Prosper’s Whitley Place – a wonderful place to live
Sounds great… fancy? It’s a very cool neighborhood, top notch. Describing the most beautiful subdivision in Prosper is hard to do without sounding like a sales pitch because there are so many superlatives. Whitley Place is easy to find and hard to leave once you’ve been there. Situated at the corner of Custer Road and 1st Street, this location and natural setting ensure successful development for years to come. It’s a two-minute drive from #380 and offers quick access to Preston and the turnpike, making it a natural place to commute from. Plus, it’s the only subdivision in the city that has lots of trees, rolling hills, Wilson Creek running through it, and the beautiful and historic Walnut Grove Cemetery that borders it. I’d be handed over if I didn’t mention that Whitley Place’s graphics, signage and stonework are among the most elegant in Prosper.
According to Dale Clark, president of Warren Clark Development and managing partner of Whitley Place JV LLC, the 320-acre development came along with the purchase of three parcels of land. The first large acreage was Whitley land owned by Dr. and Dr. John and Agnes Whitley, while the other main parcel was owned by Dr. Doyle Stacey (an old Collin County name for which Stacey Rd in Plano and Allen got their name) . The third 16-acre parcel was purchased from Grace Presbyterian Church. Whitley Place was zoned for 540 residential lots.
It is important to note that the developers of Whitley Place donated 12 acres of Whitley Place for our upcoming Prosper Elementary School, which will be named for the late Cynthia Ann Cockrell, a Prosperite native who was a kindergarten teacher and later became Assistant Principal. from Folsom Elementary School. Over 30 additional acres were dedicated to the city for a public park consisting of a 1.3 walking and biking trail, as well as a pavilion overlooking a lake in the woods. While it’s not fully completed, you can go there right now. Like other Prosper parks, it is little known and little used!
To date there are 34 homes built or under contract. Mr. Clark says the plan is to always have a minimum of three to five homes under construction in 2010, signaling growth and success for all prospective buyers. Dolly Stoddart, sales coordinator for Highland Homes, told me they signed 4 new contracts in the last 10 days. The other very successful builder is Darling Homes. Highland, Huntington and Darling have beautiful improved models.
Large lots ranging from 3/4 acre to 1 acre are available to developer-build clients and a select group of high-end builders. Whitley Place Venture annually sponsors an engineering college scholarship to a Prosper High School graduate .