The Vue at Cottonwood Valley

What The Vue Is — and What It Is Not

The Vue is sometimes confused, in passing, with high-rise condominiums on Lake Carolyn in the Las Colinas Urban Center. It is neither. The Vue is a community of two- and three-story homes — 39 three-story plans plus 125 two-story plans, 164 total — built behind a dedicated community gate inside the larger Cottonwood Valley footprint. The aesthetic is luxury low-maintenance: meaningful square footage, full-finish interiors, and the kind of HOA scope that lets a frequent traveler hand off the property and not think about it for two weeks.

The community completed in 2018, which makes The Vue the youngest of the Nelson corridor's six communities. For a buyer, that age delivers a specific advantage: every system in the home — plumbing, mechanical, roof — is in the early years of its useful life.

The Cottonwood Valley Wrapper

Because The Vue sits inside Cottonwood Valley, residents benefit from two layers of gate and security infrastructure: The Vue's own community gate, and Cottonwood Valley's larger gated perimeter with 24-hour security and two guard houses. Cottonwood Valley shares a property boundary with the Ritz-Carlton Dallas, Las Colinas, which means a Vue homeowner is also resort-adjacent.

The Nelson Golf & Sports Club is golf-cart accessible, and the Cottonwood Valley course wraps the surrounding community.

What Buyers Evaluate at The Vue

• Plan type — three-story versus two-story, and how the floor plan suits day-to-day living
• Lot orientation and curb-side privacy — particularly meaningful in a denser community where homes are closer together than in the surrounding Cottonwood Valley estate sections
• HOA scope — what is covered for exterior maintenance, common-area landscaping, and reserves for the community gate and amenities
• Resale-pricing posture across the 39 three-story plans (which carry different square-footage and lot characteristics than the 125 two-story plans)

The Assaad Group brings a civil engineering background to every Vue showing — a perspective on lot, structure, and long-term value that no other team in the corridor offers.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Vue a high-rise or condo on Lake Carolyn?

No. The Vue is a gated low-maintenance community of two- and three-story homes located inside Cottonwood Valley. It is not a high-rise and not on Lake Carolyn. The community was completed in 2018 with 164 total residences.

How many homes are in The Vue?

The Vue has 164 total residences — 39 three-story plans and 125 two-story plans. The community was completed in 2018, making it the newest community in the Nelson corridor.

Is The Vue inside another community?

Yes. The Vue is located inside Cottonwood Valley, the established gated estate community that surrounds the Cottonwood Valley course at the Nelson Golf & Sports Club. Buyers at The Vue benefit from the security and gate infrastructure of both communities.

What does the architecture and finish look like?

Representative listings at The Vue feature hand-laid Italian Carrara marble, wide-plank hardwoods, and crown molding. The community was purpose-built for the lock-and-leave luxury buyer — frequent travelers, second-home owners, and downsizers.

What school district serves The Vue?

The Vue is in Irving Independent School District. School-district lines in the corridor are address-specific and the team verifies zoning on every offer.