The Ranch at Caliterra: The New Section Everyone's Been Waiting On

Caliterra has been one of the most sought-after addresses in Dripping Springs since its first phase sold out, and this week the community opened its most exciting new chapter yet. The Ranch at Caliterra is releasing its first section of homesites, and it's bringing bigger lots, a brand-new amenity center, and three of the area's most trusted builders with it. If you've had Caliterra on your radar and were waiting for the right moment, this is it. Featuring 80 ft, 100 ft and 125 Ft lots in this new section, homes will range from the mid $700's to $2M ranging from 2900 SF to 5000SF home options. 

A New Section, Built for Space

What sets The Ranch apart from the rest of Caliterra, and honestly from most new construction in Dripping Springs right now, is room to breathe. The Ranch section includes 80-foot, 100-foot, and 125-foot homesites, a real range that lets buyers choose exactly how much land they want around them. The 125-foot lots in particular are the kind you don't see often in a new phase this close to downtown Dripping Springs, wide enough for a real yard, a pool, or simply more distance between you and the neighbors.

The section sits along Onion Creek, under the same mature Hill Country oaks that made the original Caliterra feel more like a retreat than a subdivision. That setting hasn't changed. What's new is the chance to get in on the ground floor of a section that's expected to be one of the most in-demand in the whole community, with roughly 232 homesites planned in this phase, including a dedicated pocket of large custom lots for buyers who want to build something entirely their own.

The Builders Behind It

Drees, Scott Felder are back again for this section of The Ranch, and David Weekley has been added to this most recent section. Each builder has a custom home division within the company and will bring that design element to the floor plans available at The Ranch. Each builder has released BRAND NEW Floor plans for this new section!

Scott Felder Homes has earned Builder of the Year honors twenty times over, built on a reputation for attention to detail and straightforward reliability. Local agents consistently point to Scott Felder as one of the safer bets in the Austin new-construction market, and their homes have quietly become a familiar, trusted name across Dripping Springs. Scott Felder Homes continues to be competitive in pricing and built in features in their homes along with stunning floor plan options. 

Drees Homes, family-owned for more than 90 years, is already a known quantity in Caliterra, having built custom homes in the community's earlier phases. Bringing them into The Ranch keeps that same level of craftsmanship going in the new section, with the kind of long-view, multi-generational building philosophy that's harder to find in a market full of newer builders.

David Weekley Homes builds around what they call a Personal Builder model, pairing every buyer with a dedicated team through design, construction, and warranty. It's part of why Weekley has picked up more national customer-satisfaction awards than almost any private builder in the country, and it shows in homes that feel considered rather than assembly-line. 

For buyers who want to go fully custom, The Retreat section in Caliterrra provides the ability to build with builders such as Alkire Construction, Atlas Custom Homes, and LTB Build + Design on select homesites, so this section isn't only a production-builder story. Only a few lots remain for this opportunity to build a custom home in Caliterra. 

The Bunkhouse: A Whole New Amenity Center

The Ranch isn't just adding homes, it's adding an entirely new place to gather. The Bunkhouse will be Caliterra's second amenity center, and it's designed to feel like its own destination: a lap pool for real laps, a fitness center, an open-air pavilion for events and get-togethers, a pickleball court, and shaded gathering areas built for evenings that stretch past sunset.

It joins, rather than replaces, everything Caliterra residents already love, The Cove resort-style pool, The Grove, The Run dog park, miles of trails, and more than 250 acres of preserved open space. For a growing community, having a second hub means shorter walks, less crowding at peak hours, and simply more places to actually use.

Easier Days, Starting Now

One of the quieter wins in this new section is one longtime Caliterra residents have been asking for: relief from the Ranch Road 12 and 290 bottleneck. The Ranch is adding its own back exit onto Creek Road, giving residents another way in and out that skips the busiest intersection entirely. Paired with the City of Dripping Springs' new Village Grove Parkway, which opened to traffic in November 2025, getting to and from Caliterra just got noticeably easier, whether that's a school drop-off, a grocery run, or a commute into Austin.

What to Know Before You Go

A few honest notes for anyone ready to move quickly. Pricing for this specific first release hasn't been published yet, so treat any number you see online, including a rough one, as a placeholder until a builder rep on-site gives you a real figure. Caliterra overall has historically run from the high $700,000s into the $2M range, which gives you a sense of scale, not a quote.

Caliterra also carries an HOA and a MUD tax that helps fund the community's infrastructure, standard for a master-planned community at this level of amenity. 

Next Step

If The Ranch at Caliterra has you thinking seriously about a move, now is the moment to pay attention, sections like this one tend to move quickly once word gets out.

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