Lewisville, TX
Discovery at The Realm
Offering an Elevated Quality of Life
status
Ongoing
client
Bright Realty
expertise
Residential
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Landscape Architecture Civil Engineering Land Planning
A Resort-Style Residential Village
With easy access to unparalleled amenities and first-class entertainment, this secluded multi-family enclave offers the best of urban life in an environment close to nature.
Discovery at The Realm is Bright Realty’s first multi-family community in Castle Hills, a 2,900-acre master planned community in Lewisville, Texas. With over 4,000 units expected at build-out, the project is envisioned as an urban-inspired collection of luxury apartments within a resort-style setting. The award-winning multi-family community features a suite of amenities: including a resort-style swimming pool, a water feature lake, lakeside promenade, and an extensive trail system that will connect to The Realm at Castle Hills, the community’s mixed use entertainment district. Together, these two represent a paradigm shift for Lewisville, creating an unmatched urban mixed use community.
Discovery’s first phase of development brought 423-units of luxury apartments across three 4-story podium-style buildings, 3.5 acres of amenities, and 12,000 linear feet of walkways and trails. The design sets an upscale, urban tone for the community, focused on a lakefront living experience. Phase 2 will feature two 4-story over podium buildings, adding an additional 312 units to the community and will provide additional outdoor amenities, including formal and flexible lawn spaces, gardens, a dog park, a game room, and private courtyard areas.
The vision for Discovery at The Realm was to create an exclusive residential community that speaks to 21st century Texas sophisticates looking to live in a well-connected social and communal setting. Discovery’s three apartment buildings are arranged around a central lake water feature, forming a residential village. The loop around the lake is the community’s vibrant gathering space, featuring a lakeside promenade, dock seating, sand beach, fireplace alcove, and plenty of lounge chairs. A terraced pool is situated at the top of the lake, visually connecting the bodies of water. The pool deck features additional amenity areas including an outdoor media room, a fire lounge, and grilling stations. LandDesign provided landscape architecture and civil engineer services for these shared spaces as well as the private amenities within each building.
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2017
National Association of Home Builder's Best in American Living Award: Multi-family Development Up To 4 Stories, For Rent, Platinum
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2017
National Association of Home Builder's Best in American Living Award: Specialty Game Changer, Platinum
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2016
Dallas Builders Association's Best Outdoor Living Space Award
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2016
Dallas Builders Association's Best Architectural Design + Multi-family Community + Apartment or Condominium Award
As the first multi-family development in Castle Hills, Discovery at The Realm took a risk by introducing a new product type to a market made up of primarily single family detached homes. To attract tenants, the development needed distinguished amenities and a spirit of place that couldn’t be found anywhere else. Discovery provides an exclusive lakefront setting and tranquil ambiance while remaining walkable to the bustling retail and restaurant attractions at The Realm.
Physical
Assemble multi-family buildings around a central lake to form a private, lakefront enclave
Functional
Design the central lake water feature as a multi-functional amenity, with opportunities to entertain, socialize, exercise, and linger around the lakeside promenade
Social
Craft a communal, social outdoor setting for residents to interact and form a sense of community
Physical
Assemble multi-family buildings around a central lake to form a private, lakefront enclave
Functional
Design the central lake water feature as a multi-functional amenity, with opportunities to entertain, socialize, exercise, and linger around the lakeside promenade
Social
Craft a communal, social outdoor setting for residents to interact and form a sense of community
Stormwater as an Amenity
The man-made lake doubles as a stormwater management solution, reducing runoff and filtering pollutants.
