Buying in Granite Highlands (Washougal, WA): David Weekley's Coming-Soon Homes on the Hill

Granite Highlands is the hillside neighborhood above downtown Washougal, with views south over the Columbia River toward the Gorge. David Weekley Homes, the Houston-based builder that has sold in the Portland and Vancouver area since 2016, lists it as coming soon, describing open-concept plans on spacious homesites. As of October 2026 it hasn't published plans, prices, a homesite count or an opening date.

What makes it worth a look now is the setting and the company it keeps. Two new Granite Highlands phases recorded with the county in September 2026, Toll Brothers is opening its second collection on the hill in November, and New Tradition Homes has a 20-homesite phase coming. For buyers who want a newer home in Washougal city limits with river views, five minutes from downtown Washougal and eight from downtown Camas, this is the part of town to watch. This guide covers what's confirmed for David Weekley's section and what we'd check as details come out.

Community overview

Builder: David Weekley Homes (October 2026) Location: Granite Highlands, north of downtown Washougal; David Weekley's map pin sits at N 6th St near N Y St, inside Washougal city limits (October 2026) Status: Coming soon; interest list open, no opening date published (October 2026) Pricing: Not published; the builder's page says to call for information (October 2026) Home sizes: Not published (October 2026) Homesites: Not published. County records show Granite Highlands Phase 8 (74 parcels) and Phase 9 (47 parcels, including tracts) recorded September 10, 2026, most still held by the developer. Which lots David Weekley will build on hasn't been published (October 2026) Lots: Not published; the area around the pin is zoned R1-7.5, Washougal's single-family zone for lots of about 7,500 sq ft (October 2026) HOA: Not published for this section (October 2026) Schools: Washougal School District: Hathaway Elementary, Jemtegaard Middle, Washougal High (October 2026) Sales office: None yet; David Weekley handles interest through its New Home Advisor, and we can register you and keep you posted (October 2026)

The homes

David Weekley hasn't released plans or prices for Granite Highlands. Its community page describes "luxurious designs and open-concept floor plans situated on spacious homesites," with views of the Columbia River Gorge, and points buyers to its interest list for updates on plans, pricing and homesites.

Until the lineup is out, the best guide to price is the neighborhood itself. Toll Brothers' final homes at Bluffs at Granite Highlands are listed from about $1.6 million, and Toll's announcement for Ridge at Granite Highlands puts that collection from $1.4 million. New Tradition hasn't priced The Reserve at Granite Highlands. We'd expect David Weekley to price against those, and we'll compare plan by plan once it publishes.

Homes for sale now: none. David Weekley owns no lots in Washougal in county records as of October 2026, so the first homes are still ahead.

Incentives: David Weekley is advertising up to $30,000 in incentives on select Portland-area homes, plus limited-time savings and financing through October 31, 2026. With no homes for sale at Granite Highlands, none of that applies here yet. When the section opens, we'll ask which homes qualify and get the terms in writing.

The builder

David Weekley Homes was founded in Houston in 1976 and describes itself as one of the largest privately held homebuilders in the country, with more than 130,000 homes closed across 19 markets. It entered the Portland area in 2016 and had closed more than 1,000 homes and opened more than 15 communities across the Portland and Vancouver metro by May 2026. In Clark County it builds at Harmony Heights in Vancouver and Greely Farms and Sanderling Park in Ridgefield. Its published warranty runs one year on workmanship, two years on mechanical systems such as plumbing and heating and cooling, and ten years on major structural defects, with a walk-through shortly before the first anniversary; the page was last updated in 2023, so ask for the current booklet. David Weekley's homes are personalized at a design center appointment, which is where the base price turns into the real price.

The rest of Granite Highlands

Granite Highlands has been built out in phases since the early 2000s, and four builder sections are now selling or coming on the hill. Toll Brothers is selling its last three quick move-ins at Bluffs at Granite Highlands, with move-ins in early 2027. Toll's Ridge at Granite Highlands is next door, with mostly single-level plans over daylight basements, 2,980 to 3,844 square feet, sales expected to start in November 2026 and site work under way. New Tradition Homes' The Reserve at Granite Highlands is Phase 9: 20 homesites averaging about 7,500 square feet with single- and two-level plans, near N 6th St and N Y St. If you like the hill, it's worth seeing all four, because each builder will price its views, lots and finishes differently.

Schools

The new Granite Highlands phases are in the Washougal School District. Clark County's attendance-area maps place every lot in Phases 8 and 9, and the area around David Weekley's map pin, in these schools:

Level	School	Grades	Students (2025–26)	Drive time
Elementary	Hathaway Elementary	K–5	299	6 minutes
Middle	Jemtegaard Middle School	6–8	408	10 minutes
High	Washougal High School	9–12	912	10 minutes

Drive times are free-flowing from the map pin. Two things to know. In late September 2026 the district began a 90-day review of closing or consolidating Hathaway Elementary, citing enrollment decline since 2019; it hasn't said where Hathaway students would go, and it plans to keep the property for a possible future school. And some older Granite Highlands streets to the south, including parts of N Stonegate Dr, N Y St and N Z Cir, are in the Camas School District instead. Washougal's district points families to the county's address lookup; tell us which lot you're considering and we'll confirm the assignment for that address with the district.

Inside the community

David Weekley hasn't described any parks, trails or amenity buildings for its section, and we found no clubhouse, pool or gate planned. The draw it names is the view of the Columbia River Gorge. County records show common tracts across Granite Highlands held by three associations, Granite Highlands HOA, Granite Highlands 2 Homeowner Association and Bluffs at Granite Highlands HOA. Which one David Weekley's homes will join, what the dues are and what the CC&Rs say about fences, RVs and rentals aren't published yet. For context, a recent Bluffs listing showed dues of $270 a month; we'd get the documents for David Weekley's section before you commit.

Parks and outdoors nearby

• Lookout Ridge Park: 2 minutes, just west of the community
• Hathaway Park: 6 minutes; on the Washougal River, with a non-motorized boat launch
• Washougal Waterfront Park and Trail: 8 minutes; the Port of Camas-Washougal's park and path along the Columbia
• Lacamas Regional Park: 9 minutes; Clark County's park around Round Lake and Lacamas Lake, with trails and waterfalls
• Captain William Clark Regional Park at Cottonwood Beach: 9 minutes; 93 acres with a Columbia River beach and about 4.6 miles of trail
• Steigerwald Lake National Wildlife Refuge: 9 minutes; 1,049 acres of restored floodplain at the west end of the Gorge

Getting around

Drive times from David Weekley's map pin in free-flowing traffic; SR-14 and the bridges take longer at rush hour.

• Downtown Washougal: 5 minutes
• Downtown Camas: 8 minutes
• I-205 at SR-14: 20 minutes
• Glenn Jackson Bridge (I-205): 21 minutes
• Downtown Vancouver: 27 minutes
• PDX airport: 29 minutes
• Interstate Bridge (I-5): 31 minutes
• Downtown Portland: 38 minutes
• Transit: C-TRAN Route 92 (Camas/Washougal) runs within about a mile

Daily life

• Groceries: Grocery Outlet on SE 2nd Ave (4 minutes), Safeway on Evergreen Way in Washougal (7), Safeway in downtown Camas (7)
• Coffee and dining: Washougal Coffee Company on Main St (5 minutes), downtown Washougal around Reflection Plaza (5), downtown Camas restaurants (8)
• Library: Washougal Community Library on C St (5 minutes)
• Healthcare: Vancouver Clinic in Camas (14 minutes), PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center's hospital and ER in Vancouver (24)

What it costs to own

• Jurisdiction: City of Washougal, with city water and sewer, Camas-Washougal Fire and power from Clark Public Utilities.
• Property tax: the 2026 levy for this tax area is about $9.35 per $1,000 of assessed value, roughly 0.93%. On a $1.2 million assessment that's about $11,200 a year. New homes are assessed in stages, so the first bill can be low; budget for the full amount.
• HOA: not published for this section.
• Impact fees: paid by the builder at permit and built into the price. Washougal's 2025 schedule has no school impact fee in the Washougal School District, a park fee of $6,848, a traffic fee of $8,275, $11,563 in water and sewer charges, and a fire fee of $0.68 per square foot. Our custom homes guide compares fees across the county.

What's changing nearby

The hill is the busiest part of Washougal's new-home map. Phases 8 and 9 recorded in September 2026, Toll Brothers has site work under way at Ridge with sales expected in November, New Tradition's Reserve is coming in Phase 9, and Toll is finishing its last Bluffs homes into early 2027. Expect several builders working on neighboring streets for a few years. On the school side, the Hathaway Elementary review is the change to follow; the district has said the review runs 90 days from late September.

What to check before you buy

• Which lots, and where. David Weekley hasn't said which part of Phases 8 and 9 it will build on. View lots and interior lots price differently, so register your interest with us and we'll get the homesite map and the lot premiums as soon as they're out.
• The slope under your lot. County maps show slopes over 15% in parts of Phases 8 and 9, and part of Phase 9 sits in an older state map of potential slope instability. Reach out and we'll request the geotechnical report and find out how the builder handled grading and drainage on your lot, then help line up a licensed inspector to look at retaining walls and drainage before closing.
• The school picture. Send us the address and we'll confirm the assignment, and we'll keep you posted on the Hathaway review if you have elementary-age kids.
• Which HOA, and what it costs. With three associations in Granite Highlands, let us know your homesite and we'll get the dues, budget, reserve study and CC&Rs for the one your home will join.
• Construction around you. Tell us which homes you're watching and we'll ask each builder for its timeline and which streets will carry construction traffic.
• The design center budget. David Weekley personalizes homes at a design appointment. Pricing your must-haves before that appointment keeps the final number close to the plan.
• The lender offer. When incentives are announced, we'll compare the builder's financing against an outside quote over the years you expect to keep the loan.

How we help here

At Granite Highlands we'd start before David Weekley opens: we register you, watch for the homesite map and price sheet, and put them side by side with Toll's Ridge, New Tradition's Reserve and the last Bluffs homes, so you see what each builder charges for a view, a basement or a bigger lot. We look at your lot's slope and drainage on the county maps and ask the builder for the geotechnical report, confirm the school assignment by address while the Hathaway review plays out, and get the HOA documents for the right association in front of you. Before the design appointment we price the options that matter to you, and when incentives come out we run them against outside lender quotes. Our construction background helps us know what to look at on a hillside build, and we coordinate the licensed inspections before closing and before the first-year warranty walk-through.

Before you commit to anything, you'll have a written Engagement Proposal with the exact scope and fee.

Also looking in Washougal? See Bluffs at Granite Highlands, NorthSide, Nakoma Heights and the full Washougal new-construction page.