Furst Ranch in Flower Mound, Texas: The Complete Buyer's Guide to One of North Texas's Most Anticipated Communities

by OnDemand Realty

Furst Ranch in Flower Mound, Texas: The Complete Buyer's Guide to One of North Texas's Most Anticipated Communities

There are master-planned communities in DFW, and then there is Furst Ranch. A 2,300-acre development at the intersection of US Highway 377 and FM 1171 in Flower Mound, zoned to one of the most sought-after school districts in the state, anchored by a confirmed H-E-B, designed around a 97-acre Central Park, and built by nine of the most respected homebuilders in Texas. Homes starting in the high $500,000s. No price ceiling.

This is not a community that crept up quietly. Furst Ranch has been the subject of Denton County planning conversations, school district land acquisitions, and Town of Flower Mound approvals for years. The day Highland Homes listed the first presale homes on January 12, 2026, the community entered a new phase — one that buyers who have been watching it need to move on now.

This guide covers everything: the developers, the three distinct neighborhoods, every builder and their product, the pricing tiers, the amenities, the H-E-B, the schools, the timeline, and most importantly — the tax rate, which is one of the most buyer-favorable in the southern Denton County new construction market.

The Origin Story: From Furst Family Land to $800 Million Deal

Furst Ranch's name is literal. The Furst family of Flower Mound has owned this land for generations — one of the last large contiguous tracts of undeveloped land in southern Denton County along the US-377 and FM 1171 corridor. Jack Furst, the family patriarch and a partner in the development, has spoken publicly about his vision for the community: "Modern living on the prairie." That framing — a branded, cohesive development identity reminiscent of Harvest or Pecan Square — runs through every design decision in Furst Ranch's master plan.

The development was originally structured through a partnership between Houston-based real estate investment manager Hines, international capital partner Trez Capital, and the Furst family. Hines is among the most credentialed real estate investment managers in the country, with decades of DFW market experience and a track record of large-scale community development across major U.S. markets.

In April 2025, Furst Ranch was acquired by Starwood Land, a Miami-based real estate developer, as part of an $800 million transaction covering multiple North Texas communities. Starwood Land's acquisition of this asset signals the level of institutional confidence in Furst Ranch's long-term value — this is not a speculative community. It is a billion-dollar institutional bet on the southern Denton County market.

"We're excited to partner with Starwood Land to bring this upscale community to life in one of the last remaining places to build in Flower Mound," said Jason Walker, division president of Highland Homes in Dallas, at the January 2026 presale launch.

That phrase — "one of the last remaining places to build in Flower Mound" — deserves emphasis. Flower Mound is a near-fully built city. Major undeveloped acreage at this scale does not exist elsewhere in its limits. Furst Ranch is not competing with other Flower Mound communities for land. It is the last one.

Location: Why 377 and FM 1171 Is the Right Address

Furst Ranch is located at the intersection of US Highway 377 and Cross Timbers Road (FM 1171), at the western edge of Flower Mound near the Bartonville and Argyle city limits. The Town of Flower Mound's official description frames it as "the western gateway to the Town of Flower Mound."

Highway access:

US-377 — the primary north-south corridor connecting Flower Mound, Bartonville, Argyle, and Northlake to the broader DFW network
FM 1171 (Cross Timbers Road) — east-west connector to Flower Mound proper, Lewisville, and ultimately I-35E
SH-114 — within a short drive east toward DFW Airport, Southlake, and Grapevine
I-35W — accessible via Argyle to the north, connecting to Fort Worth in approximately 25 minutes

Proximity highlights:

Downtown Dallas: approximately 35 miles, 35–45 minutes via SH-114 or I-35E
DFW International Airport: approximately 20 miles, 20–25 minutes via SH-114
Fort Worth downtown: approximately 30 miles, 30–40 minutes via I-35W
Lake Grapevine: approximately 15 minutes via FM 1171 east
Flower Mound Riverwalk / Lakeside DFW: approximately 20 minutes

The location is genuinely central for buyers with employment in the Airport corridor (one of the strongest commercial real estate markets in North Texas), Southlake, Westlake, Roanoke, or Alliance. For Argyle ISD families currently stretched into Harvest or Canyon Falls, Furst Ranch will be the most proximate new construction community to Argyle ISD school campuses once the on-site schools open.

The Three Neighborhoods

Furst Ranch is not a single-density subdivision. It is structured around three distinct residential neighborhoods, each serving a different buyer profile and price tier. Understanding which neighborhood fits your needs is the first step before comparing builders.

High Plains

High Plains is the largest and most accessible neighborhood in Furst Ranch, with approximately 1,100 planned lots ranging from 50 to 80 feet wide. This is where all active presales are concentrated, where infrastructure construction has been most advanced, and where the first Furst Ranch residents will live.

Lot widths in High Plains run the full spectrum of what most buyers think of as suburban new construction: 50-foot lots for more efficient footprints, 60-foot lots offering more living space and breathing room, 70-foot lots approaching semi-custom territory, and 80-foot lots on the wider end of production builder standards. The lot width determines which builder product a buyer is eligible for and directly affects setbacks, home width, outdoor space, and garage configurations.

Homes in High Plains range from approximately 2,200 to 4,600 square feet across the builder lineup, with pricing from the high $500,000s (Coventry's 50-foot product) to the high $900,000s (Highland Homes on 70-foot lots).

Prairie Vista

Prairie Vista contains approximately 200 homesites ranging from 0.5 to 1 acre — half-acre to full-acre lots in a master-planned community that is otherwise built around production-builder footprints. This is where buyers who want more land, more privacy, more distance between neighbors, and a semi-custom or custom home get to live within the full Furst Ranch amenity ecosystem.

Prairie Vista pricing has not been fully disclosed, but lot sizes in this range in the Flower Mound / Argyle corridor typically support homes in the $800,000 to $1.5 million range from semi-custom builders. Partners in Building and Drees Custom are expected to serve this segment of the community.

Cross Timbers

Cross Timbers is the most exclusive neighborhood in Furst Ranch, with 74 homesites ranging from 1 to 2 full acres. This is estate territory — the segment of the community that Toll Brothers and Partners in Building were specifically recruited to serve, with homes ranging from approximately $900,000 to over $2.5 million.

At one to two acres within a master-planned community that has a confirmed H-E-B, a 97-acre Central Park, resort-style pools, and Argyle ISD schools, Cross Timbers represents an unusual combination: custom estate living with master-planned amenity access. That combination does not exist anywhere else in this corridor.

The Builders: Nine Premier Names

Furst Ranch was assembled with an intentional builder mix — each builder bringing a distinct product type, price range, and design philosophy to a cohesive master-planned framework. Here is the complete lineup as of early 2026, including presale status.

Highland Homes — Presales Active (January 2026)

Highland Homes launched the first presale listings at Furst Ranch on January 12, 2026, making them the anchor builder of the community's opening chapter. Highland is a Texas-focused builder with a strong reputation for design quality, structural integrity, and customer experience — consistently rated among the top production builders in DFW by independent reviews.

Their Furst Ranch product is positioned in the upper tier of the High Plains neighborhood, with 60 and 70-foot lot offerings and homes ranging from approximately 2,200 to 4,600 square feet in the high $700,000s to high $900,000s. Highland's emphasis on design-forward interiors — energy efficiency, open layouts, flexible living spaces — is well-matched to the Flower Mound buyer profile.

Coventry Homes — Presales Active

Coventry Homes launched presales at Furst Ranch shortly after Highland, offering 8 floor plans on 50-foot lots priced from $559,990 to $672,990 — the most accessible price point currently available in the community. Coventry's Eco Smart energy efficiency program is standard across all plans, reducing ongoing utility costs through superior insulation, windows, and mechanical systems.

Coventry at Furst Ranch is positioned as the entry point to High Plains homeownership — buyers who want the Furst Ranch address, Argyle ISD schools, and the full amenity package at a price that starts just under $600,000. Eight available floor plans give buyers genuine variety before upgrades are considered.

David Weekley Homes — Presales Active

David Weekley is a privately held national builder with a Houston origin and deep Texas roots. Their Furst Ranch product is actively in presale. Weekley is known for customer-first processes, energy efficiency commitments, and flexible design options. Their DFW product typically runs from the low-to-mid $600,000s in comparable communities.

Shaddock Homes — Presales Active

Shaddock is a well-established Texas builder with a longer track record than most production builders in this market. Their product tends toward traditional architectural styles, larger standard footprints, and premium standard inclusions relative to base price. Shaddock buyers at Furst Ranch will find a product that competes with what other builders charge extra for.

Toll Brothers — Sales Opening Summer 2026

Toll Brothers' entry into Furst Ranch — announced in February 2026 — is one of the strongest signals of the community's luxury positioning. Toll Brothers is the nation's leading luxury homebuilder, publicly traded and operating in every major U.S. market. Their presence at Furst Ranch is not incidental — they were specifically recruited for their luxury product on 70 and 80-foot lots in High Plains and into the Cross Timbers neighborhood.

Toll Brothers at Furst Ranch will feature two collections of single-family homes on 70 and 80-foot-wide lots, with pricing expected in the $900,000 to $1.5 million range based on comparable Toll Brothers DFW communities. Sales are expected to open Summer 2026.

Ashton Woods — Presales Active

Ashton Woods brings their design-forward approach to Furst Ranch's 50 and 60-foot homesites, specifically emphasizing curated interior packages, personalized finishes, and the community's 97-acre Central Park as a daily-use backdrop. Ashton Woods has built a strong reputation in DFW for the quality of their interior design process and the visual distinctiveness of their homes within production-builder price points.

Drees Custom Homes — Coming Soon

Drees is a family-owned, nationally recognized custom home builder that has been building in DFW for decades. Their Furst Ranch offering is positioned for Prairie Vista, the half-to-one-acre neighborhood. Drees operates a full Design Center where buyers work with professional designers to customize every element of their home — the experience is closer to true custom building than production building, at a price point that reflects the land size and finish level.

Partners in Building — Coming Soon

Partners in Building serves the luxury and semi-custom segment of Furst Ranch, with pricing expected to reach $2.5 million and beyond in Cross Timbers. They build fully customized homes without a model home restriction — buyers design from scratch rather than selecting from a plan library. Partners in Building's presence at Furst Ranch establishes the community's true price ceiling.

Tradition Homes — Part of Builder Lineup

Tradition Homes rounds out the nine-builder lineup, adding additional product diversity within High Plains.

The Amenity Package

Furst Ranch dedicates more than one-third of its 2,300 acres — approximately 404 acres — to parks, greenbelts, open space, and trails. This is not marketing language. It is a Town of Flower Mound planning commitment baked into the SMARTGrowth approval that the community required before a single shovel of dirt moved.

97-Acre Central Park

The centerpiece of Furst Ranch's amenity design is a 97-acre Central Park positioned at the heart of the residential community. To put that scale in context: Central Park in New York City is 843 acres. Furst Ranch's Central Park is 97 acres within a residential community of approximately 1,400 homes in its initial phases. That is an extraordinary ratio of programmed outdoor space to housing units.

The Central Park is designed to host year-round events, community gatherings, farmers markets, seasonal programming, and the kind of neighborhood-scale social infrastructure that most DFW master-planned communities attempt to manufacture with a pavilion and a bocce court. At 97 acres, Furst Ranch can deliver it at actual scale.

20-Acre Community Activities Center

The Community Activities Center is a 20-acre fitness, recreation, and social hub planned as the active amenity anchor of the community. While specific programming details have not been fully disclosed at this stage of development, comparable community activity centers at this scale in DFW include resort-style pools, fitness facilities, event space, courts, and programmed recreation for all age groups. The HOA will fund ongoing operations of this facility.

Resort-Style Pools and Recreation

Multiple resort-style pools are planned across the community, along with sports courts, playgrounds, and active recreation infrastructure consistent with a community at this price tier.

Miles of Trails

The trail network connecting Furst Ranch's residential sections, Central Park, open space corridors, and community amenities is designed for daily-use walkability and cycling. In a community built around the "modern living on the prairie" theme, the trail system is the connective tissue — the infrastructure that makes the rolling landscape and the open space accessible without a car.

The H-E-B

This is the headline that no other competing community in southern Denton County can claim: H-E-B has purchased 22.8 acres at the northeast corner of US-377 and FM 1171 within Furst Ranch, confirmed by Denton County deed records filed at the end of June 2025.

H-E-B is not just a grocery store in Texas. It is a cultural institution — consistently ranked the most-loved grocer in the country by consumer surveys, known for its prepared foods, Texas-sourced products, award-winning private label brands, and a shopping experience that outperforms every competing grocery format on customer satisfaction metrics. Northern Denton County residents have driven to Fort Worth or south Dallas County for H-E-B access for years. A Furst Ranch H-E-B changes that calculation entirely.

The Flower Mound Town Council unanimously approved H-E-B's parking exception in May 2025 — 110,000 square feet of store with 733 parking spaces. H-E-B confirmed the land purchase publicly through their managing director of public affairs. No construction date has been set, but the land is owned, the parking is approved, and the store is coming.

A walkable-adjacent H-E-B within a master-planned community at the Flower Mound / Argyle intersection is a genuine lifestyle differentiator. Buyers should factor it into their long-term quality-of-life calculation.

Commercial District with Retail and Dining

Beyond H-E-B, the mixed-use component of Furst Ranch's Town of Flower Mound approval encompasses 1,066 acres of land with retail, restaurant, senior living, healthcare, and job center uses planned across five zones within a Mixed-Use district. The full commercial vision is phased over the community's build-out timeline — not everything will be open when the first residents move in — but the entitlements and planning framework are in place for Furst Ranch to eventually become a genuinely self-sustaining community hub.

Schools: Argyle ISD — The Reason Many Buyers Are Here

Every home in Furst Ranch is zoned to Argyle Independent School District, despite carrying a Flower Mound mailing address. This is the combination that makes Furst Ranch uniquely positioned: the infrastructure and recognition of Flower Mound as an address, with Argyle ISD school access.

Argyle ISD is one of the most consistently top-rated school districts in the state of Texas. It earns A ratings across nearly all campus TEA accountability ratings, consistently places in the top tier of DFW school districts on state academic benchmarks, and has built a reputation for academic rigor, athletics, and community investment that has made the Argyle ISD footprint one of the primary drivers of home values in southern Denton County.

For families who have been buying in Harvest, Canyon Falls, or Northlake specifically for Argyle ISD access, Furst Ranch represents new construction at a prime location within that same district — with the added advantage of being closer to the US-377 commercial corridor and DFW Airport than most existing Argyle ISD communities.

Future On-Site Schools

In December 2024, Argyle ISD's Board of Trustees voted to purchase 35 acres of land within Furst Ranch for future school campuses. The Furst family donated an additional 15 acres, giving Argyle ISD a total of 50 acres within the community for future elementary and middle school construction. No specific opening dates have been announced, but the land is purchased, the donation is recorded, and Argyle ISD's intent to build within Furst Ranch is a matter of public record.

On-site schools within a master-planned community change the daily experience of families in fundamental ways — shorter bus routes, walkable access, teachers who are also neighbors, athletic and arts programming embedded in community life. This is not a future promise from a developer. It is a completed school district land transaction.

Current Argyle ISD Campuses

Until on-site schools open, Furst Ranch students will attend existing Argyle ISD campuses. The district's current high school is Argyle High School, consistently ranked among the best high schools in Texas and in the top percentile nationally. Argyle ISD's elementary and middle campuses carry strong TEA ratings and serve a community where parental engagement and academic investment are cultural norms.

The Argyle ISD Board of Trustees approved a tax rate of $1.1727 per $100 valuation on August 18, 2025. A voter-approval tax rate election in November 2024 was rejected by voters, meaning the district is operating on a lower M&O rate than it sought — while still projecting a $1 million budget surplus for FY 2025–26. The district is financially stable and conservatively managed.

The Tax Rate: One of the Best in Southern Denton County New Construction

This is where Furst Ranch stands apart from many competing master-planned communities at similar price points — including Solterra in Mesquite, where buyers face a 3.34% combined ad valorem rate plus a 20-year PID assessment.

Furst Ranch carries a combined ad valorem property tax rate of approximately 1.75% for 2025, built from three components:

Taxing Entity	2025 Rate (per $100)
Town of Flower Mound	$0.3873
Argyle ISD	$1.1727
Denton County	$0.1859
Combined	~$1.7459

In dollar terms:

A home appraised at $700,000 × 1.75% = approximately $12,250 per year
A home appraised at $850,000 × 1.75% = approximately $14,875 per year
A home appraised at $1,000,000 × 1.75% = approximately $17,500 per year

These are pre-homestead exemption estimates. Once you file your homestead exemption — which must be submitted to the Denton Central Appraisal District by April 30 of the year following your purchase — your taxable value is reduced. The new $140,000 school homestead exemption (Proposition 13, approved November 2025, effective 2026 tax year) specifically reduces the Argyle ISD component of your bill, which is the largest single component of the Furst Ranch rate.

How this compares:

The 1.75% rate for Flower Mound / Argyle ISD is among the lowest combined rates for new construction in any highly ranked DFW school district. For context:

Solterra (Mesquite, MISD): 3.34% — plus a separate 20-year PID assessment
Frisco (Frisco ISD): approximately 2.16%
Prosper (Prosper ISD): approximately 2.45%
Little Elm (Little Elm ISD): approximately 2.46%
Flower Mound (Lewisville ISD): approximately 2.18%
Flower Mound (Argyle ISD): approximately 1.75% (2025 rates)

A buyer purchasing an $850,000 home in Furst Ranch pays approximately $14,875 in annual property taxes. The same buyer purchasing an equivalent $850,000 home in a Frisco ISD community pays approximately $18,360. That's a difference of roughly $3,485 per year — or approximately $290 per month — on identical home values, in perpetuity.

Important caveat: These rates are based on 2025 adopted rates for the three primary taxing entities. Actual rates can change annually based on budget decisions by each entity. Additionally, if Furst Ranch's infrastructure is structured to include a special district (MUD, FWSD, or PID) in future phases, that could add to the effective rate for homes in those phases. No such special district has been publicly announced for Furst Ranch as of this writing, but buyers should verify the exact tax structure for their specific homesite before closing — particularly as later phases are developed. Confirm current rates with the Denton Central Appraisal District (dentoncad.com) and each individual taxing entity.

HOA dues: The Furst Ranch HOA structure has not been finalized as of early 2026. Given the amenity package — 97-acre Central Park, 20-acre Community Activities Center, resort pools, trails, and future commercial management — buyers should expect dues in the range of $1,200 to $3,600 annually ($100 to $300 per month) based on comparable amenity-rich DFW communities. Confirm the exact current HOA assessment with the builder before contracting.

The Development Timeline: What's Real vs. What's Planned

Transparency about timeline is essential for Furst Ranch buyers because this is a community in early stages. The gap between what's rendering-complete and what's physically on the ground matters for how you plan your purchase.

What has happened:

Starwood Land acquired the community (April 2025, $800 million portfolio deal)
$28.6 million infrastructure project submitted to TDLR (July 2025)
Infrastructure construction began September/October 2025
H-E-B purchased 22.8 acres at 377/FM 1171 (June 2025)
H-E-B parking exception approved by Flower Mound Town Council (May 2025)
Argyle ISD purchased 35 acres within Furst Ranch for future schools (December 2024)
Furst family donated 15 additional acres to Argyle ISD
Highland Homes opened presales (January 12, 2026)
Coventry Homes, David Weekley, Shaddock Homes opened presales (January–March 2026)
Toll Brothers and David Weekley announced plans (February 2026)

What is coming:

Infrastructure construction completion: approximately April 2026
Home construction beginning: late 2026 or 2027
First move-ins: 2027
Initial phase build-out (High Plains): 10–12 years
Full community build-out: Town of Flower Mound projections extend to 2045–2065

What this means for buyers contracting now: If you are purchasing a presale home from Highland Homes, Coventry, or another currently active builder, you are contracting now for a home that will be built in late 2026 or 2027. Model homes are not yet open — you will be working from plans, renderings, and sales center presentations. Infrastructure is underway but not complete.

This is not unusual for master-planned community presales in DFW — it is essentially how Harvest, Canyon Falls, and Pecan Square all began. But buyers should understand the timeline and build it into their housing plans accordingly. If you need to move within six months, Furst Ranch presales are not the right transaction. If you are planning 12 to 24 months out, this is exactly the window.

Who Furst Ranch Is Right For

Furst Ranch is not a community for every buyer. Being specific about fit matters.

Furst Ranch works well for:

Argyle ISD families who have been priced out of existing communities or simply want new construction within Argyle ISD for the first time since Harvest and Canyon Falls absorbed most available lots. Furst Ranch is the largest new land release in this district in years.

Buyers in the $600,000 to $1 million range who want luxury new construction in Flower Mound without paying Southlake or Westlake prices. The combination of Coventry's $559,990 entry point and Highland Homes' $900,000 ceiling gives meaningful range in the most accessible neighborhood.

Estate and semi-custom buyers in the $1 million to $2.5 million+ range who want Argyle ISD, proximity to DFW Airport, and large lot sizes without sacrificing master-planned community amenity access. Prairie Vista and Cross Timbers serve this buyer in a way no other active community in this corridor can.

Buyers who can plan 12 to 24 months ahead. Presales are live, contracts are being written, and the construction timeline is real. The buyers who will feel best about their Furst Ranch purchase are the ones who plan early, understand the timeline, and aren't trying to rush a move.

Buyers who prioritize a favorable tax rate. At approximately 1.75% combined, Furst Ranch offers one of the best property tax situations for Argyle ISD new construction in southern Denton County.

Furst Ranch may not be right for buyers who:

Need to occupy within six months. First move-ins are not projected before 2027. This is not a community for buyers with an immediate housing need.

Want a fully built community experience. When the first residents move in, the H-E-B will not yet be open, on-site schools will not yet be complete, and the commercial district will be in early phases. Furst Ranch at year one will feel like a community under active development — because it will be one.

Have a budget under $560,000 for a single-family home. Coventry's $559,990 is the effective floor. There is no sub-$560,000 single-family product currently planned in Furst Ranch.

Are prioritizing a single-builder boutique neighborhood. Furst Ranch's nine-builder structure and multi-decade build-out timeline means living through years of neighboring construction activity, shifting traffic patterns, and ongoing infrastructure work. That is the nature of a 1,400-home phase one in a 3,900-home community.

Buying New Construction at Furst Ranch: What to Know

You need a buyer's agent — and the builder will pay for it. Every builder at Furst Ranch has sales representatives whose job is to sell builder homes and protect the builder's interests. They are knowledgeable, professional, and friendly — and they work for the builder. An independent buyer's agent represents your interests: reviewing the contract, identifying leverage for incentives, explaining what's negotiable, and making sure you understand the construction timeline and all carrying costs before you sign. Builder co-op commissions mean your agent costs you nothing.

Model homes are not yet open. You will be buying from floor plans, renderings, and design package presentations. This is normal at this stage of a presale launch, but it means your agent's ability to walk you through comparable completed Highland, Coventry, or Ashton Woods homes in other DFW communities is genuinely valuable — you need to see finished product before you commit to a floor plan you've only seen on paper.

Builder contracts are not TREC standard. Every builder in Furst Ranch uses a proprietary purchase contract. These documents are drafted to protect the builder and are not the standard Texas Real Estate Commission forms used in resale transactions. Review timelines, earnest money conditions, extension provisions, and what happens if the builder misses completion dates. Have an attorney or experienced buyer's agent review the contract before you sign.

Lock in your financing early. Interest rate buydowns and financing incentives from builder-affiliated lenders are frequently the largest source of financial value in a new construction transaction — more impactful than price reductions. Ask specifically about 2/1 buydowns, permanent rate buydowns, and closing cost contributions from each builder's preferred lender. Compare those terms against your own lender before committing.

Understand the homestead exemption deadline. File with the Denton Central Appraisal District (dentoncad.com) by April 30 of the year following your closing. The 2025 Argyle ISD rate of $1.1727 per $100, combined with the new $140,000 school homestead exemption effective 2026, means the ISD component of your bill is meaningfully reduced once the exemption is on file. Don't miss the deadline.

Verify the tax structure for your specific phase. While no special district (PID, MUD, FWSD) has been announced for Furst Ranch as of this writing, multi-phase master-planned communities in Texas frequently create special assessment mechanisms for later phases as infrastructure needs evolve. Confirm the applicable taxing entities and rates for your specific homesite before you close — particularly if you are purchasing in a phase that opens after 2026.

The Bottom Line

Furst Ranch is the most significant master-planned community land release in southern Denton County in at least a decade. It has the developer credibility (Starwood Land, formerly Hines), the builder lineup (Highland, Toll Brothers, Coventry, Weekley, Drees Custom, Partners in Building), the school district (Argyle ISD), the confirmed grocery anchor (H-E-B), the park infrastructure (97 acres), and the address (Flower Mound) to justify every superlative attached to it.

And it has a property tax rate — approximately 1.75% combined — that is among the most favorable of any Argyle ISD new construction community in Denton County.

The window to contract at presale pricing, before model homes open and before the broader DFW buyer pool has fully arrived, is happening right now. Highland Homes launched January 12, 2026. Coventry followed. Toll Brothers opens Summer 2026. The sequence is moving.

Buyers who understood Harvest before the pools were built, who saw Canyon Falls before the first move-ins, and who contracted at Pecan Square before the amenity center opened know what this moment feels like. Furst Ranch is that moment — for the last large parcel in Flower Mound, with Argyle ISD schools, a confirmed H-E-B, and nine of the best builders in Texas.

If you want to walk through builder options, compare floor plans across the High Plains neighborhood, understand what's negotiable in the contracts, and position an offer in this community with experienced representation, we're here to help.

Tyler DeMando, Broker OnDemand Realty 6160 Warren Pkwy Suite 100, Frisco, TX 75035 214-766-5833 | tyler@ondemanddfw.com | www.ondemanddfw.com

Frequently Asked Questions About Furst Ranch

Where is Furst Ranch located? At the intersection of US Highway 377 and Cross Timbers Road (FM 1171) in Flower Mound, Texas — on the western edge of Flower Mound near the Bartonville and Argyle city limits in Denton County.

What is the property tax rate at Furst Ranch? Approximately 1.75% combined for 2025, based on Town of Flower Mound ($0.3873), Argyle ISD ($1.1727), and Denton County ($0.1859) adopted rates. Verify current rates with the Denton Central Appraisal District and each taxing entity before closing. No PID or special district assessment has been announced for Furst Ranch as of early 2026, but buyers should confirm this for their specific homesite.

What school district serves Furst Ranch? Argyle Independent School District, despite the Flower Mound address. Argyle ISD purchased 35 acres within Furst Ranch in December 2024, and the Furst family donated 15 additional acres, for a total of 50 acres designated for future on-site elementary and middle school campuses.

Who are the builders at Furst Ranch? Nine builders: Highland Homes, Coventry Homes, David Weekley Homes, Shaddock Homes, Toll Brothers, Ashton Woods, Drees Custom Homes, Partners in Building, and Tradition Homes.

What is the price range? Coventry Homes starts at $559,990 on 50-foot lots. Highland Homes runs from the high $700,000s to the high $900,000s on 60-70-foot lots. Toll Brothers and Partners in Building will range from approximately $900,000 to over $2.5 million on 70-80-foot lots and in Cross Timbers. Prairie Vista (half-acre to one-acre lots) and Cross Timbers (one to two acres) will support custom pricing well above $1 million.

What are the three neighborhoods? High Plains — approximately 1,100 lots on 50-80-foot wide homesites, production and semi-production homes. Prairie Vista — approximately 200 lots on 0.5 to 1-acre homesites, semi-custom homes. Cross Timbers — 74 lots on 1 to 2-acre homesites, luxury and full custom homes.

Is H-E-B confirmed for Furst Ranch? Yes. H-E-B purchased 22.8 acres at the northeast corner of US-377 and FM 1171 in June 2025, confirmed by Denton County deed records. Flower Mound Town Council unanimously approved a parking exception for a 110,000-square-foot store with 733 parking spaces in May 2025. No construction date has been announced.

When can I move in? First move-ins are expected in 2027. Presales are active now. Home construction is expected to begin in late 2026.

How large is Furst Ranch? The full development is approximately 2,300 acres. The initial residential phase (High Plains, Prairie Vista, Cross Timbers) covers approximately 1,000 acres with roughly 1,400 planned homes. The mixed-use commercial component encompasses 1,066 acres per Town of Flower Mound approval. Full community build-out is projected between 2045 and 2065.

Who owns Furst Ranch? Starwood Land, a Miami-based real estate developer, acquired Furst Ranch in April 2025 as part of an $800 million portfolio transaction. Starwood Land is the current master developer, in partnership with the Furst family and original development partners.

What are the HOA dues? Not yet finalized as of early 2026. Expect rates consistent with comparable amenity-rich DFW master-planned communities — approximately $1,200 to $3,600 annually based on the planned amenity scope. Confirm the current adopted rate with your builder before contracting.

Is there a PID or MUD at Furst Ranch? No special district (PID, MUD, or FWSD) has been publicly announced for Furst Ranch as of early 2026. The favorable ~1.75% tax rate reflects standard ad valorem taxes only. Buyers should verify this for their specific homesite and phase, as infrastructure financing structures can change in later phases of a large community.

How does Furst Ranch compare to Harvest or Canyon Falls? All three are Argyle ISD master-planned communities. Harvest and Canyon Falls are more mature — residents are already living there, amenity centers are operational, schools are nearby. Furst Ranch is in presale, with first move-ins in 2027. Furst Ranch's price floor ($560,000) is higher than both existing communities' current resale entry points. The upside is new construction with modern floor plans, builder warranties, and the opportunity to select finishes — rather than buying resale in an older phase.