Quick answer
Legacy West is one of Grant’s strongest starting areas for a recent graduate working in West Plano because it can combine proximity to major corporate offices with newer apartments, restaurants, walkability, and a social mixed-use environment. That allows a renter to reduce weekday commute time without automatically giving up lifestyle. HomeBase still compares exact apartment quality, management, price, and current availability, and may add The Star/Frisco or a central-Dallas option to test the tradeoff. The advantage is not simply that Legacy West is close to work; it is that it can provide a genuinely livable post-college environment near the office.
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