Market Brief

Our new-home tracker lists 11 Lee County communities and projects, five of them in Estero, led by Kingston's 3,625 planned homes on Corkscrew Road, while Cape Coral logged 188 new-construction listings from October 13 to 26.

Five of 11 Lee County entries in our new-home tracker are in Estero, three tied to Kingston. Cape Coral had 188 new-construction listings in two weeks.

Our new-home tracker lists 11 new-home communities and planned projects in Lee County, and five are in Estero. Three of the five are tied to Kingston, the master plan on Corkscrew Road east of Interstate 75, where Kingston South is planned for 3,625 homes by Pulte Homes, Lennar and Neal Communities and Taylor Morrison's Esplanade at Kingston adds 1,285 homes. Two of the five Estero entries were selling or opening, and the other three were coming soon or pre-construction. In the MLS, new construction is concentrated elsewhere: from October 13 to 26, 188 of 957 new Cape Coral listings (19.6%) were marked new construction, at a median list price of $393,950.

This is a roundup of new-home supply. Completed-month metrics are in our Fort Myers median price for September and Fort Myers days on market for September articles, and the full series sits on the Fort Myers market data hub. Our look at new-construction contracts in Lehigh Acres covers the busiest new-construction contract market in Lee County. The statewide list is on our Florida coming-soon communities page.

Which Lee County new-home communities are in the tracker?

Source: Momentum Research new-home tracker, from builder pages, new-home listing sites and local reports on the dates shown, 2026. Prices change often and may exclude lot premiums, options and fees.

What is planned at Kingston in Estero?

Kingston covers more than 7,600 acres on Corkscrew Road, with build-out of up to 10,000 residences. A September 1, 2026 report listed Kingston South at 3,625 homes, with Pulte plans of 1,518 to 4,272 square feet, Lennar plans of 1,462 to 3,945 square feet and Neal plans of 1,433 to 4,443 square feet, and a grand opening set for October 2026, with single-family homes, villas and future condos starting in the $400,000s. Taylor Morrison's Esplanade at Kingston adds 1,285 homes, and on October 8 its page showed a condominium collection as coming soon with an interest list and no pricing.

Kingston homes had barely reached the MLS by mid-October. From October 13 to 26, our Florida Gulf Coast MLS feed logged 87 new Estero listings, and 3 were marked new construction. Elsewhere in Estero, Toll Brothers announced Summercrest on September 18: 154 gated townhomes of about 1,944 to 2,495 square feet, priced from the mid-$500,000s.

What else is coming to North Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Alva?

Lennar announced three townhome communities on March 31, 2026, each with three-bedroom, two-bath plans of 1,343 to 1,392 square feet starting in the $200,000s: Cielo Mar off U.S. 41 in North Fort Myers, Orange River off Palm Beach Boulevard in Fort Myers, and Palmetta Pines near U.S. 41 and Del Prado Boulevard in northeast Cape Coral. Lennar's Caloosa Commons in North Fort Myers is planned for 515 homes.

In Alva, Neal Communities closed on 788 acres entitled for up to 1,099 homes on August 7, 2026. Gulfshore Business reported that Owl Creek homes will be priced from $290,000 to $450,000, with ground breaking scheduled for early January 2027, models about April 2027 and first homes in March 2028. Sawgrass Lakes at Babcock Ranch is a first phase of 138 gated homesites, 66 by Pulte and 72 by Toll Brothers, priced from the upper $600,000s to $1.5 million; our Punta Gorda new-home roundup covers the rest of Babcock Ranch.

Community pages: Kingston, Esplanade at Kingston, Summercrest, Mayfield Village, Caloosa Commons, Cielo Mar Townhomes, Orange River Townhomes, Palmetta Pines Townhomes, Sawgrass Lakes and Owl Creek.

Where is new construction reaching the Lee County MLS?

Source: Momentum Research, computed from Florida Gulf Coast MLS records, October 13 to 26, 2026. Deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Across Lee County, 286 of 1,782 new active listings were new construction, or 16.0 percent. Cape Coral alone had 188, all single-family homes, which is about two thirds of the county total. Of 522 Lee County listings that went under contract in the same two weeks, 84 were new construction, including 17 in Cape Coral.

How do new-home prices compare with recent sales?

Our September 2026 Southwest Florida Market Pulse, with closings through October 24, recorded 1,465 residential sales in Lee County at a median of $350,000. The Lennar townhome communities start below that median, and Owl Creek's reported range straddles it. Kingston's starting prices in the $400,000s and Summercrest's mid-$500,000s sit above it. Recent sales are on the Estero, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Alva, Lehigh Acres and Bonita Springs market pages.

What costs should buyers check?

Most of these communities had not published association fees. Buyers should ask for the HOA budget, any community development district assessment, the lot's flood zone and an insurance quote before signing. Our insurance pages for Estero, Fort Myers and Cape Coral cover premiums. Builders are listed on our Lee County home builders page, with listings on Lee County new construction.

People also ask

What is the Kingston community in Estero, Florida?

Kingston is a master plan on Corkscrew Road east of I-75 covering more than 7,600 acres, with up to 10,000 residences at build-out. Kingston South is planned for 3,625 homes by Pulte Homes, Lennar and Neal Communities, and Esplanade at Kingston for 1,285 homes by Taylor Morrison.

Where is the most new construction in Lee County?

Cape Coral. From October 13 to 26, 2026, 188 of 957 new Cape Coral listings in our Florida Gulf Coast MLS feed were new construction, about two thirds of the 286 new-construction listings in Lee County.

Are there new townhomes under $300,000 near Fort Myers?

Lennar announced three townhome communities on March 31, 2026, starting in the $200,000s: Cielo Mar in North Fort Myers, Orange River in Fort Myers and Palmetta Pines in Cape Coral. Prices and status may have changed since that announcement.

Limitations

The tracker lists communities and projects found on builder pages, new-home listing sites and local reports, checked on the dates shown. It is not a complete list of every community selling in Lee County, and several entries are pre-construction. Prices shown are builder or reported starting prices, not sale prices. New-construction counts use the new-construction flag that listing agents set in the MLS, which is sometimes left blank. Contract counts are listings moving from active to pending in the change log of our live feed; changes that happen and reverse between refreshes may be missed. City is the city named on the listing. County sale figures are September 2026 residential closings and may be revised. This article is general information, not advice about any specific property, community or transaction.

Sources and links

• Momentum Research new-home tracker (data/upcoming), built from builder pages for Taylor Morrison, Toll Brothers, Lennar and Pulte Homes, Babcock Ranch, Gulfshore Business, the North Fort Myers Neighbor and Estero Today, dated March 31 to October 8, 2026.
• Momentum Research, computed from Florida Gulf Coast MLS records (listing change log, October 13 to 26, 2026). Listing information provided by the Florida Gulf Coast Multiple Listing Service, Inc. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed by the MLS to be accurate.
• Momentum Research, September 2026 Southwest Florida Market Pulse, closings through October 24, 2026.
• Full monthly series and per-feed attribution: Fort Myers market data

Disclosure: Jon Brooks is a co-founder of Momentum Realty, a Florida real estate brokerage that owns and funds Florida Housing Intelligence. Momentum has a financial interest in Florida real estate transactions, including in markets named here. See our editorial standards.