Groundwork Gears up First Phase of $1B Burleson MPC

Groundwork Development Partners is set to launch the first phase of Tallgrass, a mostly residential master-planned community in Burleson, just south of Fort Worth.

The development will sit on Chisholm Trail Parkway and FM 1902 on the western edge of the Fort Worth suburb. The estimated $1 billion development is expected to fill the 621-acre space, according to the Dallas Business Journal. Around 4,000 assorted homes in different styles will be constructed, along with 90 acres of parks and around a million square feet of commercial space.

Tallgrass was approved by Burleson last October, and plans to break ground are expected to begin execution by the end of the year, Groundwork principal Steven Spears told the outlet. Plans for the first phase, which encompasses 200 acres, 645 residences, 45 acres of parks and an elementary school have been approved, according to the outlet.

While the development has received approval, builders haven’t been chosen for the project just yet. That hasn’t stopped widespread interest in the master-planned development. Spears says he’s “very happy with the way the market has responded” to the Tallgrass plans, according to the outlet. Austin-based Lionheart Places has signed on as the project’s planner and landscape architect, while Raleigh, North Carolina-based Kimley-Horn will cover civil and traffic engineering.

According to Spears, the goal of the development is to create a wide variety of housing types: Single-family homes, estates, townhomes and apartment complexes will dot Tallgrass in the future. The variety allows for a multigenerational community, according to the publication, factoring in the needs of renters, first time home buyers and retirees.

“We are not tailoring this market to just a small slice of the demographic,” Spears said.

Tallgrass is the second master-planned community to land in Burleson. Chisholm Summit, a combination of a 2,000 home community as well as a construction trade school is only around three miles from Tallgrass, and welcomed its first occupants earlier this year.

— Hunter Cooke