Featured Developments

by Amanda Chara

WEST MIDTOWN - CEDAR HILL

The West Midtown plan project will offer residential, retail, and commercial space with a maximum of five-stories for the building height. The development will also be connected to the city’s new trail system from Hillside Village to downtown.

This plan illustrates one possible scenario that follows three fundamental underlying objectives that
serve as a foundation for this vision:

  • Respect and incorporate the natural environment into development;
  • Build strong connections to the civic hub that anchors the district; and
  • Extend the scale and pattern of development of downtown northward

For more information, visit Cedar Hill’s site here.


HENSLEY FIELD - DALLAS

Hensley Field is the site of the former Dallas Naval Air
Station, a 738-acre property owned by the City of Dallas and located in Dallas’ southwestern quadrant adjacent to the City of Grand Prairie. Situated on the north shore of Mountain Creek Lake, the site has over two miles of lake frontage and excellent views to the skyline of Downtown Dallas, ten miles to the northeast. The City wishes to leverage the value in this property to achieve multiple community objectives related to economic recovery, social equity and environmental sustainability – a catalyst for the reinvestment and resurgence of a part of the City that has not enjoyed the same levels of growth and prosperity as other parts of Dallas.

No significant construction has started due to legal-related delays.


THE SHOPS AT REDBIRD - DALLAS

One of the largest commercial developments in Southern Dallas, RedBird is a mixed-use property located at the former site of the Red Bird Mall. RedBird is a historic, mixed-use development for Southern Dallas that will feature more than 300,000 square feet of office space, 1 acre of public space, 400,000 square feet of retail space, luxury apartments and town homes, a Marriott branded hotel, and a Children’s Health 40,000 sq. ft. foot specialty center set to open December 2027. 

HALPERIN PARK - DALLAS

Halperin Park is a 5.5-acre green space being built over I-35E near The Dallas Zoo in Southern Dallas’ Oak Cliff neighborhood. The $172 million project will be Dallas’ second freeway deck park, with the same basic infrastructure as Klyde Warren Park, which bridges downtown and Uptown. But Halperin Park, a public-private partnership aimed at revitalizing the area’s economy, will have some unique touches as well, including programming reflecting Oak Cliff’s rich history. 

Phase I is complete and will run from Lancaster to Ewing Avenues. This phase delivers many features requested during community outreach, including a multi-purpose pavilion, large lawn, children’s playground, and a turnaround for food trucks and drop-offs. Phase I officially opened May 2026. Phase II is now in the engineering stage, with the full park estimated to open in 2032.

For updates, visit Halperin Park’s site here.



UNIVERSITY HILLS - DALLAS

University Hills is a 270-acre development in southern Dallas next to the University of North Texas at Dallas campus. Dallas-based Hoque Global broke ground on the development May 2025 that will feature hundreds of single-family homes, 1,500 apartments, 1.5 million square feet of commercial space and more than 50 acres of open green space on undeveloped land near the intersection of Interstate 20 and Lancaster Road. 

The Dallas City Council has approved up to nearly $36 million in tax increment financing for University Hill’s initial construction phase, which includes infrastructure work on residential and commercial aspects of the project.


HAMPTON ROAD - DESOTO

The Hampton Road Streetscape Master Plan was adopted in early 2022 and was designed to make Hampton Road a destination for DeSoto’s residents. The Streetscape Master Plan and its companion Land Use Plan will be implemented through roadway design and the adoption of a character-based code.

This project is grounded in five key objectives:

  1. Walkability: Creating a safe and vibrant streetscape environment for pedestrians
  2. Connectivity: Design solutions that link adjacent communities and districts
  3. Cultural Preservation: Integrating theming and branding while maintaining the existing unique cultural landscape
  4. Green Streets: Encourage healthy, environmentally friendly and sustainable planting solutions within the street network 
  5. Placemaking: Enhance the corridor through best management practices of streetscape design to spur economic growth and promote a strong central identity
On December 2025, DeSoto city council approved the rezoning of parcels in the Hampton Road corridor. There is no timeline for construction to begin yet. 

For more updates, visit DeSoto’s Hampton Road Initiative site here. 



GATEWAY AT GRAND PRAIRIE

The GATEWAY at Grand Prairie Masterplan envisions an urban, pedestrian-friendly district across all four corners of the IH-30 and Belt Line Road intersection. OMNIPLAN designed the entire corridor with a focus on place making, plazas, dense mixed-use development, and active, walkable streets, positioning the area as “a place to entertain.” The vision is already taking shape with the opening of the Major League Cricket stadium, serving as a catalytic anchor for future growth. Together with early residential and mixed-use development nearby, the project is intended to foster public-private partnerships among existing landowners, developers, and the City of Grand Prairie to guide long-term, phased investment across the corridor.


HISTORIC DOWNTOWN - LANCASTER

The Downtown Lancaster Redevelopment initiative is a developer focused effort to update and re-tenant the historic town square area. The intent of the redevelopment effort is to create a restaurant/food oriented destination that is attractive to Lancaster residents and as a unique food and cultural experience for locals and out-of-towners.

The district is in the heart of Lancaster’s original settlement and most of the buildings on the square were built in the early 1900s and retain that look and feel. The current tenant mix features DFW favorite local restaurants like La Calle Doce and a unique mix of restaurants, places to purchase chef-prepared pre-made meals, art events and festivals, a winery, a coffee shop featuring Japanese cold brew style beverages, a one-of-a-kind bicycle shop with clients from all over Texas, a bakery that been on the square for 40+ years, an event center, and a remodeled historic theatre. The mix of businesses features the diversity and cultural pride that makes Lancaster such a special place.


SANTORINI - SEAGOVILLE

Santorini is the City of Seagoville’s signature master planned mixed-use development, centered on a stunning 2.3-acre lagoon, which will offer a serene and picturesque landscape. Additionally, Santorini includes high end and diverse housing options, with over 1,900 single family homes, and 1,200 apartments, complemented by a 50,000 square foot recreation center featuring restaurants, a 16 lane bowling alley, a fitness center, an arcade and more. Santorini promises to be a landmark destination within the region.

To learn more about the development visit Megatel’s site here.

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