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Jul 21, 2020

Corpus Christi City Council backs $41 million North Beach canal project

The city of Corpus Christi is moving forward with a plan to build a navigable canal for North Beach. City Council unanimously voted Tues...

Jul 21, 2020

City leaders vote in favor on North Beach canal project

Corpus Christi's City Council has already approved a financing plan for a new Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone.

Jul 21, 2020

My Office: Jeff Blackard

Atop winding stairs of a bell tower, behind a hidden bookcase, and overlooking a lake is Jeff Blackard’s “nest.” His developments span fr...

Jul 21, 2020

Judge rules in favor of defendants; Pharaoh Valley residents hopeful...

Jul 21, 2020

Texas Millionaire to Invest in Pasman Riviera

Originally published in Croatia Times March 13, 2018 People around the globe are impressed by beauty of Croatia. In a way, a lot of forei...

Jul 21, 2020

Developers' North Beach vision starts with "seaside village"

In Texas oilman Lynn Frazier's office there's a wall opposite his desk, painted floor-to-ceiling, depicting a scene he knows well. It's n...

Jul 21, 2020

All Roads Lead: Jeff Blackard’s vision for village life in the modern age

By Alexandra Cronin | Originally published in Plano Profile July 2017 Jeff Blackard speaks softly about changing the world. He declares t...

Jul 21, 2020

A European Style Village

Adriatica is a planned development that started almost 20 years ago and continues to grow. Cobblestone walkways, an island chapel, and 16...

Jul 21, 2020

Blackard is on a Mission

THE DALLAS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER AND EVANGELICAL WANTS TO SAVE AMERICA, ONE VILLAGE AT A TIME. WRITTEN BY CHRISTINE PEREZ | PUBLISHED IN ...

Jul 21, 2020

Blackard Among Dallas 500

DALLAS’ MOST POWERFUL BUSINESS LEADERS GATHERED WITH WICK ALLISON AND THE EDITORS OF D CEO FOR THE PUBLISHER’S RELEASE OF THE INAUGURAL E...

Jul 21, 2020

The Next Way to Develop

JEFF BLACKARD IS FED UP WITH THE WAY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE BEING BUILT. WRITTEN BY CHRISTINE PEREZ | PUBLISHED IN D MAGAZINE Jeff Blackard is...

Jul 21, 2020

RENAISSANCE MAN

WRITTEN BY AMY REISNER | PUBLISHED BY DIA FOR SOUTHLAKE STYLE The Bell Tower seemed bigger before I entered from the outside through the ...

Jul 21, 2020

In Search of the Lost Ark

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN TWO DALLAS BUSINESSMEN WENT LOOKING FOR THE TREASURE THAT ELUDED INDIANA JONES. WRITTEN BY CHRISTINE PEREZ | PUBLISHED...

Jul 21, 2020

A Bit of European Flair

*ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY SOUTHLAKE STYLE* DFW DEVELOPER TO BRING A BIT OF EUROPEAN FLAIR TO WESTLAKE. When Jeffory Blackard was looking f...

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