On Dec. 8, 2023, the city of Carrollton broke ground on EVIVA Trinity Mills, a mixed-use five-story building that will feature more than 430 multi-family units and live-work spaces.
EVIVA is the third milestone in the 25-acre phase one of the Trinity Mills Station development, located in the southeast quadrant of IH-35 and George Bush Turnpike.
“The first milestone was the approval in April 2020 for a 125,000-square foot, six-story class A office structure to serve as the marquee building within the new development,” Carrollton Urban Development Director Ravi Shah said in a statement. “And the second was the three-acre green park esplanade.”
The esplanade runs the length of the property, from the office buildings on the north side and EVIVA’s retail and apartment homes to the south.
According to a statement by the city, the $1 billion project will grow from 25 acres in phase one to a 300-acre transit hub for DFW once phases two and three are completed. Carrollton’s vision for the Trinity Mills Transit District includes class-A office buildings, luxury apartment homes, retail and a hotel within public plazas and walkable trails.
“Trinity Mills Station is the largest publicly owned transit-oriented development site in North Texas and the most connected,” Carrollton Mayor Steve Babick said.
The station will be served by the DART Green Line light service to Dallas connecting the Denton County Transportation Authority A-Train commuter service to Denton. Additionally, the area has the potential to become a gateway to Carrollton thanks to the east-west traffic from George Bush Turnpike and the north-south commuters from IH-35, highway and rail connections to Dallas Love Field and DFW International Airport and DART’s Silver Line Regional Rail only one stop away when completed in 2025/26.
NBCDFW reported that the development demonstrated that other communities could benefit from a unified regional transit agency that serves all of North Texas. According to Babick, the three existing transit agencies in North Texas are funded with taxes collected by member cities. “That needs to be somewhat changed — at the state level we need to think of ways to fund our transit,” said Babick.
For example, there is a new transit line planned to connect Downtown Carrollton to Frisco and Sherman — two cities that aren’t members of any transit agencies. According to NBCDFW, transportation planners think adding a regional agency would help relieve roads from the relentless traffic as millions more people move to North Texas.
“Every aspect of Trinity Mills Station is designed with meticulous attention to detail,” Babick said. “The quality partnerships forged here are what ensure its success and continue to make Carrollton the community that families and businesses want to call home.”