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Long Cove: Where every day's a peaceful getaway on Cedar Creek Lake

There are so many great places to live in Dallas that it helps to have an expert on your side. The Neighborhood Guide presented by Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty gives you insider access from the agents who live and work there, providing in-the-know info about your possible new community.

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This is your backyard.

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Just an hour-ish from Dallas, the gated community of Long Cove spans 1,200 acres with six miles of shoreline at the clear, deep end of Cedar Creek Reservoir. It was created by Dallas’ Don McNamara, the developer and investor behind Cityplace and West Village in Uptown, and a longtime resident of Cedar Creek Lake. McNamara invested 12 years in planning Long Cove, modeling it on such getaways as Seaside, Watercolor, and Horseshoe Bay.

It's such a magical place that real estate agent Marty Cobb immediately knew she had to make it her home.

"I started looking at this neighborhood in mid-2024 and fell in love immediately," she says. "This area is a hidden gem. I have never seen another neighborhood more family-friendly than this one, though there is something for every age group."

Cobb likens living there to being on vacation, saying it's easy to enjoy the peaceful, friendly, and laidback lake lifestyle.

"Just one visit and you will feel at home," says Cobb, whom you may recognize from season 28 of The Amazing Race, where she competed with her daughter.

Cobb offered up a few of her personal favorites about life in Long Cove. Here's her guide to the area:

Where to eat & drink
Hearty fare with a view is on the menu, especially at Fig's Steakhouse, V's Steakhouse, and Elements by 456.

Where to play
"With your 1,200-acre backyard there are nonstop activities and events for all ages," points out Cobb.

For golf lovers, Long Cove has its own family-friendly, 9-hole course, and the highly rated Pinnacle Golf Club boasts an 18-hole championship course just 15 minutes away.

If you want to explore outside the neighborhood, Trinity Forest Adventure Park offers six high ropes courses of varying levels of difficulty, as well as ziplines to enjoy the treetop views.

Where to live
"If you are looking for a weekend home or a full time oasis, there is an abundance of options here," says Cobb. "Whether you prefer the picturesque sunrise and sunset on the water or stepping out onto a golf course, these houses consider every detail."

Cobb recently helped a client who wanted to find a legacy property where his large family could gather for weekends, holidays, and special family time. After viewing properties in numerous cities and states, he was immediately sold on Long Cove as the perfect spot.

"This area is a hidden gem," says Cobb. "Living here feels like a vacation everyday — a perfect place to make lifelong memories."

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Marty Cobb works and plays in Long Cove on Cedar Creek Lake. For more information on buying and selling a home in the area, click here, email mcobb@briggsfreeman.com, or call 806-777-7494.

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Multi-million-dollar gated home community The Preserve rises in Frisco

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A palace on the prairie of The Preserve in Frisco

Construction has begun on a multi-million-dollar custom home community in Frisco. Called The Preserve, it's situated among PGA Frisco’s championship golf courses and near the Omni PGA Frisco Resort, with multiple phases that will roll out over the next few years.

The Preserve is part of Fields, a 2,500-acre development in North Frisco off the Dallas North Tollway. Fields is co-developed and owned in partnership with The Karahan Companies, Hunt Realty Investments alongside investors Chief Partners and Cross Tie Capital.

The development will feature retail, dining, entertainment, hotels, corporate offices, native Texas plants, flowers, trees, and 250 acres of park space. It's designed by the same team responsible for Plano’s Legacy West, led by Fehmi Karahan.

Phase 1 of The Preserve will feature 233 homes crafted by 10 North Texas luxury homebuilders: Alford Homes, Coats Homes, and Starside Builders have all begun home construction. The other seven are The Preserve Bella Custom Homes, Endurance Homes, Faulkner Perrin Custom Homes, Hawkins-Welwood Homes, Shaddock Custom Builders & Developers, Sharif & Munir Custom Homes, and Ventura Custom Homes, for whom construction will start soon.

The Preserve Frisco The Preserve in Frisco, soon to be covered with homes.The Preserve

Lot sizes range from 6,800 square feet to more than an acre. Home design options will incorporate high ceilings, open floor plans, glass walls, and seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor such as patios, infinity pools, and landscaped exteriors.

The surrounding area will have more than 2,000 new trees plus views delivered via design elements such as floor-to-ceiling windows and expansive outdoor living areas.

Many of the homes will address sustainability, health, and wellness with green architecture, energy efficiency, water conservation, and recycled building materials.

It will combine the privacy of a gated community with resort-style living, featuring amenities such as the PGA golf courses, 20+ miles of hike and bike trails, and the exclusive Brookside Club with an expansive swimming pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts and a playground.

Prices will start at $3,500,000.

Hunt Realty SVP Todd Watson calls it one of the most anticipated mixed-use projects in the area -- æa perfect location for discerning buyers seeking their forever home or a secondary residence" — although he's involved with the project so he's probably biased.

“As part of the Fields development, with prominent neighbors like PGA of America and the Omni PGA Frisco Resort, we know The Preserve will be one of the most sought-after addresses in North Texas," Watson says.

According to the Frisco Economic Development Corporation, Frisco’s population has increased by 500 percent in two decades and was recently recognized as the fastest growing city in Texas and third across the U.S.

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