Buyers of new homes are moving into units as fast as they are being completed in the small city of Hughson where construction is in full scale at KB Homes’ 56-acre Homes Orchards at Parkwood development.
In some blocks, residents have moved in next to units still in the framing stage. A total of 41 houses have been completed and final with 33 building permits active, according to Community Development Specialist Fabian Ramos.
Once the development is fully built out within five years, Hughson will have 299 additional homes and an estimated 900 to 1,000 new residents.
The new development is occurring south of Hatch Road and east Santa Fe Avenue. Five model homes have been completed and the sales office is open at 1713 Apiary Way for
Kaufman & Broad bought the subdivision map for development from the original proponents who saw the project through the approval stage.
Carla Jauregui, Community Development Director for the city of Hughson, said the project was approved by the Hughson City Council in November 2021 despite opposition from residents who fear Hughson will lose its cozy, small town atmosphere.
Hughson has doubled in population since 2000 and today has 7,734 residents.
Hughson will see some impacts from Parkwood such as increased traffic but Jauregui doesn’t believe they will be significant. The city’s wastewater treatment plant on Leedom Road has more than enough capacity for additional growth and the developer is paying fees to offset the impacts to the school system and fire department. Hughson schools are poised to take on additional students since the student population has shrunk like other districts have seen as families leave California due to the high cost of living.
According to the company’s website, homes start at $454,990 plus the costs of solar panels mandated by the state of California. Home site premiums may also apply.
KB offers four floor plans:
• The smallest is a 3-bedroom, two bath home of 1,592 square feet at $449,990.
• The 1,697 square foot home starts at $470,990.
• The four-bedroom, 2 ½ bath at 1,950 square feet starts at $489,990.
• The largest model is 2,161 square feet and starts at $510,990.
The sales office is open Mondays from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.; and Tuesdays through Sundays, 10m a.m. to 6 p.m.; and may be reached at 707-466-6870.
The lot sizes range in size from 5,005 to 13,280 square feet. The subdivision also includes 6.14 acres of park/storm retention basin.
Construction got off to a delayed start because infrastructure had to await recalculations of grading elevations for gravity sewer line flows, she said.
Parkwood is the third building project for KB Homes in recent years. The Hughson City Council approved 69 homes in 2006 for Euclid South Development, later renamed Fieldstone subdivision. Building was abruptly interrupted by the 2008 mortgage crash but rejuvenated with the final map approval on March 9, 2020.
The other residential development, named Euclid North, was approved in 2007 and amended in 2017.
