{"id":351304,"date":"2026-06-26T11:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/351304\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T11:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T11:30:08","slug":"multibillion-dollar-dallas-fort-worth-development-gets-started","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/351304\/","title":{"rendered":"Multibillion-dollar Dallas-Fort Worth development gets started"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"Developers broke ground on Cole Ranch, a development with over 4,300 homes, in early June.\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:3 \/ 2\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Developers broke ground on Cole Ranch, a development with over 4,300 homes, in early June.<\/p>\n<p>ASHGPHOTO\/Johnson Development<\/p>\n<p>Construction is starting on a 3,100-acre development in Denton after developers broke ground in early June.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" alt=\"\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnsondevelopment.com\/denton-tx\/mpc_cole_ranch\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cole Ranch<\/a> is an upcoming development on land west of Interstate 35W originally bought by Miner Thomas \u00a0\u201cMT\u201d Cole in the 1930s. His great-granddaughter, Jennifer Alexander, said in a statement that the groundbreaking was a milestone for her family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are looking forward to seeing our vision for a timeless community that honors our family and the beauty of this area come to life,\u201d Alexander said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Plans for Cole Ranch include 4,365 single-family homes, 26 miles of trails and two large lakes, according to the news release. More than a third of the development \u2014 1,200 acres \u2014 will be devoted to green space. The Cole family and the Cole Ranch development team held a private groundbreaking June 3.<\/p>\n<p>The project is a partnership between\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnsondevelopment.com\/about_us\" data-link=\"native\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johnson Development<\/a>, The Cole Ranch Co. L.P. and Denton Range LLC. Johnson Development is a company based in Houston that is developing two other communities in North Texas: Viridian in Arlington and Trinity Falls in McKinney.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s no better time to enter the Denton County market, which has been growing, said Tommy Tucker, Johnson Development\u2019s vice president of business development for Central and North Texas, in the news release.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA development like Cole Ranch is ideal for accommodating this kind of monumental growth, not only by bringing new homes to the area, but by doing so in a way that considers open space, schools, commercial opportunities and long-term livability,\u201d Tucker said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Cole Ranch will also have 156 acres of commercial development and a 55-acre business park along with two Denton ISD elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. Home sales are expected to begin in late 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Hillwood\u2019s industrial pipeline grows<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A rendering of Hillwood's newest industrial building, Alliance Westport 16.\" loading=\"lazy\"   style=\"aspect-ratio:16 \/ 9\" class=\"x100 y100 opc bgpc ofcv bgscv block bg-gray200 mnh0px fill\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A rendering of Hillwood&#8217;s newest industrial building, Alliance Westport 16.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of Hillwood<\/p>\n<p>Ross Perot Jr.\u2019s Hillwood announced plans to expand its already record-breaking industrial pipeline at its 27,000-acre AllianceTexas development.<\/p>\n<p>The developer announced that construction has started on Alliance Westport 16, a more than 1.2 million-square-foot Class A speculative industrial building. Construction is expected to finish in July 2027.<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>The project brings Hillwood\u2019s total industrial pipeline to 8.2 million square feet under construction or in design.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Located on Mobility Way, the site\u2019s planned capabilities include autonomous and semiautonomous vehicle operations. A private bridge connecting the site to BNSF\u2019s Alliance Intermodal Facility is under construction and expected to be completed in early 2027.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project is designed by GSR Andrade Architects. Civil engineering services were provided by Westwood. Hillwood Construction Services will serve as the general contractor and financing was done by Fifth Third Bank.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DHL lease<\/p>\n<p>Multinational logistics firm\u00a0DHL fully leased ALTO Pinto 45, a nearly 587,000-square-foot Class A industrial facility in South Dallas.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"uiTextSmall f aic jcc\">Article continues below this ad<\/p>\n<p>Owner ALTO Real Estate Funds announced DHL was to begin operating at the site in August.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis success was the result of a highly coordinated effort across ALTO\u2019s investment, development, and operating teams, alongside strong collaboration with our partners, consultants and leasing team,\u201d Yaniv Melamud, CEO of ALTO, said in a statement. \u201cWe are proud to bring a best-in-class tenant to the project and deliver a fully leased outcome for our investors.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Developers broke ground on Cole Ranch, a development with over 4,300 homes, in early June. 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