquero

Anyone with around $3.2 million to burn can live like the Jonas Brothers did in Westlake. The Disney stars-turned-heartthrobs have put their 7,360-square-foot Vaquero manse at 1724 Wisteria Way on the market with Ebby Halliday's Lott Group. Oh and that's a reduced price: The original was $3.4 million.

So what do you get for that besides the thrill of telling house guests who once owned the joint? (At least the teen girls will appreciate it.) How about six bedrooms, six full and one half-bath, kitchen with steam oven and coffee bar, three living areas, two dining areas, music room, media room and game room. Plus there is that outdoor oasis replete with saltwater pool, loggia, pergola, and fab view of the Tom Fazio-designed golf course within this gated community.

The place is, shall we say, rugged chic: lots of wood, from gleaming floors to beams, and rough-hewn stonework, around the fireplace and the range in the kitchen. Right now the space is also decked out with leather galore, cowboy scenes and animal skulls. It's all very tasteful, of course, so as not to appear kitschy. Heck, even the laundry room is noteworthy, with an obscene amount of cabinetry and an island in addition to room for the washer/dryer and a fridge.

The bros caused a stir when they left LA and — with a little help from Mom — bought this fanciness in 2008; the asking price was close to $2.9 million at the time.

Listing agent Joan Lott told the Dallas Business Journal that the boys haven't spent much time in Westlake lately because "they all have other places on different coasts where they live."

The view from the back is as impressive as the front at 1724 Wisteria Way.

Backyard at 1724 Wisteria Way in Westlake

Photo courtesy of Ebby Halliday Shoot 2 Sell

The view from the back is as impressive as the front at 1724 Wisteria Way.

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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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