The City of Celina recently opted to annex and zone 110 acres of land for a residential area development.
The Celina City Council approved the annexing and rezoning at the recommendation of its staff at a recent city council meeting. This land is intended to encompass a 450-home addition to the Sutton Fields development called Sutton Fields East, which will be constructed in two phases.
The council approval was the second step in a process that began with the 2021 development agreement approval. Celina’s Planning & Zoning Commission unanimously recommended approval of this initiative in June.
According to city documents, Sutton Fields East is located just north of Frontier Parkway and 2,500 feet east of Bothwell Boulevard.
“This project continues the same development pattern as the existing Sutton Fields neighborhood,” Celina Planning Director Madhuri Mohan told the Dallas Morning News. “There will be an amenity center, which will have an open shade structure, playground, bathrooms, and a swimming pool.”
On its website, Centurion American Development Group characterized the existing Sutton Fields development — which contains 2,289 single-family homes — as an “idyllic” community conveniently located near the metroplex and everything DFW has to offer.
“Whether in the community pocket farms, on the nearby trails, or relaxing poolside, plenty of activities are offered in and around this new master-planned community,” Centurion said on the website.
During the city council meeting, a presentation noted that Phase 1 of this plan will encompass 245 lots, and Phase 2 will contain 205 lots.
In addition to the 450 planned homes, about 8.3 acres of the land was also earmarked as an open outdoor space for the public, including paved trails and ponds.
According to the Dallas Morning News, the city of Celina, which the U.S. Census Bureau reported had a population of 34,229 in 2022, experienced a 104% population boom from 2020-22. This is due in part, the article said, to “its small-town feel, high-performing schools, parks, and old-time town square.”
