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Houston Gets its First 3D-Printed Community

A first-of-its-kind 3D-printed home community will soon be making its way to Houston. Known as Zuri Gardens, the community is a collaboration among Houston-based automated 3D-printed construction company HiveASMBLD, Houston-based builder Cole Klein Builders, and the City of Houston.

The project has already broken ground and construction of the first 3D-printed home is expected in October.

Houston Chronicle

One of the world's largest 3D-printed home communities is being built in Houston

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Innovation & Technology

New Community in Texas to Feature 80 Modern 3D Printed Hybrid Homes

The first 3D printed community in Houston, TX has broken ground with expected completion in fall 2026. The 80-home Southeast Houston community, blending 3D printing with panelized construction, is sustainable, durable, and affordable.

Houston-based automated 3D printed construction company HiveASMBLD and Cole Klein Builders have created the world’s first large-scale, one-of-a-kind affordable housing development using 3D printing technology— called Zuri Gardens.

New York Post

Houston breaks ground on 3D printed neighborhood.

Each home is printed using a proprietary concrete blend — faster, stronger, and more efficient than traditional construction — and will sell in the mid to high $200Ks, with down payment assistance of up to $125,000 from the City of Houston.

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These futuristic 3D-printed homes start at just $200K. One city is building 80 of them.

Houston, we have an affordable housing problem.

The large Texas metropolis is known as one of the most affordable major cities in the United States, but home ownership is still out of reach for many. New reports point to a growing affordability gap between what people can afford and how much housing actually costs.

"We're getting really, really close to a time when young Texas families will be unable to purchase a home and we know that home ownership is really foundational to the financial success of most American families," Emily Brizzolara-Dove, a policy advisor with the non-partisan policy group Texas 2036, told ABC 13 News.

3D Printing Industry

Houston breaks ground on 3D printed neighborhood.

Houston-based automated construction 3D printing company HiveASMBLD has begun work on Zuri Gardens, a large-scale affordable housing development that will incorporate 3D printing technology.

Situated at Madden Lane and Carson Road in Southeast Houston, the 13-acre site has entered the construction phase, with work on the first 3D printed home expected to begin around October 2025 and the entire development targeted for completion within 18 months.

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Innovative 3D-printed affordable housing development rises in Houston

What's being promoted as the world's first large-scale affordable housing development built using 3D technology is taking shape in Houston.

Houston-based 3D construction company HiveASMBLD has teamed up with Houston- based Cole Klein Builders and the City of Houston on the Zuri Gardens project. Located near Hobby Airport on Martindale Road, the first 3D-printed home at Zuri Gardens is set to be completed in October.

Houston Business Journal / KHOU

Houston's first 3D-printed homes break ground with promise of affordability.

HOUSTON — The Houston area's first community of 3D-printed homes broke ground last week as one of two affordable home communities in the works near William P. Hobby Airport.

HiveAsmbld and Cole Klein Builders are building Zuri Gardens on 13 acres between Madden Lane and Carson Road, the Houston Business Journal reports.

Yahoo

These Homes Are Printed, Not Built—and They’re About To Redefine Affordable Housing

What’s happening in Houston is a good example of what’s plaguing the country. Climate change is compounding an affordability crisis by increasing flood and heat risks on under-insured and low-income neighborhoods. And now, the city’s affordability gap has widened to nearly $176,000, according to the Kinder Institute’s 2025 State of Housing report.