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A New Jewel in Las Colinas’s Crown

IRVING, Texas , June 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Dallas Metro's Las Colinas submarket is embarking on the next chapter of its success story. Jefferson Eastshore , a 286-home Class A luxury apartment community has closed financing and started construction, according to experts at JPI, a leader in the development of Class A multi- family housing . The community will feature modern amenities such as conditioned corridors, a rooftop terrace overlooking Lake Carolyn , urban mud rooms , private yards, separate showers, and quartz countertops and is expected to be begin initial occupancy in fall of 2018. " Las Colinas continues to outperform the Dallas Metro submarket," said Matt Brendel , senior vice president and development partner at JPI. "With its access to the best lifestyle amenities the submarket has to offer, we predict Jefferson Eastshore will be extremely su...

Drive-thru restaurants and apartments planned for Toscana Park area

If you’ve driven by Gumwood and State Road 23, you have likely spotted the orange barrels and construction equipment. But, there is more planned for that area than just changes to the roadway. More than 200 apartment units are planned for one side of Gumwood and two drive-thru restaurants could soon be added to Toscana Park. The proposed projects were discussed at a Mishawaka Plan Commission meeting Tuesday night . Some residents in attendance are not too happy about seeing more commercial properties in their neighborhood. Several people took to the podium to share their disapproval of some of the plans. “Now you want to add even more commercial property along a strip of residential people ,” said Jayne Schellinger, who lives nearby. “I didn’t buy this house to have a walkway to dining. I bought it because it was in a nice neighborhood.” A representative for Gumwood Acquisitions shared more details about the 206 residential units planned for the northwest corne...

Have global tastes but want a hometown feel? Consider Lincoln Square living

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A block north of the Western Brown Line stop , you'll find a family-friendly collision of worlds. Time and continents get confused at the crossroads where Lincoln Avenue runs into the intersection of Lawrence and Western avenues . Staring down the street bearing his name, a statue of Abraham Lincoln — perched on a podium and holding his stovepipe hat — watches over the juncture. Honest Abe seems a fitting guardian of the spot that is at once multicultural and wholly American. Once you pass under the arching entryway onto Lincoln Square , restaurants with Argentine, Greek, German, Mexican, Dutch and New Orleans fare are all within a stone's throw. Some take you back in time and some feel like home. Locals say the corridor is family-forward with a European touch. It's not hard to see. On a recent Friday evening , families congregated in the plaza. Children straight off Gap runways devoured frozen yogurt and painted patios in chalk while fluffy dogs sniffed out pigeons. Old...