Mike Albanese

Mike Albanese is a freelance writer based in North Texas.

Selden Tual of Rogers Healy And Associates Lists ‘Very Unique’ Uptown Loft at 1999 McKinney Ave.

By Mike Albanese / June 2, 2023 /

Rogers Healy and Associates Real Estate just listed a unique Uptown loft in one of McKinney Ave.’s most sought-after buildings.  The listing describes the 3,100-square-foot unit at 1999 McKinney Ave. as just minutes from the Arts District and downtown Dallas with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, its own private balcony, and 20-foot floor-to-ceiling windows. Listing agent…

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McKinney National Airport Expansion Grounded After Voters Oppose $200M Bond Package

By Mike Albanese / May 8, 2023 /

McKinney residents showed up to the polls to vote down a $200 million bond package that would have expanded McKinney National Airport, hopefully leading to commercial use.  Of the 22,252 votes cast Saturday, 58.69 percent opposed the measure with 41.31 percent voting for the bond.  Despise the result, McKinney Mayor George Fuller said he “actually…

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Residents to Decide Fate of McKinney National Airport’s Expansion to Commercial Traffic May 6

By Mike Albanese / May 5, 2023 /

McKinney voters will play air traffic control on Saturday, either clearing the way for commercial use at McKinney National Airport or stopping those plans on the runway in the May 6 election.  Mayor George Fuller said the city has been in the process of talking to the community and doing outreach, and believes residents are…

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Corson Cramer Development Purchases 43 Acres in McKinney’s ETJ With Plans For 104 Residential Lots

By Mike Albanese / April 3, 2023 /

Dallas-based Corson Cramer Development announced they have purchased 43 acres in McKinney’s extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ), and the development will have 104 residential lots built by Perry Homes.  “We are excited to complete our sixth land acquisition, our first in 2023, and to expand our relationship with Perry Homes,” says Brian Cramer, co-founder and managing director…

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Gunter Ready to “Prepare for the Future” With Residential Building Boom

By Mike Albanese / March 27, 2023 /

Traveling north along the Dallas North Tollway you’ll pass the usual suspects — Frisco, McKinney, Prosper, and now Celina. Just a few miles north of the now-booming Celina rests the small town of Gunter.  With a population of around 2,500, Gunter is a quaint, small piece of Grayson County on the outskirts of development. But according…

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