The Las Colinas Association

History of Las Colinas

. . . . The master plan was developed during a year-and-a-half of intense work. In June 1972, when the plan had gelled but was still incomplete, Ben and his colleagues asked a panel of prominent real estate developers from the Urban Land Institute to evaluate it. Meeting in a five-day session at the Las Colinas Country Club, the panel pronounced the plan sound, with one ironic exception: They believed the Urban Center was not feasible. Where Class A office towers, luxury hotels, apartments, shops and restaurants now stand on the shores of Lake Carolyn, Urban Land panelists recommended multifamily residential, low-density office and some service-retail development. They saw the real commercial opportunity for Las Colinas in airport-focused light-industrial development. Ben stood by his vision.

With the completion of the master plan, all the pieces needed to create Las Colinas were in place. In the same month Ben Carpenter revealed the master plan, construction began on $25 million in infrastructure projects, including Lake Carolyn. Las Colinas Corporation committed to spending $750 million for improvements designed to stimulate growth over the next 15 to 20 years. And the first land buy had been made: In August 1973, Allstate Insurance purchased a 22-acre tract for its new regional headquarters.

Las Colinas was in business. . . .

- Excerpt from Chapter 4
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Las Colinas Association
122 West John Carpenter Frwy.
Suite 550
Irving, Texas 75039

Phone (972) 541-2345
Fax (972) 650-0229

Thank you for your investment in Las Colinas, the nation's premier master-planned business and residential community. By purchasing property in Las Colinas, you are now a member of the Las Colinas Association. Created to serve as the permanent property owners association, our mission is to preserve the community's aesthetics, enhance the quality of life for our members, and sustain property values.

Association members receive an integrated service package that is primarily funded by the membership's collective assessments. These benefits cover the following areas:
          Architectural integrity
          Attractive, clean surroundings
          Community safeguards
          Member advocacy and communications

If you have not already received them, you may obtain copies of the Association's Bylaws and Declarations (restrictions) applicable to your property by contacting the Association office at (972) 541-2345.

The Association offices are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please feel free to call or come by with any questions. If you have an e-mail address, please send it to Velma Martindale, the Association's data base administrator at vmartindale@lascolinas.org. Be sure to include your name and address.

Please let us know if we can ever be of assistance to you.