Dallas Business Journal, October 2006

Prosper’s Gentle Creek Estates
Talmadge Tinsley, Alford Homes Offer Luxe Living

Idyllic estates on expansive acreage define the upscale country lifestyle that is attracting luxury homeowners to Prosper, one of North Texas’ most sought-after top-tier neighborhoods. The melding of big-city amenities and rural estate ambience has resulted in explosive, though well-planned growth.

Just minutes from the North Dallas Tollway and North Interstate 75, Prosper offers its residents one of the area’s top-rated school systems as well as easy access to the region’s most popular destinations.

One of Prosper’s most successful new residential developments is Gentle Creek Estates, a 630-acre golf community developed by businessman Talmadge Tinsley. Residents in Gentle Creek Place receive a free golf membership with purchase of a home in the community. “We are delighted with the success of Gentle Creek,” says Tinsley. “The rolling Prosper countryside is an ideal setting for the architecturally significant homes on expansive tree-lined acreage adjoining our 18-hole championship Gentle Creek Golf Club.”

“Homeowners at Gentle Creek can choose from 8,000 square foot to over one-acre lots, with a selection ranging from low-maintenance patio homes to some of the region’s finest large country estates, and custom residences available from the $300’s to $1.5 million,” says Gentle Creek Marketing Director Ruth Henderson. “The area’s top builders are all represented, helping to establish the integrity of the neighborhood for years to come.”

One of North Texas most renowned homebuilders, Greg Alford of Alford Homes, L.P., says he chose to build in Gentle Creek because of the developer’s top-notch strategies. “Our clients are distinctly impressed with the lots available here—on the golf course or along creekside settings—and the natural beauty of the terrain has been enhanced with ponds, gazebos, and walkways, all the extras that will make an upper-end resident feel right at home.”

Alford Homes, along with Brentwood Builders and Kings Hollow Builders, have made a major commitment to establishing quality residential properties in the community’s Gentle Creek Place, a gated enclave with spacious half-acre to one-acre lots with creeks and ponds, and the only remaining lots with golf course views on Gentle Creek.

Long noted for their historically accurate architecture and finely crafted classic detailing, Alford Homes are also acclaimed for their abundance of state-of-the-art amenities, including custom-designed landscaping, top-of-the-line kitchen appointments, pre-wiring for media technology, and more. The company’s offerings in Gentle Creek Place include European-inspired Old World style custom designs ranging from the $700's to $1.5 million. Properties currently under construction are:

• 2441 Fair Oaks - English Country manor house. $985,000.00.

• 2561 Fair Oaks – European-inspired manse. $770,000.

• 1890 Crosswind - French Country chateau. $960,000.

Alford Sales Director also says that a limited number of homesites are still available, ranging from a half-acre to 1.13 acres, and priced from $165,000 to $400,000.

“We’re so pleased to be able to bring our clients out here to experience first-hand this remarkable community that offers the perfect mix of privacy and convenience,” says Alford. To schedule a private tour of Alford Homes, contact Alford Homes at 972.429.1074, or visit www.alfordhomes.com. For more information on Prosper’s Gentle Creek golf community, visit www.gentlecreek.com or contact Talmadge Tinsley or Ruth Henderson at 972-503-5955.

Alford Homes has several European-inspired homes under construction at Gentle Creek Place in Prosper, a golf course community developed by businessman Talmadge Tinsley.

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