New construction homes Lake Worth FL — 2026 buyer's guide

"New construction in Lake Worth, FL means one option most buyers don't expect to find in this part of Palm Beach County: brand-new townhomes from a national builder, priced from the low $400,000s, inside a city known for its walkable historic downtown rather than master-planned sprawl. If you've been searching for new construction homes in Lake Worth, FL and mostly finding resale listings from the 1960s and 1970s, this guide covers what's actually available right now, what it costs, and how the process works.

Why buyers are looking at Lake Worth right now

Lake Worth sits seven miles south of West Palm Beach, with the Intracoastal Waterway on one side and Lake Osborne on the other. Most of the city's existing housing stock dates back decades, so a genuinely new home here — current codes, a builder warranty, modern systems — is a different proposition than it is in newer-build corridors further west, where entire subdivisions have gone up in the last five years and buyers have dozens of communities to choose between.

That relative scarcity works in a buyer's favor. A new townhome in Lake Worth isn't competing against ten other new communities within a mile — it's often the only genuinely new option in the immediate area, which means the builder's own pricing, rather than a crowded competitive market, tends to set the pace.

What makes Lake Worth different from the rest of Palm Beach County

A lot of Palm Beach County's growth over the past decade has happened in planned communities built from scratch — Avenir, Westlake, Tradition-adjacent areas further north — where the whole neighborhood, amenities included, is designed around the same builder's product. Lake Worth is the opposite kind of place. It's an established city with a genuine downtown, independent businesses that predate any of the new construction nearby, and a population that includes generations of longtime residents alongside newcomers.

New construction here means slotting a modern home into an existing, functioning city rather than building a city around new homes. For buyers who want the amenities and lower-maintenance profile of a new build without giving up walkability, an arts scene, or a downtown that isn't a strip mall, that's the appeal.

What Forest Townhomes offers

Mattamy Homes' Forest Townhomes community, at 7333 Lenora Lane, is currently selling five floor plans ranging from the 1,579 square foot Hawthorn up to the 1,917 square foot Ellery — all three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath, two-story townhomes. Every plan is built around an open-concept great room, dining area, and kitchen, with the owner's suite upstairs, separated from the two secondary bedrooms. See all five plans compared side by side, or read about what comes standard and the warranty that backs it.

The community itself includes three resort-style pools with cabanas, a fenced dog park, neighborhood parks and tot lots, and walking paths — amenities that are genuinely new rather than decades-old infrastructure being maintained by an aging HOA.

What a Lake Worth townhome actually costs

Pricing on the smallest plan, the Hawthorn, starts around $461,900. Larger plans like the Ellery start in the $600,000s, with the three mid-size plans — Ashton, Dakota, and Laurel — falling in between. These are starting prices on base homesites; homesite premiums, selected options, and any current promotions change what a specific home actually costs. Because pricing on new construction can move homesite by homesite and week by week, call for today's numbers rather than relying on any published figure, including the ones in this article.

It's also worth understanding what you're paying for beyond square footage. A ten-year structural warranty, current hurricane-code construction, and a community average HERS energy rating of 61 — well below the 100 baseline for a typical home — all factor into what a new townhome actually costs to own over time, not just what it costs to buy.

Getting started

If you're new to buying new construction, our step-by-step guide to the process walks through what happens between signing a contract and getting your keys — including what's different from buying resale, like design studio selections and a pre-closing walkthrough that starts your warranty clock. And once the home part is settled, here's what life in Lake Worth is actually like, from the downtown corridor to the daily commute.

Most buyers researching new construction in Lake Worth are comparing it against either resale homes in the same city or new construction further west. The honest answer on that trade-off: resale gets you more established landscaping and often a larger lot, at the cost of an aging roof, older electrical, and no warranty. New construction further west typically means a larger community with more amenities, at the cost of a longer commute back toward the coast and downtown Lake Worth. Forest Townhomes sits in the middle of that trade-off — new construction, without leaving the city.

Who a Lake Worth townhome fits

Townhome living isn't the right fit for everyone, and it's worth being direct about who tends to do well here. Buyers coming from a condo or an apartment often find the transition easy — a townhome adds a garage, a private patio, and two stories of living space without the yard maintenance of a single-family home. First-time buyers priced out of single-family homes in nearby cities like Lake Worth's more established neighborhoods, or in coastal Palm Beach County generally, frequently land on a townhome as the way to get into new construction without stretching into the mid-$600,000s and above that a single-family new build often requires nearby.

Buyers who specifically want a large private yard, or who plan to add a pool on their own lot, should know upfront that a townhome community isn't built around that — Forest Townhomes' outdoor space is centered on shared amenities like the community pools rather than large private lots. That's a fair trade for many buyers and the wrong one for others, and it's worth being honest with yourself about which camp you're in before you tour.

Common Questions

Ready to see Forest Townhomes for yourself? Call Simon Karim at 561-704-0091 or Schedule a Forest Townhomes tour."