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STATE BENEFITS BUSINESS-FRIENDLY WITH & INCENTIVES A BOOMING ECONOMY boasts a pro-business environment and diverse • Low cost of doing business: 0% personal and corporate income tax base of employers that drive steady local economic • Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) growth. A magnet for corporate headquarters and • Texas Enterprise Zone Program company operations, industry leaders continue to make • Skills Development Training Grants major technology & operations investments in Dallas.

L A K E H I G H L A N D S + HAMILTON PARK BENEFITS & INCENTIVES

• Tax Abatement 120+ 200+ • Freeport Exemption HEADQUARTERS RELOCATIONS & • Tax Increment Financing (TIF) EXPANSIONS TO IN DFW SINCE 2010 • Public Improvement Districts (PID) DFW SINCE 2014 • Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)

ACTIVE NETWORK JETSUITE • New Market Tax Credits (NMTC) AMAZON L’OREAL • Neighborhood Commercial/Retail Redevelopment Grant Program AT&T SALESFORCE • Small Business $ Adaptive Reuse CHEWY.COM SUNOCO Incentives ERNST & YOUNG TOPGOLF • City of Dallas Regional Center - EB-5 IBM WEWORK EDUCATION

RICHARDSON ISD, NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED Richardson Independent School District (RISD) has a long- 1 of 7 standing reputation for excellence—a powerful draw for both Texas Honor Roll families and employers. K-12 schools are the centerpiece of Districts in 2018 both Lake Highlands + Hamilton Park, boasting strong PTA support and engagement. 23 National Blue Ribbon Campuses

The meaningful connections established alongside [Dallas] District 10 are ensuring our students are better PRIVATE SCHOOLS 45 WITHIN 10 MILES prepared for future success. PRIVATE K!12 –DR. JEANNIE STONE EDUCATION RICHARDSON ISD SUPERINTENDENT

COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES RICHLAND COLLEGE A strong pipeline of graduates who become The largest school in the Dallas County Community College District and only leaders in the workforce and the community. community college to receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS 25+ universities AT DALLAS LOCATED WITHIN 100 MILES Renowned for its work in combining arts and technology, programs in engineering, computer science, economics, neuroscience, and 371,000 students management. Offers 141 academic ENROLLED IN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN DFW programs including more than 90 graduate degree programs.

ENROLLMENT SOUTHERN METHODIST RICHLAND COLLEGE 19,287 UT AT DALLAS 28,755 SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY 11,789 UT AT ARLINGTON 42,496 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH Ranked third-best undergraduate college TEXAS 38,087 TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY 10,489 TEXAS WOMEN’S in the state of Texas. Lake Highlands has UNIVERSITY 14,339 TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE 12,490 become home to many of the school’s faculty and alumni. UT SOUTHWESTERN 3,630 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS-DALLAS 3,509 UNIVERSITY OF DALLAS 2,510 550 URBAN RESERVE Urban Reserve is DIVERSE HOUSING OPTIONS an award-winning development that BORDERED BY EXCELLENT answers homeowners’ demand for sustainably SCHOOLS AND PARKS designed homes. The 13-acre site features rolling terrain, two ponds, hundreds of trees, and fifty LAKE HIGHLANDS HAMILTON PARK modernist homes, Along tree-lined you’ll find a An official Texas Historical Place, this each featuring its own unique blend of new architecture and community was the first African American unique architectural nostalgia. Homes built in the 1950s suburban development in Dallas. expression. stand proudly alongside pockets Founded in 1954, the neighborhood developed in the 70s offering updated is neatly organized around places of amenities and generous square worship and a strong magnet school, URBAN footage. New homes for sustainable with each named for prominent LIVING AT LAKE living are winning architectural individuals and institutions. HIGHLANDS awards for the neighborhood. Young TOWN professionals are returning home to CENTER Lake Highlands to start families. Residents can live, dine, and play at this new mixed-use development. The Haven and The Lookout apartment communities feature brand new construction, a range of floor plans, luxury finishes, manicured outdoor spaces, and state-of-the-art amenities such as the DART rail and White Rock Trail access. TOP!RATED HEALTHCARE

QUALITY OF LIFE UT Southwestern Medical Center (10 miles) | #1 Hospital in DFW COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS Baylor University Medical Center (7.5 AFFORDABLE, FAMILY- miles) | #3 Hospital in Texas, #2 in DFW HAMILTON PARK CIVIC LEAGUE Serving the community residents, connecting them with FRIENDLY LIVING City of Dallas resources and planning community events. Lake Highlands + Hamilton Park offers the charm LAKE HIGHLANDS EXCHANGE CLUB and comforts of a small town with access to big-city Community service to others, particularly support for schools, public safety first responders, neighborhood amenities. With relatively low cost of living (just non-profits and projects that improve the Lake Highlands below the national average), no personal income tax, community, like the annual Fourth of July Parade. and rising household incomes, residents can enjoy a LAKE HIGHLANDS WOMEN’S LEAGUE A women’s service league committed to promoting great quality of life in a thriving community. volunteerism in the Lake Highlands community as well as funding college scholarships for LHHS seniors and supporting community non-profits, area schools and neighborhood capital projects. TEXAS HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL DALLAS LAKE HIGHLANDS JUNIOR WOMEN’S LEAGUE # HOSPITAL IN DFW A young women’s service league focused on improving 5 and funding community amenities for the Lake Highlands Recreation Center, the Audelia Road Branch Library, MEDICAL CITY DALLAS #6 REGIONAL HOSPITAL IN TEXAS the playground at Flag Pole Hill as well as supporting # HOSPITAL IN DFW school supply drives and Angel Tree projects in our local 3 elementary schools. TOP BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER 100 WOMEN OF LAKE HIGHLANDS #3 HOSPITAL IN TEXAS RATED Supporting nonprofits that benefit community. # HOSPITAL IN DFW HEALTH 2 7. 5 M I L E S DALLAS POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE (PAL) BOXING PROGRAM CARE UT SOUTHWESTERN Mentors hundreds of Dallas area youth, teaching self- MEDICAL CENTER esteem, self-control, self-discipline, and perseverance. # HOSPITAL IN DFW The Forest Audelia Boxing Gym is the program’s newest 1 10 MILES location. AMPLE GREEN SPACE & RECREATIONAL AMENITIES Lake Highlands + Hamilton Park offers abundant access to parks and well-maintained outdoor spaces. The award-winning Dallas Trail Plan has over 158 miles of beautiful urban hike & bike trails.

875+ 56 acres of miles parks of trails 320+ mile regional veloweb network of trails TO REACH 1,728 MILES BY 2035

WHITE ROCK LAKE HARRY MOSS PARK LAKE HIGHLANDS PARK + GREENWAY Coveted blackland prairie NORTH A 1,015 acre lake and reserves along the bank RECREATION park and 9.33 mile trail of . Park CENTER for walking and bicycling features native grasslands, On 29 acres of park with that connects many of the primitive trails, and a trail access, with a fitness park’s amenities, including single-track mountain center and courts, indoor boat ramps and piers, biking trail with 5+ miles and outdoor play spaces, pavilions, picnic areas, of loops and a variety of meeting rooms, picnic and an ever-popular tree-lined terrains. pavilion, sprayground, dog park. and a new aquatic center. ROYAL OAKS FLAG POLE HILL COUNTRY CLUB DALLAS Home to a number A premier, family-focused EQUESTRIAN of community events, country club offering CENTER festivals, and family excellent amenities for Home to some of the gatherings, offering its diverse membership, region’s most successful a state-of-the-art including golf, tennis, competitive riding teams Playground for People fitness, pool, dining, and and lessons programs, of All Ages and Abilities, social programming. serving riders of all ages featuring disabilities- and skill levels, from first- accessible equipment. time riders to national competitors. ARTS + CULTURE

HOMEGROWN CULTURE, WORLD-CLASS ARTS

Home to the largest arts district 30+ places in the nation. to worship Minutes away on DART rail is a collection across 5 faiths of renowned performance halls and museums including Winspear Opera House, the Wyly Theater, Meyerson Symphony Center, DALLAS CHILDREN’S RESIDENTS OF LAKE LAKE HIGHLANDS + the Dallas Museum of Art, THEATER HIGHLANDS + HAMILTON PARK Beloved by families in the HAMILTON PARK PRIORITIZES Nasher Sculpture Center, neighborhood, the Dallas KNOW HOW TO EDUCATION Children’s Theater offers COME TOGETHER One of the most popular and the Crow Collection entertaining shows, a variety From Fourth of July and branches of the Dallas Public of classes, and after-school Oktoberfest to Trunk or Library, Audelia Road and of Asian Art. programs. Treat and Light up the the new, state-of-the-art Highlands, festivals, races, Forest Green branch offer and fundraisers connect exceptional programming the community throughout and education for all ages the year — and often draw including book clubs, tech crowds from around Dallas tutoring, family storytime, as and neighboring cities. well as resource centers for teens and job seekers. A SHOPPING & DINING MECCA Dallas has more restaurants per capita than any US city. From local eateries With 81 million square feet of retail in Dallas, including several new developments in Lake Highlands + Hamilton featuring cuisine from Italy to Japan to Park, you can shop ‘til you drop. Ethiopia (any everything in between) CREEKSIDE and a range of national chains, Lake 111,254 SF RETAIL A new neighborhood destination connecting White Rock Highlands + Hamilton Park has options Trail to exclusive restaurants and retailers. This mixed-use shopping center is anchored by Alamo Drafthouse and for every taste. includes a number of local restaurants.

THE SHOPS AT LAKE HIGHLANDS TOWN CENTER This multi-use development features 63,209 SF of retail space, 459 new apartment units, 51 new townhomes recently constructed, and 20 acres of vacant land zoned for future residential development. Anchored by Sprouts Market, the center is home to local and national dining and retail as well as curated green spaces and water features.

LAKERIDGE 90,476 SF RETAIL SHOP Development is undertaking a re-development of Lakeridge to restore the simplicity and quality of the original buildings, adding natural materials, updated architecture, landscaping and critical neighborhood amenities. Quality dining options, boutique fitness, better quick serve, neighborhood services and daily needs are just a few of the targeted retail categories. 75

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