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.
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At least we started to think about eco-living. Perhaps it should be happened a lot of time ago.
Wetlands in Arlington - in what form will these be?
Austin is going in the right direction with green as well. We have a whole develoment that is solar, the whole thing. Wow what a learning curve.
I figure we will see alot more “Green” development in the future. I would say that some eco friendly construction will become the norm at some point in the future.
This is becoming increasingly popular in Boston. There has been a rise Boston Condos and new developments “going green”
If you are looking for commercial financing to help with the Eco-Friendly Development project you have going on, I might be able to help.
I love green alternatives in housing. When a home has at least some energy saving items, it makes the home so much easier to sell. Give it a whole bunch and the right price and that home sells right away.
Even as a Houstonian it amazes me the size of Texas developments. In other places that I have lived in the country most developments might have a couple thousand homes but not in Texas.
Texas is a great place for the solar and wind power alternative. We are seeing a huge increase in Green building and Austin is a great place to go Green with all the incentives offered.
Austin is also headed in that direction, not only in a new “green” developement but also with “energy saving retrofits” for homes already built.