Las Colinas, Irving, Texas
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The Las Colinas Association | ||
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Counties Dallas | | |
City | Irving | |
Area | ||
• Total | 9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2) | |
Elevation | 479 ft (146 m) | |
Website | lascolinas |
Las Colinas is a
History
Originally called El Ranchito de Las Colinas ("the Little Ranch of the Hills"), Las Colinas was developed in 1972 by
During the 1980s building boom, Las Colinas became a popular location for relocating companies and office developers, attracting many corporations, including the global headquarters of four Fortune 500 companies and offices of more than 30 others, such as ExxonMobil, GTE Telephone (now Verizon), Kimberly-Clark and Associates Corp.
In 1985, the first sign of financial trouble appeared at Las Colinas after a real estate market crash. However, another 6,500,000 square feet (604,000 m2) of office space was built in the late 1990s boom. [citation needed]
Recent
With 25,000,000 sq ft (2,300,000 m2) of office space, nearly equivalent to the Dallas CBD, [
Other companies and organizations with headquarters or major offices in Las Colinas include
Las Colinas also features three private country clubs, including the Las Colinas Country Club owned by
It also contains high-rise office towers, retail centers, upscale residences, apartment complexes, and leisure facilities. Notable attractions include the
Local schools include Irving Independent School District, Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, and The Highlands School, a private Catholic PreK through 12 school. North Hills Preparatory, an Uplift Education charter school is in Las Colinas. North Hills Preparatory is an International Baccalaureate school and has been ranked as a top 20 school in America by Newsweek.[9]
The live music venue, originally known as the Irving Music Factory, was renamed the Toyota Music Factory and opened in September 2017. Additionally, the Live Nation concert venue, The Pavilion, was renamed The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, and the VIP Lounge was renamed the Toyota Lounge.[10][11][12][13] The grounds of the Toyota Music Factory feature in total approximately 16 restaurants and bars.
In January 2022, ExxonMobil stated that it was consolidating and restructuring certain elements of its business, the most prominent being the consolidation of its chemical and refinery sectors. ExxonMobil additionally formalized the creation of a new low-carbon sector, which will handle the company's biofuel and carbon capture ventures.[14] Concurrently, the company announced it would be closing its headquarters in Las Colinas, and moving to its recently-opened campus in the Houston suburb of Spring.[15] The company released its 2021 Q4 Earnings early the next day on February 1, recording a 3-month profit of $8.9 Billion USD, jumping over 80%. ExxonMobil that day additionally announced that both its total debt was now around pre-pandemic levels, and it would begin buying back some of its shares.[16]
Geography
Climate
Las Colinas, as part of Irving and the greater DFW metroplex, is considered to be part of the
Neighborhoods
- Avalon Square
- Bridges at Las Colinas
- Parkside
- Cottonwood Valley[18]
- Crest at Las Colinas Station
- Country Club Place
- Enclave at Windsor Ridge
- Estates of Escena
- Fairway Vista
- Fox Glen
- Grand Treviso
- Hackberry Creek[19]
- Hunter's Ridge
- La Villita
- The Lakes of Las Colinas
- Mandalay Place[20]
- Positano[21]
- Quail Run
- Riverside Village
- The Terraces of Las Colinas
- University Hills[22]
- University Park
- Villas of Escena
Other developments
The Las Colinas Entertainment District includes the Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas and the Toyota Music Factory
Arts and culture
Parks
- Las Colinas Flower Clock
- Lake Carolyn
- Mandalay Canal
- Mustangs of Las Colinas
Government
The constituent properties of Las Colinas are governed by The Las Colinas Association, a State of Texas non-profit corporation first incorporated on 21 August 1973 by charter 329790.[23] The Las Colinas Association is governed by non-compensated, volunteer board members, with equal representation for residential and commercial properties, and one Declarant representative.[24]
Education
Some portions of Las Colinas are within the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.[25] Some residents are zoned to Las Colinas Elementary School.[26] Another portion is zoned to La Villita Elementary School.[27]
Some portions are within the Irving Independent School District.[citation needed]
The Highlands School is a private Catholic Pre-K through 12 college prep school in Las Colinas.[citation needed]
C-FBISD has always served a portion of Irving, and historically children were bussed to schools in Carrollton and Farmers Branch. Las Colinas, which opened in 1986, was C-FBISD's first school in Irving. The Kinwest Corporation donated the tract of land that houses the school. La Villita was C-FBISD's sixth school in Irving and its 27th elementary school.[28]
North Hills Preparatory, an Uplift Education charter school is in Las Colinas.[29] Uplift North Hills Preparatory is a K–12 continuum International Baccalaureate school and has been ranked as a top 20 school in America by Newsweek.[9]
Infrastructure
Transportation
Irving is within the 13 service areas of the Dallas region's transit agency,
Like the rest of
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