Huffines Communities Breaks Ground on Solterra, Mesquite's Largest Community

DALLAS - Oct. 21, 2021 - PRLog -- A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for the newest Huffines Signature Community™, Solterra, in Mesquite. Developer Huffines Communities commemorated the project milestone with Mesquite Mayor Bruce Archer, members of the Mesquite City Council and many others from the real estate and builder community, celebrating the largest development in the city's history, with 3,900 new homes and 300 townhomes on 1,530 acres upon project completion. Solterra is expected to have a tax value of more than $1.6 billion with the first phase of development delivering 787 lots in the fourth quarter of 2022.

Located just 11 miles from the Dallas central business district, new homes in this community will start from $280,000 and range up to the high $500,000s, averaging 1,200 – 6,000-square-feet. Huffines Communities has taken care to protect the property's legacy with 560 acres of open space, preserving pecan groves, orchards and pastures that were a part of the original Lucas Farms.

"We are celebrating the building of homes and the building of relationships with Huffines Communities and others," said Mayor Archer.

"We're thrilled to celebrate this groundbreaking in a market still seeing massive growth," said Phillip Huffines, co-owner at Huffines Communities. "We have worked with the City of Mesquite and other leaders on public/private partnership efforts for several years to bring this dream to fruition, marking one of our largest projects to date."

Solterra features an abundance of first-class amenities with a grand entryway greeting visitors entering the community. In fact, the team from HGTV's popular Treehouse Masters show will design and construct a special treehouse park just for the community from Nelson Treehouse.

Huffines Communities took care to protect and restore the site's pecan groves, orchards and pasture areas and features a promenade park located in the median. Amenities were added for the children and families, including a fishing hut called "The Catfish Hole," where kids and adults can fish from a deck directly over the community's new 30-acre lake.

The community's resort-style pool complex will include an adult pool, an Olympic-sized lap pool, a pool with slides, a kid's pool with splash pads and a large sand beach with direct access to the lake complete with 14 miles of bike and hiking trails that connect to the regional trail system.

Thirteen prominent home builders are under contract and will start building their first homes during spring 2023. Builders in the first phase are: Cadence, CastleRock, Chesmar, David Weekley, FirstTexas, Gehan, Highland, HistoryMaker, Impression, MHI, Lennar, Shaddock and TriPointe Homes.

About Huffines Communities
Huffines Communities is a residential real estate development company established by Donald and Phillip Huffines to create first-class communities that provide an exceptional lifestyle. To learn more, please visit www.huffinescommunities.com.