A series of firsthand accounts from Gateway Parks homeowners paint a stark picture of what residents describe as a dramatic decline in safety, quality of life, and neighborhood stability following the expansion of development by Ashton Woods and its sister builder, Starlight Homes. Many say the community they invested their futures in has transformed into a hotspot of crime, rental saturation, and disorder — leaving families frustrated, fearful, and desperate for change.
The Dream Turned Nightmare
“The dream quickly turned into a nightmare for us.”
WT, who lives in what residents call the “hot spot of the Starlight district,” described the increase in crime as overwhelming and constant. Their account includes open drug dealing, alleged drug houses, daily break-ins, ongoing fights, and frequent police presence:
“We have 3 guaranteed drug dealers on our street with a possible 2 more… We have 50 kid brawls, break-ins daily, shootings… drugs being done on front porches… My car has been broken into, my neighbor’s car stolen.”…