A sprawling new community is taking shape where Grand Prairie meets Midlothian, and it's big enough to make one of the region's best-known master-planned neighborhoods look modest by comparison. Lakesong, a 2,700-acre development fronting Highway 287 in Ellis County, broke ground last October and is now moving through its first phase of construction southwest of downtown Dallas.
Huffines Communities, the developer behind Lakesong, held its groundbreaking ceremony on October 16, 2025 at the intersection of Kimble Road and U.S. 287, according to Huffines Communities. The same announcement describes Lakesong as a 2,700-acre master-planned community destined to become one of the most exciting new neighborhoods in Ellis County. As CultureMap Dallas reports, the project is expected to take approximately 20 years to fully build out and will bring new homes and amenities to the Grand Prairie area.
Construction on the first phase of single-family homes is already underway, per Rebusiness Online. That phase includes roughly 400 homesites, with lot sizes ranging from 50-foot rear-entry lots to 85-foot front-entry lots, according to CultureMap. Builders already working in Lakesong include DRB Homes, Castlerock Communities, Chesmar Homes, First Texas Homes, Sandlin Homes and Del Webb, per the same report.
Lakes, Trails and a Heron Sanctuary Anchor the Plan
At full buildout, Huffines Communities plans approximately 5,000 single-family lots, 2,000 multifamily units and 40 acres of commercial space at Lakesong. The developer also plans 780 acres of open space and a 100-acre private lake, according to the company's groundbreaking announcement. CultureMap identifies that lake as Padera Lake, running along Lakesong Boulevard near the Highway 287 entrance, with Cove Lake planned at the heart of the first phase.
The community is also expected to include multiple fishing ponds, miles of trails connecting neighborhoods, and a nearby heron sanctuary, per CultureMap's reporting. Active residents will have access to the Cove Racquet Club, which the outlet describes as designed with a combined tennis and basketball court, a padel court, pickleball courts, a turf practice field and a tennis backboard, along with shade structures, picnic tables and bar-top seating. A separate Cove Event Hall is intended for celebrations and gatherings, according to CultureMap.
Del Webb's 55-and-Older Neighborhood Takes Shape
Within Lakesong, Huffines Communities and Del Webb are planning a dedicated active-adult neighborhood for residents ages 55 and older. According to CandysDirt, Del Webb Lakesong will span more than 160 acres and comprise nearly 600 homesites at buildout. Groundbreaking for that neighborhood is set for the first quarter of 2027, the outlet reports, with the first 180 homesites expected to be available for purchase in fall 2027.
Planned amenities at Del Webb Lakesong include indoor and outdoor pools, a fitness center and a movement studio, per CandysDirt's report. CultureMap's figures describe the Del Webb section similarly, citing approximately 600 homesites and a private amenity program exclusively for residents, with the neighborhood expected to open in 2027.
Schools, Timeline and How Lakesong Stacks Up
Lakesong falls within Midlothian ISD, which CultureMap reports ranks among the top 15 percent of Texas school districts. Students in the community are zoned to Vitovsky Elementary, Frank Seale Middle School and Midlothian High School, according to the outlet, which also cites U.S. News & World Report ranking Midlothian High School among the top 25 percent of Texas high schools.
Huffines Communities' 2025 groundbreaking announcement projected the first model homes opening in late 2026, while CultureMap's more recent reporting instead points to early 2027 for model homes and anticipates the first residents moving in during the middle to latter part of 2027. Huffines Communities has also developed Providence Village, Savannah and Viridian, among other communities, according to CultureMap.
CultureMap's reporting describes Lakesong as larger than Viridian, the developer's completed master-planned community in the Arlington area. Viridian is a completed master-planned community in the Arlington area. CultureMap separately notes that Solterra received Master-Planned Community of the Year at the Dallas Builders Association's 2025 awards, while Viridian carries an estimated value of $2 billion, per the outlet's reporting.
