New Resort-Style Master-Planned Communities Coming to Houston in 2026

If you want to get into a resort-style community before the amenities are fully built out, and often before pricing climbs to match them, the communities still in their early phases are where to look. Here is what is actually breaking ground or opening new amenity phases heading into 2026, not just what is being announced with a press release and a rendering.

Evergrove, Richmond: Toll Brothers' Newest Houston-Area Community

Toll Brothers announced Evergrove in February 2026, a new master-planned community in Richmond with site work already underway at Farm to Market Road 723 and Old Pecan Road, expected to open for sale in fall 2026. The community is built around Jones Creek winding through the property, and will offer five collections of home designs on 45 to 80-foot-wide homesites, with floor plans ranging from 1,880 to over 6,100 square feet. Pricing is expected to run from the mid-$400,000s to the mid-$900,000s. This is about as early-stage as it gets for a Toll Brothers community, which is exactly the appeal for a buyer who wants to be in on the ground floor of a luxury builder's newest Houston-area project.

Midline, Clear Creek ISD Corridor

Midline is a 1,066-acre community combining trails, pocket parks, and a planned resort-style clubhouse, all zoned to the highly rated Clear Creek ISD. Its location between downtown Houston and the Bay Area makes it a strong fit for professionals working NASA, the medical center, or downtown, and the builder lineup already includes Brookfield Residential, Highland Homes, Perry, and Toll Brothers, with more builders expected as additional phases roll out. Pricing currently spans the high $300s to the mid-$600s. Because the clubhouse and some amenities are still planned rather than built, this is a community where I would walk a buyer through exactly what phase the amenity build-out is actually in before they commit, the same diligence I would want on any newer section.

The Trails, New Caney: A New Amenity Campus Breaking Ground

The Trails, north of Houston off Highway 59 near New Caney, is not a brand-new community, but its Amenity Campus broke ground and is officially underway, bringing resort-style pools, play spaces, and event areas to the community by late 2026. For buyers already considering The Trails, this is a meaningful upgrade to what the community will actually offer, and it is worth timing a purchase around this build-out if the amenity package is a priority for you.

Sunterra, Katy: Still Adding, Even at the Top of the Market

Sunterra is not a new community, it has been the top-selling master-planned community in Texas for three consecutive years running, but it is worth mentioning here because it continues to add amenity infrastructure even from that position, most recently The Sol Club, a 2.7-acre Crystal Lagoons facility that opened in 2025 and quickly became a major draw. If a fully-built resort-style community with proven demand and 20 builders to choose from is more your speed than a ground-floor opportunity, Sunterra remains the benchmark other communities are being measured against.

What I Actually Tell Buyers About Early-Phase Communities

The appeal of getting in early is real: often lower entry pricing, first pick of lots, and the chance to watch a community's value climb as it matures. The trade-off is equally real: amenities you are excited about may not be built for a year or more, retail and dining infrastructure takes time to follow the rooftops, and renderings are not guarantees. I walk every buyer considering an early-phase community through exactly what is built, what is funded and under construction, and what is still just a plan, so the decision is made with real information, not a sales gallery's best-case timeline.