Big Solterra STAR Awards news: the community just won three 2026 Texas Association of Builders (TAB) STAR Awards. The STAR Awards are the only statewide program honoring excellence in Texas homebuilding. Specifically, Solterra took home top honors for Best Poolscape for a Community, Best Community Amenity for The Headquarters Club, and Best Showroom/Sales Center.
TAB announced the winners on July 23, 2026, at the STAR Awards Dinner & Celebration. The event took place during the Sunbelt Builders Show® at the Grand Hyatt San Antonio River Walk. This year’s competition drew nearly 1,200 entries across 184 categories, the most in the program’s history. As a result, three wins for a single community stands out as a remarkable achievement.
What Are the Texas Association of Builders STAR Awards?
The STAR Awards represent the highest statewide honor in Texas homebuilding. Since 1992, the Texas Association of Builders has used the program to recognize the state’s best builders, developers, architects, designers, and communities. An independent panel of out-of-state industry experts judges every entry. Therefore, winning isn’t about popularity. Instead, it reflects measurable excellence in design, craftsmanship, and experience.
For homebuyers, a STAR Award works like a seal of quality. In other words, outside industry professionals reviewed a community’s work and judged it the best in the state.
Solterra STAR Awards: The Three 2026 Wins
Best Poolscape for a Community
Solterra’s resort-style poolscape delivers a true aquatic escape against the backdrop of the community’s 25-acre lake. Now, it’s officially the best in Texas.
Completed in late 2025, the poolscape features three distinct pools for every age and mood. First, the family pool serves as the centerpiece. It includes an inflatable jumper imported from Finland, basketball hoops, lily pads, a lap lane, swim-up bars, covered cabanas, and tanning ledge chairs. Next, the adult pool elevates the experience with swim-up islands, tanning ledges, and its own basketball hoop. Its swim-up bar also connects to a covered entertainment area with a grill and ping pong table. Finally, a dedicated toddler pool gives the community’s youngest residents a safe, shallow place to splash.
Beyond the water, shade structures with lounge chairs and picnic tables create comfortable gathering spots. Meanwhile, a turf hill with TVs and cornhole adds a social, game-day feel. In short, it’s a staycation just steps from home.
Best Community Amenity: The Headquarters Club
The Headquarters Club, Solterra’s $25 million, 8-acre amenity complex, earned Best Community Amenity in the state. The award recognizes a milestone that established Solterra as one of the premier master-planned communities in Dallas-Fort Worth.
The complex truly offers something for everyone. Residents enjoy three pools alongside a white sand beach on the 25-acre lake. Additionally, the complex includes a 6,000-square-foot fitness center with a yoga room and locker rooms, covered pickleball courts, a children’s splash pad, multiple playgrounds, and a dog park with its own splash pad. For gatherings and celebrations, a grand ballroom, veranda, covered pavilion with grills and a fire pit, and event lawn provide exceptional spaces. Best of all, the entire complex connects directly to Solterra’s community trail system. Consequently, residents can bike or walk to it all.
And residents have embraced it. Since opening, the fitness center has averaged more than 2,300 users per month. Likewise, resident events consistently sell out. In other words, The Headquarters Club isn’t just an amenity. It’s the heart of the community.
Best Showroom/Sales Center
First impressions matter. Accordingly, the judges named Solterra’s Sales Center the best in Texas, thanks to a design philosophy built around lasting value.
Rather than constructing a temporary welcome center, Solterra transformed 600 square feet inside The Headquarters Club into an immersive, self-guided sales environment. For example, a custom corner-mounted LED display, interactive touchscreens, and a detailed 3D master site map let visitors explore at their own pace. Meanwhile, museum-style shadowboxes highlight key amenities. A dedicated Kids Korner with gaming systems and a mini book nook keeps the whole family engaged.
The center introduces buyers to Solterra’s resort-style amenities, onsite schools, and lineup of 11 builders with homes from the $280Ks to the $800Ks. Eventually, true to Solterra’s commitment to intentional placemaking, the space will transition into a resident lobby with flexible seating and a coffee station.
What the Solterra STAR Awards Mean for Homebuyers and Residents
Awards are nice to win. However, they matter most because of what they signal to the people who live here or want to:
Third-party validation. Solterra didn’t declare these honors itself. Instead, independent, out-of-state judges compared Solterra against communities across the entire state of Texas and ranked it first. Three times.
Investment in resident life. Two of the three awards recognize amenities residents use every day. Clearly, a $25 million amenity complex reflects a development philosophy that prioritizes the living experience, not just the lots.
Confidence for buyers. If you’re comparing master-planned communities in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, statewide recognition offers a meaningful data point. After all, Solterra’s amenities aren’t renderings or promises. They’re built, open, and award-winning. In fact, they already average thousands of resident visits a month.
Long-term value. Similarly, communities that earn statewide recognition for amenities and presentation tend to sustain strong demand over time.
Experience Award-Winning Living at Solterra
The best way to understand why Solterra won three STAR Awards is to see it for yourself. So, visit the state’s best sales center inside The Headquarters Club. Then tour the award-winning amenity complex. Finally, picture summer afternoons at the best poolscape in Texas.