The Shops at Bluffview brought 260,000 square feet (24,000 m2) of upscale apartment, retail, restaurant and office development to the area in 2008.

In 2019, Trinisc Residential completed the Aura at Bluffview,[2] a 473-unit Class A apartment community on the lake's northeastern trailhead.

A 3.3-mile (5.3 km) paved trail for pedestrians and cyclists surrounds the lake with fitness stations, benches, water fountains, restrooms, and picnic areas at several locations.

The feeding of wildlife is prohibited due to the lake's location in the flight path of Love Field.

The lake was the subject of media interest in 2017 over the development of an island in the middle,[3] which may be attributed to poor construction management practices and/or normal sedimentation patterns.