With a new builder and a revised rezoning, residents hope 2013 will be a good year for Walden Reserve.
NVR-owned Ryan Homes recently purchased the remaining 31 lots of the 52-lot subdivision, located the north side of West Trapnell Road. And now, after obtaining Plant City Commission approval to allow a larger home on each lot, the Virginia-based builder expects to develop the rest of the lots by the end of the year.
Commissioners approved in February the rezoning, which allows for an additional 5 feet of building envelope and changes the front yard setback from 25 to 20 feet.
“Originally, the lots … were for one-story homes,” Steve Witmer, sales representative for Ryan Homes, said. “But, we wanted to build two-story homes.”
Ryan Homes currently is building its model home on Lot 2. The builder will offer four different floor plans in the Plant City community, starting from the high $100,000s. Sizes range from the three-bedroom, 2,043-square-foot Bonita Springs to the four-bedroom, 3,087-square-foot Sebring.
Ryan Homes representatives worked with existing Walden Reserve residents to gain support for the community’s new direction.
“Before they could just build a tall big block, which is not well-suited for the custom style,” resident Jeremy Burris said. “We’re really excited about it. We have a great neighborhood and a great community. I think everyone is going to embrace Ryan Homes.”
The Walden Reserve subdivision was platted and rezoned from Hillsborough County AS-1 to Plant City R-1A in 2005. Building began in 2006, but since then, only 20 homes had been sold.
Ryan Homes is now taking information to reserve a lot and home. For more, call (855) 697-8475.
Contact Amber Jurgensen at ajurgensen@plantcityobserver.com.
THE MODELS
Bonita Springs
SIZE: 2,043 square feet
CONFIGURATION: Three bedroom, two bath, two-car garage
Sandpiper Point
SIZE: 2,324 square feet
CONFIGURATION: Four bedroom, two bath, two-car garage
Palmetto Grove
SIZE: 2,444 square feet
CONFIGURATION: four bedroom, bonus room, two-and-one-half bath, two-car garage
Sebring
SIZE: 3,087 square feet
CONFIGURATION: Four bedroom, two-and-one-half bath, study, bonus room, two-car garage
