Lantana Developer and History
Developer Overview
Republic Property Group, an affiliate of RCS Investments, has developed more than 10,000 acres in North Texas over the past 30 years. Other master planned projects include: Stonebridge Ranch -- 6,200 acres in McKinney; Preston Meadow -- 2,400 acres in Plano; and more recently, the high-profile community of Lake Forest -- located on the former EDS corporate campus at Hillcrest and Forest Lane in Dallas.
Lantana History
In the summer of 1999, Republic Property Group acquired 1,780 acres in Southern Denton County. The land was known to locals as Rayzor Ranch and was owned by the Rayzors, a well known Denton family. A small, operational, 1930s windmill, found on the property, was later moved to a new location near the golf course during development. The large windmill located at the main 407 entrance of Lantana was aquired in 2002. Both windmills have become signature landmarks for the community.
Republic Property Group had a vision of what would eventually be called Lantana. The developer called upon some of the area’s most respected Engineers (Huitt-Zollars, Inc), Land-Planners (RTKL), Architects (RTKL) and Landscape Designers (Mesa Design Group, Gold Landscaping) to help create Lantana. The community’s master-plan allows for the development of approximately 3,500 single family homes.
During the planning, the Hill Country architectural style the developer envisioned inspired the re-naming of the property. Lantana was named after the native Texas flower. A butterfly logo was later added as the perfect accent because of their attraction to the plant. In keeping with the theme, neighborhoods were named after butterflies, flowers, Texas parks and lakes. The low stacked walls as you enter Lantana were inspired by the German influence of the Hill Country.
On March 16, 2000 Republic Property broke ground on the incomparable community. Larkspur and Sandlin were the first neighborhoods developed. The first residents moved in on July 31, 2001.
The developer also accepted the additional task of designing and building a golf club. The plan was to construct a golf course that encircled the community to provide beautiful fairway views from every neighborhood.
Again, Republic Property sought the industry’s best – Flower Mound’s own Jay Morrish. Morrish is considered one of the world's premier golf course designers, with projects in Scotland, Spain, Australia, Canada and Japan, including the prestigious Loch Lomond – ranked among the Top 10 Most Exclusive Clubs in the world. He is credited with the design of numerous courses in the United States, many ranked in the Top 100 nationally. Notable courses include the TPC at Las Colinas – home of the Byron Nelson Classic, and the Scottsdale TPC – home of the Phoenix Open. The Lantana Golf Club opened June 2002.
In October 2003, Lantana Golf Club became a semi-private facility. In October 2004, a 7,500 square-foot club house expansion was completed providing new facilities such as men's and women’s locker rooms, men’s card room and lounge, playroom, and a state-of-the-art fitness facility.
The first of two on-site elementary schools opened in August, 2002. Eugenia Porter Rayzor Elementary, which was named in honor of Mr. Rayzor's mother.
In 2004, the nature trail extension of the hike-and-bike trail opened. The entries to the new extension are located in Magnolia and north of Laurel on the west side of Lantana Trail.
In 2005, an additional pool and park opened in the Heritage neighborhood.
In 2006 a second large community facility opened that provided another state-of-the-art fitness room with cardio and weight training equipment, an aerobics/multi-purpose room with kitchenette. It will also features an Olympic-sized pool, tot pool, and an open air pavilion for parties and family get-togethers.
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