New Construction in Fort Bend County: Your 2026 Guide to Communities, Builders, and Luxury Lots
If you have driven down Highway 6, University Boulevard, or the Grand Parkway lately, you already know the story. Fort Bend County is still building, and it is building fast. New master planned communities are opening, established ones are selling their final sections, and builders are dangling incentives I have not seen since before the pandemic.
That last part matters. We are in a buyer's market right now. Houston inventory jumped to 5.7 months in May 2026, up about 36% from a year ago, and Sugar Land itself is sitting right around a balanced 5.6 months. When supply climbs like that, the people who feel it first are the builders. They carry the cost of every finished home that sits unsold, so they get motivated quickly. That motivation is showing up as rate buydowns, design center dollars, and closing cost help.
I have helped buyers and sellers move through every Fort Bend cycle, and I will tell you plainly: buying new construction is not the same as buying a resale home, and the builder's sales agent does not work for you. This guide walks you through where to look, what is actually available, and how to keep more money in your pocket while you do it.
Why Fort Bend new construction is its own thing
Most of the new building in our area happens inside master planned communities, or MPCs. You are not just buying a house. You are buying into a whole ecosystem: parks, trails, pools, community centers, on site schools, and a set of design guidelines that keep the neighborhood cohesive. The big names you will hear over and over are Sienna, Riverstone, and Cross Creek, alongside newer arrivals like Brookewater, Austin Point, and The George.
There are two things every new construction buyer in Fort Bend needs to understand before they fall in love with a model home.
First, the tax rate. New MUD (Municipal Utility District) communities often carry higher property tax rates than older, established neighborhoods, because you are helping pay back the bonds that funded all that infrastructure. Many of these newer communities run north of a 3% total tax rate, and that difference can add a few hundred dollars a month to your payment. Always ask for the full rate before you compare two communities. If you want to go deeper, I broke this down in my Fort Bend property tax guide.
Second, the schools. In Fort Bend, the school zone drives long term value more than almost anything else. Homes zoned to the strongest schools hold their value better when the market softens. Before you sign, check the exact zoning, because boundaries inside a single MPC can split between districts. My Fort Bend ISD ratings and zoning guide is a good place to start.
The established communities (and what is left)
These are the communities that built Fort Bend's reputation. Several are now in their final chapters, which is its own kind of opportunity.
Sienna (Missouri City)
Sienna is one of the largest master planned communities in all of Texas, nearly 10,000 acres, and it has been a perennial top ten seller nationally. It has roughly 14 award winning builders offering everything from townhomes and luxury duplexes up to fully custom homes. Prices run from the $200s into the millions. Amenities are the real draw here: the 12 acre Club Sienna, a golf course, water parks, and miles of trails.
Sienna is also where the 2026 incentives are most aggressive right now. As of this writing, builders in the community are advertising packages like half off home customization plus $10,000 toward closing costs, $20,000 in financing incentives you can use to buy down your rate, and design center credits that scale with lot size ($70,000 on 70 foot lots, $90,000 on 90 foot lots). One national builder is offering up to $75,000 in flexible dollars. A quick, important caveat: these come from the builders, not the developer, and they change constantly. Treat them as a starting point for negotiation, not a fixed menu.
Riverstone (Sugar Land area)
Riverstone was one of the top selling communities in the country from 2012 to 2018, and it is now in its final chapter. The only lots still available are custom home homesites in two enclaves: Monet Estates and Meadowview Estates. These are bring your own builder lots, so you are designing from the ground up rather than picking from a builder's floor plans. Over the past year the median sale price in Riverstone has been around $616,000. If you want a custom home in an established, mature community where the trees, schools, and amenities are already in place, these final lots are one of the last chances to do it here.
Cross Creek (Fulshear)
Here is a 2026 update that trips people up: the original Cross Creek Ranch is no longer selling new homes. The good news is that its sister community, Cross Creek West, picks up right where it left off, with new homes from established builders and shared access to the same resort style amenities, trails, and parks through a combined HOA. Both are served by the well regarded Katy and Lamar Consolidated school districts.
Jordan Ranch (Fulshear)
Jordan Ranch is selling its final 65 foot section. As of now, homes on 55 foot lots start in the $450s and homes on the larger 65 foot lots start in the $620s, with builders like Highland Homes and Chesmar active in the community. Fulshear in general has become one of the fastest growing corners of the county, with new homes broadly starting in the $450s and luxury sections like Fulbrook on Fulshear Creek running 80 foot lots from the $890s.
The brand new communities worth watching
If you would rather get in on the ground floor, where you have first pick of lots and the longest runway for appreciation, Fort Bend has three fresh opportunities in 2026.
Austin Point (near Richmond)
This is the big one. Austin Point is a 4,700 acre community from The Signorelli Company, projected to eventually house 50,000 residents. It is the largest master planned project the county has seen since Sienna started back in the 1980s. The first phase covers 125 acres with 421 homes from nine builders, including Ashton Woods, David Weekley, Perry Homes, Beazer, CastleRock, Newmark, Westin, Drees Custom Homes, and William David Homes. Homes run from three to five bedrooms, 1,500 to 4,500 square feet, priced from the mid $200s up to the high $900s.
Evergrove (near Richmond)
Evergrove is a newer entry where Toll Brothers and Tri Pointe Homes are building roughly 1,655 homes. It opened for sale in September 2026, and the collections, the published prices and the numbers neither builder publishes are in the Evergrove post. Two strong national builders in one community usually means a healthy mix of price points and floor plans.
Brookewater (Rosenberg)
Brookewater is Fort Bend's newer entry from Starwood Land, out in Rosenberg off US 59 and Finney Vallet Road, about a 30 minute drive to Sugar Land, Katy, and the Galleria. The amenity package leans resort style, with a lazy river, a pool, and walking trails, and the community is zoned to the well regarded Lamar Consolidated school district. Builders like David Weekley Homes and M/I Homes are active here, which tends to mean a healthy spread of floor plans and price points for buyers who want new construction without the premium of the closer in communities.
The George (Richmond)
As of June 2026, Johnson Development, the same company behind Sienna, Riverstone, and Cross Creek, has opened reservations for The George, a brand new 1,491 acre community on historic George Ranch land off Ricefield Road. A deep roster of builders is already building models, including Perry Homes, Highland Homes, David Weekley, Westin, Newmark, Chesmar, Empire, and J. Patrick Homes, with prices starting around $360,000 and climbing into the $600s depending on lot and square footage. When the developer behind Sienna and Riverstone starts something new, it is worth a serious look.
The luxury and custom lot picture
If you are buying at the top of the market, your options narrow but they get interesting.
For a true custom build in an established community, Riverstone's final lots in Monet Estates and Meadowview Estates are the standout. These are bring your own builder homesites, so you design from a blank slate in a neighborhood that is already mature. For acreage and large estate homesites, Sienna's Estates at Summerhouse Lake is offering some of its final luxury opportunities on 100 foot homesites through builders like Partners in Building, several of whom will also build on your own lot. Between the two, you can land anything from a lakeside custom home to an estate on a wide lot.
The luxury segment is not slowing down, either. Sugar Land's million dollar plus sales were actually the strongest of any price tier this spring. I wrote about that in detail in my Sugar Land luxury market breakdown if you want the full picture before you commit at that level.
How to actually buy new construction (and protect yourself)
This is the part that saves you real money. A few things I tell every client buying new:
Bring your own agent to the very first visit. This is the single biggest one. The agent sitting in the model home is paid by the builder to represent the builder. When you register on site without your own representation, you often forfeit your right to bring in an agent later, at no cost to you. My fee on new construction comes out of the builder's marketing budget, not your pocket, so there is no reason to go in alone.
Negotiate the incentives, not just the price. Builders protect their base price because it sets the comp for the next buyer. What they will move on is everything around it: rate buydowns, closing costs, design center upgrades, and lot premiums. In a 5.7 month market, those concessions are real and they are growing. My buyer's market negotiation guide goes deeper on how to read that leverage.
Get an independent inspection. New does not mean flawless. You are entitled to your own third party inspector during construction and again before closing. I have caught real issues this way that the builder fixed before move in.
Read the tax rate and the HOA before you fall in love. Run the full monthly number, taxes and HOA included, not just the sticker price. Two homes at the same price in two different communities can have very different payments.
Understand the timeline. A to be built home can take six months to a year. A quick move in home is finished or nearly finished and usually carries the heaviest incentives because the builder wants it off the books. If your timing is flexible, quick move in homes are where the deals live right now.
The bottom line
Fort Bend County in 2026 is a genuinely good time to buy new construction, and that is not something I say lightly. Inventory is up, builders are competing for a smaller pool of buyers, and the incentive packages on the table are the strongest I have seen in years. Whether you are looking at a quick move in home in Sienna, a custom build on one of Riverstone's final Monet or Meadowview lots, or a ground floor opportunity in Brookewater, Austin Point, or The George, the leverage is on your side right now.
The one thing I would not do is walk into a model home without someone in your corner. If you want to tour new communities, compare tax rates and incentives across builders, or just get an honest read on which Fort Bend community fits your family and your budget, reach out. I will give you the straight version, the same way I would want it if it were my own money.
Numbers in this article reflect HAR market data through May 2026 and builder and community information available as of June 2026. Builder incentives, pricing, and lot availability change frequently, so always confirm current terms directly with the community before making a decision.
