McKinney’s Craig Ranch sites for 1,000 homes

McKINNEY – The 2,200-acre Craig Ranch is starting work on more than 1,000 homesites due to strong demand for housing in the area.

The homesites will be the final phases of residential development in the 15-year-old project just north of SH 121.

“We are pretty much done on the residential side,” developer David Craig said. “The demand for homes has been incredible.” Craig bought the first land for the community in 2000.

Since then, builders have finished 2,359 houses and more than 1,000 apartments at Craig Ranch, plus retail and commercial space.

The development has about 9,000 residents. Plans call for another 1,434 houses and more than 3,000 additional apartments.

Home builders Ashton Woods Homes, Beazer Homes, Darling Homes, David Weekley Homes, Megatel and Landon Homes are lined up for the next generation of sites at Craig Ranch, which will be delivered over the next 28 months.