“It’s like drinking from a fire hose,” said John Lettelleir, Frisco’s director of development services, of the city’s growth.
Even as the city approaches build out, single-family homes remain a primary driver of commercial development in Frisco, Lettelleir said. From master-planned communities like Lexington to custom homes at The Preserve, new neighborhoods are transforming Frisco’s remaining opening spaces and fueling commercial growth throughout the city.
The overview
More single-family developments are in the works in Frisco and coming across city leaders’ desks.
- Fields: This 2,500-acre mixed-use development is currently underway. It includes Fields West, The Professional Golfers’ Association of America resort and golf course, as well as multiple residential neighborhoods. The project is set to include 5,000 single-family homes. Within Fields, The Preserve neighborhood is slated for 200 custom homes.
- Enclave at Edgestone: The Frisco Planning and Zoning Commission approved plans for 16 additional single-family homes in this development at its meeting June 24.
- The Grove: This neighborhood could get 21 more single-family homes, pending approval by city officials. These plans were recently brought to Frisco’s Planning and Zoning Commission and received a recommendation of approval.
- Lexington: This master-planned community is about 600 acres located on the west side of Coit Road between Main Street and Eldorado Parkway. Upon completion, it is designed to house 2,000 families. Plans include 2,500 single-family homes, as well as apartments and retail establishments.
What they're saying
“We’re only in the second or third inning of a nine-inning game from the commercial perspective,”Frisco Mayor Jeff Cheney said.
“We’re not sitting on our laurels. We’re always trying to say ‘What would be better on the next [development]?’” Lettelleir said.
“More rooftops usually follow population increases and higher spending power,” said Yohannes Tedla, regional manager of Buffalo Wild Wings Go.
By the numbers
Home sales have fluctuated in Frisco over the last few months, with some ZIP codes seeing declining sales year over year. However, the city saw a rise in single-family permit filings between 2023 and 2024. The largest recent spike in these filings was in 2020, but that was followed by a three-year decline.
In the immediate years after 2020, Frisco had historic low lot availability for single-family housing. This led to a decline in single-family permits.
The bottom line
Local Realtor Jenny Dowdy said more single-family homes are on the horizon for the city.
“That’s what we’re known for,” Dowdy said.
A big driving factor for single-family home growth in Frisco is the city’s schools, Dowdy said.
She has seen home prices decrease and houses staying on the market for longer as recent trends in Frisco. But there are still plenty of new listings for single-family homes, she said.
New homes bring in and support area businesses, Cheney said. There’s a lot more commercial development still to come to Frisco, he said.
“A big part of the success of the commercial sector is having people that are going to eat in the restaurants, to shop at the retailers, that actually work in the community in the office buildings and become part of these individual kinds of ecosystems,” Cheney said.
One example of this is a Tom Thumb moved into the Lexington community in April 2024. Other businesses also followed, such as SweatHouz, Blaze Pizza and Buffalo Wild Wings Go as homes continued to be built.
Cheney said people gravitate toward single-family developments that provide the amenities they want, like access to local businesses. Residential and commercial development work hand-in-hand, he said.
Yohannes Tedla, regional manager of Buffalo Wild Wings Go, said he’s excited for his restaurant to grow alongside the Lexington project and the city as a whole.
“It signals strong growth and rising demand,” Tedla said.
