"Frequent, heavy vehicles hauling dirt would damage the final asphalt lift."
That sentence comes from the City of Covington's own FAQ page for the Covington Connector. It explains why LakePointe Boulevard, the road meant to carry future residents to Highway 18, is still listed as "In Progress." The developer is holding off on the last layer of pavement because trucks are still bringing fill into the site.
The same constraint sets the timing for everything else at LakePointe. The boulevard, the townhomes and detached homes, Windfall Park and the planned 20-acre lake all sit on a former gravel mine that has to be raised to its design grade first. If you're comparing Covington with nearby communities and LakePointe has caught your eye, its timeline depends on how fast the dirt arrives.
A Gravel Mine Has to Be Refilled First
The City of Covington describes LakePointe as a 214-acre property in the northern part of the city. The developer's plan calls for 1,750+ homes, 1,320,000 square feet of retail, 90,000 square feet of office space, dining and entertainment options, and a 20-acre lake. Toll Brothers and Brookfield Properties formed a joint venture in 2022 to finish the project, which Oakpointe owned before them.
Goodfellow Bros., the sitework contractor, explains what that plan sits on. The site was once a gravel mine. After mining ended, it became a dump site for non-structural fill, and it was home to the Lakeside asphalt plant in its northeast corner until November 2025. Goodfellow's work includes digging out uncompacted soils, installing wick drains, drying onsite dirt, monitoring settlement with a geotechnical engineer, and building the slope fills that will form the future lake's edge.
Here is the number that sets the schedule. As of December 2025, Goodfellow reported 4.4 million bank cubic yards of fill brought in to raise and level the site, with more than 1 million bank cubic yards still needed to reach design subgrade. Its current contract runs through summer 2027. By then the company will have been on site for about 11 years.
The city's LakePointe page has fallen behind events. It still says the asphalt batch plant "is continuing operation." Goodfellow's account puts the plant's last operating month at November 2025. If you're researching the project, check every page for an update date before relying on it.
The Middle Section of the Covington Connector Runs Through the Mine
The Covington Connector has three phases. Two are finished, and the unfinished one is the stretch that crosses the reclaimed mine:
- Phase 1, 204th Avenue SE. This phase added the signal at SR 516 and 204th Avenue SE. It started in March 2021, was completed in July 2022, and the city says all of it is fully functional.
- Phase 2, the SE 256th Street roundabouts at SR 18. Both intersections are running as roundabouts, and final paving was done in summer 2023.
- Phase 3, LakePointe Boulevard. This phase is split into a publicly administered build and a developer-driven build. In its July 2026 update, the city said the public section was nearly complete, with Tucci & Sons doing the work and only the final paving lift left, scheduled for fall 2026. Construction on the developer section is ongoing.
When finished, the boulevard will have two 12-foot travel lanes, a 14-foot turn lane or median, 5-foot bike lanes, and a sidewalk and landscape buffer on each side. It completes the link from SE 256th Street to SR 516.
Both ends of that route already exist. What's missing is the piece in the middle, and that piece sits on ground that is still being raised. Toll Brothers' marketing says the new boulevard to Highway 18 "will make commuting to Seattle, Bellevue, or SeaTac Airport a breeze." That depends on finishing the section where the hauling still happens.
The Timeline Has Already Slipped Once
On July 22, 2025, Brookfield and Toll Brothers updated the Covington City Council on the LakePointe master plan. A summary of that meeting reported that LakePointe Boulevard was expected to open the following spring. It also reported that site development permits could be filed in 2026 and that vertical construction was at least two years away.
Spring 2026 has passed. The city's July 2026 update still lists Phase 3 as in progress, with final paving set for fall. And "at least two years" from July 2025 points to mid-2027 at the earliest for vertical construction. That lines up with Goodfellow's contract, which runs through summer 2027. Read together, these sources suggest that homebuilding at LakePointe is unlikely to start in earnest before the fill work is done.
The plan itself has changed too. Goodfellow says an ownership change in October 2023 led to design updates and changes to the overall master plan, though it doesn't describe them. The most recent public look came on August 20, 2026. City staff gave a LakePointe presentation to the Covington Planning Commission, with help from BrookCal representative Scott Jones. The minutes record only that the presentation and a discussion took place, and they note that the audio recording is available on request. If you want the most current account of the revised plan, that recording is the best available source.
What You Can and Can't Evaluate Today
As of October 2026, Toll Brothers' LakePointe page labels 25430 200th Ln SE as a "Future Community Location." The builder lists six collections, with 2- to 4-bedroom townhomes and 3- to 5-bedroom detached homes from 1,204 to 2,878 square feet, all with two-car garages.
- Belmore townhomes: 1,204 to 1,560 square feet
- Crossway townhomes: 1,757 to 1,979 square feet
- Hartwell townhomes: listed at 2,027 to 2,563 square feet, though one plan in the collection, the Pearsoll, is shown at 1,997
- Lansing detached homes: 1,724 to 2,117 square feet
- Porter detached homes: 2,161 to 2,602 square feet
- Stadler detached homes: 2,243 to 2,878 square feet
None of the six collection pages lists a price. Each one points visitors to a VIP sign-up form for future pricing. No HOA dues, available homes or completion dates appear on the builder's public pages. Windfall Park is described with a playground, sports court and covered picnic area, but neither the builder nor the city gives an opening date for it or for the lake. Toll calls the retail "future." The 1.32 million square feet on the city's page is attributed to the developer, and the page doesn't say whether that figure reflects the master plan changes Goodfellow describes after October 2023.
That means you can't yet calculate a monthly payment, compare price per square foot, or put a date on a move. Once sales open, the questions that matter most follow from the construction history above:
- Which phase is the home in, and when was the ground under that phase brought to grade?
- What are the monthly HOA dues, and do they cover the lake, the parks and shared open space?
- What does the purchase agreement say about delivery dates, and what happens if they slip?
- Which amenities are actually built by the time the home closes, and which are planned for later?
Our posts on Washington HOA rules for townhome buyers and what South King County buyers can negotiate beyond price cover the paperwork behind those questions in more detail.
Meanwhile, the Resale Market Nearby Is Moving
NWMLS doesn't publish a Covington-only row in its county breakouts. The closest regional benchmarks are Area 320, Black Diamond/Maple Valley, and Area 330, Kent. Here are NWMLS's residential-only figures for August 2026:
| August 2026, residential only | Area 320 Black Diamond/Maple Valley | Area 330 Kent |
|---|---|---|
| Median closed price | $744,000 | $699,975 |
| Change from August 2025 | −0.80% | +0.35% |
| Closed sales | 85, up 39.34% | 64, down 15.79% |
| Active listings | 275, up 22.22% | 245, up 21.89% |
| Months of inventory | 3.24 | 3.83 |
In both areas, prices held essentially flat from a year earlier while active listings rose by more than a fifth. A buyer looking in this part of South King County in late summer 2026 had more homes to choose from and more time to decide, with prices that were already published and could be compared. LakePointe's homes have no posted prices, and building may be about a year away at best. Countywide figures are in our King County market update for August 2026, and local conditions are on our current market page.
Quick Answers
Is LakePointe Boulevard open? The city's latest update, from July 2026, lists it as in progress. The public section was waiting on its final paving lift, scheduled for fall 2026. The SE 256th Street roundabouts at SR 18 and the 204th Avenue SE signal at SR 516 are both finished.
Can I buy a LakePointe home right now? As of October 2026, the builder's page lists the site as a future community and offers VIP registration instead of pricing.
Will there be shops and restaurants? The developer's plan includes retail, dining and office space. No tenants have been announced, and the master plan was modified after the October 2023 ownership change.
How does LakePointe compare with the rest of Covington? Our Covington neighborhood page and our Maple Valley, Covington and Black Diamond comparison cover the established neighborhoods around the site.
If you're deciding whether to wait for LakePointe or buy in Covington now, or you own a home nearby and want to know how a new master plan next door could affect your value, Joe Perkins and the team can go through current listings, timelines and paperwork with you. A good place to start is a free home valuation or a conversation about which NWMLS data fits your search.
