Texas builder investing in new D-FW rental property communities

Major Texas builder David Weekley Residences is teaming up with a North Texas corporation to make rental household neighborhoods.

Houston-dependent Weekley is just the hottest significant one-household homebuilder to develop into the rental housing sector.

Weekley has shaped a new subsidiary — ICB Design LLC — that is partnering with Arlington-dependent ECM Advancement to create rental home initiatives in the Dallas-Fort Well worth location.

The very first a few are in the functions in North Oak Cliff and in Arlington.

“Right now, the solitary-family members rental marketplace is a single of the quickest-rising genuine estate segments,” T.J. Moore, president of ECM Enhancement, claimed in a assertion. “We are happy to be at the forefront of this progress and thrilled to associate with ICB in constructing these substantial-excellent communities.”

The builders’ prepared Echelon at Reverchon Bluffs neighborhood is remaining constructed on West Davis Avenue in Oak Cliff. The project will contain 82 detached properties ranging from 1,574 to 2,166 sq. toes. The gated group consists of a swimming pool and out of doors prevalent parts. The properties will have garages and little yards.

Echelon at Reverchon Bluffs will open its to start with homes this spring.

In downtown Arlington, ECM Progress is constructing 61 two-, three- and four-bedroom residences in a community at a public park.

And builders’ Eden Terrace group in Arlington will have 120 detached rental households in a gated group close to the River Legacy Park, which is north of Interstate 30.

The challenge also involves a clubhouse, a conditioning center and a pool.

David Weekley is now a single of the biggest solitary-spouse and children homebuilders in North Texas.

“We are psyched to start off this new small business prospect with ECM Enhancement,” Ken McDonald, location president for David Weekley Houses, said in a assertion. “Dallas-Fort Truly worth carries on to be a incredibly strong industry, and we see a whole lot of possible for long term expansion.”

Rental single-relatives home construction is a escalating pattern in the D-FW region and other big markets.

Arlington-dependent builder D.R. Horton is working on virtually a dozen rental property communities in significant marketplaces all around the state.

And Arizona-based builder NexMetro Communities has constructed extra than 2,000 residences in a dozen tasks across North Texas. NexMetro claims it has invested additional than $450 million in its North Texas assignments.

The builder has performed numerous dwelling communities in the Dallas area and is expanding in Fort Truly worth with 3 new developments.