Tualatin's newest neighborhood takes shape.
New townhomes, affordable housing, and the Autumn Sunrise community are rising in Tualatin's Basalt Creek area, one of the city's last large buildable neighborhoods. Here is what homebuyers should know.
Basalt Creek is Tualatin's fastest-growing new development area, and 2026 has been a landmark year for it. In June, the City of Tualatin approved one of the first lower-density, single-family attached townhome subdivisions there, capping a two-year push that opens up a whole new type of housing in the community. For homebuyers looking at what is next in Tualatin, this is where the action is.
The area is important for a simple reason: planners describe the roughly 194 buildable acres north of Basalt Creek Parkway as some of the last land zoned for housing in the city. What gets built here now will shape Tualatin for decades, and 2026 is when the first pieces started coming together.
What is coming
New homes, new choices.
Townhomes and cottages
Approved June 2026, near SW Norwood Road
The city approved a new subdivision of attached townhomes and cottages on a roughly nine-acre site near SW Norwood Road and SW Boones Ferry Road, developed by Heitman-Allen. The lower-density design aims at Oregon's "missing middle" housing, with open space, sidewalks, and pedestrian connections planned through the neighborhood.
Plambeck Gardens
Affordable housing, 116 units
The Plambeck Gardens project by Community Partners for Affordable Housing adds 116 affordable homes in the Basalt Creek area, expanding the range of housing options available to Tualatin residents at different income levels.
Autumn Sunrise
Master-planned community
Beyond Basalt Creek, the Autumn Sunrise master-planned community by Lennar is also underway in the broader Tualatin area, part of a wave of new construction across the city that gives buyers more choice than in recent years.
Why it matters
The last large buildable area
With roughly 194 buildable acres, Basalt Creek is among the last sizable tracts zoned for housing in Tualatin. New neighborhoods bring new parks, streets, and walkable connections, and they keep the community's housing supply fresh for years to come.
For homebuyers
A neighborhood in motion.
For prospective buyers, the takeaway is that Tualatin is not standing still. Alongside established, walkable neighborhoods like the one around 22379 SW 107th Ave, new communities are coming online that offer a mix of for-sale homes, townhomes, and affordable housing. That variety means options at several price points in one of the Portland metro's most convenient suburbs.
Whether you are drawn to a move-in-ready established home or want to watch a new neighborhood grow, Tualatin now offers both. The west side continues to benefit from new streets, sidewalks, and connections as Basalt Creek fills in, all within the same excellent school district and easy commute that make this part of Washington County so popular.
Make Your Move
Find your place in Tualatin.
From the established charm of 22379 SW 107th Ave to the new communities taking shape, Paul Knighton of MORE Realty can help you find the right fit in Tualatin.
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