Survey results Part 2: Flower Mound residents hungry for more than “run-of-the-mill” development at Lakeside DFW

In the “write in” portion of our survey, respondents suggested amenities they’d like to see that did not appear on the amenity ranking in part one.

Over 90 of the 340+  (and counting) respondents offered specific suggestions. Their responses suggest that Flower Mound residents are hungry not just dinners with a lake view, but also shopping, housing, and entertainment options that residents of some other communities have come to take for granted.

Shopping, in one form or another, won the majority of respondents' vote as an amenity they'd like to see at Lakeside DFw.

Shopping and dining ran neck and neck as the most popular “write in” amenities. Shopping won 45 percent; about 9 percent voted for a grocery store.

Some residents requested specific retailers like William Sonoma, the Apple Store, and Anthropologie while one stated, “high-end retail” and another simply wrote, “No Wal-Mart.”

Dining in general (as differentiated from lake view dining as noted in part one) polled 35 percent of the votes. When you consider that lake view dining ranked as the number one most important amenity in part one of the survey, it is clear that dining stands out a top priority for Flower Mound residents.

Entertainment-related amenities garnered 17 percent of the "write in" votes on the Lakeside DFW amenity survey.

And many reiterated that they want “unique lakefront dining” and plenty of it.

Some suggested “no chains” while other just wrote “fine dining” or “family dining.”

Nearly 25 percent wrote in “residential,” “some form of residential,” or “senior living.”

Others were more specific, suggesting “condo residences with a balcony view of the lake.” One practically wrote a contract: “Condo / Co-op with reasonable monthly fees (i.e. $250/mo.), and reasonable purchase prices (i.e. $200/sf).”

Height was mentioned twice. One resident wrote “nothing over three stories” and another wrote, “No high rises more than 10 stories.”

Entertainment-related amenities from night clubs to hotels received approximately 17 percent of respondents’ votes.

A number of respondents dream of accessing the lake, boats, marinas, ferries, and boat tours from Lakeside DFW. Two even wrote about “beach living.” (Note: the Corps of Engineers owns all the property immediately adjacent to the water.)

While the specifics of the amenities stood out for their variety and detail, the most remarkable responses reflected a more complete vision for the property.

We’ll cover those in the third installment of our amenity survey.

In the meantime, have you read the following items?

Survey Part 1

Southlake Town Square can’t be duplicated in Flower Mound

Five place-making principles

Flower Mound responsible for success at Lakeside

NOTE: You are encouraged to take our one-minute amenity survey by clicking here (if you haven’t already). The responses play an important role in the planning of Lakeside DFW and in helping town officials understand what citizens want at Lakeside.