ELLIS COUNTY, TEXAS — Locally based developer Huffines Communities has broken ground on Lakesong, a 2,700-acre master-planned community in Ellis County, located south of the metroplex. Plans for the mixed-use development, which encompasses the cities of Grand Prairie and Midlothian, currently call for approximately 5,000 single-family homes, 2,000 multifamily units and a 40-acres commercial district. Onsite amenities will include roughly 780 acres of open space and parks, a trail system and a 100-acre private lake, as well as several fishing ponds, pools, pickleball courts, sports facilities, a fitness center and multiple amenity centers. Construction on the first phase of single-family homes is underway, and the first model homes are expected to be complete late next year.
Pictured is a rendering of one of the amenity centers at Lakesong, a new master-planned development i Ellis County that includes multifamily and other commercial components. Homebuilders in the first phase include DRB Homes (formerly Brightland Homes), Castlerock Communities, Chesmar Homes, Sandlin Homes and First Texas Homes.
Huffines Communities Breaks Ground on 2,700-Acre Master-Planned Community in Ellis County, Texas
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