Taylor Morrison is planning to bring one of its resort-style Esplanade communities to Lake County’s Wellness Way area, according to a report in GrowthSpotter.
The Arizona-based homebuilder is under contract for the 358-acre McKinnon Groves subdivision right on the Lake-Orange County line. The developer submitted a preliminary plat to the county in 2022 for the 658-home neighborhood and recently filed construction plans with the St. Johns River Water Management District.
The project stretches from Hartwood Marsh Road south to Phil C. Peters Road. Lake County commissioners approved the rezoning in 2021 over the objections of nearby residents.
“We are excited about this project and continuing to pursue entitlements for this new community,” spokeswoman Erin Kristick said. “We are estimating to begin land development sometime during the 2nd half of 2024.”
Kristick said the plan initially was to pair up with another builder (Toll Brothers was named on the preliminary plat) and build 305 age-restricted homes. But now Taylor Morrison intends to build the entire project as an Esplanade active adult neighborhood. The plan calls for a four-phased development starting at Hartwood Marsh Road and moving south.
This will be the homebuilder’s fourth Esplanade community in Central Florida. The brand debuted in Clermont at the sold-out Esplanade at Highland Ranch.
Division President Brian Brunhofer told GrowthSpotter construction is underway on a 300-unit Esplanade community at Center Lake Ranch in St. Cloud. The homebuilder will open sales in the third quarter, around the same time they start construction on Esplanade at Westview in Poinciana.
That neighborhood will have about 600 lots in three sizes: 45 feet, 52 feet and 62 feet. Esplanade at Westview will have its own 16,410-square-foot clubhouse and resort pool with a fire pit, lawn and bocce courts. The neighborhood will also have tennis and pickleball courts. Models in that community are scheduled for completion in early 2025.
Lake County has historically been a draw for active adult developments, and the Wellness Way area is continuing that trend. Pulte and Lennar also have age-restricted communities in the development pipeline.
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