Tallgrass in Burleson: A Guide to the $1 Billion Community
Tallgrass is the newest — and largest — master-planned community coming to Burleson, positioned as the city's western gateway. Here's where it stands and what it means if you're thinking about a new home.
The basics
- Developer: Groundwork Development Partners
- Investment: roughly $1 billion
- Size: 621 acres, about 4,000 homes at full build-out
- Location: west of Chisholm Trail Parkway at FM 1902; a new Joshua ISD elementary is planned inside
Phase 1 is underway
As of 2026, Groundwork is gearing up Phase 1: about 200 acres and 645 residences, with 45 acres of parks and an on-site elementary school. Groundbreaking has been reported as expected by the end of the year. Builders for Tallgrass haven't all been named yet — which is actually good news for early buyers.
A true town center
What makes Tallgrass stand out is its scale and mix: a signature mixed-use town center, about 1 million square feet of shops, dining, and offices, 90 acres of parks and miles of trails, a restored native prairie greenbelt, and a range of housing — single-family homes, estates, townhomes, and apartments — for first-time buyers, move-up families, and retirees alike.
How Tallgrass is set up — and why it matters for your bill
Tallgrass is set up differently from almost any other Burleson neighborhood. It will start outside city limits, inside a Municipal Maintenance District (MMD).
- The MMD pays for upkeep of roads, landscaping, parks and other public spaces, funded by assessments on the owners inside it.
- The MMD owns and maintains the public roads, not the city.
- Annexation comes later. A strategic partnership agreement lays out future annexation into the City of Burleson, and some city services may be provided for a fee until then.
- Utilities: water from Johnson County Special Utility District; the developer has asked to be included in the city’s sewer service area.
The city says Tallgrass does not affect existing Burleson homeowners’ taxes. For Tallgrass buyers, though, the MMD assessment is a line you need in your budget. When builders are named, these are the questions I will be asking for my buyers: what is the annual MMD assessment and can it change, when is annexation expected and what changes then, and which services come now versus later. As of October 2025 the city said no tenants had been named for the commercial space, so if a sales pitch leans on a specific grocery store, ask to see it in writing.
Why early matters here
Because builders and pricing aren't public yet, this is the ground floor. The people who prepare before there's anything to tour — financing lined up, priorities set, on the right list — are the ones who lock in the best lots and incentives when releases begin. That's exactly why I keep a Burleson insider list.
Want to be first in line at Tallgrass? Get on my insider list and I'll keep you ahead of the crowd.
