Priced at $19,000 per apartment unit. Everybody talks about getting in early. Here's early, on a plate 15.710 acres in Celina, the fastest-growing city in America two years running and the growth isn't coming, it's already here, moving north up Preston Road with your name on the next parcel. In a market where developers are fighting over dirt, that's a basis your competition can't touch and it's the whole ballgame. Nail your land basis and the deal works before you pour a single footing. Celina added residents at a 24.6% clip in one year 64,427 people and climbed toward a planned buildout near 378,000. That's a fivefold city in the making, and every one of those new families needs somewhere to live. Blue chip Celina ISD keeps pulling them in, the demand isn't a projection, it's a moving truck in the driveway next door.Co-op electric, co-op water inside Celina city limits ETJ. Straight shot off Preston Rd near US 380 just 35 miles north of downtown Dallas up the Dallas North Tollway. Sweeten that with a low AG carry. The developer who controls this corner controls the demand that's marching straight at it. Celina is the address everyone in the country is watching, and this is the door in.
Development restrictions: subject to development restrictions
Exterior features
Approximately 15.71 acres of unimproved land
Lot designated as acreage
Easements for drainage, utilities and other purposes
Located in Celina extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ)
Directions: From the Dallas North Tollway take the US-380 exit, right on US-380, left on Preston Rd and continue ~9 miles into Celina. After Celina High School, turn left onto Carthage Road at the 7-Eleven; property will be on the right
Subdivision: Preston 450 Add
Home design
Property type is land (unimproved)
Located inside city limits
Construction
Zoning: Agricultural (AG) / Celina ETJ
Utilities
Co-op electric available
Co-op water available
Not in a municipal utility district
HOA & community
No homeowners association
Financial info
Listed with an exclusive right to sell agreement
Listing status: Active
Other
Parcel number R124200000501
Tax legal description: PRESTON 450 ADDITION (GCN), LOT 5
Taxes noted (unexempt): listed
Will not subdivide
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Collin County
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Last updated by owner on Sep 11, 2026.
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Planned Development District
The planned development district is established to permit flexibility and encourage a more creative, efficient, and aesthetically desirable design and placement of buildings, open spaces, and circulation patterns by allowing a mixture or combination of uses, and utilizing special site features such as topography, size, and shape. A planned development district may be used to permit new or innovative concepts in land utilization not permitted by a single zoning district within this zoning ordinance. While greater flexibility is given to allow special conditions or restrictions that would not otherwise allow certain development to occur, the requirements established herein ensure against misuse of increased flexibility.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Greenhouse / nursery
Bank
General retail
Restaurant
Hospital / medical center
Hotel / motel
Office
Public service
Amusement facility
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
4/10 Fire Factor
3% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
7/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 109° expected this year, 23 days in 30 years
6/10 Wind Factor
27% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 4 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Celina, TX • 75009
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100/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
This home ranks in the top 1% for direct sun exposure in the zip code. There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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Redfin Estimate for Lot 5 Carthage Rd
$6,857,501
$1.8M under list price of $8.66M
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The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $664K to $830K.