HSR's Mockingbird Station Apartments: What It Means for Connectivity
Project announced January 2026
What's happening
Yield PRO reported in January 2026 that High Street Residential, a subsidiary of TCC, broke ground on a 394-unit multifamily development at DART's SMU/Mockingbird Station. The seven-story building sits at the northeast corner of Twin Sixties Drive and Worcola Street, with studios to two-bedroom units. Its amenities include integrated smart-home technology, coworking space, EV charging and a seventh-floor Skydeck. A 500-space below-grade public garage is being delivered at the same time. GFF Design is the architect, Andres Construction Services the builder, and Schmidt & Stacy Engineers the MEP consultant.
Source: Yield PRO (January 2026)
What this means for connectivity
Smart-home packages, EV chargers, garage access and coworking all count on the building network being up. Below-grade parking adds a cellular and Wi-Fi coverage gap that needs its own plan.
- A primary fiber circuit, ordered early. Carrier builds to new sites take the longest of anything here. Lock in the provider and the building entrance during site work.
- A property-wide network. Bulk or managed Wi-Fi gives residents service on move-in day. It's easier to plan equipment rooms, cabling and access points into the drawings than to add them later.
- A backup path. A Starlink failover link at the main equipment room keeps the leasing office, access control and resident Wi-Fi up during a fiber cut.
- Low-voltage for building systems. Gates, smart locks, cameras, package lockers and amenity areas each need a planned connection on their own network segment.
- Voice and life safety. Elevator and fire-alarm lines need survivable service, and E911 location data has to match the real unit and floor.
Install considerations & timeline
| Stage | What to settle |
|---|---|
| Site work / foundations | Order primary fiber. Lock in building entrances and conduit routes. |
| Structure / MEP rough-in | Walk pathways and equipment rooms. Pick roof and mount locations. Confirm backup power for network rooms. |
| Pre-turnover | Certify cabling. Set up Wi-Fi, firewall, failover and E911. Run a live cutover test. |
| Turnover / occupancy | Hand over as-builts and labeling. Set up monitoring for both links. |
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Frequently asked questions
What is being built at Mockingbird Station?
A seven-story, 394-unit apartment building by High Street Residential at DART's SMU/Mockingbird Station in Dallas, with a 500-space below-grade public garage delivered at the same time.
Do underground garages need their own connectivity plan?
Usually, yes. Concrete below grade blocks cellular and Wi-Fi signals, and access control, EV chargers, cameras and emergency phones there all need a connection. Plan pathways and coverage during design.
When should connectivity be planned on a new building?
Early, during site work or foundations, because fiber circuits have the longest lead times. Pathways and equipment rooms are easiest to settle by MEP rough-in, and failover should be tested before turnover.
Can Starlink be used as a business internet backup?
Yes. A Starlink terminal connected to a firewall with automatic failover takes over when the primary fiber drops. Because it doesn't share buried infrastructure, it protects against cuts and local carrier outages.
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