West Palm Beach New Construction Homes (2026)
Updated November 9, 2026
As of early November 2026 there are about 41 newly built single-family homes listed for sale in West Palm Beach. The range is unusually wide for one city: the entry band begins in the mid-$500,000s and the top of the market reaches about $42 million. Average list price across the group is near $6.2 million, average size about 4,400 square feet, and the average works out to roughly $1,196 per square foot. Those averages are almost meaningless on their own, because West Palm Beach is really three separate new-home markets sharing one city limit.
Three markets, one city
Most cities on this coast have one new-construction story. West Palm Beach has three, and a buyer who does not sort them out will draw the wrong conclusions from any citywide number.
The waterfront and historic core runs along South Flagler Drive and inland through the grid of Spanish-named streets between South Olive Avenue and the water, south of downtown - Seville, Avila, Cortez, Toledo, Alhambra. This is where the per-foot figures come from. Lots are finite, teardowns are the only way in, and the homes replacing them are large.
South of Southern, locally shortened to SoSo, is the band of platted subdivisions below Southern Boulevard: Broadmoor, Ellamar, Lake Place, Lakewood, Worth Court, Elwa Place, Maddock Addition. Sidewalked streets, mature canopy, walkable to the water without being on it. This is the deepest and most active part of the new-home market in the city.
West of the city is a different product entirely - gated golf community homes at Banyan Cay and Ibis, plus acreage parcels out toward Caloosa and The Acreage. Larger homes, larger lots, lower per-foot cost, no proximity to the Intracoastal.
A fourth, smaller pocket sits north of downtown in Northwood, where builders are putting up compact houses on the original small lots. It is the only place in the city where new construction regularly lists under $1 million.
Where the new houses actually are
These bands reflect what is listed as I write this. Counts change weekly. The MLS search under this article is live and always current.
What each price level buys
Mid-$500,000s to about $1.3 million
Northwood, Hartleys, Military Park, and the western acreage parcels. Expect 1,100 to 2,100 square feet, three or four bedrooms, and a small lot or, out west, a large unimproved one. These are genuinely new houses at a genuinely accessible number, which does not exist in Delray Beach or Boca Raton. What you are not buying is proximity to the Intracoastal or a canopy street. Confirm utilities, not just finishes, west of Military Trail.
About $2 million to $4.5 million
The South Olive corridor, Forest Ridge Park, the outer edge of SoSo, and the gated golf communities. Four to five bedrooms, roughly 2,600 to 5,100 square feet. This is the widest spread in quality in the whole city - a 2,600 square foot house on South Olive and a 5,100 square foot house at Banyan Cay sit within a few hundred thousand dollars of each other and have nothing in common. Decide what you are optimizing for before you tour.
About $4.5 million to $9 million
Core SoSo and the inland historic streets. Broadmoor, Ellamar, Lakewood, Lake Place, Seville, Elwa Place. Four to six bedrooms, 4,100 to 7,000 square feet, pool, and a street that was laid out before the war. Most of the serious transaction volume in West Palm Beach new construction happens here, and it is where the city reads most clearly as its own market rather than a cheaper version of the island.
Above $9 million
Direct Intracoastal frontage on South Flagler Drive, plus the top of the inland historic streets - Toledo, Alhambra, Worth Court, Elwa Place. Homes from roughly 5,800 to over 11,000 square feet. The waterfront supply here is finite in the literal sense: no new lots are being created, so every transaction is a teardown or a resale of something built in the last few years. Expect long marketing periods and very few directly comparable sales.
New construction against a recent resale
The honest comparison in West Palm Beach is narrower than people expect. New construction averages about $1,196 per square foot. Houses built since 2010 and offered as resale average about $793 per square foot, on roughly 3,000 square feet against 4,400 for the new homes.
So the gap is real, but part of it is size and part of it is address: the new-build group is weighted toward the waterfront and the historic belt, while the recent-resale group spreads across the whole city including the west. Comparing the two averages tells you less than comparing two specific houses four blocks apart.
Where new genuinely wins in this city: current code and impact glass on every opening, a roof and mechanical systems with their full service life ahead, and insurance underwriting that reflects a 2026 build rather than a 2012 one. In Florida right now that last point carries real dollars, and it carries more of them the closer you are to the water.
Where recent resale wins: you can walk the finished house, you know exactly what the street looks like, and you are not holding a contract on something that delivers in 2027. Several homes in the table above carry build years of 2027.
If you want to work through the same question on the condominium side, I have written about older resale or new build in South Florida.
West Palm Beach new construction moves through relationships, not listings. Lots trade quietly, builders line up their next three projects before the current one is finished, and a good share of SoSo and El Cid product is spoken for before it is ever marketed as new. I track which parcels have changed hands and who is building on them.
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What to check before you sign
- Register your broker at first contact. The person on site represents the builder. Buyer-side representation generally costs you nothing, but only if it is established before your first visit.
- Find out whether the lot sits in a locally designated historic district. El Cid, Flamingo Park, Northwood and the Prospect Park and Southland Park area all carry local historic designation in parts. That affects what can be built, altered and expanded later. Confirm the specific parcel with the City of West Palm Beach before you assume anything about a future addition.
- Read the warranty document itself. Structural coverage, systems coverage and workmanship coverage run on three different clocks, and Florida builder warranties vary widely in all three.
- Get the allowance schedule in writing. On spec and semi-custom builds the advertised price frequently assumes base-level selections. The spread between base and the model you walked can be substantial.
- Verify utilities west of Military Trail. Acreage parcels in Caloosa and The Acreage are commonly on well and septic. That is normal there, but it is a different inspection, a different insurance conversation and a different maintenance budget.
- Check elevation and flood zone on the parcel, not the neighborhood. Elevations change block to block in this city, particularly east of Dixie Highway.
- Confirm impact rating on every opening, including sliders and skylights. Partial impact protection is common enough that the question is worth asking explicitly.
- Tie the completion date to a remedy. On any 2027 delivery, a date with no consequence attached is a forecast rather than a contract term.
- In a gated golf community, price the club before you price the house. Membership structure, initiation and annual dues at Banyan Cay and Ibis are separate from the purchase and are not interchangeable between communities.
Frequently asked questions
How much new construction inventory does West Palm Beach have right now?
About 41 newly built single-family homes were active in the West Palm Beach MLS in early November 2026. That is a larger count than most coastal towns in Palm Beach County carry, but it is spread across an unusually large city, so inventory in any one neighborhood is thin. The number shifts weekly and the live search on this page shows current listings.
Which West Palm Beach neighborhoods have the most new construction?
The South of Southern area, locally called SoSo, carries the most. Broadmoor alone accounts for several active builds across three of its sections, with Ellamar, Lakewood, Lake Place and Maddock Addition adding more. Seville Road, south of downtown, is the single most concentrated street right now with three separate homes delivering into 2027. Northwood, north of downtown, is the most active pocket at the lower end.
What does new construction cost per square foot in West Palm Beach?
The citywide average for active new construction is about $1,196 per square foot on homes averaging roughly 4,400 square feet. Treat that number carefully. It is pulled up sharply by waterfront estate product on South Flagler Drive and pulled down by production homes west of Military Trail. A SoSo build and a Banyan Cay build can differ by several hundred dollars per foot in the same month.
Are there new construction homes in West Palm Beach under $1 million?
Yes, and that is genuinely unusual on this stretch of coast. Northwood and the Northwood Addition area north of downtown produce compact new houses from the mid-$500,000s, and the Hartleys and Military Park pockets west of downtown offer four-bedroom homes near 1,900 square feet in the low $600,000s. Expect small lots and no water proximity at that level.
Can you buy a new construction home on the Intracoastal in West Palm Beach?
Yes. Direct Intracoastal frontage new construction exists on South Flagler Drive, in the Beach Shores and Lewis Shore Estates areas at the south end and in El Cid closer to downtown. Supply is extremely limited because no new waterfront lots are being created, so every opportunity is a teardown or a near-new resale. Plan on starting above $7 million, and understand that waterfront here means the Intracoastal or the ocean, not the lakes inside western gated communities.
Is any of the new construction in West Palm Beach inside a gated golf community?
Yes. Banyan Cay, in the central-western part of the city, currently has several newly built homes from roughly 5,100 to 6,800 square feet, and Ibis Golf and Country Club in the far west has new product as well. Both deliver materially more square footage per dollar than an eastern address. Price the club membership separately before you compare them to anything east of Dixie Highway.
Do West Palm Beach historic districts affect buying a newly built home?
They can, which is why the specific parcel matters more than the neighborhood name. Parts of El Cid, Flamingo Park, Northwood and the Prospect Park and Southland Park area carry local historic designation, and a newly built house inside a designated district can still face review on later exterior changes, additions and accessory structures. The house you are buying is already permitted; what you might want to do to it in five years is the question to ask the city about now.
How far out are West Palm Beach completion dates running?
Some listed homes are finished or nearly finished. A meaningful share carry build years of 2027, concentrated on Seville Road, the South Olive corridor and Rilyn Drive, and one western acreage home carries 2027 as well. If you are buying ahead of delivery, get the completion date into the contract with a remedy attached and confirm what happens to your deposit if it slips.
Damara Cohn
Broker of Mangrove Realty, Inc.
(561) 637-4559
Licensed Florida real estate broker since 2002, with 25+ years in the industry and over 35 years living in South Florida. Working the coastal towns from Pompano Beach through West Palm Beach. , or see what your current home is worth.
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Inventory counts, price bands, averages and price-per-square-foot figures on this page are drawn from the Beaches MLS as of November 9, 2026, are rounded, and change continuously. They are provided for general orientation and are not an appraisal or a valuation of any particular property. Price bands reflect active listings at the time of writing and are not builder price lists. Square footage and lot dimensions are approximate and may differ from as-built conditions and from county records. Builder warranties, allowance schedules, completion dates, utility service and impact-glass specifications vary by builder and by home and must be verified in the contract documents. Historic district designation, permitted use and future alteration rights must be verified with the City of West Palm Beach for the specific parcel. Nothing on this page is legal, financial, tax or insurance advice. Mangrove Realty, Inc. is not the builder or developer of any home or community referenced here and is not affiliated with their builders or sales teams. All information is believed accurate but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. Mangrove Realty, Inc. is a licensed Florida real estate brokerage and fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act.
