Hines Acquires 1,476 Acres for 3,800-Home Fort Worth Community
Brown Ranch brings a substantial residential and commercial land program to western Fort Worth, with capital partners and six participating homebuilders identified.
Hines has acquired Brown Ranch, a 1,476-acre tract in Fort Worth planned for approximately 3,800 homes at full buildout. The October 5 announcement adds a large residential land-development program to the western side of the Dallas–Fort Worth market.
The plan includes roughly 70 acres of commercial development alongside housing in Aledo ISD. Hines has identified participating homebuilders and financing partners, but has not announced a complete construction schedule or an overall development budget in the material reviewed.
Project at a Glance
- Land acquired:
- 1,476 acres
- Planned homes:
- Approximately 3,800
- Commercial land:
- Approximately 70 acres
- School district:
- Aledo ISD
- Announcement:
- October 5, 2026
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A community-scale infrastructure program
Brown Ranch is planned with at least three amenity centers, 10 neighborhood parks and an interconnected trail network. Those elements sit alongside thousands of future home sites and the commercial land allocation. The result is a development program extending well beyond the construction of individual houses.
TCH’s construction assessment is that phasing will be central to understanding the opportunity. Roads, drainage and utilities must support the release of serviced lots, while amenity and commercial work may follow separate schedules. The announcement does not identify a confirmed sequence for those packages.
Land acquisition is the verified milestone
The acquisition establishes site control and the investment structure described by Hines. It should not be treated as evidence that all 3,800 homes are underway or that every infrastructure contract has been let. Buildout figures describe the intended scale of the community over time.
The six participating homebuilders are a separate part of the delivery picture from the land-development contractors. Their involvement does not identify the civil, utility or landscape team responsible for preparing the wider site. The member section distinguishes the named residential participants from those still-unconfirmed roles.
What comes next
The next useful milestones are a phase-one lot program, dated infrastructure work and initial home-delivery targets. Those would turn a large master plan into a clearer near-term construction pipeline and show when the first parts of the community are expected to become usable.