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The New Home Company
The New Home Company started in Aliso Viejo in 2009, went public in 2014 and was taken private by Apollo-managed funds in 2021. In 2025 it bought Landsea Homes, and the combined company took the name Risewell Homes. In our area it built Orchard Park in San Jose, Ellison Park in Milpitas, Tidelands in San Mateo and Emerson in Santa Clara. Here’s what the records confirm and what the homes resell for.
- builder
- The New Home Company
- founded
- Aliso Viejo, 2009
- public
- NYSE: NWHM, 2014–2021
- owner
- Apollo-managed funds, from 2021
- now
- Risewell Homes, after buying Landsea in 2025
- architects here
- Robert Hidey; JZMK
- listings say
- “built by The New Home Company”
- sales on record · live…
- median $/sq ft, last 2 yrs…
- for sale now · live…
- homes at Orchard Park, per SEC filings239
where they are
New Home Company communities in our area
From SEC filings, company announcements and local press.
| community | city | years | homes | notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Park | San Jose | 2014–2017 | 239 | Row towns, court towns and condo flats on Old Oakland Rd in Berryessa, designed by Robert Hidey Architects, with a park and a creek trail link; a joint venture, per SEC filings and the company. |
| Tidelands | San Mateo | 2015–2016 | 76 | Single-level condos of 784 to 1,645 sq ft at Mariner’s Island Blvd and E. Third Ave; a joint venture, per SEC filings and the company. |
| Emerson | Santa Clara | 2017 | 33 | Three-story townhomes of 1,454 to 1,907 sq ft on Saratoga Ave, designed by JZMK Partners, per the company and the Silicon Valley Voice. |
| Ellison Park | Milpitas | 2017–2018 | 114 | Townhomes of 1,887 to 2,688 sq ft, some with rooftop decks, designed by JZMK, near the Milpitas BART and light rail stations, per the company. |
In Foster City the company was master developer at Foster Square, where Lennar built the for-sale homes. Its other Bay Area communities were in Fremont, Lafayette and Larkspur, outside our area. Landsea Homes, now part of Risewell, has its own Silicon Valley communities.
the homes
What the homes are like
From SEC filings, company announcements and local press.
- mix
Towns, courts and flats
Orchard Park mixed row townhomes, three-story court homes and condo flats with elevators in one community, per the company.
- design
Named architects
Robert Hidey Architects designed Orchard Park, and JZMK designed Emerson and Ellison Park, per the company.
- awards
An award-winning plan
The Bay Area Building Industry Association named Orchard Park its Community of the Year in 2015, per the company.
- extras
Rooftop decks and feng shui
Some Ellison Park plans have rooftop decks, and the company says it used a feng shui consultant at Orchard Park.
- myth check
A new name
The company is now Risewell Homes, so newer documents may use that name.
the sales ledger
Every recorded New Home Company sale
Each dot is a sale whose listing names The New Home Company, mostly in Milpitas and San Jose. Hover a dot for the address, date and price.
- sales on record…
- median price…
- median $ per sq ft…
- latest sale…
one recorded salemedian for the yearprice per sq ft = sale price ÷ listed living area
| sold | address | price | $/sq ft | bd / ba | sq ft |
|---|
New-home sales the builder handled directly may not appear in the MLS, and many resales don’t name the builder. Sales come from the MLS records available to us and include every sold listing whose description names the builder, so a few homes may be labeled by the listing agent rather than confirmed from tract records. Sold data is shown with the listing brokerage. Price per square foot uses the living area in the listing. Ask us for a full comparable-sales report on any address.
on the market
For sale now
Active listings whose description names The New Home Company.
Checking active listings…
owning one today
Owning one today
- HOAsAll four communities are townhomes or condos with associations. Ask for the CC&Rs, budget and reserve study.
- Special taxesCheck the tax bill for community facilities district lines, including Milpitas’ transit area district; we couldn’t confirm which homes pay one.
- Warranty and SB 800California’s Right to Repair Act generally limits defect claims to 10 years after completion, so Orchard Park and Tidelands homes are at or past the end of that window and Emerson and Ellison Park homes have a few years left.
the nerd check
Buying or selling one
What we check when you buy
- Which community?We match the address to its community and plan, since a flat at Orchard Park and a townhome at Ellison Park are different homes to own.
- HOA reviewWe read the budget, reserves and minutes before you commit.
- Tax billWe check the tax bill for special taxes.
- The right comparablesWe compare against the same plan in the same community first.
How we market one when you sell
- Name the communityBuyers search for Orchard Park, Ellison Park and Tidelands by name, so we lead with them.
- Paperwork up frontWe gather HOA documents early.
- Prep with a planOur Prep Lab budgets repairs and refresh before you list.
- Price from real salesWe price from recent sales of similar homes nearby.
questions
Questions we hear
Who is The New Home Company?
A California builder founded in Aliso Viejo in 2009 that went public in 2014 and was taken private by Apollo-managed funds in 2021, per SEC filings and Apollo. After buying Landsea Homes in 2025, the combined company was renamed Risewell Homes.
What did it build here?
Orchard Park in San Jose (239 homes), Tidelands in San Mateo (76 condos), Emerson in Santa Clara (33 townhomes) and Ellison Park in Milpitas (114 townhomes).
Is it still building in our area?
We found no current New Home Company or Risewell community in Santa Clara or San Mateo County.
Is my home still inside the defect window?
California’s Right to Repair Act generally limits defect claims to 10 years after completion, so homes finished in 2014–2016 are at or past it and 2017–2018 homes have a few years left.
sources
Sources
SEC filings, company announcements and local press, checked October 2026.
- The New Home Company annual report (10-K, 2015)Founding, Orchard Park and Tidelandswww.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1574596/000157459616000124/nwhm10-k_q4x15.htm
- Apollo: acquisition of The New Home Company completed (2021)Taken private in 2021www.apollo.com/wealth/insights-news/pressreleases/2021/09/the-new-home-company-and-apollo-announce-completion-of-the-acquisition-of-the-new-home-company-by-funds-managed-by-affiliates-of-apollo-135331257
- SEC filing: Landsea acquisition completed (2025)The 2025 purchase of Landsea Homeswww.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001721386/000114036125023577/ef20050919_ex99-1.htm
- Builder: New Home Co. and Landsea Homes unite as Risewell HomesThe 2025 name changewww.builderonline.com/builder-100/strategy/new-home-co-and-landsea-homes-unite-as-risewell-homes-following-merger
- Pro Builder: Orchard Park (2015)Architect and design awardwww.probuilder.com/orchard-park-gold
- Silicon Valley Voice: Emerson (2017)33 townhomes in Santa Clarawww.svvoice.com/the-new-homes-on-the-block-emerson-homes/
- Bisnow: Silicon Valley townhome pre-sales (2017)Ellison Park in Milpitaswww.bisnow.com/news/san-jose/multifamily/pre-sales-underway-for-two-under-construction-silicon-valley-townhouse-communities-78943
- California Civil Code § 94110-year limit for construction-defect claimscalifornia.public.law/codes/civil_code_section_941
builder files
Every builder file, by era
Bars show the years each builder was building here. See all builders or the home styles field guide.
- Fernando Nelson1880–1920s
- Ernest Coxhead1890–1930s
- Willis Polk1890s–1920s
- Frank Delos Wolfe1892–1926
- Henry Gutterson1914–1954
- Gellert (Sunstream)1922–1972
- Birge Clark1922–1970s
- Stoneson1920s–1960s
- Doelger1927–1960s
- McKeon1927–early 1970s
- Gardner Dailey1930s–1960s
- William Wurster1930s–1960s
- Rousseau1931–1933
- Bohannon1936–1955
- Cliff May1950s
- Stern & Price1951–1953
- Mackay Homes1950s
- Goodwin Steinberg1950s–1980s
- Mardell1955–1959
- Hayman Homes1960s–1970s
- Ditz-Crane1962–1984
- Brown & Kauffmann1960s–1981
- Bahl1968–1986
- Ponderosa Homes1970s–1990s
- Shapell1971–2000s
- Anshen & Allen1940s–1960
- Jones & Emmons1951–1970s
- Claude Oakland1950s–1970s
- Owen Signature Homes1970–today
- Swatt | Miers1975–today
- SummerHill Homes1976–today
- Pinn Brothers1976–today
- Citation Homeslate 1970s–2010s
- Robson Homes1989–today
- Pacific Peninsula Group1989–today
- Barry Swenson Builder1990s–2010s
- Classic Communities1990s–2010s
- Warmington1990s–2020s
- Kelly Gordon2000s–2010s
- Feldman Architecture2003–today
- DeNova Homes2000s–today
- City Ventures2011–today
- Trumark Homes2012–today
- Davidon Homes2010s
- The New Home Company2014–2018
- Dividend Homes2010s–today
- KB Home1980s–today
- Brookfield1990s–today
- Pulte Homes2000s–today
- Shea Homes2000s–2010s
- Lennar2000s–today
- Toll Brothers2000s–today
- Taylor Morrison2007–today
- D.R. Horton2010s
- Tri Pointe Homes2012–today
- K. Hovnanian2014–2018
- Meritage Homes2010s
talk to a property nerd
Own a New Home Company home?
We can value it against resales of the same plan and get the HOA paperwork in order. Commissions are negotiable, and we offer bundled services, so ask us what’s included.
