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Centurion American Expands Its Gunter Footprint With 4,200-Home Platinum Ranch Development

By Shelby Skrhak / June 16, 2025 /

Centurion American Development Group is doubling down on Gunter. Farmers Branch-based developer and its CEO, Mehrdad Moayedi, have announced plans for Platinum Ranch, a nearly 2,000-acre master-planned community set to break ground in late 2025. The expansive development sits along the Grayson County Toll Road just west of Preston Road, positioning it squarely in what…

The Galatyn, McKinney Avenue’s Newest High-Rise, Near Completion

By Shelby Skrhak / May 26, 2025 /

Last year when StreetLights Residential president Rob de Bruin sat down with CandysDirt.com, stingy capital markets and high interest rates were at the forefront of the Dallas-based luxury developer’s collective mind. Fast forward to today, and you could add building material tariffs to the list, but Dallas-based StreetLights is forging ahead with a new uptown…

Tarrant County Leads DFW in New Listings as Summer Real Estate Season Heats Up

By CandysDirt / May 16, 2025 /

From Staff Reports The summer home buying and selling season is picking up across North Texas, with Tarrant County seeing the biggest jump in active listings for April 2025 — up 27.3% year over year, according to the Greater Fort Worth Association of Realtors. Despite the increase in inventory, prices are holding steady. Tarrant County’s…

How Do You ‘Keep Fort Worth Funky’? Building on the Old Merrimac Disco Seems Appropriate

By Shelby Skrhak / April 23, 2025 /

From Staff Reports The Dallas-Fort Worth chapter of the Urban Land Institute is posing an interesting question for its next event: “Is Fort Worth the next Austin?” As North Texas is expected to grow from 8.2 to 12 million people in the next 20 years, land planners and the like are asking how to tackle…

Green Brick Partners Plans Pilot Point Area Homes, Region Swells

By Charles Grand / March 15, 2025 /

Betting on the metroplex’s continued growth, Green Brick Partners recently bought 567 acres of land in the southwest corner of Grayson County. The residential developer is planning to build 2,100 single-family homes on the property for its master planned Burks Ranch community, which will be located just northeast of Pilot Point by Lake Ray Roberts…