Castle Harbour Homes starts its first model in Babcock Ranch
Fort Myers-based Castle Harbour Homes has begun construction of its first furnished model homes in the Lake Timber neighborhood at Babcock Ranch. The award-winning homebuilder will begin construction of a second model in July. Both models are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2018 and will feature interior designs by Lori Manning Designs. Plans […]
The Latest Affordable Electric Car Arrives in Orlando
The future isn’t easy to see sometimes. My mother, for one, nearly walked right past it after her birthday dinner. “That’s your electric?” she says as I point out the burgundy Chevy Bolt EV, hiding in plain sight in the restaurant parking lot. “It looks like a Beemer!” Well, it’s not technically my electric, but […]
Chevrolet Bolt EV Leads All in August Plug-in Electrified Car Sales
Just in time for Chevrolet’s announcement that it’s available nationwide, the Bolt EV has finished a sales month ahead of every other plug-in electrified vehicle sold in the U.S. At least, it probably did assuming Tesla Model S sales estimated just 7 units less than the Bolt’s 2,107 August sales is accurate. Chevrolet’s all-electric front-wheel-driver otherwise did […]
America’s first solar city, Babcock Ranch, escapes Irma’s grip
A town powered by solar energy fared well during Hurricane Irma. Babcock Ranch uses the solar panels to keep the lights on. Rick Vorell, Babcock Ranch town ambassador said, “People that have been coming in you can see the stress when they talk about going through the storms and having to experience that, having to […]
Pulte Preparing for New Homes, Neighborhood at Babcock Ranch
Pulte is getting ready to build its first inventory home in Babcock Ranch. It’s just the beginning of their plan to build more than 135 homes in that community. The Arbordale will be an unfurnished inventory home constructed in the Lake Timber neighborhood. “That is the reality — the dynamic need — people want to […]
This Solar-Powered Town Is Home To America’s First Self-Driving Shuttle Network
Later this year, if someone moves into a house in Babcock Ranch–a newly built, fully solar-powered town in Florida–they’ll be able to take an autonomous shuttle to the grocery store. The shuttles (powered by electricity from the community’s own massive solar farm) will be part of the first autonomous network in the country. The shuttles are also […]
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 […]