Town Square district

What Town Square district feels like.

The Town Square district is the version of Southlake that surprises out-of-towners: brick blocks, storefronts, a courthouse-square feel built from scratch, and residences tucked above and around it all. Living here means the coffee run is a staircase and a crosswalk, the movie theater is a stroll, and the seasonal events on the lawn happen essentially in your front yard. It is the rare North Texas address where the car can sit idle all weekend.

The trade is space for proximity, and the people who choose it know exactly what they are buying. Residents skew toward empty nesters who sold the big Southlake house but refused to leave town, plus professionals who want a lock-and-leave base about 12 minutes from DFW Airport. Carroll ISD still applies, downtown Fort Worth is about 24 minutes, and everything else worth doing is downstairs.

What homes look like here.

Housing in the Town Square district is unlike anything else in Southlake: brownstone-style residences and homes over or beside the shops, built in the same brick-and-limestone language as the square itself. Square footage comes vertical, outdoor space comes as balconies and stoops, and maintenance obligations shrink to nearly nothing. There is no lawn to speak of, which is precisely the point. It suits downsizers staying inside Carroll ISD, frequent travelers who want a lock-and-leave near the airport, and anyone whose ideal Saturday in DFW involves walking to dinner rather than driving to it. Inventory is limited, so patience is part of the purchase.

The case for Town Square district.

Is the Town Square district a good place to live?

For the right buyer, it is the most distinctive address in Southlake. You get walkable restaurants, retail, and events in a setting most Texas suburbs never attempt, wrapped in Carroll ISD and a short run to DFW Airport. The trade-offs are limited inventory, vertical floor plans, and weekend crowds below your window, which residents tend to treat as atmosphere rather than annoyance.

What school district serves the Town Square district?

Residences in and around Town Square are served by Carroll ISD, the same district as the rest of Southlake. That is worth underlining because urban-style living and coveted suburban school districts rarely overlap in DFW. Households wanting a walkable setup without giving up the district access that drew them to Southlake in the first place will find this is one of the few places offering both.

Are there new construction homes in the Town Square district?

The district is largely built, so opportunities are mostly resales of existing brownstone-style residences rather than ground-up construction. Because the supply is small and the lifestyle is specific, homes here trade on their own rhythm, sometimes quietly. Buyers serious about newer urban-style living in Southlake should also weigh Carillon's brownstones, which offer a related format with more recent construction.

How far is the Town Square district from downtown Dallas or Fort Worth?

Town Square sits about 24 minutes from downtown Fort Worth and about 32 from downtown Dallas, with Legacy West in Plano also about 32. DFW Airport is roughly 12 minutes away. The honest answer, though, is that residents here commute less by choice: dinner, errands, the gym, and the movie theater are already downstairs.

What amenities does the Town Square district have?

The neighborhood essentially is the amenity: open-air blocks of shops and restaurants, a movie theater, plazas and lawns that host seasonal events, and the everyday services that let residents run life on foot. There is no community pool or golf course here, and nobody seems to miss them, because the square itself does the social work those amenities exist to provide.

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