What New Construction Communities Are Popular in Richmond, TX?
What New Construction Communities Are Popular in Richmond, TX?
Harvest Green, Veranda, Candela, Austin Point, and StoneCreek Estates are the most active new construction communities in Richmond, TX, with builder pricing from the $300s to past $1 million.
TL;DR: New construction in Richmond, TX centers on a handful of master-planned communities in Fort Bend County: Harvest Green, Veranda, Candela, StoneCreek Estates, and the 4,700-acre Austin Point, with Evergrove opening for sale in fall 2026. Builder base prices run from roughly the $300s to past $1 million. Zillow put the typical Richmond home value at $380,221 as of July 31, 2026, with 1,043 homes for sale. Isaias Contreras, REALTOR® with Contreras Properties Group at Keller Williams Signature, works these communities across the Greater Houston Area.
Isaias Contreras is a REALTOR® and owner of Contreras Properties Group at Keller Williams Signature, and Richmond, TX is his primary market. Richmond sits in Fort Bend County, roughly 30 miles southwest of downtown Houston in the Greater Houston Area, and it is now one of the busiest new construction corridors in Texas. Here is which communities are drawing buyers, what they cost, and what is coming next.
What Counts as a New Construction Community in Richmond, TX?
A new construction community in Richmond, TX is a master-planned development where a developer lays out home sites, amenities, and infrastructure, then sells sections to multiple builders. Most Richmond communities sit in Fort Bend County within the Greater Houston Area, are governed by an HOA, and are funded in part by a municipal utility district. Amenity packages usually include pools, trails, parks, and an on-site amenity center.
Which Richmond, TX Communities Are Drawing the Most New Construction Buyers?
Five communities account for most current new construction activity in Richmond, TX, each at a different price band and stage of build-out.
Harvest Green is a Johnson Development community in the 77406 ZIP code, built around a working on-site farm with community garden plots, a farmers market, pools, trails, and a fitness center. It is zoned to Fort Bend ISD. Builders including David Weekley, Perry Homes, Highland Homes, Westin Homes, and Coventry Homes are active across lot widths from 40 to 90 feet, which is why the price spread here is the widest in Richmond. HAR’s Harvest Green community page tracks current inventory.
Veranda sits on the east side of Richmond near US 59/I-69 in the 77469 ZIP code, which makes it one of the easier Richmond communities for a Sugar Land or Medical Center commute. It mixes several lot sizes and price points, and enough of it has been built out that you can compare new builds against resale within the same community.
Candela is a newer 77406 community with access to the Grand Parkway, the Westpark Tollway, FM 359, and FM 723. That road access is the main draw for buyers commuting toward Katy or west Houston rather than downtown.
Austin Point is the largest project in the area by a wide margin. Developed by The Signorelli Company across roughly 4,700 acres near the Grand Parkway and the planned Fort Bend Tollway extension, it is planned to grow to about 14,000 homes over time, with parks, trails, retail, and medical space, and it is zoned to Lamar CISD. It is early-phase, so buyers here are buying the plan as much as the house.
StoneCreek Estates is a 500-acre community with a resort-style pool, playground, and walking and biking trails, with access to U.S. 59 and the Grand Parkway. Several sections are far along in build-out, so remaining inventory with any given builder can be thin.
What New Communities Are Opening in Richmond, TX Next?
Evergrove is the next major community to open. Toll Brothers announced Evergrove in February 2026, a master-planned community at FM 723 and Old Pecan Road with Jones Creek running through it. Site work is underway and the community is expected to open for sale in fall 2026, with five collections of home designs from 1,880 to more than 6,100 square feet on 45- to 80-foot home sites, priced from the mid-$400,000s to the mid-$900,000s. Toll Brothers and Tri Pointe Homes are developing about 1,655 homes there, with first move-ins projected for early 2027.
For a 2027 move, Evergrove and the next Austin Point phases are the two to watch. Early phases carry the widest lot selection and the strongest incentives, and the least certainty about the surrounding area in five years.
What Do New Construction Homes Cost in Richmond, TX?
Builder base prices in Richmond, TX currently run from roughly the $300s to past $1 million, and the spread inside a single community can be enormous. In Harvest Green alone, builder-published starting prices range from the $300s on smaller Highland Homes lots to the $470s and $490s on 45- and 50-foot lots, into the $700s on 60-foot lots, and past $1.3 million on 90-foot lots.
Treat every one of those figures as a floor, not a price. Lot premiums, structural options, and design center selections routinely add tens of thousands of dollars, and the base price rarely includes landscaping, blinds, or a finished backyard. Ask for an itemized sheet before comparing two builders.
How Does Richmond Compare to Fulshear for New Construction?
Richmond and Fulshear are both Fort Bend County cities in the Greater Houston Area with heavy new construction activity, but they sit at different price points and different inventory levels.
| Market factor | Richmond, TX | Fulshear, TX |
|---|---|---|
| Typical home value | $380,221 | $504,786 |
| One-year value change | -2.8% | -2.9% |
| Homes for sale | 1,043 | 330 |
| New listings, July | 237 | 84 |
| Median days to pending | 47 | 40 |
| Share of sales under list price | 71.5% | 69.8% |
All figures from Zillow Home Value Index data, updated July 31, 2026; under-list share measured June 30, 2026. Single source used for every row so the columns stay comparable.
Why Does This Matter for Buyers in Richmond, TX?
More than seven in ten Richmond homes closed under their list price this summer, and there were over a thousand homes for sale in a city of roughly 12,700 residents. That combination is what a buyer’s market actually looks like, and it changes how you should approach a builder.
When resale inventory is deep and values are drifting down about 2.8% year over year, builders lose the ability to hold firm on price the way they did in 2021 and 2022. That pressure tends to show up as incentives rather than price cuts — rate buydowns, closing cost credits, free upgrades — because a builder protects the comparable sales in the neighborhood by discounting anything except the headline number. For a buyer in Richmond, TX right now, the negotiation is about what you can get added to the deal, not what you can knock off the sticker. Ask what the incentive is worth in dollars, then ask the same question at the community down the road.
What Do Buyers Most Want to Know About New Construction in Richmond, TX?
What is a master-planned community in Richmond, TX?
A master-planned community is a large development built to a single long-term plan, with home sites, parks, trails, amenity centers, and often schools and retail laid out from the start. In Richmond, TX — Fort Bend County, in the Greater Houston Area — communities such as Harvest Green, Veranda, and Austin Point all follow this model across hundreds or thousands of acres.
What does a new construction home cost in Richmond, TX?
Builder starting prices in Richmond, TX run from roughly the $300s on smaller lots to past $1 million on 75- and 90-foot home sites, depending on the community and the builder. Those published figures are base prices. Your final number rises with lot premiums, structural options, and design center selections, so plan your budget above the advertised starting point.
Should you buy in an early-phase community or an established one?
Early-phase communities like Austin Point and Evergrove usually offer more lot selection and more builder incentives, but amenities, retail, and road connections arrive over several years. Established communities like Harvest Green and Lakes of Bella Terra have finished amenities and a resale inventory you can price against. Which one fits depends on how long you plan to stay.
How does new construction in Richmond compare to Fulshear, TX?
Richmond carries a lower typical home value than Fulshear and a much deeper for-sale inventory, which gives buyers more to compare and more room to negotiate. Fulshear homes go under contract a little faster. Both cities sit in Fort Bend County inside the Greater Houston Area, so the real tradeoff is price and selection rather than location.
What should you ask a builder before signing a contract in Richmond, TX?
Ask what the base price includes and what is an option, what the lot premium is, what the MUD and HOA charges are, and what your estimated total tax rate will be. Ask what happens to your earnest money if financing falls through, ask for the build timeline in writing, and ask who inspects the home before you close.
Do you need your own agent to buy new construction in Richmond, TX?
The sales representative in the builder's model home works for the builder, not for you. Bringing your own REALTOR® typically costs you nothing extra in a Richmond, TX new construction purchase and puts someone on your side of the contract, the incentive structure, and the final walkthrough. Register your agent on your first visit — most builders require it.
Related reading: what living in Fulshear, TX is actually like · the home buying process in the Greater Houston area
Other Questions Buyers Ask About New Construction in Richmond, TX
- Which builders are active in Harvest Green in Richmond, TX?
- What are MUD taxes in Fort Bend County and how do they affect your payment?
- How long does it take to build a new home in Richmond, TX?
- Is it cheaper to buy new construction or resale in Richmond, TX?
- Which Richmond, TX communities are zoned to Lamar CISD?
If you are comparing communities in Richmond, TX, walk them with someone who has no stake in which one you pick. Isaias Contreras and the team at Contreras Properties Group tour these communities weekly and can tell you which builders are moving on incentives this month. Reach out to talk through your Richmond options.
About Isaias Contreras
Isaias Contreras is a REALTOR® and owner of Contreras Properties Group at Keller Williams Signature, serving buyers and sellers across Richmond, Katy, and Fulshear, TX in the Greater Houston Area. He works the Fort Bend County new construction market directly with builders and helps buyers compare incentive packages before they sign. To connect, visit contreraspropertiesgroup.com or call 832-338-3484.
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