re: Lexington Estates: Anyone here have opinions or actual knowledge?

Construction for a clubhouse for both Lexington Estates and Lexington Park will start within the next couple months. It will include a pool/cabana at first, then will be expanded to an exercise room, meeting space, batting cages (yes, batting cages) and several other accoutrements. The developer is selling lots (mainly to builders) as fast as he can get them ready. The subdivision went through a dry spell for several years as the economy tanked, but activity today appears hotter than it was in 2007. The HOA is still rough around the edges, mainly because it's still not quite turned over to the homeowners.

The PUD filed with the city will tell you more, but expect an office/retail/convenient store to become part of the development, but who knows who long that will take.

Greg Flores is the developer. He's a good guy & isn't afraid to reject plans he doesn't like. You'll notice all homes in the neighborhood are built to stricter standards than the norm. I can't speak for Lexington Park, those will be built by Alvarez Construction but they will be held to the same standards, only the houses/lots will be smaller.

As far as traffic, it depends on where you work. I go downtown every morning & have to deal with the Nicholson/Brightside clusterfrick, but I can take River Rd as an alternate. The interstate is the only real pain, there's just no quick way to get there.

I'd say that while you're on the fringe of BR, things are fairly convenient. The new Walmart has just opened on Burbank/Bluebonnet. The mall/ Perkins Rowe are convenient. On a non-bama game day, it's takes 15 minutes to park at the Stadium. I just wish we'd get a few more restaurants out here.