Texas could soon see a wave of modular homes popping up across the state.
HiFAB recently celebrated the grand opening of its new manufacturing plant with a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Grand Prairie Mayor Ron Jensen on Monday.
Located at 1771 Robinson Rd, east of the George Bush Turnpike in Grand Prairie, the HiFAB factory is a sprawling 42,500-square-foot manufacturing facility built for the mass production of modular single-family homes called haciendas, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
The plant is gearing up to start production of HiFab’s modular homes, which will be partially constructed in the facility before being distributed to neighborhoods for homebuyers. The completion and installation of modular homes still require getting local building permits squared away, which can pose an issue in Dallas proper, where the permitting department has suffered from significant backlogs and inefficiencies, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
HiFAB’s modular homes will range from 1,300 to 1,900 square feet, with a starting price of around $299,000 for a two-bedroom home and $399,000 for a three-bedroom model. Design, assembly, on-site delivery, and setup are included in the price. Architectural firm Lake Flato designed homes.
According to its Dallas-based parent company Oaxaca Interests LLC, HiFAB aims to produce as many as 300 modular homes each year.
Besides having more efficient builds and lower construction costs, there is not much difference between a regular home and a modular home, claimed HiFAB founder and CEO Brent Jackson.
The haciendas “get a traditional mortgage like a home, they have the standard warranty like a home, they are a home, they just happen to be efficiently built,” Jackson told The Dallas Morning News.
During a tour of the new facility on Monday, Jackson noted that HiFAB was still awaiting state certification but that the time to construct a modular home could take as little as 30 days.
“We’re a volumetric modular company, not panelized. Once these modules get approved by the state, then we’re off to the races,” Jackson told Candy’s Dirt.
If the venture is successful, HiFAB hopes to lead the modular home sector in Texas.
“Simple design is hard to pull off, but it allows us to focus on the details for a cleaner, more efficient way of living,” Jackson told The Dallas Express last September.