Sources: community size, builder split, timing and engineering via the joint venture's April 2026 announcement as reported by Covering Katy; collections, prices, square footage, lot widths, sales center address and quick move in dates via the Toll Brothers Evergrove page and the Tri Pointe Homes Evergrove page, both read September 13, 2026. Builder pricing changes without notice. Verify current numbers at the sales center before relying on them.
Evergrove is open. Toll Brothers' community page lists it as now selling, with six quick move in homes dated March and April 2027, and a sales center at 6035 Sunset Grove Loop in Richmond.
That is the headline. Here is the part I care about more. Two national builders are splitting one 911 acre tract on FM 723, each one selling five collections, each one with its own price sheet, its own lot widths, and its own idea of what "from the $400s" means. When a client sends me a screenshot from one of those pages and asks if it is a good deal, the honest answer is that I cannot tell yet, and neither can they, because the number that decides the monthly payment is not on either page.
So this post does two things. It lays out everything the builders have actually published, with the contradictions left in. And it tells you the three numbers to get in writing before the price sheet means anything.
Key takeaways
- Evergrove is 911 acres off FM 723 and Old Pecan Road in Richmond, about two miles north of FM 359, developed jointly by Toll Brothers and Tri Pointe Homes, with LJA Engineering as civil engineer.
- The April 2026 announcement said 1,655 homes, roughly 827 per builder; a later Tri Pointe press release referred to approximately 2,000 planned homesites.
- Toll Brothers' five collections start at $399,995 for the Cedar series and run to $815,995 and up for the Redwood series, on lots from 45 to 80 feet wide, with homes from 1,884 to 5,989 square feet.
- First move ins were projected for the first quarter of 2027, with model homes from both builders due by the end of 2026 and full build out expected to take eight to ten years.
- The community is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD, the district that added a $1.99 billion bond in November 2025 to keep up with exactly this kind of growth.
- Nothing published by either builder states the MUD tax rate or the bonds behind it, and that single line is the difference between a $400,000 home that fits and one that does not.
What Evergrove actually is
Answer first: Evergrove is a 911 acre master planned community along Jones Creek in unincorporated Fort Bend County, west of Richmond, being built by Toll Brothers and Tri Pointe Homes in a joint venture that bought the land in October 2024 and broke ground in early 2025. It is the largest new community to open on the FM 723 corridor this year.
The site sits off FM 723 and Old Pecan Road, roughly two miles north of FM 359, on land that until recently was the kind of open acreage that made this stretch of Richmond feel far from everything. Jones Creek runs through it, and both builders lean on that in their marketing: trails along the creek, preserved green space, a fishing pond, a recreation center with a pool, a fitness center, a splash pad, a playground and pocket parks. Tri Pointe's page adds a dog park and a zero entry pool.
One correction worth making early. Toll Brothers' community page labels Evergrove as Harris County. It is not. Richmond is the Fort Bend County seat, FM 723 is in Fort Bend County, and the sales center address carries the 77406 ZIP that sits north of the Brazos in Fort Bend. That matters for taxes, for the appraisal district, and for which county's flood maps you pull, so I am flagging it before it confuses anyone.
The builder split is simple on paper. Each company builds about half the homes. Toll Brothers sells five collections named Cedar, Liveoak, Maple, Pecan and Redwood. Tri Pointe sells its own collections, Lumen on 45 foot lots, Vale on 60 foot lots, Arden on 70 foot lots and Solace on 80 foot lots, with a fifth series on its main page. Same streets, same amenities, two different design studios, two different price sheets.
I wrote about the wider wave of Richmond construction in the west Fort Bend supply guide, and Evergrove is the clearest example of why that post exists. Two builders competing on the same ground is good for a buyer who knows how to make them compete.
The numbers, side by side
Answer first: Toll Brothers' published range starts at $399,995 and tops $1 million, on lots from 45 to 80 feet, with homes from 1,884 to just under 6,000 square feet. Tri Pointe's announced range at launch was 2,120 to 5,350 square feet on the same lot widths. Both builders point to Lamar CISD.
| What | Toll Brothers (published) | Tri Pointe (published) |
|---|---|---|
| Collections | Cedar, Liveoak, Maple, Pecan, Redwood | Lumen, Vale, Arden, Solace, plus one more |
| Lot widths | 45, 50, 60, 70, 80 feet | 45, 60, 70, 80 feet listed |
| Home sizes | 1,884 to 5,989+ sq ft | 2,120 to 5,350 sq ft at launch |
| Starting prices | $399,995 (Cedar) to $815,995+ (Redwood) | "from the $400s" at launch |
| Bedrooms | 3 to 6 | Varies by plan |
| Quick move ins | 6 listed, March to April 2027 | Not listed |
| Status on site | Now open for sale | Coming summer 2026 |
Read that last row twice. On September 13, 2026, one builder's site says open, the other says coming. That is not a contradiction so much as two marketing departments on two calendars, but it tells you something useful: the community is in its first weeks of real selling, and first weeks are when builders are most flexible on the things they do not put on the price sheet.
Something else that does not match: the home count. The joint venture said 1,655 homes when it announced the project, and Toll's launch materials repeated it. A later Tri Pointe press release described approximately 2,000 planned homesites. I am not going to guess which is right. Master plans get amended, later phases get added, and the number that governs your neighborhood is the one on the recorded plat and the district notice, not the press release.
If you want the builder level playbook for this, the builder incentives guide covers how these negotiations actually go: rate buydowns and closing costs first, headline price last.
What is confirmed and what is not
Answer first: the acreage, the location, the two builders, the school district, the lot widths and the published price points are confirmed by the builders themselves. The MUD tax rate, the bonded debt, the HOA dues and the final home count are not published anywhere I can find, and those are the numbers that set your payment.
Confirmed, with a source I can point to:
- 911 acres, FM 723 and Old Pecan Road, Jones Creek, LJA Engineering as civil engineer.
- Land acquired October 2024, groundbreaking early 2025.
- Toll Brothers' five collections with the prices and sizes in the table above.
- Lamar Consolidated ISD.
- Presales planned from June 2026, models from both builders by the end of 2026, first move ins projected for the first quarter of 2027, first phase complete in the second quarter, full build out in eight to ten years.
Not published by either builder as of this writing:
- The name of the municipal utility district and its tax rate, current or projected.
- The bonds approved and the bonds issued for water, sewer, drainage, roads and parks.
- HOA dues.
- The final planned home count.
That second list is not an accident. Builders are required by Texas law to hand you a written district notice before you sign a binding contract, and that notice is where the rate and the debt live. It is not required to be on the website, so it is not. I wrote the full walkthrough of that notice, what each line means and how to compare two homes on it, in the MUD tax guide for new construction. If you read one other thing before touring Evergrove, read that.
Why Richmond, and why this corridor
Answer first: Evergrove sits in the part of Richmond that has been absorbing most of west Fort Bend's growth, ZIP 77406 north of the Brazos, where the median sale over the last six months ran around $413,700 and new construction was roughly four in ten closings. It is the same market as Harvest Green, Candela and Long Meadow Farms, not the older Richmond south of the river.
If you have not read the Richmond page, the short version is that Richmond is two markets under one name. The historic city and the neighborhoods south and east of the Brazos carry the 77469 ZIP and a lower median. The master planned corridor north of the river carries 77406 and 77407, higher prices, newer homes, and a school district map that does not follow the mailing address. Evergrove lands squarely in the second Richmond.
That is good news and a caution in the same sentence. Good news because this corridor has the retail, the parkway access and the newer Lamar CISD campuses. Caution because 77406 already carries roughly five months of inventory and 58 days on market, per my own pull of HAR MLS data for the six months to September 7, 2026. A buyer at Evergrove is not competing with other buyers this fall. A buyer at Evergrove is competing with the builder's own unsold inventory and with the resale homes three miles away that are already sitting. That is leverage. Use it.
Circle Oak, the large mixed use project taking shape at I-69 that I covered in the Circle Oak post, is the other piece of the Richmond picture. New retail anchors change which parts of a city feel close to things, and that shift shows up in prices before it shows up in listings.
The school piece
Answer first: Evergrove is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD, which is growing by roughly 2,000 students a year and passed a $1.99 billion bond in November 2025. Which specific campuses a given Evergrove address feeds is not something the builder's page tells you, and it can change as new schools open.
Lamar CISD is the district for essentially all of the FM 723 corridor, and it is the district that has been opening campuses about as fast as the county can build roads to them. I covered the bond and the campus pipeline in Lamar CISD's new schools. The practical point for an Evergrove buyer is the same one I make for every new community out here: a brand new subdivision gets its attendance zones drawn, and then redrawn, as the campuses around it open. Confirm the current assignment for the exact lot with the district, in writing, before a specific school becomes the reason you are buying.
What I would do before signing
Answer first: get the district notice, get the HOA dues, and get both builders' incentive sheets in writing, then compare the two builders on total monthly cost rather than base price. Do all of that before you fall in love with a floor plan.
- Ask for the MUD notice on day one. Not at contract. On the first visit. It has the name of the district, the current or projected tax rate, and the bonds approved and issued. If the rate is projected rather than current, ask what the district's engineer assumed for the buildout, because a projected rate on a brand new district is an estimate, not a bill.
- Get HOA dues and what they cover. Two builders, one association. The number should be the same for both. If it is not, ask why.
- Price the same lot width across both builders. A 60 foot lot from Toll Brothers' Maple collection and a 60 foot lot from Tri Pointe's Vale collection are the closest thing to an apples to apples comparison you will get out here. Compare base, then compare incentives, then compare what is standard versus what the design studio charges for.
- Run the full payment. Principal and interest, county, school, MUD, homeowners insurance, HOA. The Fort Bend new construction guide has the framework. A $450,000 Evergrove home and a $450,000 resale in a paid down district in Pecan Grove are not the same payment, and the gap can run to several hundred dollars a month.
- Ask about the second builder. Builders in a shared community watch each other's incentives closely. Mentioning that you are also pricing the other side of the street is not a bluff, it is due diligence, and it tends to improve the answer.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Evergrove located?
Evergrove is on FM 723 at Old Pecan Road in Richmond, Texas, about two miles north of FM 359, along Jones Creek in unincorporated Fort Bend County. The Toll Brothers sales center is at 6035 Sunset Grove Loop, Richmond, TX 77406. Toll Brothers' website labels the community as Harris County, which is incorrect; it is in Fort Bend County.
Who is building Evergrove?
Toll Brothers and Tri Pointe Homes are developing Evergrove as a joint venture, with each builder responsible for roughly half of the homes. Tri Pointe was named lead developer. LJA Engineering is the civil engineer. The joint venture acquired the land in October 2024 and broke ground in early 2025.
How many homes will Evergrove have?
The builders announced 1,655 homes in April 2026, about 827 per builder. A later Tri Pointe press release referred to approximately 2,000 planned homesites. The recorded plat and the district notice govern the actual count for any given section, so verify the number at the sales center.
What do homes at Evergrove cost?
Toll Brothers' published collections start at $399,995 for the Cedar series on 45 foot lots and rise to $815,995 and up for the Redwood series on 80 foot lots, with homes from 1,884 to just under 6,000 square feet. Tri Pointe announced pricing from the $400,000s at launch. Builder pricing changes without notice, so treat these as September 2026 figures.
What school district serves Evergrove?
Evergrove is zoned to Lamar Consolidated ISD. Specific campus assignments are set by the district and can change as new schools open, so confirm the current zoning for the exact lot with Lamar CISD in writing before you buy.
When can you move into Evergrove?
The joint venture projected first move ins in the first quarter of 2027, with model homes from both builders completed by the end of 2026. As of September 2026, Toll Brothers lists six quick move in homes with dates in March and April 2027. Full build out is expected to take eight to ten years.
Does Evergrove have a MUD tax?
Almost certainly, since new master planned communities in unincorporated Fort Bend County are financed through municipal utility districts, but neither builder publishes the district name, the tax rate or the bonded debt. Texas law requires the seller to give you a written district notice with those figures before you sign a binding contract. Ask for it on your first visit.
Bottom line
Evergrove is real, it is open, and it is a good sign for anyone who wants a new home on the FM 723 corridor with two national builders competing for the sale. The published price points from about $400,000 to over $1 million cover a wide slice of the west Fort Bend market, and the location puts you in the part of Richmond that has been absorbing the county's growth.
But the price sheet is the beginning of the conversation, not the end of it. The rate on the district notice, the HOA dues and the incentive each builder is willing to put in writing this month are the numbers that decide whether the home fits. None of them are on the website.
Send me the collection and lot you are looking at and I will pull the district notice, price the equivalent home across both builders, and put the real monthly payment next to the one on the flyer.
