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Suburban-loving Success coworking space opens Flower Mound location

Success Space coworking space now open in Flower Mound.

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A new coworking space is now open in Flower Mound: Called Success Space, it's at 6050 Long Prairie Rd. #100 in a former dentist office, and is part of Success Enterprises, which also publishes Success magazine, founded in 1897 by achievement philosopher Orison Swett Marden.

According to a release, Success Space is a new coworking solution with a focus on servicing suburban communities which offers flexible on-demand rentals, onsite business coaching, and full-service cafes, serving coffee, pastries, sandwiches, charcuterie, and beer & wine.

While the coworking industry has had some ups and downs, especially during the pandemic, Success is confident that its unique positioning in the suburbs will make it stand out from most coworking businesses that are centralized within major metropolitan areas. Success Space aims to serve the needs of employees by locating closer to where they live.

There are private and shared coworking spaces, podcasting booths, and conference rooms. Fees range from $650 per month for an office with one desk and chair, to $1050 per month for two desks and chairs. You can also buy a membership, ranging from $59 to $129 per month, that gives you access to the facilities and allows you to rent "on demand" office space by the day.

The press release claims that Flower Mound is the first location for the brand, although there seems to be a location that is already open in Houston. Sketchy. Flower Mound is a franchise owned by Brian and Tisha White, Flower Mound residents who are members of the Valley Creek Church, the Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce, and Cross Timbers Rotary Club.

The location will feature certified professional coach Erin Schweitzer, who for a fee will counsel entrepreneurs and small business owners via one-on-one coaching sessions, group "masterminds," or organizational development programs.

They're big on franchising, and claim to have locations penciled in for Birmingham, Alabama; Camarillo, California; Carmel, Indiana; Huntsville, Alabama; Long Island, New York; New Orleans, San Antonio, and Sugar Land. Which, again, may already be open, the PR spokesperson was not able to say.

Flower Mound will host a ribbon cutting with the Flower Mound Chamber of Commerce on January 10, 2024.

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Chip and Joanna Gaines find buyer for $2.7M Fixer Upper castle in Waco

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Texas' king and queen of home renovations, Chip and Joanna Gaines, are done lording over their 136-year-old castle in Waco. The stars of TV’s Fixer Upper have found a buyer for Cottonland Castle, Mansion Global reported. The sale is pending.

The Gaineses listed the 6,176-square-foot castle, in Waco's historic and affluent Castle Heights neighborhood, at nearly $2.7 million. They bought the property in 2019, when it carried a $425,000 price tag.

The castle, with a sandstone and limestone facade, is modeled after a German castle along the Rhine River.

Chip and Joanna Gaines, Fixer Upper Chip and Joanna Gaines are preparing to hand over the keys to their castle. Facebook Magnolia Network

The duo spent several years restoring the castle to revive its original character. That work became the foundation for their six-part 2022 series Fixer Upper: Welcome Home – The Castle. They opened it to the public for guided tours and introduced Magnolia brand tie-ins, like a “Colors of the Castle” paint collection.

“People love things that are nostalgic. They love things that are antique-looking, and I want this place to feel like it did in 1915,” Joanna said during an episode of Fixer Upper. “Whether you walked into the space in 1915 or today, it has that same feeling of history and love and beauty and castle-ship.”

A year after the series aired, the castle failed to sell at auction, according to Mansion Global. It went on the market in June. Amanda Nesbitt of Magnolia Realty, the real estate brokerage founded by the Gaineses, has the listing.

The three-story castle offers “a seamless blend of historic grandeur and modern functionality,” according to the listing.

That grandeur includes millwork, antique tile floors, diamond-paned windows and seven ornate fireplaces. The four-bedroom property features three-and-a-half bathrooms, a formal dining room, a great room, a card room, a library and a conservatory.

All furnishings, accessories and decor “have been thoughtfully curated to complement the home’s design,” the listing says, and are included in the sale.

The castle has a rocky modern history.

Jack Schwan bought the property in 1969 for $50,000, according to the Waco Welcome Center.

Over the years, the Schwan family made many repairs and renovations. The family tried to sell the castle in 1982; they thought it was worth close to $1.25 million following the overhaul. In 1991, the property sold only after a drastic price cut.

“Over the next two decades, the home passed through various owners’ hands and fell into disrepair. Many owners found the castle too large and in need of too much maintenance to be a financially feasible home,” according to the Waco Welcome Center.

The castle sold again in 2014, and a group led by Oxford scholar Dirk Obbink tackled renovation work. The Gaineses bought it five years later, after it had been neglected and abandoned.

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