A master plan has to work long before the last home is built.
Silo Mills will eventually include approximately 2,500 homes across 840 acres in Johnson County. Building a community of that size takes time, and the decisions made along the way shape how people will experience it for years to come.
Homes are one part of that plan. Schools, parks, trails, gathering spaces, amenities and connections to the surrounding area all influence how a community develops.
Plan Around Daily Life
Some of the most important planning decisions are also the most practical.
Where is the school in relation to the homes? Can residents get outside without driving somewhere first? Are there places for neighbors to gather? How easily can people reach work, shopping and other parts of the region?
At Silo Mills, Pleasant View Elementary School is located within the community. Trails, parks, playgrounds and green spaces give residents places to walk, bike and spend time outdoors, while the Chisholm Trail Parkway provides access to Fort Worth.
The location of each of these pieces matters because residents will use them every day.
Create Different Ways to Connect
Community can happen in a lot of places.
A playground gives parents a chance to meet while their children play. Trails bring people outside in the morning or evening. Pools become gathering places during the summer. Schools introduce families who might otherwise never meet.
Silo Mills includes a resort-style pool, resident event pavilion, amenity center, fishing pond and outdoor spaces throughout the community.
As the neighborhood grows, those shared spaces become increasingly important.
Give People Choices
A community with thousands of homes will eventually serve people with different budgets, tastes and stages of life.
That makes variety in housing important. Silo Mills currently includes homes from Bloomfield Homes, Risewell Homes and Chesmar Homes, with additional builders planned as development continues. Home sizes, floor plans, homesites and price points vary, giving buyers more choices within the same community.
The builder mix can also evolve as the market and homebuyer preferences change.
Keep Planning as the Community Grows
A community isn't finished when its first amenities open.
At Silo Mills, the first phase of amenities is already in place, and planning is underway for additional spaces as more families move in. Future plans include expanded fitness, indoor and event space and an adult pool.
That phased approach allows amenities and shared spaces to grow along with the number of residents. The larger plan also anticipates future development across Silo Mills as the community moves toward its eventual buildout.
Build for the Long Term
Master-planned communities develop over many years. Families move in, children grow up, new homes are built and the needs of residents change.
Good planning leaves room for that evolution.
For Silo Mills, the goal is to create a community that works for the families living there today while continuing to add the homes, amenities and shared spaces that will serve the people who call it home in the years ahead.
