Janus Real Estate Group - Broker/Realtor - Allen, Frisco, Plano

Shaddock Park is one of the newest premier subdivisions along Stacy Road in West Allen. The community offers estate homes on estate-sized lots with porte-cochere motor courts and amazing interior finish outs. Shaddock Park is named after its developer, the Shaddock Family of builders. Sotherby Homes, a company under the Shaddock Family of builders, constructs homes starting in the $400Ks along with K. Hovanian Homes. The elaborate cast stone entrance into the subdivision on Watters Road impresses a majestic feel to the homes in this subdivisions. Shaddock Park is minutes from major thoroughfares like 75 and 121. Down the street, you will find great shopping at the Allen Premium Outlets. Opening in the fall of 2008, the Village of Allen will be home to Best Buy, Homegoods, Olive Garden, Uncle Julio’s and much more. Shortly after, the Village of Fairview will unveil specialty retailers such as Dilliards, Macy’s, Barnes & Nobles, The Container Store, and a Gold Class Cinema in the spring of 2009. Community amenities include a park, playground, and walking trails. Children attend the highly acclaimed Allen ISD. Homes start in the $400’s. CLICK HERE for homes in Shaddock Park.

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Toll Brothers brings their exclusive collection of award winning estate homes to Allen’s newest premier community of Saddleridge. This neighborhood offers an eclectic mix of homes from Old French Country, to Mediterranean style villas with red terracotta roofs, to English Manors and traditional Southern brick homes. Saddleridge is an exclusive subdivision with two lakes at the subdivision entrance, private cul-de-sacs, tree lined lots, and winding roads. Located on Stacy Road within the golden corridor, Saddleridge is minutes from major thoroughfares like 75 and 121. Down the street, you will find great shopping at the Allen Premium Outlets. Opening in the fall of 2008, the Village of Allen will be home to Best Buy, Homegoods, Olive Garden, Uncle Julio’s and much more. Shortly after, the Village of Fairview will unveil specialty retailers such as Dilliards, Macy’s, Barnes & Nobles, The Container Store, and a Gold Class Cinema in the spring of 2009. Community amenities include a pool, club house, playground, walking trails, ponds and fountains. Children attend the highly acclaimed Allen ISD. Homes start in the $500’s and can go up to $1M. CLICK HERE for homes in Saddleridge. Did You Know? Toll Brothers has sold over 20 home sites in 6 months. Visit this beautiful Toll Brothers subdivision before they run out of land!

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Lexington is one of three Toll Brothers community in Allen. It offers single family residences located in the prestigious master planned golf course community of Twin Creeks. Homes range from 3,200 square feet to 6,000+ square feet with luxurious standard features such as hand scraped hard wood floors, skip trowel texturing, double staged crown molding, tray ceilings, and much more. Sanders Custom Homes also builds in Lexington. This subdivision of about 200 lots is unique in its topography, offering oversized golf course home sites, tiered hillside home sites, or cul-de-sac homes sites. Lexington’s entrance with mature trees, water feature, lush seasonal landscaping, and views of the golf course will impress a calm, serene, and tranquil mood, which is perfect in the natural landscape around the area. New lighted fields for children’s sports will be built by the City of Allen across the street from Lexington’s entrance. Lexington will also be right down the street from the new Arts of Collin County performing arts center, which will be offering live theatrical performances and outdoor activities for residences. Lexington is only minutes from 121 and 75, major shopping areas around Allen, McKinney, and Frisco. CLICK HERE for homes in Lexington.

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Allen ISD welcomes back students for the first day of classes on Monday, August 25, 2008. With the excitement of the new school season, we would like to highlight why Allen ISD is one of the fastest growing and highly sought after school districts in Collin County.

Allen ISD serves the city of Allen, as well as students from the neighboring Fairview and Lucas. Since 1989, school enrollment has more than doubled, bringing the number of students to approximately 17,049 in the 2007-2008 school year. There are a total of 14 elementary schools in the district, with the addition of the new Mary Evan Elementary in Twin Creeks opening this Fall season. The 15^th elementary school, Olson Elementary, is scheduled to open in August 2009 in East Allen. Three middle schools, one freshman center, and one high school serve the older students. Allen ISD has earned a Recognized Rating under the 2008 Texas Education Agency accountability rating system.

BEST PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN TEXAS

In December of 2007, Texas Monthly Magazine named 7 Allen ISD schools as "Best Public Schools in Texas." Ereckson Middle School ranked among the highest performing middle schools in the state based upon consistent high performance in all four subjects measured (reading, math, writing, science). Ford Middle School and Curtis Middle School also made the list. Bolin Elementary School, Green Elementary School, and Norton Elementary School were named as three of the top elementary schools in the state. Lowery Freshman Center also made the top high school list. The rankings are based on data compiled by the National Center for Educational Accountability (NCEA), which is a research division of the University of Texas at Austin.

2008 ACCOUNTABILITY RATINGS SUMMARY

The ratings are based upon results from the Spring 2008 TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills). Schools and school district ratings are determined by performance from all students in all subjects and also by students in all sub-categories in all subjects. Click here for 2007 TAKS scores.

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED BLUE RIBBON SCHOOLS

Norton Elementary School in Allen ISD was named as a 2007 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education. The prestigious award, which recognizes schools that are academically superior, was given to twenty-two Texas schools and a total of 287 schools nationwide. Eight of the twenty-two 2007 Blue Ribbon Schools are located in North Texas. Allen High School was a Texas Recognized school and also honored as a Blue Ribbon School in 2002.

If you are a parent looking for an all around excellent school district, Allen is a great place to live. With only 77,000+ residents, streets aren’t congested and everything you need is within a 5-mile radius. Shopping include Watters Creek, Village at Allen, Village at Fairview, and Allen Premium Outlets.

For homes in the Allen ISD, contact Janus Real Estate Group.

The Shaddock name has been around in the North Texas area since the late 60's. The Shaddock Companies started one of the most esteemed building companies in North Texas today, Sotherby Homes. Up to date, Sotherby Homes has closed out 39 communities and is currently selling in 12 others around the Dallas area, extending from Grand Prairie to Prosper. It is interesting to know that of all 50+ communities that The Shaddock Family has built in or developed, Shaddock Creek in Frisco is only one of two with the family signature name as the title of the subdivisions. The other location with the family emblem is called Shaddock Park and it is located in Allen, TX.

Shaddock Creek is currently comprised of 3 phases, with Phase I located off of Teel Parkway in between Main and El Dorado. This Phase also includes Drees Custom Homes and K. Hovnanian Homes and began construction about 3-4 years ago. Sotherby only has 3 lots left to sell and has already sold their model to create momentum. The price range for Phase I begins in the $390's. If you bought when the community started, however, you should have some good equity by now.

The new model, the best selling 5116 Plan, was built on the far east end of the community and is accessible only from the Legacy Drive entrance. This is Shaddock Creek's Phase III and the lots are divided between K. Hovnanian and Sotherby with Sotherby starting in the $320's. This entrance is the only entrance to the community for Phases II, III and upcoming IV so the models get quite a bit of traffic and drive by's.

Phase II is currently priced the highest right now with prices ranging from the $450's to the mid $700's. The lot size is the largest, which is the main reason for the higher prices. Sotherby showcases their 7000 series plans and only offers three of them for Phase II construction. With the new Phase IV coming up, buyers can expect similar lot sizes of Phase II and similar prices starting in the $430's.

The confusing element of Shaddock Creek is that even though the two gated sections located off of Legacy are still called Shaddock Creek, Sotherby does not build there. Those gated sections begin in the $800's to upwards of $2M. You will find a diverse array of architectural class and style behind these gates with home sites featuring Spanish tile roofs and stucco exteriors, aged palm trees to old world castle charm with high peeked turrets topped with metal work. There are still quite a few lots left for sale, so you still have time to get in this future equity appreciating mega star!