Hillwood Communities

Hillwood Breaks Ground, Construction Begins on New ‘Landmark’ Community in Denton

By Shelby Skrhak / December 10, 2025 /

Dirt is finally flying in Denton at Landmark, the massive new master-planned community by Hillwood Communities and sister developer Hillwood Properties. Located at I-35W and Robson Ranch Road, the 3,200-acre mixed-use development will bring roughly 6,000 single-family homes and 3,000 multifamily units, plus 900 acres of commercial and mixed-use space. The opening phase calls for…

Podcast: Master-Planning Developer Hillwood Brings New Homes to DFW by the Thousands

By Shelby Skrhak / July 30, 2024 /

Host Candy Evans sat down with Fred Balda, President of Hillwood Communities, for this episode of Dallas Dirt to discuss housing en masse, particularly their new developments at Harvest, Tree Line, and Landmark. The Fort Worth-based Perot company specializes in master-planned communities, which include signature developments like AllianceTexas, Circle T Ranch, and Frisco Station. Balda…

What’s Developing: Hillwood Finalizes Plans for Denton Property With a Historic Twist

By Tommy Cummings / July 28, 2024 /

Centuries of running water formed three sandstone ledges on land southwest of Denton. The knob is capped by dark brown arenaceous ironstone. From a distance, the ledges resembled a ship’s lookout, which earned the landmark the name Pilot Knob. Over time, the 900-foot natural protrusion — one of the highest points in north central Texas…

Smart Marketing Runs in the Family for Hillwood Communities’ Taryn Dandurand

By Elaine Raffel / June 23, 2024 /

Hillwood marketing manager Taryn Dandurand was still a kid when her mom founded Jack Black, the mega-successful men’s skin care line, in 2000.

Hillwood Communities Buys 1,380 Acres in Celina For New Master-Planned Community

By Joanna England / January 31, 2024 /

Celina is growing at a break-neck pace, and developers are working to add rooftops as fast as they can. To bring more housing stock to the increasingly populous North Texas suburb, Hillwood Communities has purchased the 1,380-acre Eland Ranch spanning from Preston Road to Custer Road to develop a master-planned community dubbed Ramble. The development,…