Starwood
West Frisco’s guard-gated original: 900-plus custom homes on about 550 acres
Starwood is one of the longest-established luxury communities in Frisco, developed from the mid-1990s on roughly 550 acres of rolling terrain in the west of the city, near the Dallas North Tollway. It is gated and guard-attended around the clock, and it holds more than 900 custom homes across a set of named sections that vary widely in lot size, from patio-scale villa lots up to something over an acre in the estate sections. Residents have their own community center, pool, tennis and basketball courts inside the gates.
Price Range
Roughly $850K – $2.5M+ depending on section and lot, against a Frisco citywide median sale price of about $688K (Redfin, May 2026). Approximate; ask for current comps by section with an as-of month.
Property Types
Custom single-family, Estate homes on acre-plus lots, Villa and patio homes
Year Built
1996–2010s, with continuing custom rebuilds
HOA: Substantial, because the dues carry a staffed gatehouse plus the community center, pool and courts. Sections differ. Get the exact figure, what it includes and the reserve position from the resale certificate.
Schools
Frisco ISD
Commute & Access
Direct access to the Dallas North Tollway · about 10 min to Legacy West · roughly 30 min to Downtown Dallas on the Tollway outside peak · about 35 min to DFW International
Highlights
What makes Starwood stand out
- Round-the-clock guard-attended gates, one of a small number in Collin County
- Roughly 550 acres of rolling terrain, unusually varied ground for a Frisco community
- Private community center, pool, tennis courts and half-court basketball for residents
- Established from 1996, so the landscaping and tree cover are grown in rather than newly planted
- Sections ranging from lock-and-leave villas to acre-plus estate lots inside one gate
- Tollway frontage, so the corporate corridor commute is short
Best Fit
A buyer who wants staffed-gate privacy and a genuinely custom home in Frisco ISD, and who prefers established trees and varied architecture over the uniformity of a current new-build community.
Inside Starwood
One name on a sign can cover several very different streets. These are the parts worth telling apart before you tour.
Chamberlyne Place Estates
The large-lot estate end of the community, with lots running to roughly an acre. The biggest homes and the highest prices in Starwood sit here.
Spanish Oak Estates
Another of the estate sections, also on acre-scale lots, with the heaviest tree cover in the community.
The Villas of Star Creek
The small-lot end, around a fifth of an acre. Lower maintenance and a lower entry price, and a different buyer entirely from the estate sections.
Nearby Amenities
- Gated community center with resident event space
- Community swimming pool
- Tennis courts and half-court basketball inside the gates
- Internal walking routes on rolling, wooded terrain
- Stonebriar Center and the Tollway retail corridor nearby
- Frisco’s parks and the PGA of America district a short drive away
Major Employers Nearby
- The Star (Dallas Cowboys world headquarters)
- PGA of America headquarters
- Toyota Motor North America (Legacy West, Plano)
- JPMorgan Chase and Liberty Mutual Plano campuses
- Baylor Scott & White Frisco
- Frisco ISD
How Starwood trades
Starwood trades on section as much as on square footage: an estate-section acre lot and a Villas patio lot are not the same market and should never be compared as one median. Because the community is built out and the homes are custom, no two comps are truly alike, and appraisals here lean heavily on lot size and on how recently the interior was redone. Turnover is low, which keeps supply tight and time on market variable.
Taxes, dues and districts
Frisco spans both Collin and Denton counties, and Starwood sits on the Collin County side, in the City of Frisco and Frisco ISD. Verify the tax jurisdictions on the actual appraisal district record for the address rather than from a listing, and add the association dues on top when you build the monthly number.
Check these before you offer
The trade-offs a listing will not mention. None of these are reasons not to buy here; they are the things worth pricing in.
- Homes from the late 1990s and early 2000s are now at the age where roofs, HVAC systems and pools come due. A twenty-five-year-old custom home is still a twenty-five-year-old home.
- Late-1990s and 2000s custom taste is specific: heavy millwork, formal rooms and dark finishes are common, and a full modernization on a home this size is not a small budget.
- Dues are high and include a payroll cost, so they will not fall.
- The community is often assumed to be in Plano because of the Tollway address and the west-side location. It is Frisco, in Frisco ISD, and that matters for taxes and schools.
Starwood: Frequently Asked Questions
Is Starwood in Plano or Frisco?
What schools does Starwood attend?
How much do the sections of Starwood differ?
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