Mixed-Use Apartment Project Leads $1.5B Transit-Oriented Development In Carrollton
A $1.5B transit-oriented development in Carrollton unveiled its first phase this week.
Developers Koa Partners and The Integral Group partnered with the city of Carrollton and Dallas Area Rapid Transit for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the mixed-use Eviva apartment project. Eviva features 436 multifamily units and 10K SF of ground-floor retail space.
In addition to the apartment building, the first phase of the 25-acre Trinity Mills Station development constructed a sculptural water fountain, a 3-acre green space and seating areas reminiscent of Dallas' Klyde Warren Park, The Dallas Morning News reported.
“We think of this as a quality residential development at a transit hub, and it brings activity which we know we need as we think about growing the area further and further,” Integral Group CEO Egbert Perry told the DMN.
Future phases of Trinity Mills Station will add a 325K SF hotel with a 700-space parking garage, a 125K SF office tower, a 500-space parking garage, and another 15K SF of restaurant and retail space.
The next phase of the project will construct entertainment and retail space as well as the 500-space parking garage.
The 25-acre site is adjacent to an existing DART station on Trinity Mills Road. It is on the former site of the agency’s Carrollton Transit Center and a Home Depot. DART owns 10 acres of the site, while the city of Carrollton owns the other 15 acres.
“Developments like EVIVA demonstrate exactly how we achieve the DART mission of our being North Texas’ first-in-mind mobility partner,” DART President and CEO Nadine Lee said in a statement. “This project goes beyond housing or commercial space, representing access and opportunity.”
Eviva’s opening comes as Carrollton officials consider calling an election to let voters decide whether to remain as a DART member city. Farmers Branch, Highland Park, Irving and Plano have already called elections to give voters the option to end DART services.
DART is funded through a 1-cent sales tax contribution from each of its member cities. However, a 2024 study showed some of those cities are contributing significantly more than DART spends on them.
If voters in any of those cities ultimately decide to leave DART, all transit services would cease as soon as the election is canvassed. But Carrollton Mayor Steve Babick said such an outcome wouldn’t stop future phases of Trinity Mills Station from being built.
DART said last year that TODs in its service area have driven more than $17B into DFW’s economy since 1999.
The city of Addison also has a 14-acre TOD on the way. Officials awarded Quadrant Investment Properties a master development contract in September to build a nearly $200M mixed-use project with a boutique hotel of at least 140 rooms, a 155K SF mass timber office building and 42K SF of entertainment, restaurant and retail space.
The Addison Junction development will be connected to the city’s stop on DART’s 26-mile Silver Line commuter rail, which connects stations in Plano, Richardson, Dallas, Carrollton, Coppell and Grapevine directly to Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.
