A plan to add over 13,000 homes in Waxahachie is projected to start midway through 2026.
Minto Communities USA, a Florida-based subsidiary of the Canadian Minto Group, announced the project after it was approved by the Waxahachie City Council in late January.
The new community in the southern portion of the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area will include 13,270 homes across an 3,170 acre space, according the company. After starting in 2026, the project is expected to take multiple years.
The development will be west of Interstate 35E, east of Lone Elm Road in Waxahachie, north of FM 1446 and south of FM 875. The site is west of most of Waxahachie.
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Of the over 13,000 homes in the community, 1,400 will be multi-family units. There will also be single-family homes, villas, cottages, townhomes and apartments, according to the news release.
Neighborhoods in the development will cater to young professionals and growing families. About 4,000 units of the development will be dedicated to active adults 55 and over.
Within the community, there will be an adventure park, a town center and 400 acres of open spaces and parks.
The new development will also include 1.2 million square feet of mixed-use commercial space, a middle school and two to three elementary schools, according to the company and council documents.
The Minto Communities development is expected to generate more than $42.2 million in annual revenue for the city, according to the company. The project is also expected to create over 2,000 construction jobs and 7,500 permanent jobs.
The Waxahachie City Council approved a zoning request, voting 3-2 on a series of measures for the development during its Jan. 28 meeting.
During the meeting, several Waxahachie residents testified against the development, or submitted letters registering their opposition. They cited concerns with traffic and the impact of more residents in the area.
The development has an estimated 16-year build-out phase to bring in people, said Council Member Chris Wright during the city council meeting.
Minto Communities USA has been based in Florida since 1978 and the Minto Group was founded in Canada in 1955, according to the company’s website. Minto Communities USA has developments in Florida and South Carolina and is now expanding to Texas.
A Minto Communities USA development planned for the Houston area has been thrown into doubt after disagreements with local officials, according to reporting from multiple media outlets.
Minto Communities USA worked with city officials for the past two years to design the community, said Dutch Neuweiler, a division president, in the news release. He said the development’s homes will have a range of prices.
“Our long-range plans include the ability to be adaptive to the ever-changing real estate market while protecting the vision of what makes a hometown community successful,” Nueweiler said in the news release.