Prosper, Texas

Why Prosper Tx Real Estate is Prospering

Jane Clark Neighborhood

Jane Clark on Tuesday, 11 November 2014 published in Cities

As the DFW metroplex continues it's expansion northward, Prosper Texas is inline to become the the beneficiary of the explosive growth just south of it. Conveniently accesable via the Dallas north Tollway and well situated just north of Frisco and Mckinny, Prosper has become a mecca for some of the finest custom homebuilders in the metroplex.

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• For most of it’s history, Prosper was a small rural town on Preston Road (SH 289) in North Texas about 6 mi (9.7 km) north of Frisco, but in recent years it has experienced a surge in real estate values and in influx of some of the state’s finest custom builders. In short, Prosper has prospered. Prosper maintains a spacious country feel, while developing into an upscale affluent suburb, with rolling terrain, many trees and large single-family-home lots. Prosper is growing rapidly in terms of new home building (single-family houses in the $300,000 to $4,000,000 + range). In addition to a longtime retail filling station, in 2004 Prosper saw its second and third retail establishments arrive: a Sonic restaurant, and an Exxon "On the Run" station. Since 2004, Prosper has added a Palios, CVS, Ernestos, Subway and many other establishments. In 2014, Expansion was announced for The Prosper Town Center. The Gates of Prosper is a luxury $500-million-dollar upscale retail development set to start construction in 2014. Prosper is clearly attracting a great deal of attention for its growth and ongoing commitment to preserving the quality of life in prosper.

  Many Prosper residents are professionals who commute to McKinney, Frisco, Plano, Dallas and neighboring communities.

  Prosper was named in the D Magazine2010 Best Suburbs List as the 5th Best Suburb in the Dallas Metropolitan Area

  Prosper High Schoolcost $113.5 million to build and is 590,000-square-feet facility, complete with a medical tech lab, a restaurant-worthy kitchen, a greenhouse, a broadcast studio and an indoor football practice facility.

  Prosper is home to numerous full-service equestrian farms.

  Prosper prides itself on a strong sense of community. The Town of Prosper greatly promotes resident input when it comes to planning and zoning. There have been several community surveys and town meetings held throughout the years with hundreds of residents participating and attending. In 2012,Prosper residents built their own community playground. Windmill playground was built with one hundred percent locally-raised funds and volunteer hours.

  The Town of Prosper holds an annual Christmas festival and fourth of July event. Each May, Prosper Founders Fest celebrates the history, people and arts. The event combines the Prosper Fire Department's IBCA-sanctioned Barbecue Cook-off, a 5K race through the Prosper area, an art show and music festival and a Sunday Family Fellowship. The Sunday event is unique in that 80% of Prosper families attend local churches. The Family Fellowship is a once-a-year opportunity for the Prosper community   to celebrate together with music, kite-flying and picnics.

   

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• • Fast access to Dallas North Tollway at 380 in Prosper
  • Future Tollway expansion into Grayson County Coming!
  • Acclaimed Public School System.
  • The entire City is a pre-planned Master Planned City
  • The Gates of Prosper Open Air Mall - a Blue Star Land Development/Dallas Cowboys, a 550 Acre Development is about 1 year away (2015). This is a project that may reach $1 Billion and will rival the Commercial Center at the Stonebriar Mall in Frisco.
  • Star Trails Prosper - Blue Star Land / Dallas Cowboys: 1800 new home sites opening in 2015 near Tollway.
  • Prosper's New Technology Packed High School opens for the 2009 / 2010 School Year
  • Prosper's New High School will have a new 9000- 12000 Seat Football / Athletic Stadium
  • Prosper is Adding a New Community Park that will feature 10 Soccer Fields, 10 Ball Fields.
  • Prosper is designing in a city wide connecting Hike and Bike Trial
  • Prosper has a 27 Acre Town Lake with Boat Dock
  • Prosper is home to the newest and most resident friendly Master-planned Communities.

• Prosper ISD voted #7 of the top 100 places to Work in 2014!

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  • Baker Elementary
  • Cockrell Elementary
  • Folsom Elementary
  • Rucker Elementary
  • Rogers Middle School (Grades 5 & 6)
  • Reynolds Middle School (Grades 7 & 8)
  • Prosper High School
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