Grand Prairie celebrates Alice Court ribbon cutting; city-built homes open to first-time buyers

City officials and residents gathered for a Wednesday morning ribbon cutting at Alice Court, an affordable-housing development the city said resulted from more than three years of collaboration among the City of Grand Prairie, Dallas County and community partners. "A Wednesday morning ribbon cutting at Grand Prairie's new Alice Court affordable housing development celebrates the completion of a collaborative effort more than 3 years in the making between the city, Dallas County, and some generous community partners," the staff member said.

Officials said the project created life-changing opportunities for 10 first-time Grand Prairie homeowners; staff reported six households already have moved into the new homes and that officials have contracts on the remaining four homes. The Housing and Neighborhood Services Department supervised construction, which city staff said was completed in five months. An agency official described city crews doing the site work: "All the pipes in the ground, the drainage systems that are behind these houses, the streets that are here, all of that was done by city hands," the official said.

Residents at the ribbon cutting praised the development's convenience and amenities, noting the homes have three bedrooms, two baths and two-car garages and are located just south of downtown with easy access to schools and community services. One resident said, "There's the the the schools for my little princess... I'm so happy," summing up the personal impact the new housing has for families. Officials advised members of the public seeking information about housing and neighborhood services to visit gptx.org.