Homebuilders to start work in Walsh community

​​​​​FORT WORTH – Four initial homebuilders have been announced for the 7,200-acre Walsh community near I-30 and I-20.

David Weekley Homes, Drees Custom Homes, Highland Homes, and Village Homes​​ were selected for the first phase, which will consist of 580 homes. Model home construction begins next month.

Lots will range from 3,800-sf to just shy of an acre. Prices will start in the upper $200,000s. Model homes will be completed in spring 2017, with presales beginning early next year.​

The project was named after the family that owns the land. It will include more than 15,000 homes. Residents will be in the Aledo Independent School District, with a new AISD elementary school scheduled to open in the development for the 2017-18 school year.​