Fort Worth Texas Real Estate
June 28, 2008
When you think about cowboy country, Fort Worth comes to mind immediately. Known as the “city where the west begins,” Fort Worth is home to the famous Stockyards as well as many other truly western traditions.
In recent years, Fort Worth has grown in popularity as a great place to live and work, and is consistently named in Fortune, Newsweek, and Money magazines as one of the most livable cities in the United States. The growth of the city has resulted in the expansion of Fort Worth Real Estate options, including many new upscale and modern condominiums that offer comfortable and elegant downtown living.
Museum Place
This new mixed-use community combines office spaces, retail, restaurants, and even a small cinema with apartments and condominiums. Living spaces are located above local businesses, all with balconies or terraces, so the residents can be engaged in the local activities and night life. The area has been designed with wide, pedestrian friendly sidewalks lined with trees and plenty of open spaces to add to the enjoyment of the residents. A parking garage and plenty of street side parking ensure ease of access for residents and visitors alike.
Le Bijou
Fourteen new luxury townhomes are available in this French inspired yet modern complex. Conveniently located near Sundance Square and The Fort Worth Club, each of these expertly appointed units comes with private front entrances and garages, re-circulating hot water heaters, Viking appliances, and private elevators that include rooftop service. Each private rooftop terrace includes gas, water, and television hookups and the roofs have been engineered to support optional hot tubs.
These are just a couple of examples of the new face of downtown Fort Worth Real Estate, which honors its cowboy country heritage but now offers chic urban living as well.
Eco-Friendly Development Comes to Arlington
June 13, 2008
Arlington real estate is getting a mixed-use development called Viridian. Right now it is going through the planning and approval stages prior to the beginning of construction. More than 2,000 acres will be needed for this eco-friendly project that will include over 1,100 acres of wetlands, 20 miles of hiking trails, 500,000 square feet of office space, 400,000 square feet for various shops, and two schools. A variety of homes including 900 condominiums and 4,100 single family homes will finish out this unique development.
Designed to be “green,” it will become the first and only Audubon International Gold Certified Community in the state of Texas. The mixed-use aspect of the project’s design combined with commuter-friendly options and vast open spaces make Viridian friendly to the environment.
Viridian Strives for Ease of Access
In the future, there is a chance that Viridian could be the site of a passenger rail station, since the Trinity Railway Express already runs along the northern edge of the building site. In the meantime, the development is designed in such a way as to encourage pedestrian traffic, with easy access to Viridian’s many shopping venues or to town.
This one-of-a-kind project will become one of the largest infill developments in the United States, and will certainly be the largest of its kind within the state of Texas. In total, this development of Arlington real estate will encompass 1.2 million square feet of space north of Green Oaks Boulevard, around the lakes at Bird’s Fort.
Weatherford’s Comanche Heritage
June 12, 2008
Weatherford is the county seat of Parker County, Texas. Weatherford real estate sits squarely within a territory steeped in Comanche history.
The county was founded and named for pioneer Isaac Parker, the uncle of a woman who became one of the most important people in the history of the Comanche tribe.
As a young girl, Cynthia Ann Parker and her family settled in Texas, near the Clear Fork of the Trinity River. Her family’s fort was one of the most remote white settlements at the time. When she was nine years old, Cynthia and her brother were kidnapped by Comanche warriors during a raid on the family’s homestead. Many of her family members were killed, and Cynthia and her brother were adopted and raised by Comanche families.
A Healer and a Warrior
Cynthia Ann Parker became the adopted granddaughter of one of the great Comanche healers. After learning at her knee, Cynthia also became a renowned medicine woman among her adoptive people. She married one of the great warriors, Nocona – the very one who had kidnapped her as a child. Her oldest son, Quanah Parker, became the Comanche chief who finally negotiated peace between his tribe and the white settlers.
Cynthia Ann was known among the Comanche as Naduah. She rode out on raids with the men, and was eventually recaptured by the white settlers. Her uncle, Isaac, recognized her and brought her home to live among her blood family. She tried to escape many times so she could return to her Comanche family, and finally died, supposedly of a broken heart, at the age of 35.
The entirety of Weatherford real estate sits in the heart of a territory that was once loved and explored by the Comanche tribe, and by a white woman who became Comanche at heart. She raised a son who honored her by taking her last name, and who finally led his people onto the reservation after realizing their way of life on the plains had finally run its course.
