Mixed Use News

Massive mixed-use development coming to key intersection in McKinney

Long Branch development planned for McKinney

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McKinney is getting a new $1.3 billion mixed-use development. Called Long Branch, it will be a 155-acre project at the northwest corner of US-75 and the future 380 bypass, consisting of housing, retail, office, grocery, and hospitality.

The development has 80 acres slated for active development, and will unfold over the next decade in four tracts.

The master plan includes

approximately 1,600 multifamily homes
135,000 square feet of retail anchored by a 65,000-square-foot grocer
318,600-square-foot office campus with two six-story buildings
100-room hotel
five-story, 910-space structured parking garage

All of the essential elements you need for living.

It will also include "6,000 linear feet" of pedestrian trails, "mature" landscaping, and outdoor gathering areas, plus six acres of preserved green space.

The project, which was recently approved by the McKinney City Council, is being developed by Creation, in partnership with Horizon Capital Holdings and Vaulter.

In a statement, Creation principal Alex Bez says that "the modern office campus design at the hard corner of what will soon be one of North Texas’ most prominent highway interchanges also marks a major investment in the city’s future, helping attract new business and top talent to the area.”

First proposed in 2016, U.S. 380 Bypass is a new eight-lane freeway being built by TxDOT in response to the population growth within Collin County — resulting in traffic volumes that have exceeded the capacity of U.S. 380 between Coit Road and FM 1827. TxDOT predicts that US 380 will see 114,400 drivers daily by 2050.

Design on Long Branch is currently underway for the first phase of construction; infrastructure work on the site is expected to kick off later this year, with the first phases of vertical development expected to follow shortly thereafter.

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House For Sale

Dallas house for sale from the '50s is still in original condition

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There's a house for sale in East Dallas that's increasingly hard-to-find: a well-preserved home from the '50s for sale that's in nearly original condition.

The house is located at 9203 Lindaro Ln., just outside Loop 12 and walking distance to Bishop Lynch High School, in a stable neighborhood of homes build in the mid 1950s.

The listing by Bryant Nieves of Elite Real Estate Texas calls it a "beautifully preserved Mid-Century gem" with original hardwood floors in the downstairs bedrooms, a recently installed roof, a modern sprinkler system, and an upgraded AC unit.

There are multiple living spaces with a formal living & dining area, eat-in kitchen, and family room which includes an office nook with built-in desk. It has both a carport and attached 2-car garage, as well as a fully fenced yard.

Most of the homes in this neighborhood are 1,200 to 1,600 square feet, and priced from $250,000 to $350,000.

This house was built in 1957, but it differs in that it has a second-floor add-on over the garage — making it roomier at 2,202 square feet, with 5 bedrooms instead of the usual 3.

The two bathrooms are in original condition with '50s tile, both in good shape. The main bathroom has pale warm tan tile, almost flesh colored; the second bathroom, off one of the bedrooms, is a little prettier, with white tile and green-tile edging. Both are far superior to granite-look ceramic.

While both bathrooms merit admiration, this house is more about the wood. There are

original hardwood floors, all in great shape
wood doors including closet doors
wood paneling in the family room, with wood bookshelves and a build-in wood desk

There's also an odd wooden bookshelf that serves as a divider of sorts in the stacked formal living room.

The only room that looks unoriginal is the kitchen, which boasts white-washed '80s cabinets. It looks clean and functional, even if it does not match modern tastes.

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Facade of 9203 Lindaro is pleasing, thanks to the unpainted brick.

It sits on a 7,535 sqft lot and the asking price is $395,000 — a bit optimistic, even if they find the rare buyer who sees value in an untouched '50s home.

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