By Mark Hewitt · Hewitt Group at Real Broker, LLC
North Richland Hills has pursued a distinctive approach to new development through its Hometown NRH urban village concept — a mixed-use development in the heart of the city that has been creating a walkable, urban-lifestyle-oriented residential and commercial environment in a city that was otherwise entirely suburban in its development pattern. Beyond the Hometown project, NRH's new construction activity is predominantly infill and smaller builder activity rather than the large master-planned community development that characterizes the north Fort Worth and south Arlington growth corridors. Mark Hewitt and the Hewitt Group at Real Broker, LLC serve buyers throughout the NRH new construction market.
Hometown NRH: The Urban Village Concept
Hometown NRH was conceived as a new urbanist development — a walkable, mixed-use community in the center of North Richland Hills that would bring retail, dining, residential, and civic uses together in a pedestrian-oriented environment that the city's otherwise suburban landscape had never offered. The development has evolved over its history to include a mix of single-family homes, townhomes, and attached residential products alongside the commercial and civic uses that the new urbanist concept requires.
The residential products within Hometown NRH include townhomes and smaller single-family homes at price points that are generally below the broader NRH single-family market — reflecting the smaller square footage of the attached and townhome product type and the urban lifestyle orientation of the development. Builders who have been active in the Hometown NRH residential phases include smaller local and regional builders who are experienced with the new urbanist product type rather than the large national production builders who dominate the suburban master community market.
NRH Infill and Smaller Builder Activity
Beyond Hometown NRH, the new construction activity in North Richland Hills is primarily small-scale infill — individual builders acquiring lots in established neighborhoods and constructing new single-family homes on the available sites. This infill construction tends to be more expensive per square foot than production builder new construction because the small lot acquisition cost and the absence of production efficiency make the per-unit cost structure less favorable than in large master communities. However, infill construction in NRH also benefits from established neighborhood infrastructure — mature trees, existing street networks, proximity to established schools and community services — that new construction in greenfield developments must build from scratch.
The Keller ISD and Birdville ISD school district assignments for NRH infill construction follow the same address-specific determination that applies to resale properties — buyers pursuing infill new construction in NRH should verify the specific district assignment for any specific lot or address under consideration.
NRH New Construction Pricing
New construction pricing in North Richland Hills — whether Hometown NRH attached product or infill single-family construction — varies significantly by product type. Hometown townhomes and attached units have typically run $280,000 to $420,000 depending on size and finish level. Infill single-family new construction in established NRH neighborhoods has typically run $380,000 to $600,000 depending on location, size, and the specific builder's cost structure. Mark Hewitt and the Hewitt Group at Real Broker, LLC are ready to help with your NRH new construction search. Contact us today.
