The Texas Bucket List - Adriatica Village in McKinney

[@bosse641]

I like it. God bless him for trying to do something positive for people beyond a roof over their head.

[@Str8Bidness]

Drove by here many times. Was always Gobsmacked by how beautiful it is.

but at the end of the day its all just still apartments with a pretty facade.. slaves to the system pay their rents to the big LLCs who are getting richer by the day while the renters lose their money

[@MichaelBrown-ho5wc]

As a native Texan and someone that grew up in Dallas, when I first started watching this piece I thought to myself you have got to be kidding…. But the further I got into the video I changed my mind. It’s not about faux European look, but the fact that the developer realized the village needed a florist and then subsidized that florist. That is impressive to me. In general I believe most people involved in real estate are nothing more than greedy parasites but this developer may be trying to change that

[@paavola2]

Look into George Fuller… the mayor of McKinney and the developer of Adriatica. Hmmm

[@rogertemple7193]

Another awesome episode of the Texas Bucket List with Shane I've been to McKinney several times and never knew this village was there but I'm glad to hear about it Thanks Shane.🇺🇲🤠👋🇺🇲

[@NidaKazmi]

Was just here last night, it’s 5 min from us. There’s nothing to do here except take a small walk. Cavalier is fantastic food. The community is for retired people, and it’s much higher priced. Everything in TX can be pretty until 100 degree weather hits

[@warsawpacked418]

I love that place! And there is going to be another one in Corpus? Fantastic!

[@4JTH]

I live in Corpus Christi. The village he built here is nice, looks the same but is not quite as big. It has a chapel and a working lighthouse. I wondered where the idea came from. Pretty cool.

[@anonie8770]

It’s a beautiful place it’s my favorite place to go.

[@KASVENTURES]

Yessss love the video!!! Good job both Mr Blackard and Texas Bucketlist!!!

[@torreyweaver]

Wish i would have known y'all were there, i live just across the street.

[@franciscosandiego3026]

I like Texas bucket list videos on KZbin from the imperial county California 🇺🇲🇺🇲

[@buttfucker3000-bs6ej]

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[@OculusVector]

Make stone architecture great again.

[@europljanin9080]

hahahahaha well done, this is a phenomenal slogan, I could become iconic like my role model MAGA

[@FloridaRaider]

Much better than the soulless, generic subdivisions that are so pervasive today

[@kare.3664]

love fresh flowers

[@deborah9384]

He mentioned Croatia, Europe in general. Built, adapted to people. All the streets, to walk into town,without feeling like they are. It’s very nice.

[@Padoinky]

I lived in FloMo (Denton Cnty) since 2010 and I’ve never heard of this development (then again, I’ve never really ventured further than Downtown Dallas and Fort Worth, Highland/University Parks, South Lake, Coppell, Plano and Frisco)

[@cjfetters]

I hope he does a project in Houston!

[@napalmdotnet]

That is an amazing village but that cobblestone road really tests how quiet your car is. You'll hear EVERY creak in your car and it's suspension. LOL

[@dmunoz1943]

They started something like this in, Georgetown Tx….the layout was kind of Italian, a beautiful design, there was a lake and an amphitheater and a building that looked like a church. The plans came out before Covid, well, it’s 2024 and apartments and condos have gone up, but all the other stuff that was shown in the original plans are nowhere to be seen. Maybe latter on, but now it’s just another apartment complex thats prettier than the rest of the other apartments going up everywhere in and around town. This place in McKinney look pretty nice. Something different.

[@jonlambert76]

This exact idea, but maybe having a car parking area outside of the village would be great. It's still very road and car centric, but one step in the right direction.

[@byronholmes2496]

Good day to all.

[@Hank_Kingsley81]

I've been waiting for him to build the village in corpus for seven years already...

[@mikecon7634]

Very cool.

[@LoriL010]

And the The Guitar Sanctuary is there if you enjoy live music..

[@nomaanalwi9495]

Wonderful concept!

[@BlackardCo]

Thanks for stopping by! 👋

[@europljanin9080]

The church looks authentic, I don't know why the model for this village was Supetar on Brač, although it is great, there are even better architectural places on the Dalmatian coast, such as Komiza on Vis, Korcula on the island of the same name or Trogir, and the highlight would be if somewhere built a replica of Diocletian's palace in Texas or California. This is actually a symbol of why America is what it is, why it is the land of dreams and possibilities, where the dream becomes reality. From my window you can see the island of Brač. Povratne informac

[@StacieBussey]

Does it have a grocery store? I grew up in small town Texas and the grocery store, drug store, florist, etc made our small town community

[@RGJ770]

There’s a grocery store across the street.

[@exekious321]

He figured out that we Americans design our cities wrong based on zoning and parking requirements.

[@infini.tesimo]

All future real estate should be built this way even though I doubt big corporations will allow for it since it siphons money and influence away from them.

[@garyjackson3531]

They can make more money on a master planned community than a simple housing development.

[@BuckingHorse-Bull]

yall dont need to add any music in the background

[@bjperez9076]

Bro took SIM City to a new level.

[@LBHSEccentricArt]

Hmmm 🤔 my x bought a house there and just sold it, said it got too big to fast . They are moving to Oklahoma, cheeper

[@shelleymalone2456]

Poundsbury, inspired by King Charles was the first of the planned villages. Then came Seaside, Rosemary Beach, Alys Beach, Schooner Bay....and many more. Hats off to you, Sir! It is the way most of us can connect again.

[@Whatta33]

Should get together with Mate Rimac and build his factory there…and another village 😅

[@crazyhorse9556]

Did I miss something?? He said he realized that everything he had been developing was segregating and he wanted to build a village that did not separate people by income levels. A village where everyone could come together share wisdom, ideas, political views blah blah blah Kumbaya. These home prices don't show any kind of disparity. Someone please educate me. Thank you.

[@KASVENTURES]

Of course. Inside Adriatica village is an apartment complex for those of us who can’t afford a house here but want to live here. Rent is not the cheapest in the area, but it’s not crazy expensive either. I’ve been living here for 3 years and I love it! I have neighbors that are teachers, Amazon workers, college students, nurses, etc… you should come visit. We have a video on Adriatica village in our channel in case you want to check it out

[@davidsike734]

I wonder if he speaks Serbo/Croatian and if he has roots there.

[@gaylapehl8848]

Sounds like a 15 minute city to me.

[@ThisBetterBeGood]

It’s pretty but I don’t think Texans have the same mentality as people in Croatia. There are shops and restaurants and doctors offices but in the actual housing area you don’t even see people walking around or congregating. I think the main difference is Texans basically live in their cars. Everywhere we need to go requires driving. So it’s very hard to get that village feel. Just my two cents.

[@SK-lf1cr]

Wonder how Sulphur Speings is going to take the village,they hate growth and aren’t the best people to adjust to this style of living

[@bmiles4131]

It’ll just be a fancy housing development. Businesses will grow outside of it and maybe kill the main-street area. I was going to retire out in the country there, now it will be too expensive. Have to go further out in the country I guess.

Its not really a true village when its packed full of corporate apartment buildings and the both the residents and shops all pay rent to some big LLC

[@garyjackson3531]

Run along Democrat. The adults are talking.

[@stevekim3217]

Yep it’s really nice but very expensive !!!!!!

[@franciscodanconia4324]

It looks like apartment complexes with a little church thrown in. Flower Mound has something like that too. Not “European Village” in any shape or form.

[@1BobsYourUncle]

Ok Karen…

[@rvasquez8057]

I'd move there just to forget for a moment that I really live in one very politically screwed up state where believing that all life is precious means you have to carry a gun on you like Jesus did....

[@garyjackson3531]

What are you prattling on about? Jesus told his followers who didn't have swords to sell their cloak and buy one. If guns had existed, you better believe Jesus would have had one. This is the United States of America. Keeping and bearing arms is a Constitutionally guaranteed and protected Basic Human Right. If that bothers you, you are free to leave.

[@rvasquez8057]

@@garyjackson3531 Ah, spoken like a True Loving American Christian. Sorry, I forgot all that turn the other cheek, love thy neighbor, I tell you, If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat; and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink; But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be the sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men, the Lord will reward you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, all that was just meaningless Bible Babble. Jesus would have been strapped with an AK and Glock and blown the heads of all those folks who doubted him. Jesus was just another Charles Whitman waiting in a tower.... You must be reading from the New Texan Bible version..... Peace Be With You Brother, or Else.....

[@Mutombe]

He wants to bring Croatia to McKinney,Tx . It is artificial Croatia. You would need a Croatian spirit.

[@mattbosley3531]

Well, it's an American version of a European village. Not much like a real one.

[@Tony-k9i]

These fools got way too much money

[@gmoney3685]

This place is falling apart

[@bozomonster]

The last thing they want to see is low income people living in Adriatic. I will buy into his village dream when Section 8 housing is built in the community and it's proves successful.

[@torreyweaver]

The properties on the bank across from Adriatica are million $. There's really no room in this area to build anything new.

[@bonesandbells]

It's relative "low income" in that area for their $1,698/mo. 1 bedroom apartment. Larger and recurring profits with these apartments than selling houses for the developer.

[@micmousebg]

I hope they never build any Section 8 near where I live.

Section 8 is a plague that's forced on society because the system is broken

[@thomasbrogan8036]

@bozomonster 🤮

[@mickey2642]

overated, nothing close to Europe and nothing to do in the so called village, go to a small town instead where the real history and good stuff is, this complex "village" ain't it

[@tellthetruth1964]

Apartments are the only thing they are building now in Texas. It’s so sad.

[@garyjackson3531]

Not true.

[@gallerymotorsports]

Sold out.... totally non-discreet advertising....

[@woodrow1037]

Nope...small area...Too many people.

[@SK-lf1cr]

lol,you ever head of high density areas? 😂😂

[@danmcclaren5436]

Another joke project. It’s so small and its surroundings are already fully developed. So this basically already complete

[@SK-lf1cr]

You are in the Middle of McKinney 😂😂 that’s to be expected

I call em Lipstick projects... they look really nice but at the end of the day they are nothing more than overpriced apartments for the slaves of the system, who continue to get poorer while the owners get richer

[@warrendonofrio4986]

I lived there for a year its a shithole

[@TeutonicTribe]

You might be right but as someone curious here who chanced upon this vid, your opinion is a bit shit itself w/o giving a few reasons why.

[@gs1150adv]

Rat infested....or a little piece of NY. DUMP. Save your money and buy in Stonebridge Ranch...you can walk there and avoid the smell. My Lab used to go crazy trying to case rats.

[@TheSmellalicious]

The village would be twice as beautiful with gardens and landscaping. Architecture is only half the equation.