Menu
We’re thrilled to announce that we’re building a new phase of homes in the highly sought-after Southern Hills community. These single-family homes range from 1,683 to 2,775 square feet and feature up to 3 bedrooms and a 3-car garage.
Nestled amongst rolling hills and live oak trees along a Championship Pete Dye golf course in Brooksville, the views are breathtaking and the amenities are enough to keep even the most active residents busy.
Here are a few reasons you’ll want to call the Southern Hills community home:
Location, Location, Location
Set in the quaint town of Brooksville, Southern Hills provides easy access to both Tampa and Orlando. This unique positioning is perfect for enjoying modern conveniences like shopping, dining, and entertainment while escaping the bustling city and traffic.
Country-Club Lifestyle with Luxury Amenities
When living here, enjoy the following unbeatable amenities:
Everything’s Included® Homes
The new homes for sale in Southern Hills are part of Lennar’s Everything’s Included® program. Each home comes fully equipped with stainless steel GE® appliances and elegant finishes such as granite countertops, ceramic tile floors and more.
For more information, visit our website or like us on Facebook.
Black Diamond, WA – February 2019 – Lennar Seattle celebrated a wildly successful Grand Opening event last month where they unveiled their Model Home Showplex at Ten trails. More than 400 people came out for the festivities and to view the never-before-seen model homes.
“We could not have been more thrilled with the incredible turnout and feedback we received on our models,” said Bill Salvesen, Division President of Lennar Seattle. “Our Model Home Showplex is now open seven days a week, so we encourage everyone in the market for a new home to stop by and check out this incredible community.”
The eight models showcase a variety of available home designs now selling from Lennar’s East Village Collection at Ten Trails. The collection offers 12 home plans in total, which range in size from approximately 2,350 to 3,862 square feet with four to five bedrooms, two and one-half to four bathrooms and Everything’s Included® features and upgrades that come at no additional cost.
At Ten Trails, home shoppers are able to purchase one of Lennar’s revolutionary Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home® designs in the Bainbridge plan. Designed for multigenerational living at its finest, it features an attached suite with its own separate entrance, living room, bedroom, full bathroom and kitchenette.
Every new Lennar home at Ten Trails is a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ home design, featuring built-in wireless access points throughout the home to provide strong consistent coverage in every room. In addition, every new home in Ten Trails will receive 1 GB of fiber optic high speed internet which can be accessed anywhere throughout the new neighborhoods.
Every new Lennar home also comes complete with the homebuilder’s signature Everything’s Included® program, which provides items like quartz or granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, integrated home automation and more at no additional cost.
The model homes are now open seven days a week at the Lennar Welcome Home Center at Ten Trails, located at 32301 SE 236th Avenue in Black Diamond. For more information visit www.lennar.com/seattle.
About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.
Affordability continues to concern many home buyers in the market. However, Meyers Research principal Mollie Carmichael advises that if you can afford a home, its time to buy. Learn more in this BUILDER article by Scott Sowers.
Despite industry worries over slowing home sales, builders have many reasons to feel optimistic about 2019, according to a new Meyers Research analysis. “It’s really a confusing time, so many people are asking what’s going on, particularly in that fourth quarter of last year,” says Meyers Research principal Mollie Carmichael, referring in part to declining builder confidence numbers and end-of-the-year stock market volatility.
“We’re seeing news headlines that are scaring consumers,” she said in a recent live webcast focused on the Meyers Research & Metrostudy 2019 Consumer Sentiment Survey of more than 20,000 new-home shoppers. “Existing home sales are a little down year over year from 2018 to 2017, but we also had a tremendous 2017.”
Her take on the U.S. economy shows a recovery with no indication of stopping. “The good news is we’re about five months away from the strongest recovery ever,” said Carmichael. “We’re looking at another year or two of strength. Consumer spending for the most part is very strong, which is usually a lagging indicator.”
Despite these positive indications, many forces could put a drag on the economy and home building this year, including interest rates, tariffs, the labor shortage, and trade wars. Here is a roundup of Carmichael’s economic and consumer trends to watch:
Affordability. In many big markets, tight housing inventory is forcing prices up and buyers out. “When we look at months of supply, it’s anemic. It’s very low, and that’s part of the problem, that lack of choices out there,” says Carmichael. “Low supply is pushing prices up. But we do have some markets that have not hit peak pricing so there’s still some opportunity out there,” she says.
Southern California currently is the least affordable place to live while the Southeast and Idaho rank high for affordability. “We need price points below $500,000,” she says. “Focusing on that is a huge part of 2019 to 2020.”
Carmichael also sees choke points in hot real estate markets that are dealing with an influx of residents and not enough housing. “Most of the growth is heading into the West and that’s great. When we look at where affordability is, that’s where it’s not so great,” she says. “That’s where affordability is most challenged.”
Size Matters. The survey revealed the continued growth of multigenerational households and a shift toward smaller floor plans. “The most important home features are interior styling and curb appeal–it’s not about size,” says Carmichael. “We have to get better at design to get to the price point that consumers want. We have to be better at figuring out how to get that 1,500 square feet to feel like 2,000 square feet, and 2,500 square feet to feel like 3,000 square feet.”
Purchasing Power. Carmichael noted that women are the dominant force in today’s home-buying world. Recent numbers show that they represent 51% of the nation’s wealth. One in five homes today is owned by a single woman, and 92% of all home sales are led by women, according to Carmichael, who says of a hypothetical female buyer: “She is focused on how the home lives for her and her family.”
Mortgage Rates. Carmichael believes concerns about rising mortgage rates may be overblown. “We’ve seen so much elasticity, over the past few years rates go up but then they just come down,” she says.
While noting that just a 1% interest rate increase equates to 12% in lost affordability, she points out that mortgage applications were up in January. “We think interest rates are going to stay low through the spring selling season, so that’s good news,” she says.
Unemployment. The country’s ultra-low unemployment rate continues to be a bright spot. “Employees aren’t afraid of losing their jobs,” she says, “so they’re feeling very confident about their employment.”
High Prices. To get an artificial intelligence-based take on consumer sentiment, study leaders fed data from the survey to IBM’s Watson computer system. When Watson was asked to refine what most people said about the main reason for not buying homes the answer was, “the market is just too high.” When the machine was asked to collate the most popular responses for buying a home, the answer was, “If you can afford it, do it.”
Irvine, Calif. – February 2019 – Lennar’s Windchime and Obsidian communities at Parasol Park are down to their final homes, which means it’s your last chance to own a brand-new, Everything’s Included® home in this family-friendly masterplan set within the desirable Great Park Neighborhoods in Irvine. With a great selection of unique single-family homes and townhomes left to choose from, including two model homes at Obsidian, families of every type can find a home they will love. But interested home shoppers are encouraged to act fast because homes won’t last long!
“Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to own a new Lennar home in a sought-after masterplan with all the features you want already included,” said Janet Price, Marketing Director for Lennar Cal Coastal. “In addition to beautiful homes, Parasol Park offers residents an incredible lifestyle with a wide range of amenities available right in your backyard, plus families will love that award-winning Irvine schools are within walking distance.”
Obsidian offers luxury, three-story single-family homes starting from the upper $1.1 millions, but only a handful remain. There’s one last Residence 1 home available offering approximately 2,897 square feet of living space including four bedrooms and three and one-half bathrooms. There’s also the Residence 2 model home that boasts 2,949 square feet of living space, four bedrooms, four bathrooms and a host of exclusive upgrades just for the model. The remaining homes showcase the Residence 3 design offering approximately 3,036 square feet of living space including three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The Residence 3 model home is available too—it’s completely turnkey and boasts design details and features that are exclusive to models.
These new homes showcase unique plans that live like a single-story home with an elevator included for easy access to all three levels. Experience multiple outdoor living spaces, from first-floor patios to second- and third-story decks, spacious secondary bedrooms for the kids, open living areas with upscale kitchens, expansive master suites and versatile bonus rooms and lofts.
Windchime offer stylish three-story townhomes starting from the low $800,000s, but only five remain. There’s one Residence 2 home offering approximately 1,947 square feet with three bedrooms and three and one-half bathrooms. The remaining four showcase the Residence 3 design offering approximately 1,981 square feet of living space including three bedrooms and three and one-half bathrooms. New homes showcase modern designs with open layouts for easy entertaining, gourmet kitchens, sophisticated master suites, spacious secondary bedrooms, first-floor bedrooms and outdoor living areas.
In addition, Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program includes today’s most popular features and upgrades as standard in each new home—all at no additional cost. Enjoy appointments such as stainless steel appliances with refrigerator, beautiful cabinetry, exquisite countertops and much more.
Parasol Park is a close-knit community where you can live and play with exciting amenities and open space available throughout the neighborhood to encourage residents to get out and connect. There’s a community greenhouse and garden, outdoor kitchen, playground, park and multipurpose court. Residents also have access to amenities from other communities within the Great Park Neighborhoods masterplan including those at Beacon Park, Pavilion Park and Cadence Park, plus the amenities of future parks.
Model and production home tours are available by appointment only. Prospective home shoppers are encouraged to stop by the Cadence Park Welcome Home Center located at 129 Spiral within the Cadence Park neighborhood or call 949-234-7880 to schedule a tour by phone. For more information about our other communities, visit www.lennar.com/OrangeCounty.
About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.
Indiana’s capital proclaims, “Make It Happen.” Lennar does just that with new models now open in a premier new community in Bargersville, a small town with big things happening.
Far enough from bustling Indianapolis yet close to anything you could want, the master community of Morningside unveils the Bellshire, Abington and Fairhaven neighborhoods of new homes for sale. Bellshire features Low-Maintenance Ranch Homes. Abington offers front-load homes from Lennar’s Cornerstone collection. Fairhaven features side-load homes from Lennar’s Estate collection.
At Morningside, our new homes and models appeal to any homebuyer. From our charming ranch homes to our elegant two-story homes, we have a home for everyone at Morningside! Select homes even offer views of sparkling ponds. The family-friendly Morningside also connects homeowners to a swimming pool, children’s pool, a clubhouse and walking trails. A protected greenspace nestles the community.
The Model Homes (and every home) in Morningside showcase Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® experience, with standard features included in every home we build that other homebuilders consider costly add-ons. The collections’ innovative floorplans are complemented by The World’s First Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™Home Design, with robust connectivity and Amazon Alexa automation. Additional features include Fully Upgraded Kitchens, Luxuriously Appointed Bathrooms, Upgraded Flooring throughout, and so much more!
Bellshire’s collection of low-maintenance ranch homes is priced from the Mid $200’s with homes ranging from about 1,800 to 2,000 square feet. Enjoy the ease of living at Bellshire. Sell your lawn tools, you won’t need them here! Enjoy lawn maintenance and snow removal (2” or more) included with living at Bellshire! Fairhaven offers the Cornerstone Collection, priced from the Upper $200’s, with homes ranging from about 1,800 to 3,500 square feet. Enjoy homes with plenty of space for a growing and busy family! Abington provides the gorgeous Estate Homes designs. Priced from the Mid $300’s, these homes range from about 2,400 to 3,600 square feet.
While tucked in countryside tranquility, Morningside’s new homes for sale offer outstanding convenience to abundant entertainment, recreational, shopping and dining choices. The community, just 1.5 miles from SR-135, is only 17.5 miles south of downtown.
That’s home to Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the NFL’s Indianapolis Colts, the Indianapolis Zoo and the iconic Indy 500. Closer to home, three golf courses are within five miles and the Mallow Run Winery is close by. Shoppers flock to the nearby Greenwood Park Mall.
Top schools are close. Niche.com’s grades Center Grove Community School Corp. an “A.” Maple Grove Elementary and Center Grove middle and high schools are within five miles.
For more information about Morningside and the new models now open, visit or call:
Welcome Home
Center
3692 Drummore Place
Bargersville, IN 46106
(317) 659-3253
Sahuarita, Ariz. – February 2019 – The wait is over! Lennar’s Entrada Del Rio is now selling, so take advantage of this incredible opportunity to own a brand-new, Everything’s Included® within the desirable Rancho Sahuarita masterplan. With model homes coming soon for interested home shoppers to tour, Entrada Del Rio showcases a beautiful collection of single-family homes, set within an amenity-rich setting that provides an unmatched lifestyle. Make your move today and find the home you’ve been dreaming of in a one-of-a-kind neighborhood.
“We’re very excited to begin selling at our Entrada Del Rio community where families can find a wide variety of floorplans to fit their lifestyle, complete with a high level of Everything’s Included® features that come as standard,” said Tom Gansheimer, Division President for Lennar Tucson. “Located south of Tucson, Rancho Sahuarita offers a unique living experience with incredible recreation and entertainment in your new home’s backyard including an exceptional clubhouse, miles of trails, parks and open space.”
Entrada Del Rio offers four distinct single- and two-story floorplans ranging in size from approximately 1,668 to 2,897 square feet including three to five bedrooms and two to three and one-half bathrooms. This charming collection of single-family homes are suitable for every lifestyle with open-concept layouts designed for entertaining, upscale kitchens with large islands, covered patios for outdoor living, enviable master suites, spacious secondary bedrooms for the kids and flexible bonus spaces per plan.
The Desert Willow floorplan at Entrada Del Rio showcases Lennar’s unique Next Gen® – The Home Within A Home® design. Popular among extended families who live together, this design provides a private suite with its own separate entrance, living area, bedroom, bathroom and kitchenette. The layout allows for the ultimate combination of privacy and togetherness, making it an ideal space for grandparents, in-laws, live-in caretakers or adult children after finishing college.
In addition, Lennar’s signature Everything’s Included® program outfits each new home with a high level of upgrades and features as standard. Enjoy upgraded appliances, granite countertops, home automation technology, high-quality cabinetry, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ Home Designs and much more—all at no additional cost.
Rancho Sahuarita offers residents a lifestyle that’s far from ordinary with a beautiful Sonoran Desert backdrop and a plethora of amenities right in their backyard. The heart of the masterplan is Club Rancho Sahuarita, a multipurpose recreation center boasting a state-of-the-art fitness center, Splash Park with multiple pools and more than 200 events and programs to keep residents active and entertained year-round. This setting will inspire you to get out and explore your surroundings with two large neighborhood parks, nine pocket parks and 17 miles of pedestrian trails and paths for walking and cycling. There’s also the Sahuarita Lake, a public and fishing-friendly lake that’s encircled by a 5-acre park with trails, green space and an open-air amphitheater.
Additionally, the Sahuarita Town Center features municipal buildings, an award-winning elementary school, public library and more, plus across the street is the Rancho Sahuarita Marketplace for everyday conveniences like restaurants, shops and services. Everything you need for a fun-filled lifestyle is within reach when you call Rancho Sahuarita home.
Entrada Del Rio is located at 956 W. Calle Sucre in Sahuarita. For more information, please visit lennar.com/Tucson or call 800-864-1055.
About Lennar
Lennar Corporation, founded in 1954, is one of the nation’s leading builders of quality homes for all generations. Lennar builds affordable, move-up and active adult homes primarily under the Lennar brand name. Lennar’s Financial Services segment provides mortgage financing, title insurance and closing services for both buyers of Lennar’s homes and others. Lennar’s Rialto segment is a vertically integrated asset management platform focused on investing throughout the commercial real estate capital structure. Lennar’s Multifamily segment is a nationwide developer of high-quality multifamily rental properties. Previous press releases and further information about Lennar may be obtained at the “Investor Relations” section of Lennar’s website, www.lennar.com.
Lennar’s Mark Metheny, Tampa Division President, sat down with BUILDER to share Lennar’s plans on how they’ll meet Tampa’s growing demand for new housing. Learn about the innovative approach Lennar Tampa will be taking, in this Builder.com article by Jennifer Goodman.
One of the country’s largest home builders, known for selling homes in large, master-planned communities, is turning to infill development to help meet the demand for new housing in Florida.
At its new Southport development opening Feb. 20, Lennar will introduce 152 new construction homes on hand-picked lots throughout the existing neighborhood in South Tampa. Seven floor plans are available and prices start in the $300s.
The project represents a shift in strategy for a builder that typically plans entirely new communities rather than integrating itself into an existing neighborhood. “There are few opportunities to buy a new home in South Tampa, which is largely built out,” says Mark Metheny, division president of Lennar Central Florida. “Southport gives homeowners the chance to live in a fully modern home in one of the most popular areas of Tampa Bay.”
Here, BUILDER talks with Metheny about the project.
What led you to look at infill?
The South Tampa housing market is booming with very little space to develop new construction on a larger scale, like we normally do in community developments. We saw a major opportunity to provide quality housing to a very desirable area and found over 100 contiguous homesites that are prime for redevelopment.
How is designing and building homes on infill sites different?
Our design process has been very similar to what we do in other communities. We start with the consumer in mind and determine what product would best fit the aesthetic of the community and the lifestyle. We are introducing seven new floorplans that will be specific to this Southport community. Square footage will range from 2,400 to 3,636 square feet with five to five bedroom options and two car garages.
What was on the site previously?
The homesites were never build on previously. This was one of the city of Tampa’s oldest platted subdivisions but was never fully improved and developed.
Who will your target audience be?
Our target audience will be broad. First time and move-up buyers that are looking for housing in South Tampa in this price range. Its close proximity to MacDill Airforce Base will most likely attract military personnel as well. Inventory is very limited, especially in this price range for new construction, so the Southport homes will appeal to a wide range of individuals.
The much-anticipated Siena, Lennar’s newest community of single-family homes in South Miami, is celebrating its Grand Opening—offering six spacious floorplans at amazing, limited-time pre-construction prices! With only 77 homesites and no HOA fees, Siena is an idyllic Mediterranean-style enclave on the corner of US-1 and S.W. 232nd Street. Here you will find pristine nature and captivating green spaces—the easy, carefree lifestyle–while also enjoying ready access to nearby shopping and dining, as well as all the excitement Miami has to offer.
Contemporary, light-filled, and open, the homes at Siena cater to today’s families, offering:
Lennar’s innovative Next Gen® suites provide a completely self-contained space for in-laws and older children, allowing families to enjoy all the pluses of living together yet also affording privacy. At Siena, two floorplans include these highly sought-after suites. The attractive Emerson’s Next Gen® features its own great room, bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom, laundry closet, and entry. For larger multigenerational families, the stately Porter offers an expanded Next Gen® space, this one featuring two bedrooms and its own separate garage. Increasingly, as families are taking advantage of the economies and many benefits of living together—such as built-in child care!—Lennar’s Next Gen® suites are fast becoming the way of the future.
Also future-forward is the Smart Home Technology wired into every Siena home and delivering connectivity, safety, and convenience. Fall in love with how Alexa simplifies and enhances your life, scheduling appointments, controlling your home thermostat, playing favorite music playlists, finding that perfect recipe, generating a shopping list, and much more. Like a personal assistant, Alexa is there to assist you in smoothly running your home!
Smart Home Technology is only one of the luxury features you’ll find in a Siena home. A complete commitment to quality is evident in these well-conceived spaces, boasting high-end finishes and appointments throughout. In the kitchen, a deluxe, stainless steel appliance package includes a French door refrigerator, attractive stove, energy-efficient dishwasher, and built-in microwave. Modern cabinets in your choice of designer colors and generous countertops contribute to making the heart of the home a place where everybody—including guests–enjoys congregating.
Although you may never want to leave home, Siena is nestled an enviable location, nestled in a tranquil green corridor, where nature abounds and life is more laid-back, yet accessible to Miami’s business and financial centers, entertainment hubs, and beautiful beaches. Good public-school choices for the children include Redlands Elementary School, recognized as a National PTA School of Excellence and recipient of the Silver STEAM designation, Redland Middle School, and South Dade Senior High, which among other programs, offers the prestigious International Baccalaureate Program.
Come discover for yourself everything Siena has to offer at our Grand Opening Weekend on February 9th and 10th. Prepare to be amazed by how much home is affordable with our pre-construction pricing and get your pick of the most desirable homesites which—with only 77 in total—will go quickly. We look forward to helping make your home dreams come true!
With Valentine’s Day around the corner and love in the air, we can’t help but crush on some of our favorite communities in Miami—all of which include amazing Smart Home Technology with Alexa! After all, who can resist the luxurious new estate homes at Satori, Urbana’s stunning rooftop terraces, or Campo Bello’s innovative twin homes? And how about those gorgeous swimming pools, sparkling lakes, and beautiful grounds that give these communities a vacation-destination vibe? Make this Valentine’s Day the most memorable ever by finding your soul home—that place which uniquely suits and thrills you, making life extra-sweet. To help find your match-made-in-heaven, read on!
1.Urbana: An urban paradise
Discover an everyday vacation at Urbana, offering new modern townhomes and condominiums in Downtown Doral with prices starting in the low $300s. From the 4-story townhomes with rooftop terraces, to the exciting amenities, there’s much to love about Urbana. Lounge poolside in the sundeck area or relax in the shade under cabanas while your little ones play in the kids’ splash park. Exercise options are plentiful with a state-of-the-art fitness center, lake, and basketball court. And with its ideal location near some of Miami’s best entertainment and restaurant venues, as well as great schools, Urbana truly is one hard-to-resist hottie!
2. Campo Bello: Top-notch innovation
At Campo Bello in Homestead, family living rises to new heights with expansive new single-family home and twin home floorplans. Very accessibly priced from the upper $200s, twin homes will provide only two homes per unit, ensuring that every home is always an end unit with only one neighbor. These delightful homes will also offer oversized backyards. Single-family homes, which start in the upper $300s, include 3-4 bedrooms, 2-car garages, and open-layout floorplans. Fun amenities, like an exclusive clubhouse and a swimming pool–featuring a covered terrace, sundeck areas, and outdoor spa–will have you head-over-heels with Campo Bello. Schedule a date (pun intended!) with this community now to take advantage of pre-construction pricing!
3. Satori: Zen-inspired sophistication
Life is one of serenity and ease when you live in Satori’s new townhomes and estate homes in Miami Lakes, with prices starting in the upper $300s. Elegant wood, stone, and glass accents decorate the exteriors of these meticulously designed contemporary 3- to 5-bedroom homes. The sleek architecture, extravagant amenities—including a private clubhouse, fitness center, and party room–and abundant natural beauty create a haven you’ll never want to leave. Enjoy stunning views of the 67-acre lake from the floating dock, stroll through the inviting Zen gardens, or take your children to thesparkling pool and kids’ splash park. At Satori, love is effortless and sublime!
4. Isola: A family-friendly retreat
Homeowners will enjoy the best of family living at Isola, a Mediterranean-inspired community of new villas and townhomes coming soon to Miami-Dade. Designed for contemporary lifestyles, these homes–now available at pre-construction pricing from the low $200s–will boast 3-4 bedrooms, spacious layouts, and open kitchens with stainless steel appliances. Besides helping with everyday tasks, like making grocery lists, setting reminders, and searching for recipes, Amazon Alexa can entertain the kids by playing fun trivia games, telling stories, and practicing math! And the beautiful swimming pool–with an alluring sundeck area, poolside cabana, and lush landscaping–will be the perfect backdrop for creating remarkable memories. From start to finish, Isola will be the magical match for families who want it all! The homes in these darling communities won’t last long, so schedule an appointment today to discover what great surprises Cupid has in store. Before you know it, we think you’ll be saying “I do” to your dreamy Lennar soul home, and living very happily ever after!
