The Retreat: A New Chapter for Goodland’s Growing Community

Goodland celebrates the groundbreaking of its new major amenity center with a ‘first cast’ event

DALLAS (March 21, 2025) – Provident Realty, a Dallas-based real estate development firm and creator of the Goodland master-planned community, recently celebrated the start of construction for the community’s new 6.5-acre amenity campus: The Retreat. Goodland, an approximately 5,000-acre residential community south of Mansfield, offers residents a blend of lifestyle and amenities with a variety of housing options, and year-round events. This is the largest amenity complex, within the largest masterplan, in this growing area south of Dallas. 

The Retreat’s groundbreaking celebration, held yesterday, featured a special ‘first cast’ ceremony. Current residents and development partners cast ceremonial fishing lines into one of three community ponds to mark the official start of construction for The Retreat — the newest signature amenity and gathering space at Goodland. This event marks a new chapter for both Goodland residents and future growth.

“Our goal for Goodland is to create a close-knit community where the residents can use The Retreat’s multi-purpose campus to thrive and build genuine connections with one another,” says Rylan Yowell, Managing Director at Provident. “We were so thrilled to share this groundbreaking moment for The Retreat with residents and our development partners.”

The community’s new amenity campus, designed by Dallas landscape architecture firm, Garrison Jones, will serve as a trailhead connecting to a future extensive trail network that will weave through Goodland’s thousands of acres and tied together with a planned signature linear park alongside Goodland Parkway. The Retreat will boast a variety of high-quality amenities, including a clubhouse for hosting social gatherings, with a conference room, activity room, self-service cafe, and cozy lounge spaces. Local architecture firm, Three Architecture, designed the more than 6,000-square-foot space which includes a separate approximately 2,900 square foot state-of-the-art fitness building, resort-style pool, playground, dedicated event lawn, and stocked fishing ponds.

Inspired by the vision of creating a new Texas town, plans for the community include a town center featuring shops, restaurants, schools, event venues, parks, churches, a civic building, and more. Goodland will have many residential villages offering new home choices, including single-family homes, townhomes, cottages, homes for lease, and more. “This new town promises to make life for its residents both simpler and richer, offering abundant opportunities for businesses and residents alike to flourish alongside a new growing region,” adds Yowell. 

Known as the new southern gateway to Dallas-Fort Worth, Goodland benefits from being equidistant to the entire Metroplex.  “With its immediate access to three different highways, Goodland offers quality placemaking within a reasonable commuting distance to jobs and entertainment options that span from Fort Worth to Dallas,” says Yowell.

The Retreat’s grand opening is set for 2026. To learn more about Goodland and The Retreat, visit https://goodlandtx.com/.

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About Provident Realty

For over 30 years, Provident has been creating some of North Texas’ most celebrated places, including destinations like Preston Hollow Village, Stacy Green, Tavolo Park and Hillstead. Goodland is the latest vision in Provident’s legacy — a long-term commitment to creating a vibrant community that enhances the lifestyle and well-being of its residents while partnering with Grand Prairie. Learn more at www.providentrealty.net.