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Huntington Homes DFW Buyer FAQ: Luxury Custom Homes in Parker, Prosper & Celina 2026
Huntington Homes is the luxury custom tier of the Highland Homes family — a true custom builder operating at the $1M–$2M+ price point in a small number of DFW’s most prestigious communities. The buying process, the contract structure, and the negotiating dynamics at Huntington are materially different from a production or semi-custom builder. The builder’s sales counselor represents Huntington Homes. The decisions you make at the homesite selection stage, the structural options stage, and the design selection stage each have consequences that are proportionally larger at this price point than they are in any production builder transaction.
Huntington Homes vs Highland Homes: what buyers need to understand
Huntington Homes and Highland Homes share a corporate parent — both operate under Sanders Custom Builder, LLC — but they are distinct brands serving different buyer profiles at different price points.
Highland Homes is a semi-custom production builder. It offers curated floor plan collections, a defined design center process with pre-set option packages, and a construction timeline geared to efficient production across dozens of DFW communities. Highland delivers strong quality-to-value at the $450,000–$900,000 range. See: Highland Homes DFW buyer FAQ.
Huntington Homes is a luxury custom builder. It starts at $1 million, builds on estate-scale lots (100 feet and wider), offers more extensive structural customization than any production builder can, and delivers a different buyer experience: more design sessions, more decision points, a longer build timeline, and a finished home that reflects a higher degree of buyer input. The floor plans are larger — typically 3,000 to 7,000+ square feet — and the standard inclusions are at a level that production builders offer only as premium upgrades.
A buyer moving from the Highland tier to the Huntington tier for the first time should not assume the process works the same way. It does not.
Where Huntington Homes is building in DFW in 2026
Huntington Homes operates in a small number of DFW communities at any given time. As of September 2026, the three active DFW communities are:
McCreary Meadows — Parker, TX 75002 — From $1,000,000
Parker is one of DFW’s most distinctive estate-lot markets — a small city where most homes sit on one to five acres with no HOA in many sections. McCreary Meadows is Huntington’s Parker community, priced from $1 million.
School district: verify before selecting a homesite. Parker has sections served by Plano ISD and sections served by Lovejoy ISD. Both are among the most highly regarded school districts in Collin County. Which district serves your specific McCreary Meadows homesite depends on the lot’s location within the community — the community name and ZIP code do not determine the district. See: Parker TX buyer’s agent guide for the Plano ISD vs Lovejoy ISD section detail.
Mirabella Huntington — Prosper, TX 75078 — From $1,700,000
Mirabella is Huntington’s premier Prosper community and one of the highest-priced new construction communities in the Collin County market. Starting at $1.7 million, Mirabella is positioned at the upper end of Huntington’s DFW range.
School district: Prosper ISD. Prosper ISD is consistently A-rated by the Texas Education Agency with strong UIL athletics and academic programming, and is among the most sought-after districts in Collin County. Verify the current campus feeder assignments for the specific homesite with Prosper ISD at the time of purchase.
Mustang Lakes Huntington (100ft Lots) — Celina, TX 75009 — From $1,500,000
Mustang Lakes is one of Celina’s most amenity-rich master-planned communities, anchored by a 4-acre amenity complex, lakes, golf simulator, and putting green. Huntington builds on 100-foot homesites within Mustang Lakes — wider than most master-planned community lots and appropriate for the estate-scale floor plans Huntington delivers.
School district: Celina ISD. Celina ISD serves the Celina/McKinney area and has grown rapidly alongside the city’s population. Verify current campus feeder assignments with Celina ISD at the time of purchase, as new campuses have opened to manage growth.
The Huntington Homes buying process: what to expect
Homesite selection
At Huntington, the homesite is often as consequential as the floor plan. Lot orientation affects natural light, solar exposure, and outdoor living usability. Elevation above the street and relative to neighboring lots affects drainage and privacy. Proximity to community amenities, green space, and other homesites affects the daily living experience and, ultimately, resale. A buyer’s agent with experience in estate-lot communities evaluates these factors before a lot premium is paid — not after.
Huntington Homes requires that a buyer’s agent be registered at the community on or before the buyer’s first visit. Establish representation before visiting any Huntington model home or homesite. Call 469-269-6541 before your first visit.
Floor plan and structural options
Huntington offers more structural customization than any production or semi-custom builder. The decisions made at the structural options stage — room additions, ceiling height modifications, outdoor living configurations, media room placement, guest suite positioning — are locked before construction begins and cannot be changed during the build. These decisions also carry the largest cost implications of anything in the process beyond the homesite itself.
The structural options session should be approached with a clear sense of what adds resale value versus what reflects personal preference that the next buyer may not share. At $1.5M+, the re-sale market is thinner than the production builder market, and the characteristics of the home matter more individually.
Design center selections
Huntington’s standard inclusions are at a level that production builders offer only as premium upgrades. The design center session at Huntington focuses on finish selection at a level of detail that a semi-custom builder’s design center does not typically reach. Buyers who are not experienced with luxury custom design center processes often underestimate the time and preparation required to make these decisions well.
An experienced buyer’s agent can help prepare for the design center session by identifying which selections are most important to protect in negotiations, which are personal preferences unlikely to affect resale, and what the sequencing of the process looks like so buyers are not making consequential decisions without adequate preparation time.
Build timeline
Huntington’s custom build process takes longer than a production builder’s standardized timeline. The length depends on the complexity of the structural options selected, trade availability, and the community’s current build pace. Verify the specific timeline estimate for your homesite and floor plan with Huntington’s sales team before signing a contract that locks in a delivery expectation.
The preferred lender question at the luxury tier
The preferred lender incentive structure at Huntington Homes differs from the production builder preferred lender programs common at Highland, Perry, and D.R. Horton. At the $1M+ price point, the loan structure itself — jumbo vs conforming, fixed vs ARM, rate lock duration — requires lender selection that is informed by more variables than the builder’s incentive credit alone.
The correct approach at any Huntington price point is the same as at any production builder, done at higher stakes: get a loan estimate from Huntington’s preferred lender and from one or two outside lenders with luxury home lending experience, compare the total cost of financing across the life of the loan (not just the monthly payment), and make the selection before the contract is signed — not at the contract appointment. Call 469-269-6541 to discuss lender comparison structure before your Huntington contract appointment.
Why buyers choose Nitin Gupta for a Huntington Homes purchase
480+ closed DFW transactions including luxury new construction in Frisco, Parker, Prosper, Celina, and other premium markets. CRS, GRI, ALHS, CLHMS, REALTOR® — D Magazine Best REALTOR® 2020, 2023, 2024.
Call or text 469-269-6541, email nitin@nitinguptadfw.com, or start at nitinguptadfw.com/buyers. Register before your first Huntington model home or homesite visit.
Huntington Homes DFW buyer FAQ
What is Huntington Homes and how is it different from Highland Homes?
Short answer
Huntington Homes is a luxury custom builder and a sister brand of Highland Homes, both operating under Sanders Custom Builder, LLC. Where Highland is a semi-custom production builder at the $450K–$900K range, Huntington is a true luxury custom builder starting at $1 million, with more structural customization, estate-scale lots, and a different buying process.
What varies
The production builder pattern — standardized floor plans, defined option packages, predictable timelines — does not apply to Huntington. The buyer has more input at every stage, more decisions to make at the structural options session, and more design center complexity. A buyer’s agent with luxury custom builder experience is more valuable at Huntington than at any production builder community.
Where does Huntington Homes build in DFW?
Short answer
Three active DFW communities as of September 2026: McCreary Meadows (Parker, TX, from $1M), Mirabella Huntington (Prosper, TX, from $1.7M), and Mustang Lakes Huntington — 100ft Lots (Celina, TX, from $1.5M). Verify current availability and phase status — Huntington’s community footprint is small and homesites sell without replacement inventory in the way production builder communities have ongoing lots.
Past communities
Huntington previously built in Fields Frisco, Windsong Ranch (Prosper), and other DFW communities that have reached sold-out status. Call 469-269-6541 for current lot availability across all active Huntington DFW communities.
What school district serves McCreary Meadows in Parker TX?
Short answer
Parker has sections in both Plano ISD and Lovejoy ISD. The school district for any specific McCreary Meadows homesite depends on the lot’s position within the community. Verify by specific address with both districts before selecting a homesite. Both Plano ISD and Lovejoy ISD are highly regarded; the critical step is knowing which one applies to your lot.
What buyers should do
Tell your agent which school district you require before visiting McCreary Meadows. I verify the district assignment for any specific Parker homesite before scheduling a visit. See: Parker TX buyer’s agent guide. Call 469-269-6541.
What are the school districts at Mirabella Huntington and Mustang Lakes Huntington?
Short answer
Mirabella Huntington in Prosper is served by Prosper ISD (A-rated, Collin County). Mustang Lakes Huntington in Celina is served by Celina ISD. Verify current campus feeder assignments with each district at the time of purchase as new campuses open with both districts’ rapid growth.
How does the Huntington Homes buying process work?
Short answer
Huntington operates more like a true custom builder than a production builder. Buyers select a homesite, then go through structural options, then design selections — each stage more detailed than at any production builder. The build timeline reflects the complexity of the home. Understanding what is and is not included in the base price, and what the structural options session requires in preparation, is the most important pre-contract step.
What buyers should do
Establish buyer representation before your first Huntington visit. Prepare a list of structural priorities before the options session. Know the lot premium justification before committing to a homesite. Call 469-269-6541 before your first Huntington community visit.
Do I need a buyer’s agent for a Huntington Homes purchase?
Short answer
Not legally required. But Huntington’s sales counselor represents Huntington Homes. At the $1M–$2M+ price point, the consequences of each decision — homesite selection, lot premium assessment, structural options, design center, preferred lender comparison — are proportionally larger than at any production builder transaction. Huntington requires that a buyer’s agent be registered before or at the first visit. Call 469-269-6541 before visiting any Huntington community.
Related: Highland Homes DFW buyer FAQ · Parker TX buyer’s agent guide · DFW new construction buyer’s agent · DFW builder FAQ hub · Highland Homes buyer incentives guide


