Large new housing community begins construction in Sacramento County

(FOX40.COM) — Sacramento County is growing and a local company intends to develop thousands of homes in an area southeast of Rancho Cordova.

The Sacramento-based company, Somers West, says their development will be walkable and bikeable.

Phase one broke ground on Thursday morning and will include about 180 acres and 900 homes along Grant Line Road.

This is a fraction of the 8,000 homes that will fill the space once construction is complete.

Phase one is more than just homes though. It will include the construction of the town center, the heart of Braden, and the first of the six mixed-use villages.

Somers West says phase one will be a mix of residential, retail and civic spaces that will prioritize people, not cars.

The company will do mass-grating for some 900,000 square feet, putting in park blocks and planting thousands of trees.

The goal is to get the town center and retail spaces developed early on to attract business.

Retail construction will coincide with home construction so those moving into the community already have all those walkable features from day one.

Mass-grating is already underway for phase one and will likely go to the end of the year. From there construction will begin on the roads and housing lots.

Somers West plans to have houses ready for move-in by July 2026.

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