Plans for the Crown Centre at Castle Hills on S.H. 121 call for 30 buildings with offices, apartments, retail, hotels and restaurants.

By Steve Brown, Dallas News

The first building in a new Lewisville mixed-use project has opened its doors.

Bright Realty completed construction of the first phase of its 140-acre Crown Centre at Castle Hills project on State Highway 121.

The four-story, 109,000-square-foot office project is the first of 30 buildings planned in the development.

Almost 3 million square feet of offices, 2,000 apartments, 140,000 square feet of retail and restaurants plus hotels are planned in the Crown Centre development at State Highway 121 and Parker Road.

“Our vision for a pedestrian-friendly destination includes office interspersed with multifamily and retail linked by a system of trails, green space and water features,” Bright Realty CEO Chris Bright said in a statement. “Crown Centre is a great location for employers looking for a respite and potentially a major corporate campus.”

The Crown Centre building is one of two new office buildings in the huge Castle Hills development. The first high-rise office building at the Realm at Castle Hills opened last year.

The site for Crown Centre is some of the last remaining undeveloped land in the 5,000-acre Castle Hills community.

Castle Hills has been under construction for more than two decades and has over 4,000 homes plus apartments and commercial space.