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Community soccer complex fields aerial view
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Field 5 at Chinn Chapel Is Getting a Synthetic Turf Conversion for Soccer, Football, and Lacrosse

The project families watched all summer is part of the Town's 2025 bond program, and the field will handle three sports when it reopens.

2 min · 2026-10-08
Exterior view of the Hampton Inn & Suites under construction at 800 Long Prairie Road, Flower Mound
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Hampton Inn & Suites Sets November Opening at 800 Long Prairie

A state sales-tax filing puts a real date on what's been a construction site for two years — and ends the 'send them to Lewisville' era.

2 min · 2026-09-30
Four-story Hampton Inn & Suites under construction at 800 Long Prairie Road, Flower Mound
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Flower Mound Gets Its First On-Corridor Hotel November 10

The Hampton Inn & Suites at 800 Long Prairie has filed a state sales-tax permit listing November 10 as its first day of business — so stop sending visitors to Lewisville.

2 min · 2026-09-30
Newly completed U.S. 380 overpass with open lanes and fresh pavement in Denton County
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U.S. 380's $160.6 Million Overhaul Is Done. Here's What the Road Looks Like Now.

The corridor from Loop 288 to the Collin County line is wider and open.

2 min · 2026-09-26
Four-story Hampton Inn & Suites under construction at 800 Long Prairie Road, Flower Mound
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Flower Mound's First On-Corridor Hotel: Hampton Inn & Suites at 800 Long Prairie

The four-story build had a completion target of April 2026 — here's what it adds to the Long Prairie strip.

2 min · 2026-09-22
New outdoor pickleball courts at a municipal park, the planned amenity at Trotter Park on Cross Timbers Road in Flower Mound
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Trotter Park Gets a $10.25M Filing — With 12 Pickleball Courts

The town just registered the project with the state; completion is targeted for January 2028.

2 min · 2026-09-21
Construction crew working on intersection lane expansion with paving equipment
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FM 2499 and FM 3040 Gets Dual Left-Turn Lanes — and a Major Rebuild Underway

A major rebuild is already underway at one of the town's busiest intersections. Here's what's changing.

2 min · 2026-09-07
Interior office renovation in progress inside a Class A commercial building
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Acra Lending Is Fitting Out 6,000 Square Feet on the Fourth Floor of Lakeside International

A non-QM mortgage lender is spending $532,769 to build out a suite at 777 International Parkway — work that started in July and is due by November 20.

2 min · 2026-09-03
Interior classroom space under renovation, representing the $7 million remodel underway at Valley Creek College
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Valley Creek College Is Spending $7 Million to Renovate Its New Morriss Road Campus

The work started last November and the clock runs to November 2, 2026 — here's what's going in and what it means for that stretch of Morriss Road.

2 min · 2026-09-02
New retail shell building under construction at FM 2499 and International Parkway in Flower Mound
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A 17,468-SF Retail Shell on FM 2499 Is Past Its Target Date — and Still Pre-Leasing

Silveron Park's first building is built for restaurants and small shops, and the leasing team is actively looking for takers.

2 min · 2026-09-01
Construction cones and barriers at the Long Prairie Road and Flower Mound Road intersection in Flower Mound, TX
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Long Prairie and Flower Mound Road Is Under Construction — Weekday Lane Closures Run Through August 2027

The town's busiest north-south and east-west crossroads is getting a major capacity overhaul, and the 9 a.m.–3 p.m. closure window covers your whole school and work day.

2 min · 2026-08-21
Newly completed retail shell building at FM 2499 and International Parkway in Flower Mound
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A New Retail Shell on FM 2499 Is Done. Now We Wait for Tenants.

The Silveron Park building at International Parkway is standing and empty — here's how to spot who's moving in before the grand-opening signs go up.

2 min · 2026-08-16
Construction activity on the east side of FM 2499 at Lakeside Parkway in Flower Mound, where Lakeside East is taking shape
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Lakeside East Is Breaking Ground This Summer — Here's What 21 Acres on Long Prairie Is Becoming

Townhomes, a hotel, 43,000 square feet of retail, and a nature trail are coming to the last undeveloped corner of FM 2499 and Lakeside Parkway.

3 min · 2026-08-11
Multi-story wood-frame apartment buildings under construction in western Flower Mound near Cross Timbers Road and Highway 377
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The $50 Million Check Cleared. Now 300 Apartments Start Rising at Cross Timbers and 377.

Construction financing for Aura Brookview closed June 29 — which means western Flower Mound is about to get very loud.

2 min · 2026-07-27
Timber Valley Drive residential corridor in Flower Mound, TX, slated for full reconstruction
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Bids Are In for Timber Valley Drive — Now Council Has to Pick a Contractor

Design is done, and a full gut-and-rebuild of Timber Valley and Fairfield Lane is one council vote away from a start date.

2 min · 2026-07-25
Undeveloped Trotter Park site on Cross Timbers Road in Flower Mound, TX, showing open green space before construction
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Trotter Park Gets a Shovel Date: Construction Starts September 7

After two years of planning and a $750K state grant, the 13-acre site on Cross Timbers Road is officially registered for a $10.25M build — 12 pickleball courts included.

2 min · 2026-07-24
Active construction at the FM 2499 and FM 3040 intersection in Flower Mound, Texas
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The FM 2499 and FM 3040 Intersection Is Being Rebuilt — Lane Closures Run Weekdays Through July 2027

Construction is active now, with weekday lane closures in effect, and the finish line is still a year away.

2 min · 2026-07-24
Thirty-One Eleven Sunset, the 16-story residential tower at Lakeside Village overlooking Lake Grapevine in Flower Mound
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Flower Mound's Newest Residential Tower at Lakeside Village Is Now Open, With Rents Starting at $4,000

The 16th-story Thirty-One Eleven Sunset started taking residents in March 2025 — the clearest sign yet that the $2.5 billion Lakeside corridor is real, not a rendering.

2 min · 2026-07-22
Thirty-One Eleven Sunset, the 16-story luxury residential tower at Lakeside Village in southeast Flower Mound, viewed from the Lake Grapevine shoreline
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Thirty-One Eleven Sunset Is Done — and Lakeside Village Is Taking Shape Around It

The tower has tenants. Now the cafés and yogurt spots are following the people — not the other way around.

3 min · 2026-07-04
Lakeside Village mixed-use development along Lake Grapevine in Flower Mound, TX
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A $731 Million Builder Just Chose Lakeside Parkway as Its First Texas Address

Homebound bought 44 lots at The Villas at Lakeside — and the speed at which they build is the whole story.

2 min · 2026-07-03
Construction underway on the St. Philip the Apostle parish life center on Cross Timbers Road in Flower Mound
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A 24,000-Square-Foot Gathering Space Is Taking Shape on Cross Timbers Road

St. Philip the Apostle's new parish life center is almost done — and the case for why it matters goes well beyond Sunday Mass.

2 min · 2026-07-03
Aerial view of a new freeway corridor under construction through rural North Texas farmland
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The Denton Outer Loop Has Real Blueprints Now — Here's What That Means for Your Backyard

Four actual routes, an environmental impact statement, and decisions that will lock in where Denton County's growth lands for the next thirty years.

4 min · 2026-06-21
Exterior of large industrial manufacturing facility at 15200 Heritage Parkway in southern Denton County near AllianceTexas
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Your County Just Gave a Taiwanese Tech Giant Eight Years of Tax Breaks — Here's What It's Betting On

Denton County approved a tax abatement for Wistron InfoComm, and the prize is 888 jobs building AI supercomputer parts in your backyard.

3 min · 2026-06-18
Aerial view of planned freeway corridor through greenbelt between Lake Lewisville and Lake Ray Roberts in Denton County
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The Road That Will Redraw Flower Mound Is Moving Toward a Decision

The Denton County Outer Loop's preferred alignment is being narrowed down now — and once it's locked, it's locked.

3 min · 2026-06-17
The tree-lined waterway and trail at the Flower Mound River Walk, site of the planned Arts Center
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The Arts Center Is Real. Now Comes the Hard Part.

Pre-design is done, the price tag landed between $75M and $100M, and council is still figuring out how to pay for it — which determines when shovels actually move.

3 min · 2026-06-15
Map showing the 10X campus site near Harmonson Road and FM 156 in Northlake, Texas
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The $1.25 Billion Campus Next Door: MP Materials' 10X Is No Longer a Rumor

Shovels are about to hit the ground in Northlake — and every commuter, homebuyer, and school planner in southern Denton County is about to feel it.

3 min · 2026-06-13
Outdoor farmers market tents along US 377 in Argyle, Texas on a Saturday morning
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Argyle Marketplace Breaks Ground — Farmers Market Gets a Permanent Home

After years of setting up in a parking lot behind a gift shop, the Argyle Farmers Market is finally getting walls.

2 min · 2026-06-12
Outdoor farmers market vendor stalls on a Saturday morning in Argyle, Texas
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Argyle's Farmers Market Finally Gets a Real Address

Groundbreaking on Argyle Marketplace ends years of temporary setups — but the real question is whether the rest of the development shows up too.

2 min · 2026-06-10
Construction work underway on Denton Creek Boulevard in west Flower Mound
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Denton County's Nearly 20% Population Boom Has Developers Circling — and Flower Mound's West Side Is the Target

The numbers behind your commute frustration are finally on paper, and they explain a lot.

3 min · 2026-06-10
The River Walk at Flower Mound, site of the planned arts center behind the Courtyard Marriott
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Flower Mound's Arts Center Is Real — but 'Shovels in the Ground' Is Still a Few Years Off

The River Walk's long-awaited performing arts center has a site, a design team, and a price range. What it doesn't have yet: a construction start date.

3 min · 2026-06-09