Alston Landing closed 27 new-construction sales in Cary between 12 September 2025 and 12 September 2026, at a median price of $525,000 and a median of $240 per square foot. All 27 closings recorded zero days on market. That places Alston Landing between Cary’s higher-volume, lower-priced Twyla Walk and its highest-per-foot community, SOCA 56 — a useful middle point for comparing what new construction costs across Cary right now.
What is Alston Landing in Cary, NC?
Alston Landing is a new-construction community in Cary with homes built in 2025 and 2026, according to closed sales recorded in the Doorify MLS. This page is built from that closed-sale data alone — it does not name a builder, describe floor plans or amenities, or state a school assignment, since none of that is contained in the sales figures this report is based on. A buyer should get those specifics from the builder’s sales office or a buyer’s agent.
How many homes have sold in Alston Landing, and at what price?
Twenty-seven homes closed in the window at a median price of $525,000. That is the smallest of the three sale counts covered in this report — fewer than Twyla Walk’s 50 and SOCA 56’s 38 — but still enough closed sales to establish a meaningful median for the community in this period.
Why did every Alston Landing sale show zero days on market?
The zero-day figure at Alston Landing reflects how builder sales get entered into the MLS, not how quickly buyers moved. A production builder generally has a signed contract on a home before or very close to when it appears as an active listing, so the listing-to-contract interval that “days on market” is designed to measure never really opens up. Across Cary, 248 sales of homes built in 2021 or later closed in this window, and 79% recorded zero days on market — versus 2.5% of the town’s 1,550 resale sales, where a seller lists first and then waits for an offer. Alston Landing’s 100% rate fits squarely inside that pattern. It says nothing about how many buyers were interested in a given home.
How does Alston Landing’s price per square foot compare to Cary resale?
At $240 per square foot, Alston Landing sits about 13% below Cary’s resale median of $276 per square foot for the same period — closer to Twyla Walk’s discount to resale than to SOCA 56’s premium over it. That positions Alston Landing as a comparatively attainable new-construction entry point, though, as with any per-square-foot comparison, it says nothing on its own about lot size, included finishes, or what upgrades cost — figures this dataset does not contain.
How does Alston Landing compare against Twyla Walk and SOCA 56?
Put side by side, the three communities span a real range in Cary’s new-construction market right now. The table below is the comparison a buyer researching new construction in Cary generally cannot find published anywhere else: sale count, median price, and price per square foot for the three highest-activity named new-construction communities in the town in this window.
| Metric | Alston Landing |
|---|---|
| Closed sales, 12 Sep 2025–12 Sep 2026 | 27 |
| Median sale price | $525,000 |
| Median price per square foot | $240 |
| Share of sales at zero days on market | 100% (27 of 27) |
| Homes built | 2025–2026 |
Based on information from the Doorify MLS, Inc. for the period 12 September 2025 through 12 September 2026.
| Community | Closed sales | Median sale price | Median $/sq ft | Share at zero DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twyla Walk | 50 | $466,500 | $228 | 100% |
| SOCA 56 | 38 | $604,445 | $337 | 100% |
| Alston Landing | 27 | $525,000 | $240 | 100% |
Based on information from the Doorify MLS, Inc. for the period 12 September 2025 through 12 September 2026.
Twyla Walk leads on volume and value, selling the most homes at the lowest price per square foot. SOCA 56 sits at the opposite end — fewest sales, highest price, and the highest price per square foot of the three by a wide margin. Alston Landing runs down the middle of both figures. What none of the three figures — 100%, 100%, 100% — tells a buyer is which community had more genuine buyer competition, because all three numbers are produced the same way: a builder contract signed before or at listing, recorded as zero days regardless of how many buyers wanted the home. Comparing that figure to Cary’s resale market, where the median is 13 days and only 2.5% of sales close at zero days, only reinforces that new-construction and resale days-on-market figures are not measuring the same underlying process and should not be read as if they were.
What should a buyer ask the builder at Alston Landing?
Because the closed-sale data cannot answer these, a buyer should ask the builder directly: what is released and priced for sale today, what is included in the base price versus offered as an upgrade, what the HOA structure and dues are, what warranty coverage applies to the structure and major systems, and what the anticipated timeline is between signing a contract and closing on a home still under construction. It is also worth asking whether pricing has moved between recent releases, since that trend — not the closed-sale median alone — indicates where a new contract is likely to land.
Who does Alston Landing not suit?
A buyer who wants an immediately mature landscape, a settled HOA, or a home with a use history should weigh resale stock instead, since a still-building community means ongoing construction activity nearby for as long as the community sells out. A buyer trying to use the zero-days-on-market figure to gauge how competitive Alston Landing is should also reconsider — as explained above, that figure reflects builder-sale timing, not buyer demand, and it cannot be compared meaningfully to a resale listing’s days on market. And a buyer set on Cary’s lowest-cost-per-square-foot new construction should look at Twyla Walk’s figures rather than Alston Landing’s, since Alston Landing’s per-foot figure sits above it.
How should a buyer confirm what’s actually for sale now?
Every figure here describes homes that closed between 12 September 2025 and 12 September 2026. Alston Landing’s current availability, active pricing, and release phase may differ from what closed in this window, and this page does not state whether the community is still selling. Confirm current listings and pricing directly with the builder or a buyer’s agent before acting on any number above.
For the general mechanics of a new-construction purchase in this part of Wake County, see buying new construction in Cary and Morrisville. For how days-on-market figures behave across Cary’s neighborhoods more broadly, see fastest-selling neighborhoods in the Triangle. For a longer list of questions to bring to a builder’s sales office, see questions to ask before buying new construction. On costs beyond the purchase price, see closing costs in North Carolina and the due diligence fee in North Carolina, which applies to new-construction contracts as well as resale.
The other new communities
- Twyla Walk, Cary, NC: What the Closed-Sale Numbers Show
- SOCA 56, Cary, NC: What the Closed-Sale Numbers Show
- New Construction vs. Resale in Cary, NC
- Cary, NC Price Per Square Foot by Subdivision
About the author
Cameron Smith writes Move Up NC’s real estate guidance for Cary, Morrisville and the North Carolina Triangle.
Editorial note: This article explains transaction mechanics in North Carolina and is not legal or financial advice. Contract terms vary; review any specific contract with your attorney.