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White Rhino Coffee announced the grand opening of its newest location in the vibrant Cypress Waters development near DFW Airport on Wednesday, June 4. This marks a significant milestone in the company’s continued expansion across the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, bringing its craft coffee experience to one of North Texas’ premier mixed-use communities.
Located at 8955 Cypress Waters Blvd, Suite 102, Dallas, TX, the Cypress Waters coffee shop has a spacious 1,553-square-foot interior and an 887-square-foot covered patio that overlooks the lush greenery of Salazar Park.
In addition to its café operations, this White Rhino Coffee is uniquely positioned adjacent to a state-of-the-art conference center, offering a dynamic pairing of quality coffee and professional meeting space. The facility is primed to host events, training sessions, and corporate gatherings—all with convenient access to White Rhino’s full menu and catering services.
“We’re excited to open our doors in such a dynamic and fast-growing area,” said Chris Parvin, Founder of White Rhino Coffee in a statement. “Cypress Waters offers a perfect blend of business and community, and we’re proud to provide a space where people can meet, work, and connect over a great cup of coffee.”
Guests visiting the new location can enjoy White Rhino’s full range of freshly brewed coffee, espresso drinks, teas, baked goods, scratch-made food items, and their new line of Chargers – a better-for-you alternative to traditional energy drinks, offering bold fruit flavors with significantly less sugar.
“We’re thrilled to welcome White Rhino to Cypress Waters,” said Lucy Burns, Partner at Billingsley Company. “With the shop’s prime location next to our new conference center and in the heart of Salazar Park, it’s the perfect amenity for our tenants, residents, and visitors. The community will love the quality, convenience, and warmth White Rhino brings.”
Together, the three tenants signed a total of more than 43,000 square feet in the iconic tower, which will bring leasing at One Arts Plaza up to 92%.
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Something sweet is coming to far north Dallas: Kilwins, a Michigan-based chain famous for its chocolates and sweet treats, will open a location at the Sound at Cypress Waters, at 3081 Olympus Blvd. According to a release, the shop will open by early 2026.
Kilwins was founded in 1947 in Petoskey, Michigan by Don and Katy Kilwin, and is known for its boxed chocolates, fudge, and ice cream. Nostalgia and adherence to original recipes is part of their culture: They still make their assorted chocolates by hand using the same recipes developed by Don Kilwin decades ago.
There are now more than 175 locations in the U.S., with nine in Texas. That includes two DFW locations: Grapevine, and The Colony at Grandscape.
Signature treats include chocolate truffles, chocolate nut caramels, ice cream, and caramel apples.
Their ice cream is super-premium and most stores have 32 flavors in stock including butter pecan, cake batter, cappuccino chocolate chip, chocolate chip cookie dough, chocolate peanut butter, marshmallow s’more, mint chocolate chip, and New Orleans praline pecan. They also rotate in seasonal flavors like pumpkin pie.
You can get their ice cream by the scoop in their waffle cones, which they make in-store; or in cups, with hot fudge and caramel toppings; or by the quart.
This new Dallas location is part of a big expansion across Texas for the company, which has three other new locations penciled in for the Lone Star State in Waco, Midland, and East Village in Austin. Waco and Midland will open this summer, Austin and Dallas in early 2026.
“Texas is a natural fit for Kilwins,” says Kilwins president and CEO Brian Britton in a statement. “The climate supports year-round ice cream sales, the population is booming, and there’s an ideal balance of family-centric communities and Midwestern transplants who already know and love the Kilwins brand.”
Money manager Fisher Investments has made good on its promise to focus its growth in Texas after exiting the West Coast, adding four office buildings to its real estate portfolio.
The financial services firm based in Plano, Texas, moved its headquarters to the Lone Star State in 2023 after the Washington State Supreme Court upheld a capital gains tax on its wealthiest residents. Fisher Investments, led by Dallas-based executive chairman, co-chief investment officer and founder Ken Fisher, managed over $299 billion of assets under management globally as of the end of last year.
The 46-year-old company acquired the four Dallas-area office buildings totaling 442,542 square feet of office space, including three office buildings sold by Billingsley Co. as well as the corporate headquarters of G6 Hospitality at 4001 International Parkway in Carrollton, Texas, a northern suburb about 20 miles north of downtown Dallas. G6 Hospitality is the parent company of the Motel 6 and Studio 6 brands.
Naj Srinivas, an executive vice president for Fisher Investments, confirmed the acquisitions of the four office buildings to CoStar News and said the properties will be used “simply for future expansion capacity.”
The additional real estate enhances the money manager’s Dallas-area headquarters at 6500 International Parkway in Plano. Fisher Investments did not immediately disclose its plans for its current headquarters and how this newly acquired real estate will play a role in the company’s expansion.
The four office buildings are within a half mile of Fisher Investments’ headquarters despite being located in a different municipality. The acquisitions come at a time when deal volume for office users purchasing their own office buildings rose about 10% through the third quarter of 2024, according to CoStar’s market analytics team. Companies such as Raising Cane’s, Associa and Delta Electronics are stepping in to buy office buildings they intend to occupy — reflecting an interest in growing their businesses in the Dallas-Fort Worth region.
Miriam Cocina Latina has expanded to the suburb of Coppell. The flagship restaurant opened in 2019 adjacent to Klyde Warren Park and is widely known for the charismatic charm of founder Miriam Jimenez.
The traditional dishes from her kitchen represent a broad scope of Latin flavors, from Jimenez’s native Dominican Republic to a few Tex-Mex staples (almost compulsory in these parts).
Like the original space with its views of bustling downtown and the park, the new location at The Sound at Cypress Waters is also picturesque. In addition to the spacious dining room, a big (climate-controlled) patio faces the North Lake waterfront.
Miriam Cocina is open for lunch and dinner, and — soon— brunch on the weekends. The menu leans on fresh and light variations of traditional Latin dishes; some favorites include ceviche Punta Cana and the Pescado a la Veracruzano ($29.95), a whole fried snapper served with a traditional sauce. There are also empanadas, short rib enchiladas, carne asada and cabrito a la diabla.
Brunch offers a cornucopia of options from bacon, egg and cheese waffle sandwiches to creme brulee French toast and chilaquiles.
More than 100 drinks on the beverage menu range from martinis to margaritas and Sangria. There’s even a nod to co-owner Shannon Wynne: Shannon’s Milk Punch ($14) is whole milk with bourbon, brown sugar and vanilla extract.
Miriam Cocina joins several other spots from Wynn and his team at Cypress Waters, including Flying Fish, Flying Saucer and Rodeo Goat.
Miriam Cocina, 3121 Olympus Blvd., Coppell. Daily, 11 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Tellus Group closed on 970 acres for the first phase of the $1.5B Sherley Farms project in Anna. The master-planned community, which is slated to include 3,000 homes just east of Highway 5, will offer expansive green spaces and a 65-acre working organic farm as a cornerstone of the development.
Billingsley Company welcomed Horace Mann, a financial services company, to its newest building at 6275 W. Plano Parkway in Plano, Texas.
Horace Mann has signed a 50,033-square-foot lease, occupying the entire third floor, as it relocates from its previous Addison office to this amenity-rich and strategically positioned business park.
This relocation underscores Billingsley’s commitment to creating premium workspaces with modern amenities, designed to support forward-thinking businesses and enhance productivity in an adaptable work environment. As a trusted partner to educators and public sector professionals, Horace Mann’s move represents a valuable addition to Billingsley’s diverse roster of industry-leading tenants.
Lucy Burns, Partner Billingsley Company, expressed her excitement for the new tenant: “We are excited to welcome Horace Mann to our newest building in Plano. We are confident they will find the environment here inspiring to their employees and conducive to their continued growth and success.”
The new building is conveniently located next to the park’s Amenity Center, which currently offers a spacious conference facility and a state-of-the-art fitness center. A brand-new, staffed café is also set to open in the building, providing a variety of breakfast and lunch options, including coffee, sandwiches, salads, a juice bar and more.
Ryan Buchanan and Josh White with CBRE represented Horace Mann and Trevor Franke and Gini Rounsaville from JLL represented the landlord, Billingsley Company, in this deal.
Seven companies from a variety of industries have recently signed leases at International Business Park off the Dallas North Tollway Turnpike in Plano. While it’s already a large office hub with more than a dozen buildings, there are plans for it to double in size.
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COPPELL, TEXAS — Greystar has signed a 32,000-square-foot office lease in Coppell, located in the northern-central part of the metroplex. The space is located within the 1,000-acre Cypress Waters mixed-use development. Scot Ison of Axis Tenant Advisors represented the South Carolina-based apartment developer and manager, which plans to take occupancy early next year, in the lease negotiations. Billingsley Co. owns Cypress Waters.
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