Politico Magazine Features Babcock Ranch
Journalist Michael Grunwald features Babcock Ranch as an example of sustainable development in his article, The Boomtown That Shouldn’t Exist. To read the full article, click here.
Lee County students drawn to Babcock charter for innovative, hands-on learning
Hands-on learning. One-on-one attention from teachers. The “best” lunches ever. And being able to attend a solar-powered school on a campus that sits smack-dab in the heart of an up-and-coming city. There’s a lot to love about being a student at the newly-opened Babcock Neighborhood School, and nothing proves that more than the charter school’s […]
Massive Community Posts Big Sales Day
More than 1,000 people attended a showcase event over the weekend for Babcock Ranch, the master-planned community and solar-powered town that straddles the border of Charlotte and Lee counties. Dubbed “Make the Move,” Babcock Ranch officials say the launch of two new neighborhoods, from Lennar and Pulte, with prices starting in the $190s, has spurred […]
Babcock Ranch Home Sales Booming
“Make the Move” sales event nets multiple contracts The launch of two new neighborhoods with home prices starting in the $190s is spurring rapid growth for Babcock Ranch. The innovative new solar-powered town opened pre-construction sales of homes by Lennar and Pulte with an invitation-only event on Saturday, November 4th. The day was a big […]
Babcock Neighborhood School Featured for Innovative Learning Practices
Our first school, Babcock Neighborhood School, was featured in the News-Press for our innovative, hands-on approach to learning. “Hands-on learning. One-on-one attention from teachers. The “best” lunches ever. And being able to attend a solar-powered school on a campus that sits smack-dab in the heart of an up-and-coming city. There’s a lot to love about […]
Lightning Warning Horn Saving Lives in Local Community
Babcock Ranch implements Thor Guard lightning detection systems for the safety of their students at Babcock Ranch School and our residents. This NBC2 news story explains.
Lee Health inking deal to become Babcock Ranch’s sole medical provider next year
Lee Health is negotiating a deal with Babcock Ranch that could make the public hospital system the sole medical provider in the burgeoning Southwest Florida development by next summer. Under the terms of the arrangement, Lee Health would begin opening a Lee Physician Group family practice clinic, a physical rehabilitation facility and a wellness center in […]
Babcock Ranch & Washington Post
We’re pleased to announce that our very own Syd Kitson, CEO of Kitson & Partners, the Developer for Babcock Ranch has been selected to speak and participate in an upcoming digital exposé through The Washington Post. The Washington Post features live videos and interviews by way of their “Washington Post Live” platform. In these intimate, […]
Miami is Home to Terrible Drivers. Here’s a Fix to Road Rage and No-Signal Turns.
The driverless-car revolution is coming to Manhattan streets in early 2018. Trials are running in Pittsburgh, Phoenix, Boston and San Francisco. But the ride of the future is not yet on the calendar for Miami, a city that needs autonomous vehicles more than any other to render its notoriously bad drivers obsolete. Hang in there, […]
Florida is leading the way to a driverless future
By Joe Rinzel, special to the Tampa Bay Times Published: November 16, 2017 There is a new city being developed in southeast Florida near Babcock Ranch where some 50,000 residents will have access to one of the first driverless taxi networks in the country. This is yet another example of how Florida is now an […]
