Sarasota, Venice, and Lakewood Ranch New Homes

Divosta just announced the opening of new homesites in Islandwalk in Venice FL. The new homesites will be for Garden Series Homes, with lake views, on Posada St.  Islandwalk Garden Series Homes include the Noir Coast, Taft Street, and Steel Creek floor plans starting at $211,990. View Divosta's interactive community map in this link .  Posada St. is just southwest of Islandwalk's community center. Islandwalk's Garden Series Noir Coast Front Elevations Islandwalk's Garden Series Noir Coast Floor Plan As your Venice FL new homes specialist, I have a complete set of information on all Islandwalk homes, floor plans, and prices.   Please click here for more Islandwalk Garden Series homes. Search all Venice FL new homes for sale on my website, www.davidbarrhomes.com .

From August 7 to August 23, Divosta is offering some attractive incentives for new homes at Sandhill Preserve on Palmer Ranch. On the purchase of a new home, receive 25% off designer interior options, up to $5,000, on select homesites. Contact me for more information and to schedule a tour .

Welcome to my new weekly feature I'm calling Floor Plan Friday.  I'll be showcasing some of the most popular new home floor plans from builders in the Venice FL area. Lennar is currently offering the Alexandria model in Gran Paradiso.  Lennar has a multi-tiered selection of homes based on size and price:  Executive, Manor and Single Family.  The Alexandria is classified as a "Single Family" home with 1,904 square feet under air.  With 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, and a high-demand, split bedroom, open floor plan, the Alexandria is a good value. Base prices range $261,990-$264,990 (prices subject to change) depending on the elevation (front facade of the home). Please visit my new homes gallery , with floor plans and prices for every major new home community in the Venice FL area.  As your new homes specialist , please contact me with any questions or to schedule a tour.

DR Horton and Neal Communities have begun work on two large new home communities east of I-75 off Laurel Road. Neal is building a 700-home community that will be called "The Villages of Milano".  A couple of model homes and what looks to be a sales center seem to be near completion as of this writing.  You can see this development on Jacaranda Rd, between Boundary and Laurel Rd. Approximate locations of new home communities under development in North Venice I've been told that DR Horton is developing a site for 800 homes, with ground being broken just west of the Willow Chase subdivision on the north side of Laurel Rd.  It looks like DR Horton will be developing the former Stay N Play RV park and surrounding area. Entrance to DR Horton's new community at the former Stay N Play RV Park off Laurel Road On top of that, Neal is also planning on a 250 home community further east on Jacaranda at Border Rd called The Woods of Venice. Neal Communities...

Islandwalk today announced some home sites that have been opened for new construction. Summerwood model home kitchen at Islandwalk These homesites will be on the water near the amenities center and will be for the Garden Series homes, which are 2 bedroom/2 bath single family homes starting at 1,289 square feet with a base price (without lot premiums) starting at $207,900. You can view the floor plans and elevations for these models, as well as a newly added Islandwalk community map, in my new home gallery by clicking this link . To view all brand new existing construction and newer resale homes in the Venice area, please click here. Remember when selecting a new home in Venice, you should have your own new homes specialist working for you.   Click here to learn more.

The model home at Caribbean Village is now open! DR Horton has also provided me with two floor plans and pricing below: If you would like more information on other Caribbean Village floor plans or area amenities, please contact me.

Most people looking at new homes in Venice are familiar with Gran Paradiso and Lennar, but many may not know there is a second builder, Sam Rodgers Homes.  They are also building custom luxury homes in Gran Paradiso under their Arthur Rutenberg division. Kitchen in the Riviera model at Sam Rodgers Homes in Gran Paradiso Bellisimo model home in Gran Paradiso Sam Rodgers homes are a step up from Lennar's offerings in size, price, and features.  They are more of a custom builder and can make just about any change to any home feature.  Some of the basics include 10' ceilings, tile roofs, 18" tile flooring, hard surface countertops, stainless steel appliances, and three car garages in every home they build.. As of this writing, prices for their entry level Bellisimo model with 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and 2296 sq ft start at $389,700 plus lot. If you would like me to email you a brochure with prices, floor plans, and elevations, please contact me. ...