A Planned Community Like No Other
Las Colinas, which is Spanish for “the hills,” is a planned community that arguably serves as the heart of the city. Las Colinas was founded by millionaire Ben H. Carpenter in 1972 and is one of nation’s first master-planned communities. Las Colinas real estate is one of the hottest markets in the Metroplex.
Situated near the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, the Las Colinas district encompasses 12,000 acres and is a blend of commercial and residential. Corporate offices, urban residences, country clubs, open spaces and gated neighborhoods characterize real estate in Las Colinas.
The district is home to more than 2,000 companies. It is global headquarters of Fortune 500 companies, including: Commercial Metals, ExxonMobil, Fluor Corp. and the Kimberly-Clark Corporation. Other companies occupying its 22.3 million square feet of office space include Abbot Laboratories, AT&T, Citigroup, General Motors, NEC America, Nokia, Oracle, Sprint and Verizon.
The district is a winner of the Urban Land Institute’s Award for Excellence in masterful planning. A total of 4,500 acres has been set aside for open-space use. The district also has three country clubs, four 18-hole championship golf courses, ten miles of hiking and biking trails and several parks. Las Colinas also has almost a hundred restaurants, a motion picture production facility and a topnotch equestrian center featuring two polo fields. Schools here are administered by the Irving and Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School Districts.
Residential real estate in Las Colinas ranges from lofts to plush mansions in gated communities. For more information, please call the knowledgeable professionals at American Realtors at 972-735-9800 or send an e-mail to info@americanrealtors.net.
