Verdancia Unit 1 Subdivision - Park A in Horizon City, TX

The Town of Horizon City is developing Park A, a new construction project located at 14429 Desert Wind Dr. in Horizon City, Texas. This 71,830 sq ft site in El Paso County is designed for private use on private land, with an estimated cost of $452,000. The project registration with TDLR lists the scope as park construction including a playground area, grass field, sports court, amenities, plant material, and irrigation.

The project was registered with TDLR in June 2026, with construction start indicated for October 2025. Plan review is pending, and completion is targeted for February 2027. The scheduled build window is 492 days, which is longer than the 214-day median for new construction filings in El Paso County over the last 24 months.

Project Details and Context

The Dry Land is the design firm of record for this project. Eckhard K Fennig serves as the registered accessibility specialist. The estimated cost of $452,000 is below the $800,000 median for similar new construction projects in El Paso County. The cost per square foot is $6, which is significantly below the county median of $111 per square foot for this project type.

The Town of Horizon City has three other TDLR-registered projects totaling $1,270,576. These include Park B in Horizon City, a traffic signal design project in El Paso, and a road project on Rodman Drive. The Dry Land has designed six other projects totaling $1,988,844, including parks in Socorro and El Paso, and a wastewater treatment plant project in El Paso.

The area profile for ZIP code 79928, based on U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates, indicates a population of about 82,792. The median household income is $73,704, and the median owner-occupied home value is $188,600. Housing in this area is predominantly owner-occupied. The El Paso County unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in July 2026, higher than a year earlier.