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Grapevine Lake Texas-A Large Body of Great Living

Grapevine Lake is a large Lake in the Dallas Forth Worth areas. There are many prime living opportunities within the larger Grapevine Lake communities.

Grapevine is in the center of the Dallas / Fort Worth region and serves as the hub of any vacation to the area.Home to the DFW International Airport, Grapevine's charm provides visitors with a chance to get away and experience great shopping, dining, ten winery tasting rooms and much more.

Grapevine and Wine

The Texas wine industry really emerged in the early 1970's. Researchers and investors found that Texas has ideal soil and climate conditions for wine grape growing. The industry grew until the State became fifth largest wine producing state in the nation behind California, Washington, New York, and Oregon.

Many of the wineries are small producers who concentrate on tourism for the majority of their sales, several of the large wineries have developed state, national, and international markets for Texas wines. The industry has helped solidfy the area as a tourist attraction as well as a hub for business growth.

Westlake:

Nestled between the Tarrant and Denton County borders, Westlake Tx is just minutes from downtown Fort Worth & Dallas. Westlake is home to several upscale residential communities Bob Jones and Meadowmere Park are all that seperates this area from Grapevine Lake.

The Town of Westlake is a "Master Planned" community. So that all development in the Town must adhere to a set of tough requirements.

Developments in Westlake include:

- Mahotea Boone - Westlake's oldest subdivision, having been platted about 1978, Mahotea Boone has 14 lots, 11 of which currently have older homes. Zoned for 2 acre+ lots and appears to be redeveloping with larger homes. Named after developer Bill Boone's grandmother.

- Aspen Lane -

- Glenwyck Farms -

- Paigebrooke Farms -

- Stagecoach Hills - A 30-house subdivision, airplanes are almost as common as cars.

- Vaquero - Rolling hills and picturesque meadows...private golfing among golden ponds and oak groves. First class club facilities and personalized concierge services all within a protected family enclave.

- Wyck Hill

Trophy Club:

Trophy Club is the first MPC (master planned community) in Texas . Near the Greater Dallas Forth Worth area of Texas, the community covers 2,385 acres, with most of the area zoned residential.

The Town was originally conceived as a retirement community, although most of the growth has come from new families.

Founded in 1973, Trophy Club came from the mind of Houston Texas developers Johnson and Loggins.The town name came from the original plan that the Country Club would house the trophy collection of golfing legend Ben Hogan who designed his only course at this very place. Trophy Club incorporated on January 19,1985.

Since then, Trophy Club has become the growth corridor of Northeast Tarrant County and Southern Denton County.

Southlake:

Southlake is a vibrant community that is committed to maintaining economic and environmental sustainability and providing an excellent quality of life. Accordingly, the city fosters high quality, innovative development with an emphasis on place-making, environmental preservation, and pedestrian-oriented development.

Southlake real estate

A new planning philosophy has emerged of late in Southlake which is based on providing development flexibility while establishing design thresholds for mixing land uses.