Luxury townhomes and villas in the Nelson corridor of Las Colinas are designed for a specific kind of buyer: someone who wants resort-adjacent, golf-course-proximate, gated luxury without the maintenance footprint of a single-family estate. Frequent travelers, second-home owners, right-sizing residents, and pre-retirement and retirement buyers make up much of the demand. The Assaad Group at Compass represents buyers and sellers across all four featured communities.
What "Right-Sized Luxury" Looks Like in the Corridor
Right-sized luxury is not a smaller home — it's a different relationship with the property. The Vue, Linkside, The Residences at TPC, and the townhome portion of Fairway Vista all do this, in distinct ways. Same corridor, same gates, same resort and club adjacencies; very different products.
- Townhome — multi-story attached residence; shared walls; typically lower maintenance scope than single-family
- Villa — single-level (or single-level-livable, often elevator-equipped); detached or semi-detached; engineered specifically for lock-and-leave living
- Lock-and-leave — homeowner can leave for weeks at a time without managing landscaping, exterior, or daily oversight
The Four Featured Communities
Linkside
Cadence Homes townhomes; Nelson membership included. Seventy-five three-story townhomes with 2- and 3-bedroom layouts, elevated terraces, and oversized two-car garages with golf-cart space. Built on piers. Adjacent to the Nelson Golf & Sports Club, with a golf-cart path to the TPC fairway. Each purchase includes a one-year prepaid Nelson Social/Fitness Membership.
The Residences at TPC Las Colinas
Single-level golf villas, on the 17th and 18th fairway. New-construction one-story golf villas accessible by elevator. Located on two of the most photographed holes of the TPC Course, across from the Ritz-Carlton resort. Lock-and-leave luxury at the corridor's most signature course position. The project is independently developed (theresidenceslifestyle.com) — not Ritz-Carlton-branded, not Nelson-affiliated.
The Vue
164 lock-and-leave residences inside Cottonwood Valley. Gated low-maintenance two- and three-story homes (NOT a Lake Carolyn high-rise — see The Vue page for that disambiguation). Completed 2018; 39 three-story plans plus 125 two-story plans. Italian Carrara marble and wide-plank hardwoods in representative listings.
Fairway Vista at Las Colinas
Townhome portion of a 1998–2005 gated community. Single-family and townhome-style residences with hardwood floors, vaulted ceilings, and attached two-car garages. Most properties include lawn maintenance — the lock-and-leave detail that materially changes daily relationship with the home.
Buyer Profiles in the Townhome & Villa Segment
- Frequent travelers — global executives, consultants, and pilots who need a property that runs without them
- Second-home owners — buyers with a primary residence elsewhere who want a DFW lock-and-leave footprint
- Right-sizing residents — homeowners moving from larger DFW estates who want corridor lifestyle without estate-home maintenance
- Pre-retirement and retirement buyers — particularly drawn to The Residences at TPC's single-level, elevator-equipped villas
- Luxury investors — owners building a portfolio of resort-adjacent residences in DFW's most travel-friendly luxury corridor
Working With The Assaad Group on a Townhome or Villa Purchase
The Assaad Group is a Compass team active across nine DFW luxury submarkets and a member of Realm Global, the invitation-only network of luxury real estate professionals serving ultra-high-net-worth clients across more than thirty countries. The team represents buyers and sellers across all four featured townhome and villa communities and coordinates the Nelson Golf & Sports Club membership conversation with the club on behalf of clients.
The Assaad Group brings a civil engineering background to every townhome or villa showing — a perspective on lot, structure, party-wall and shared-construction quality, and long-term value that no other team in the corridor offers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which Las Colinas communities offer luxury townhomes?
Linkside (75 three-story townhomes by Cadence Homes), The Vue (164 two- and three-story residences inside Cottonwood Valley, completed 2018), and Fairway Vista (mix of single-family and townhomes built 1998–2005). For single-level golf villas, see The Residences at TPC Las Colinas.
What is the difference between a townhome and a villa in Las Colinas?
Townhomes are multi-story attached residences with shared walls — Linkside, The Vue, and the townhome portion of Fairway Vista are examples. Villas are typically single-level detached or semi-detached residences focused on lock-and-leave living — The Residences at TPC Las Colinas (single-level golf villas accessible by elevator) is the corridor's villa product. The distinction matters for stair-free living, maintenance scope, and resale audience.
Are these new construction or resale?
A mix. Linkside and The Residences at TPC are new construction. The Vue completed in 2018 and is now in resale. Fairway Vista was built 1998–2005 and trades on resale.
Which townhome community includes Nelson Club membership?
Linkside. Each Linkside townhome purchase by Cadence Homes includes a one-year prepaid Social and Fitness Membership at the Nelson Golf & Sports Club. Golf and Tennis memberships are available separately by application. The membership offering is subject to change per the developer.
What is lock-and-leave living?
Lock-and-leave is a luxury real estate framing for residences designed so a homeowner can leave for weeks at a time without managing landscaping, exterior maintenance, or daily property oversight. The Vue, Linkside, The Residences at TPC, and the lawn-maintenance-included properties at Fairway Vista all read as lock-and-leave-ready in the Nelson corridor.
Contact Kim Assaad — The Assaad Group at Compass
For luxury townhome and villa inventory across the Nelson corridor, recent solds, and off-market opportunities.
Schedule a Confidential Conversation
The Assaad Group is a member of Realm Global, the invitation-only network of luxury real estate professionals serving ultra-high-net-worth clients across more than thirty countries.
Ready to explore this market?
Let The Assaad Group guide you through the buying or selling process.
Contact Us