By Richard Namme, Founder & CEO of Nabro Furnished Housing — a Dallas–Fort Worth furnished and corporate housing operator since 2008. Last updated: August 2026 · Serving Irving, Dallas, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Richardson, Denton, and Frisco.
Picture your first morning here. Coffee in hand, you step out and the water is right there, Lake Carolyn, calm and glassy, with the Las Colinas skyline reflected across it and joggers already tracing the trail along the shore. This is the view from our fully furnished, three-bedroom, two-bath luxury apartment at Lake Carolyn Parkway, and it's the kind of place that makes a temporary stay feel like an upgrade instead of a compromise.
I'll be honest about why I love this particular corner of Irving: it's personal for me. So before I tell you what makes this apartment special, let me tell you about the ground it sits on.
The story of Las Colinas — and why this lake is here at all
Most people don't realize Lake Carolyn is man-made. Back in 1973, a Texas visionary named Ben Carpenter unveiled a master plan for his family's old Hackberry Creek Ranch and turned it into Las Colinas - Spanish for "the hills." At the center of it, he built a 125-acre lake and a network of Venetian-inspired canals, the Mandalay Canal, winding past waterfalls, vine-covered bridges, restaurants, and shops. He named the lake Carolyn, after his sister. Fifty years later, it's one of the most recognizable addresses in North Texas, home to the famous Mustangs of Las Colinas sculpture at Williams Square and a corporate skyline that keeps growing.
Here's the personal part. Five years ago, on my wife's birthday, I took her out on one of the authentic European gondolas that glide across Lake Carolyn, the kind where they serve you lunch while you drift past the waterfalls. That's where I proposed. So when I tell you this neighborhood has a way of turning an ordinary day into something you remember, I'm not writing marketing copy. I lived it. That gondola still runs, and it's a short walk from your front door.
The Community
This is a genuine lake-view unit, three bedrooms and two full baths, fully furnished and move-in ready, overlooking the water with the Las Colinas ethos framed right outside your windows. Everything's already handled: the furniture, the housewares, high-speed Wi-Fi, and utilities bundled into one monthly price. You show up with your suitcases and your family, and you're home the same day.
The community wraps the living experience around you, too: a 24-hour fitness center for whenever your schedule allows, and a resort-style pool for the evenings you actually want to slow down. It's the rare furnished rental where "temporary" doesn't mean "making do."
Why this is the right landing spot for a corporate relocation
If you're relocating to DFW for work, location is the whole game, and this address is about as central as Las Colinas gets. Within a short walk or a few minutes' drive, you're at the doorstep of the biggest employers in the Urban Center:
- The new Wells Fargo Las Colinas campus, a lakeside development that opened in 2025 and brought roughly 4,500 employees to the water's edge.
- The CHRISTUS Health headquarters, the health system's 15-story home tower and one of the area's largest corporate employers.
- Toyota Music Factory and the Irving Convention Center, minutes away, for concerts, dining, and events.
And you're not fighting traffic to get anywhere else, either. The DART Orange Line's Las Colinas Urban Center station sits at 890 Lake Carolyn Parkway, practically next door, with a direct rail line to DFW International Airport and into downtown Dallas. For a relocating professional or a company setting up a transferee, that combination of a turnkey furnished home, a walkable office, and airport-and-downtown rail access is hard to beat. And because we are set up to work with companies directly with clean, expense-compliant invoicing, your HR or finance team gets exactly what they need without the back-and-forth.
Why this is the right refuge if you've been displaced from your home
If you're here because something went wrong at home, a fire, a flood, a storm, I want you to know this space was made for exactly this moment. When your life gets upended, a hotel room stops being tolerable fast. There's no room for the family to breathe, no kitchen to cook a real dinner, nowhere to keep up with the laundry. I've placed enough displaced families over the years to know that what you're really after is simple: somewhere that feels like home again while yours gets rebuilt.
This luxury apartment gives you that. Three bedrooms means the kids have their own space. A full kitchen means home-cooked meals instead of another takeout bag. In-unit laundry, a pool for the kids, a fitness center for you, and a lake with walking trails right outside for the evenings you need to clear your head. It's a calm place to land during an uncalm season. And on the practical side, we coordinate directly with your insurance adjuster and their housing-placement partners, so you can move in first and sort the paperwork second often within days, not weeks.
The neighborhood you get to call home for a while
Whether you're here for three months or nine, you're not just renting an apartment; you're borrowing a lifestyle. The trail around Lake Carolyn is one of the most scenic walking and jogging loops in the metroplex. The Mandalay Canal Walk is lined with restaurants and patios a short stroll away. The gondolas glide by on the weekends. And the Mustangs at Williams Square are worth seeing at least once. This is the version of Las Colinas the corporate brochures try to sell, except you'll be living in it.
Book now — this month's move-in special
Lake-view units in this community move quickly, especially heading into peak relocation and displacement season, and this is our featured showcase home right now. This month we're running a limited-time move-in special: Extended Labor Day week 10% off 1st Month Rent and Free Reserved Parking Spot and a $100 giftcard to visit any of the nearby restaurants and share your experience of the visit valid for check-in on or before Sept 14th, 2026. If the dates line up for you, this is the time to lock it in, once it's booked, it's gone until the next turnover.
Tell us your move-in date and how long you need, and we'll hold it while you decide.
FAQ
Is the Las Colinas apartment fully furnished with utilities included? Yes. It's a turnkey, all-inclusive furnished rental. Furniture, housewares, high-speed Wi-Fi, and utilities are bundled into one monthly price, with nothing for you to set up or transfer.
How close is it to the Wells Fargo and CHRISTUS Health campuses? Both are right in the Las Colinas Urban Center, within a short walk or a few minutes' drive of Lake Carolyn Parkway, along with Toyota Music Factory and the Irving Convention Center.
Can my employer or insurance company be billed directly? Yes. We invoice companies directly for corporate relocations with expense-compliant billing, and we coordinate with insurance adjusters and housing-placement partners for displaced-homeowner (ALE) stays.
What's the minimum stay? Our furnished rentals are built for mid-term stays of 30 days or more, month-to-month after the initial term, with flexible extensions.
Is there parking, a gym, and a pool? Yes. The community includes a 24-hour fitness center and a resort-style pool, and this is a lake-view unit overlooking the water. Ask us about parking and pet policy for your specific situation.
Can I view the unit before move-in? Yes. We will need you to schedule a day and time to visit using our online booking calendar. For your convenience, we also have a virtual video tour online. Search for or click here:
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About Nabro Furnished Housing
Nabro Furnished Housing provides fully furnished, all-utilities-included mid-term and corporate housing across Dallas–Fort Worth — Irving, Dallas, Grand Prairie, McKinney, Richardson, Denton, and Frisco. We've operated furnished rentals since 2008, specializing in corporate relocations, insurance/ALE placements, and travel-medical housing, with direct third-party billing and transparent, all-in monthly pricing.
Ready to see the Lake Carolyn apartment or check your dates?
Email reservations@nabroholdings.com
or call 866-531-4771.
Tell us when you need to move and who's covering the stay, and we'll do the rest.
