Ada County's only community with a private filtered-water lake and beach — and the fastest road to McCall.
Valnova is the largest master-planned community currently under development in Ada County — 6,005 acres along Highway 16, one mile north of downtown Eagle. Fourteen builders. Every price point from townhomes to luxury estates. A 2.5-acre private lake with half an acre of beach. And a location that puts McCall and mountain recreation closer than anywhere else in the valley. This is an early-entry opportunity in a community that will take 20 to 30 years to build out — which means the buyers getting in now are doing so before the full picture is visible.
The Treasure Valley has a lot of new communities. Most of them are built around a clubhouse and a pool and call it resort living. Valnova's differentiators are more specific and harder to replicate — a private filtered-water lake with beach access, a Highway 16 location that materially shortens the drive to the mountains, and a builder diversity that no other Ada County community can match.
The early-entry angle is also worth naming directly. Valnova is a 20 to 30 year build-out. The buyers purchasing in Phase 1 are doing so before the Village Center is open, before the golf course is built, before the full picture is visible. That's an appreciation opportunity if you understand what's coming — and a risk worth discussing honestly if you don't. Either way, it's a different conversation than buying into an established community.
A 2.5-acre lake with half an acre of beach — paddleboarding, swimming, beach-side activities. No other master-planned community in Ada County has built this. It's not a pond with a dock. It's a private lake with filtered water and a real beach.
The location that buyers from the Eagle Road corridor don't fully appreciate until they've made the drive. Highway 16 north puts McCall meaningfully closer than any other Treasure Valley location. For buyers with a second home mindset or a mountain recreation lifestyle, this geography changes the weekly calculus.
From townhomes in the high $400Ks to luxury estates above $1M, with 14 builders offering distinct product lines across the community. Buyers who want to compare quality, style, and value across multiple builders without leaving one community can do that at Valnova and nowhere else in Ada County.
Valnova's Phase 1 is the ground floor of a 20-30 year build-out. The buyers purchasing now will watch the Village Center open, the golf course develop, and the Glencara Recreation Village come online. That sequence has historically driven significant appreciation in comparable master-planned communities — if the developer executes.
Valnova's amenity story is partly present and partly future — which is the honest reality of buying into a community early. Here's what's confirmed, what's under construction, and what's still planned. Verify current status on time-sensitive items before making any decisions based on opening timelines.
The builder diversity at Valnova is its own differentiator. Fourteen builders across townhomes, single-family, and luxury estates means buyers can compare product, quality, and contract terms across multiple options without leaving the community. Here are the builders worth knowing — and what distinguishes the ones I'd prioritize.
Tresidio is the builder I know best in this community and across the Treasure Valley. Semi-custom process, genuine design flexibility, consistent project management. If you're looking at the luxury end of Valnova's price spectrum and want a builder whose contract and process I can speak to specifically — this is the conversation to start with.
Bachman is a well-regarded local custom builder with a track record in the Eagle market. For buyers looking at the upper end of the price range with more custom flexibility than Tresidio's semi-custom model — Bachman is worth a look alongside a careful contract review.
Full builder roster and neighborhood assignments — verify current availability directly with the Valnova sales office. Builder participation and neighborhoods evolve as phases progress.
"Valnova is the most ambitious master-planned community currently under development in Ada County. The private lake is genuinely unique. The Highway 16 location is underappreciated. The early-entry opportunity is real — but so is the uncertainty that comes with buying into a 20-year build-out."
Here's what I tell buyers who are seriously considering Valnova. The assets are real. A private filtered-water lake with a beach doesn't exist anywhere else in Ada County — that's not marketing copy, that's a fact. The Highway 16 location cuts meaningful time off the McCall drive compared to anywhere on the Eagle Road corridor. And the builder diversity gives you a comparison shopping experience that no other community in the valley can match.
The honest caveat is timing. Buying into Phase 1 of a 20 to 30 year build-out means you're betting on the developer's execution. Clyde Capital Group is a subsidiary of Clyde Companies, which is a substantial regional operation with a long track record — so the counterparty risk is lower than it would be with a smaller developer. But the Village Center, the golf course, and some of the planned schools are future-phase items. Buyers should understand what is operational today versus what is planned for later phases.
The Glencara Recreation Village opening timeline is the specific item I'd nail down before finalizing any purchase decision. Verify directly with the Valnova sales office rather than relying on any third-party source — including this page.
Understanding the phase structure is essential to understanding what you're buying at Valnova. Early-entry and established-community are different purchases with different risk and reward profiles.
1,006 acres, up to 2,200 units across multiple builder neighborhoods. Glencara Recreation Village under construction. Valnova Lake accessible. Glencara Greenway trail system established. This is the phase currently available for purchase.
Private 18-hole golf course, Village Center commercial hub, additional schools, equestrian center, and commercial pads at the Highway 16 entrance. The full community vision unfolds across a multi-decade timeline — confirming specific phase sequencing requires direct conversation with the developer.
The Highway 16 corridor is not the center of the Eagle conversation — Eagle Road gets all the attention. But for buyers whose lifestyle includes mountain recreation, the Valnova location is a material advantage over everything south and east of it.
Buyers for whom the drive to McCall is a weekly or biweekly reality. The Highway 16 location makes Valnova the most logical Treasure Valley base for this lifestyle — no other Ada County community comes close geographically.
Multiple schools are planned within the community. For families thinking 5 to 10 years out, the school infrastructure and community scale make Valnova a long-term play worth evaluating — with a clear-eyed read on what's operational today versus planned.
Buyers who understand what it means to buy into Phase 1 of a master-planned community before the full amenity picture is visible. This is a calculated early-entry bet, not a purchase of a finished lifestyle. The buyers who thrive here understand that distinction.
Buyers who want to evaluate multiple builders and product types before committing. Fourteen builders in one community is an advantage that saves months of independent research and site visits across the valley.
Valnova is a compelling early-entry opportunity with real differentiators — and it deserves an honest conversation about what's built today versus what's coming. I can help you evaluate which builder, which neighborhood, and which phase timing makes sense for your situation. Reach out through My Home Connection to start that conversation.
Pricing, availability, and amenity timelines are subject to change without notice. Verify all current information directly with the community developer or builder prior to any purchase decision. This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute a representation of any specific property. Jerod Lee is a licensed real estate agent with My Home Connection, REAL Broker LLC, Idaho.