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4. °'k TM! Old Town Coppell has the development of new sub- the city park — which in-
,r' - been hiding under a layer of urban-oriented commercial elude the city splash pad,
�t, a, g ' "'' dust for the past few months, districts.Today the Old Cop- park improvement and play-
' li t V c, k but as the dust clears resi- pell area is under construe- ground—that work should
' } w dents are able to see the fin- tion to create a unique start in September.Our first
r .\,,1 ish line. mixed-use community desti- four commercial buildings
The Old Coppell Historic nation,according to the city's and our main entry feature
District encompasses most of website. will start in September."
` ., the original town site,in.clud- "The contactor doing the A formal civic space with
ing the original location of infrastructure will finish by amenities for the farmers
'.y " ' = Coppell City Hall. The area Aug. 1," said Greg Yancey, market, new restaurant, re-
SUBMITTED PHOTO was once the community's spokesperson for Main Street tail and cottage office spaces,
A construction workers hangs street sign during the early stages of hub but,as with most down- Coppell."That means the en- as well as service and office
construction on what will be the improved Old Town Coppell. town areas, began to see a tries will be landscapes and See OLD TOWN,Page 5A
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unique 2-acre park in the want a sneak peak at what
center with a splash pad for the new townhomes will �f '
kids and an enclosed play- have to offer are in luck.The % r
ground for kids and a 4,000 Darling Homes furnished J
square-foot farmers market model,a quaint little town-
so so there is a great sense of home situated on the newly ice!, .. '
community.You have a corn- constructed square will open 4-1,-*! ,
munity gathering every Sat- July 11,Yancey said. ` _ ." ..
urday morning." "It will be fully furnished „ r r-Town houses in the east- and ready to show with a
ern portion of the area along salesman on hand,"he said.
Coppell Road are already "Then the three homes ready , ,.
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under construction, and a for purchase next door
Main Street extension of should be finished by Au Workers put finishing touches on new street signs.
Coppell Road south of Bethel gust. We can offer a low-
Road will allow easier ac- maintenance home. The don't know of another proj- quality,"Yancey said. "They here. Darling has 100 differ- build it exactly how they
cess. Finally, pedestrian- Darling Homes are between ect like this in the Metro- have 18 different elevations ent color combinations our want it."
friendly streets with 24,000 and 29,000 square plex." and types of facades that will here as well.It allows some- For progress updates or to
on-street parking and feet. Everything is two sto- Yancey said the town- go into this project so no two one to choose a lot, chose a see a live video feed of the
streetscape enhancements ries, they all have a 10-foot homes start at$325,000 but homes will look alike out floor plan and darling will project visit coppelltx.gov.
will be added to the area. deep front porch — and prices depend on customiza-
"We have gotten further that's a community builder tion options.
along in the construction," to have everyone out there "Darling Homes is our
said Keith Marvin, on the front porches. They builder and we chose them
spokesperson for the city of are craftsman style like you for their reputation — of
Coppell. "Bethel Road was would have found in Oak course they have a number of
I restricted to one-way traffic Cliff or Dallas 80 years ago.I JD Power awards for their