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Viridian – Huffines Communities

This is the rendering for the new Community Center that will be part of Viridian, a 2300 acre master planned development that is now underway in Arlington TX.

World-renowned planners and designers; Huffines assembled the nation’s finest consultants and strategic partners from across the country to create a community that is both breathtakingly beautiful and unique in design. Among them is nationally known and respected town planner and architect, Calthorpe & Associates.

A variety of living choices will be offered, ranging from single family town homes to luxury home sites on a private island; from multi-family residences to live/work spaces, and brownstones. With 4,100 single-family residences planned and multi-family or condominium homes, Viridian is truly the creation of a small town. Home prices range from $200,000 to $2 million.

 

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Town Creek | New Braunfels, Texas

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Town Creek, a hometown neighborhood that is environmentally, economically and socially sustainable, and a welcoming downtown district in New Braunfels.

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Sustainability
Sprawl, a common problem across America, is theresult of a particular way of thinking. Andres Duany, one of the founders of the New Urbanist movement, describes it well. Prior to World War II, “developers were generalists — they set out to build entire villages or urban neighborhoods… today’s developers are specialists. One builds only shopping centers, another office parks, another houses. Traffic engineers design only the roads, environmental analysts worry only about the open space… but no one looks out for the big picture. The result is a collection of monocultures: a disaggregation of the elements of community into specialized areas.”*

Retail 3This tendency to compartmentalize leads to seeing the natural environment as somehow separate from ourselves, rather that fundamentally connected to us. Town Creek integrates built and natural environments in beneficial ways.  This is evident in a land plan that places home, work and other resources near each other, with wide sidewalks, tree-lined streets and on-street parking reducing the need to drive.

*Andres Duany “A New Theory of Urbanism” Scientific American, December 2000

Place Making
We are creating a real place that will endure and be loved. Brian R. Stebbins, Urban Land Institute member and CEO of Cooper & Stebbins in Southlake, Texas says there are a number of necessary elements for good place making. They include:

  • A comprehensive master plan that evolves over time to meet the changing needs of the community and its residents
  • Mixed-use. An environment that includes shops, restaurants, movie theaters, offices, hotels, residential, government and public spaces
  • Plans and designs that are sensitive to the geographical location help make the place a good fit for the existing community
  • Pedestrian-friendly environments are essential in a world of higher energy prices
  • A variety of public meeting places makes the destination more than just a shopping center or retail outlet.
  • A focus on nighttime as well as daytime activities adds vibrancy, life and around-the-clock action acknowledged as essential to locations with a diverse population.
  • An emphasis on architectural details gives buildings a sense of place and time
  • Public gatherings and traditions

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Viridian | 2300-Acre Master Planned Community | Arlington

Viridian, a 2,300-acre+ mixed-use community located in Arlington, Texas, offers the connection with nature that one yearns for in today’s busy world, with all the great advantages that come with small-town life. Its new urbanism design, sustainability and eco-friendly environment makes it an exciting and vibrant place to live.Dallas Luxury Home Builder, Premier Luxury Home Builders Dallas, Fort Worth Luxury Home Builder Houston Luxury Home Builder, County Luxury Home Builders, Austin Custom Home Builders

Unique, unlike any ever developed
Viridian sets itself apart from other communities because of its prime urban location, its commitment to sustainability and its green living environment. It will be unlike any community ever built in the Southwest and will be one of the largest infill developments in the U.S. It is the last large remaining tract in Arlington and the only remaining one – in the middle of five million people – where Huffines can create their vision of a true mixed-use, sustainable, green community, in which one could work, live and play in a urban environment that is a short walk from hundreds of acres of parks and nature areas. Huffines is making the development viable because of key local, public/private partnerships, and when completed the community will boast over a $1.5 billion dollar tax base.

Eco-friendly new urbanism
Viridian is planned to be the greenest development to date in Texas. Because of the commitment to sustainability, Viridian will have a positive effect on the environment at large. Among the many amenities residents will enjoy are over 1,100 acres of protected wetlands and open spaces, a trail system with 20 miles of trails along the Trinity and 450 acres of lakes. It will be the only Audubon International Gold Certified Community in the state.

Its new urbanism design is pedestrian friendly and will enable one to walk to the workplace, shop or enjoy the town square. Viridian will boast 400,000 s.f. of retail shops, 500,000 s.f. of office, hotel and restaurant space. No other community will come close to Viridian’s one-of-a-kind setting and lifestyle.

World-renowned planners and designers
Huffines assembled the nation’s finest consultants and strategic partners from across the country to create a community that is both breathtakingly beautiful and unique in design. Among them is nationally known and respected town planner and architect, Calthorpe & Associates.

A variety of living choices will be offered, ranging from single family town homes to luxury home sites on a private island; from multi-family residences to live/work spaces, and brownstones. With 4,100 single-family residences planned and multi-family or condominium homes, Viridian is truly the creation of a small town. Home prices range from $200,000 to $2 million.

Premier Location
With a premier location, Viridian is bordered on south and east by the Trinity River and the northern border is the TRE transit track. It is minutes from DFW Airport, Interstate thoroughfares, the Dallas Cowboys stadium, the Texas Rangers Ballpark at Arlington, Six Flags Over Texas and a myriad of restaurants and entertainment venues. Travel to Ft. Worth, Dallas or in between is easy.

At Viridian, new possibilities are ahead. Check out Viridian.

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