Richardson | July 2025

The missing middle From the cover

The approach

The gist

Several projects are underway to help diver- sify housing types in Richardson, including a development at Belt Line Road and Jupiter Road called Duck Creek Villas, one at Belt Line Road and Grove Street called Valencia Villas, one at 3600 Shiloh Road and a development called Park Hollow that recently broke ground near the intersection of Buckingham Road and Audelia Road. The development at 3600 Shiloh Road will have 89 townhome units with a starting price of about $500,000, Matt Duenwald, civil engineer with Kimley-Horn, said. Duck Creek Villas is expected to bring 36 townhome units on a 3-acre lot that is currently undeveloped, Senior Planner Derica Peters said at a Jan. 13 City Council meeting. Valencia Villas was originally planned for 38 townhomes, but after resident feedback, the number of units was reduced to 34, Jim Dewey, president of JDJR Engineering, said. Park Hollow, a 6.5-acre development adding 88 townhome units, is expected to open in sum- mer 2026, according to a news release issued by development company Bridge Tower Homes. Currently, middle housing makes up 19.3% of the housing stock in Richardson.

projects—developments using remnant pieces of property—and redeveloping underused property, such as outdated oce buildings. Inll projects can be dicult, he said, because developers are often trying to t housing in oddly-shaped properties. He added that redevelopment has its own challenges. “It’s very costly to assemble land,” Manger said. “The residual land value in Richardson tends to be higher than in a lot of places, making it dicult for developers to pencil out those deals nancially.” Oering diverse housing types opens the market to more people looking for homes beyond traditional single-family houses, Lynch said. As a result, missing-middle housing can oer more competitively priced products. “It could serve as a good alternative for people, particularly renters looking to buy ... especially since Richardson has a very good school system, which is paramount for young families,” Lynch said.

Richardson ocials are making an eort to diversify the city’s housing stock as undeveloped land becomes scarce. Julie Lynch, associate professor and director of the Weitzman Institute for Real Estate at the University of Texas at Dallas, said the city is not currently equipped to meet housing demand from young families or recent college graduates moving into Richardson. Growth is also tied to the city’s institutional partnerships such as UT Dallas and the Dallas Area Rapid Transit and its business partners, City Manager Don Magner said. Magner said missing middle housing in Richardson is dened as diverse housing types that bridge the gap between single-family homes and large apartment buildings, and is meant to accommodate the city’s growing young and senior populations. Richardson is 98% built out, leaving few opportunities to build new housing, Magner said. Most new developments consist of inll

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1 3600 Shiloh Road 2 Valencia Villas 3 Duck Creek Villas 4 Park Hollow

CAMPBELL RD.

ARAPAHO RD.

Middle housing: 19.3% Single family: 58.1% Multi-family: 22.4%

BELT LINE RD.

SOURCE: CITY OF RICHARDSON/ COMMUNITY IMPACT

Park Hollow is one of multiple townhome developments underway in Richardson.

RENDERING COURTESY BRIDGE TOWER

SOURCE: ENVISION RICHARDSON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN/COMMUNITY IMPACT NOTE: BECAUSE OF ROUNDING, THE FIGURES DO NOT ADD UP TO 100%.

COMMUNITYIMPACT.COM