The Housing Pipeline — Dallas–Fort Worth Premium Edition

Week of September 30, 2026

The DFW growth machine is running at full tilt, and this first Premium edition maps where the next wave of homes is actually being entitled. The story this week is a split screen: in Dallas proper, developers are fighting block by block for infill density against organized neighborhood opposition, while the northern suburbs are playing a different game entirely — thousand-home master plans and nine-figure downtown bets moving on assembly-line timelines. From the $800M Preston Royal showdown in Preston Hollow to a 528-acre blank canvas in Celina, here's what's real, who's behind it, and what happens next.

Dallas — Preston Royal

The biggest single bet in the metro's pipeline right now: roughly $800M of mixed-use on ~7 acres at the southwest corner of Preston Rd & Royal Ln — a 19-story hotel, an 18-story multifamily tower with a mixed-income component, a 12-story office building, and a restaurant village. Status: City Plan Commission recommended approval in August; the council hearing, postponed from Sept 9, lands Oct 14. The catch: Preserve Preston Hollow has gathered 5,000+ petition signatures in opposition (per press), so the Oct 14 vote is genuinely contested. Developer: Burk Interests (Leland Burk) / Greenway Investment Company — per press reporting, not confirmed in official sources reviewed. Construction start: not stated. Contact: Greenway Investment Company, (214) 880-9050, greenwayinvestment.com • Burk Interests (Leland Burk), (214) 212-2353.

Dallas — One Wellborn (Z-26-000043)

A quieter but telling Oak Lawn play: a 23-story luxury condo tower with 50 for-sale units ($180M+) at 3618 Gillespie St, replacing 12 existing 1970s townhomes the venture already acquired. CPC approved it Sept 3 (with amended conditions) and the Oak Lawn Committee supported it — it now goes to council, date not yet set. Applicant on the official record: Preston Cheng / 3618 Gillespie LLC, rep'd by Karl (Carl) Crawley / Masterplan. Construction start: not stated.