Brand New Homes at Cottleville Trails

Yes. Lombardo and McKelvey are in their final sales stage, with a few lots remaining. Availability changes week to week, so ask us and we will tell you what is actually open today rather than what a website said last month.

Lombardo Homes and McKelvey Homes. Both build ranch, 1.5-story and 2-story plans, and both occasionally have a spec home or a nearly finished home ready sooner than a build from scratch. Lombardo also offers townhomes in Cottleville Trails. Consort Homes and Fischer & Frichtel are sold out, so a resale is the only way into one of theirs.

Most new detached homes in the final phase have been finishing between about $750,000 and $1,200,000, and townhomes between about $400,000 and $550,000, as of July 2026. Two move-in-ready McKelvey homes we walked through in June 2026 were listed at $762,000 and $778,000. Where you land depends on the plan, the home site, the upgrades you choose and whatever incentive the builder is running that month.

On the homes we walked through in June 2026 the HOA was $1,100 a year and the Community Improvement District fee was $1,550 a year. The CID is what pays for the pools, the lakes, the trails and the playgrounds. The exact CID amount depends on which builder you use and which class of lot you buy, and there is also a one-time contribution to the community due at closing. All of that sits on top of your property taxes, so build it into the number before you fall in love with a floor plan.

Some do and some don't. There are home sites with no premium at all, and then larger lots and lots that back to one of the lakes carry a higher one. The lots people want most sell first, which is worth knowing when only a handful are left.

Yes. It was approved by the City of Cottleville as an R-2 Multi-Family PUD with a conditional use permit. The PUD sets the mix of housing, ranch units, two-story single-family homes, two-story townhome units, and free-standing villas, and it also sets the standards for green space, amenities, and how the architecture holds together. That is why the community reads as one plan with shared amenities instead of a standard subdivision.

Yes, and most people take a golf cart instead. St. Charles Street runs through the neighborhood and connects straight to Old Town, and there is dedicated golf cart parking once you get there. Old Town is a real downtown with locally owned restaurants, coffee shops, boutiques, and something on the calendar most weekends.

You don't need one. But the person in the model home works for the builder, and somebody should work for you. We compare plans across builders, read the contract, negotiate upgrades and incentives, walk the build at pre-drywall and again before closing, and push to get things fixed when they are not right the first time.

In almost every new construction purchase, the builder pays the buyer agent commission, so representation costs you nothing directly. Every home we have sold in Cottleville Trails has been that way. Terms vary by builder, so we confirm the exact arrangement before you commit to anything.

Every home is in the Francis Howell School District, but the community splits down the middle. The west side feeds John Weldon Elementary, Francis Howell Middle and Francis Howell High. The east side feeds Warren Elementary, Saeger Middle and Francis Howell Central High. Boundaries can change, so confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district before you buy.