Central Allen Townhome for Sale

Home to the largest high school in Texas, Central Allen is more mixed-use than other suburban Dallas-Forth Worth area communities, with housing, schools, parks, shopping and dining all in one neighborhood. Allen High School sits beside a 125-acre park and is surrounded on all sides by a mix of housing and retail developments. Interstate 75, the northern suburb's direct route to Dallas, borders Central Allen to the west, offering access into the city. “Central Allen is a very established area off of Greenville,” says Realtor Clair Cannon with Douglas Elliman Real Estate. “You can get to pretty much anything that you would want from a shopping standpoint, and you have good access to the freeways. It’s a nice, easy area to live in.” Though Central Allen is mostly commercial, it does have some apartments and in-demand single-family homes. Brick ranch-style homes are typical here, as are new traditional homes with brick and limestone exteriors. “Most of the homes are ‘70s and ‘80s built, and they’re well maintained,” Cannon says. “A lot of them have had multiple owners because they’ve been around for 40- or 50-something years, and I think that the tasteful updates that people have done