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Tucson New Home Builders
From architect-led desert modernism to award-winning master-planned communities, these are the builders shaping Southern Arizona's finest new construction. Compare custom luxury, semi-custom, and production options across the Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Marana, and Dove Mountain.
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Custom vs Production Builders in Tucson
National production, semi-custom and architect-led custom builders differ in price, timeline, lot choice and how much you can change. Our guide sets the three side by side before you compare the builders below.
Builder Spotlight
McCreary Homes
Custom luxury homes in the Tucson area since 1988
A custom builder that describes itself as "not a volume builder", McCreary Homes has been incorporated since 1988 and takes on a select number of projects each year. It builds custom homes, renovations and additions in the Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Marana, the Tanque Verde Valley and Vail.
Price Range
Priced on request
Areas Served
Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Marana, Tanque Verde
Builder Spotlight
Sanctuary Custom Construction
Boutique custom homes, pools and outdoor living in Tucson
Founded by Jordan Junior, who has built custom homes in Tucson for more than 20 years, Sanctuary is a boutique builder that keeps every phase of a project in one team and designs and builds its own pools. It builds in Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, the Catalina Foothills, the Tanque Verde Valley and Sahuarita.
Price Range
Priced on request
Areas Served
Catalina Foothills, Oro Valley, Marana, Tanque Verde
Builder Spotlight
Studio Rick Joy
Sonoran Desert houses from architect Rick Joy, a National Design Award winner
Rick Joy has led his Tucson architecture practice since 1993. Its Southern Arizona houses — rammed earth, steel and glass set into the desert — have won Architectural Record's Record Houses award several times, and Joy received the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Award in 2004.
Price Range
Priced on request
Areas Served
Tucson, Catalina Foothills, Tubac, Patagonia
Builder Spotlight
26 homes on the market (active or under contract)Pepper Viner Homes
SAHBA Builder of the Year — eight times
Founded in 1985, Pepper Viner has built more than 2,500 homes in over 40 Tucson-area communities and has been named SAHBA Builder of the Year a record eight times. Every floor plan can be changed through its DesignFlex program, and every home meets ENERGY STAR® Version 3 standards.
Price Range
From $315,000
Areas Served
Tucson, Vail
Builder Spotlight
Olson Construction
Custom homes, additions and remodels in the Tucson area since 1990
Founded by Arizona native Larry Olson in 1990, Olson Construction has built and renovated more than 500 homes in the Tucson area. It builds new custom homes, additions and remodels in Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, the Catalina Foothills and the rest of Pima County.
Price Range
Priced on request
Areas Served
Tucson, Marana, Oro Valley, Catalina Foothills
Builder Spotlight
11 homes on the market (active or under contract)Fairfield Homes
Semi-custom and custom homes in its own Southern Arizona communities
Fairfield Homes has built in Southern Arizona for more than 40 years, in communities it selects and plans itself. Its architect-designed semi-custom and custom homes are in Marana — including Dove Mountain — Tucson and Green Valley, with community starting prices from $455,000.
Price Range
From $455,000
Areas Served
Marana, Tucson, Dove Mountain, Green Valley
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4 homes on the market (active or under contract)Insight Homes
Energy-efficient custom homes; its owner has built in Tucson since 1980
Insight Homes builds in Dove Mountain, Butterfly Mountain, Canyon Pass, Tortolita Vistas, Marana and Oro Valley, offering energy-efficient new construction. Buyers can customize one of its model floor plans or build from their own plans, on Insight's lot or their own.
Price Range
Priced on request
Areas Served
Tucson, Oro Valley, Marana, Dove Mountain
Builder Spotlight
40 homes on the market (active or under contract)Pulte Homes
New-home communities in Marana, Oro Valley and southeast Tucson
Pulte Homes, a PulteGroup brand, builds in Marana and Oro Valley — including Saguaro Reserve - Majesty at Dove Mountain — and PulteGroup's Del Webb brand has a 55+ community at Rocking K in southeast Tucson. Starting prices run from $391,990 to $631,990.
Price Range
From $391,990
Areas Served
Marana, Oro Valley, Tucson, Dove Mountain
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120 homes on the market (active or under contract)Lennar
Everything's Included® new homes from Marana and Red Rock to Sahuarita and Vail
Lennar has built homes since 1954 and builds across the Tucson area in Marana, Red Rock, Sahuarita, Tucson and Vail. Many of its Tucson homes include its Everything's Included® features at no extra cost, and it describes its range as starting with homes in the $200,000s for first-time buyers.
Price Range
From the $200,000s
Areas Served
Vail, Marana, Tucson, Sahuarita
Builder Spotlight
116 homes on the market (active or under contract)Meritage Homes
Energy-efficient new homes across the Tucson metro from a Scottsdale-based builder
Meritage Homes has built homes since 1985 from its corporate office in Scottsdale. Its Tucson-area communities are in Marana, Vail, Sahuarita, Oro Valley and Tucson, with starting prices from $306,530, and spray-foam insulation, Low-E windows and high-performance HVAC come standard.
Price Range
From $306,530
Areas Served
Tucson, Marana, Sahuarita, Vail
Builder Spotlight
143 homes on the market (active or under contract)D.R. Horton
New homes in Marana, Vail, Sahuarita, Green Valley and Tucson
D.R. Horton built its first home in 1978 and says that since 2002 more people have chosen it than any other builder. Its Tucson-area communities are in Marana, Vail, Sahuarita, Green Valley and Tucson, with starting prices from $314,900.
Price Range
From $314,900
Areas Served
Marana, Vail, Sahuarita, Green Valley
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64 homes on the market (active or under contract)Mattamy Homes
New homes at Dove Mountain, in Marana, Vail and southeast Tucson
Mattamy Homes, a family-owned builder founded by Peter Gilgan in 1978, builds across Marana — including the gated Saguaro Reserve II at Dove Mountain — and in Vail and southeast Tucson around Rocking K and Blackhawk, with starting prices from $349,508.
Price Range
From $349,508
Areas Served
Marana, Dove Mountain, Vail, Tucson
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47 homes on the market (active or under contract)LGI Homes
Move-in-ready homes with upgrades included in Marana, Red Rock and Tucson
LGI Homes builds move-in-ready homes with the upgrades included, priced for first-time buyers. Around Tucson it has three communities — Cypress Gardens in Marana, Red Rock Village and Star Valley in Tucson — with starting prices from $279,900.
Price Range
From $279,900
Areas Served
Tucson, Red Rock, Marana
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53 homes on the market (active or under contract)Robson Communities
SaddleBrooke Ranch, The Preserve at SaddleBrooke and Quail Creek — 55+ resort communities
Robson builds 55+ resort communities in Arizona and Texas; Ed Robson started his first, Sun Lakes, in 1972. Around Tucson that means SaddleBrooke Ranch and The Preserve at SaddleBrooke north of Tucson and Quail Creek in Green Valley — golf, clubhouses and new homes priced from the $310,000s.
Price Range
From the $310,000s
Areas Served
SaddleBrooke, Green Valley, Tucson
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77 homes on the market (active or under contract)Richmond American Homes
Personalized new homes from Red Rock and Marana to Oro Valley, Vail and Sahuarita
Richmond American has helped buyers build new homes since 1977 and is owned by Sekisui House U.S. Its Tucson-area site lists 15 communities in Marana, Oro Valley, Red Rock, Sahuarita, Vail and Tucson, and its 49 listed homes started at $279,990 in September 2026.
Price Range
From $279,990
Areas Served
Marana, Oro Valley, Red Rock, Sahuarita
Builder Spotlight
13 homes on the market (active or under contract)KB Home
Personalized, built-to-order homes in Tucson, Marana, Vail and Sahuarita
KB Home builds personalized homes — buyers choose the finishes at its Tucson Design Studio before construction starts — that are designed to be ENERGY STAR® certified. It has 14 Tucson-area communities in Tucson, Marana, Vail and Sahuarita, with base prices from $260,990.
Price Range
From $260,990
Areas Served
Tucson, Marana, Vail, Sahuarita
Buyer Representation Matters
Don't Walk Into the Sales Office Alone
The on-site agent at a builder community works for the builder — not for you. Tucson Experts represents your interests through site selection, contract review, design-center upgrades, and final walkthrough. Builders in Tucson usually pay the buyer's agent's commission, and we go over how we're paid, in writing, before your first visit, so you know what, if anything, you'd owe.
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