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Draper

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit approvedGarland, TX

Approved 155-unit residential project (The Draper) on former cafeteria site, active in Garland with median rent $1,469; nearby housing demand confirmed but timeline unknown. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline

Retrofit in the pipeline

This site: …approved newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Ownership

Single-purpose entity

This site: GFNT OPPORTUNITY II LP county-parcels · all sites with this

Place

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 6,824 units, Dallas County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: The Draper, a three-story, 155-unit residential complex record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: The Draper, a three-story, 155-unit residential complex Approved by City of Garland. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit approvednewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	Redevelopment, approvedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	The Draper, a three-story, 155-unit residential complexnewtypes-extraction reported
Developer	GroundFloor Developmentnewtypes-extraction
Owner of record	Individual (Name Withheld)county assessor no source

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Official records (7)

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Dallas Central Appraisal District · parcel 262625400101R0000from dallascad.org
Dallas Central Appraisal District · parcel 26206550010010000from dallascad.org
Dallas Central Appraisal District · parcel 65015618210050000from dallascad.org
Dallas Central Appraisal District · parcel 26141900010020000from dallascad.org
Dallas County (48113) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
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EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (3)

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Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Garland, Texas on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

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Market (1)

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History and original facts

County	Dallas County
Census division	7 · West South Central
Notes	Draft from garlandtx.gov, model-extracted, unreviewed: The vacant former Wyatt Cafeteria on a 4-acre site at the northwest corner of South Garland Avenue and West Avenue B in Garland, TX is being redeveloped into The Draper, a 155-unit residential complex.

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Planning

Entitlement year	2020Wikipedia
Planning notes	Approved by City of Garland.Wikipedia no source

Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: Dallas County Clerk, real property records.

Parcel

Owner of record

Acres

Use · zoning

Value (appraised · assessed · taxable)

Last sale · deed

all 30 county fields

LOWPARCELID	262625400101R0000
PARCELID	262625400101R0000
SCHLTXCD	4
SCHLDSCRP	GARLAND ISD
USECD	2
USEDSCRP	Commercial
NGHBRHDCD	N/A
CLASSCD	17
CLASSDSCRP	COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
SITEADDRESS	1304 MAIN ST
PRPRTYDSCRP	BLK 1 LT 1R ACS 4.558
CNVYNAME	GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH REPLAT
OWNERNME1	GSCP RC
PSTLADDRESS	1224 MAIN ST
PSTLCITY	GARLAND
PSTLSTATE	TX
PSTLZIP5	75040
PSTLZIP4	6133
LNDVALUE	2382550.0
PRVASSDVAL	10532230.0
CNTASSDVAL	12434970.0
LASTUPDATE	1635872072000
MAPGRID	19-Y (DALLAS)
REVALYR	2026
PRVRVALYR	2023
IMPVALUE	10052420.0
PRPSDVAL	2

Individual (Name Withheld)

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Commercial

— (appraised)
assessed $12.4M

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all 30 county fields

LOWPARCELID	26206550010010000
PARCELID	26206550010010000
SCHLTXCD	4
SCHLDSCRP	GARLAND ISD
USECD	2
USEDSCRP	Commercial
NGHBRHDCD	N/A
CLASSCD	17
CLASSDSCRP	COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
SITEADDRESS	310 S GARLAND AVE
PRPRTYDSCRP	BLK 1 LOT 1 ACS 16.62
CNVYNAME	GARLAND HIGH SCHOOL
OWNERNME1	GARLAND I S D
PSTLADDRESS	PO BOX 461407
PSTLCITY	GARLAND
PSTLSTATE	TX
PSTLZIP5	75046
PSTLZIP4	1407
LNDVALUE	8687600.0
PRVASSDVAL	6098440.0
CNTASSDVAL	11298470.0
LASTUPDATE	1777581168000
MAPGRID	19-Y (DALLAS)
REVALYR	2026
PRVRVALYR	2024
IMPVALUE	2610870.0
PRPSDVAL	2

Individual (Name Withheld)

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Commercial

— (appraised)
assessed $11.3M

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all 30 county fields

LOWPARCELID	65015618210050000
PARCELID	65015618210050000
SCHLTXCD	4
SCHLDSCRP	GARLAND ISD
USECD	2
USEDSCRP	Commercial
NGHBRHDCD	N/A
CLASSCD	17
CLASSDSCRP	COMMERCIAL IMPROVEMENTS
SITEADDRESS	301 S GARLAND AVE
PRPRTYDSCRP	TS-57 ACS 0.6333
CNVYNAME	WILLIAM BUSSELL ABST 156 PG 182
OWNERNME1	SCOTT LARRY B
PSTLADDRESS	1309 WARWICK ST
PSTLCITY	GARLAND
PSTLSTATE	TX
PSTLZIP5	75040
PSTLZIP4	3366
LNDVALUE	331030.0
PRVASSDVAL	236000.0
CNTASSDVAL	339000.0
LASTUPDATE	1715178580000
MAPGRID	19-Y (DALLAS)
REVALYR	2026
PRVRVALYR	2024
IMPVALUE	7970.0

Individual (Name Withheld)

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Commercial

— (appraised)
assessed $339,000

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all 32 county fields

LOWPARCELID	26141900010020000
PARCELID	26141900010020000
CVTTXCD	172
CVTTXDSCRP	GARLAND ZONE #1 EXPANSION B
SCHLTXCD	4
SCHLDSCRP	GARLAND ISD
USECD	2
USEDSCRP	Commercial
NGHBRHDCD	N/A
CLASSCD	5
CLASSDSCRP	MFR - APARTMENTS
SITEADDRESS	217 S GARLAND AVE
PRPRTYDSCRP	BLK 1 LT 2 ACS 3.3377
CNVYNAME	DRAPER GARLAND
OWNERNME1	GFNT OPPORTUNITY II LP
PSTLADDRESS	1801 LAVACA ST STE 116
PSTLCITY	AUSTIN
PSTLSTATE	TX
PSTLZIP5	78701
PSTLZIP4	1329
LNDVALUE	1744680.0
PRVASSDVAL	25866800.0
CNTASSDVAL	25110000.0
LASTUPDATE	1706879954000
MAPGRID	19-Y (DALLAS)
REVALYR	2026
PRVRVALYR	2025
IMPVALUE	23365320.0

Gfnt Opportunity II LP

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Commercial

— (appraised)
assessed $25.1M

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Total

$49.2M

Site context

Housing permits, Dallas County (TX), 2024	6,824 units in 5+ unit buildings, 232 in 2–4, 5,655 single-family; 2023: 7,855 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	1 within 10 km, 12 within 25 km: Richardson Square Mall (5.8 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	144,905 jobs in 8,234 establishments; average annual pay $51,455; employment location quotient 0.80; employment -1.9% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	3,070 jobs; 262 in retail trade, 356 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 48113018802)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 36th income percentile as adults; 3.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (141 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	not a low-access tract at 1 mile; poverty rate 18.8%; median family income $45,395; 62 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Garland Independent School District (PK-12); 5 public schools within 1 mile: BUSSEY MIDDLE; PATHFINDER ACHIEVEMENT CENTER; FREEMAN EL; GARLAND H SNCES EDGE
Elevation	546 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	481 county-logged events: 196 hail, 140 thunderstorm wind, 113 flash flood, 12 lightning; $3,336,586,500 property damage reported; 8 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 75040, 2026-09	median list price $305,000 (-1.5% on the year); 141 active listings; median 57 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	7,783 establishments (+3%); 136,741 jobs (+20%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $304,821 (-2% 1 yr, +12% 5 yr); typical rent $1,653/mo (+1% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

Redeveloped vacant former Wyatt Cafeteria into 155-unit garden-apartment complex (The Draper) approved by Garland in 2020. Developer: GroundFloor Development. Status: Approved, under construction (per context).

Why. Median rent $1,469 aligns with local housing market (ZORI $1,653). Nearby projects: Richardson Square Mall (6km, under construction) and 11 others within 25km.

Where it stands. Project is active (not speculative), but exact completion timeline unknown. Verified status is draft.

For a planner

Approved by city
Nearby housing projects (12 within 25km) indicate market demand

For a developer

Median rent $1,469 matches ZORI
No new construction data beyond 2024 permits (2024: 5,655 units total)

What we do not know yet

Construction start/completion date not specified
No occupancy rate or timeline in record

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Sources

$30 Million Residential Redevelopment Project ... - Garland, TX
1 quoted sentence
The Draper

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Draper, Garland, TX." Record n-79c7d319e9, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/tx/garland-draper/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_garlanddraper,
  title = {Draper, Garland, TX},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/tx/garland-draper/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-79c7d319e9, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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