From 1,200 feet above Celina, the scale of Hillwood’s new $4 billion Ramble community comes into focus. Last week, CandysDirt.com toured the developer’s 1,380-acre master-planned community aboard Hillwood’s corporate helicopter, getting a firsthand look at the project that will eventually bring more than 4,200 homes to one of the fastest-growing corners of Collin County.
From the air, crews could be seen moving dirt across rolling terrain as builders worked to finish spec homes across a development centered around trails, gathering spaces, and what Hillwood describes as “slow living.”
In a part of North Texas where master-planned communities have become standard, developers are increasingly competing on lifestyle branding as much as location or amenities. Hillwood is betting that buyers in northern Collin County want something that feels slower, greener, and more connected to nature — even as explosive residential growth continues surrounding Celina.
That philosophy shapes nearly every part of Ramble by Hillwood, located at 2287 Preston Rd., north of downtown Celina. Hillwood executives said the community’s name comes from the definition “to walk for pleasure without a defined route,” an idea reflected in the project’s winding trail system, preserved open space, lakes, and nature-focused amenity design…