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Sitting on the southern border of Friendswood and League City is Legacy, a 700-plus acre master planned community, slated to bring about 1,630 homes to the area.
The big picture
With homes starting in the low $400,000s and climbing to $1.5 million, city o cials said Legacy is slated to bring a “huge” economic impact.
Legacy is developed by Hillwood, a Perot company behind two other Greater Houston communities, Pomona and Valencia in Manvel.
Russell Bynum, Hillwood’s senior vice president and general manager of Hillwood Communities in the Greater Houston area, said the decision to build in League City stemmed from wanting to build within Clear Creek ISD’s boundaries and its proximity to key areas for residents.
“Proximity to entertainment areas, employment centers and commercial destinations played a big role in our desire to be in League City,” Bynum said.
How we got here
Legacy will have over 200 acres dedicated to recreational lakes, parks and recreation centers, along with a bridge on West Boulevard and Legacy Drive, allowing residents to kayak throughout the development, said Christopher Sims, League City’s executive director of development services.
In regard to drainage, Legacy is guided by League City and the Galveston County Consolidated Drainage District. Under that framework, the detention and lakes systems create both arecreational experience and a flood-resilient solution for residents, Bynum said.
Hillwood is also creating subterranean crossings, or pedestrian crossings underneath the road, bringing “something unique that we haven’t seen in League City,” Sims said.
The amenities align with Hillwood’s “Lifestyle” program, which is intended to activate those spaces through organized events and resident activities.
“Our Lifestyle program is a game changer for the area,” Bynum said. “There are other nice communities within League City, but there’s not one that has a lifestyle component to help create community and connect the residents to each other and the area.”
Why now?
The development comes as League City prepares for westward expansion, where over 5,500 acres remain undeveloped, as previously reported by Community Impact.
Much of that land is tied to the planned extension of the Grand Parkway, which will stretch 14 miles from FM 646 to south of FM 2403 in Alvin and is expected to open to traffic in 2032.
Housing data reflects steady demand in the area. While active listings increased throughout 2025, monthly sales remained relatively consistent, data from the Houston Association of Realtors shows. Developments like Legacy are emerging within that growth.
“Legacy was designed for growth,” said Simona Cole, a sales consultant with Coventry Homes for Legacy. “There are several families that are coming here for the amenities, the parks, trails, Clear Creek [ISD], and we also have those that are downsizing.”
While build-out timelines are always market dependent, Bynum said he expects to be active with home sales for the next five to six years.
The amenity center, also known as Homestead, is slated to open in spring 2027 and will feature a clubhouse, event lawn, fitness center, resort-style pool and a playground.
Coventry Homes is one of the top homebuilders making sales on homes for Legacy, Cole said.
“We have not seen things slow down because everyone sees Legacy as an extraordinary community, and it’s just [in a] really desired location,” Cole said. “With pricing and equity, it is only going to go up from here.”
Bynum hopes Legacy continues to target all homebuyers, whether they are young families, retirees or everything in between.
“As with all our communities, we hope that our communities are a place people can grow and nurture their families for many years moving up or down in home type,” Bynum said. “We want our communities to be multigenerational.”
