OpEd: Florida making smart progress on solar
On a sunny day in Florida, I watched the American flag rise and fly over hundreds of acres of solar cells. It was an amazing experience to think the million panels I was looking at in Manatee County were replacing energy from conventional fuel combustion plants. Yet this solar field feeding directly into the power grid […]
Florida Lifestyle’s Taylor model ready to open at Babcock Ranch
Submitted by Caffrey & Associates BABCOCK RANCH — Kitson & Partners announced that Florida Lifestyle Homes is poised to complete its furnished Taylor model in the Lake Timber neighborhood at Babcock Ranch. A second furnished model featuring Florida Lifestyle’s Lauren floor plan is on schedule for completion in approximately 60 days and construction of a third […]
Lee County looks ahead to driverless car revolution
The biggest revolution in cars since Henry Ford cranked up the first automotive assembly line is dawning. Just as putting automobiles within reach of everyday consumers brought mobility to the masses, cars wirelessly connected to the driving environment will mean changes in the way we arrange our lives, get around in our world and perhaps even choose where […]
Lake Kinley named after first homeowners at Babcock Ranch
Andrea Stetson, Special to The News-Press There’s a big perk to being the first person to purchase a home in Babcock Ranch. That perk: getting a lake named after you. Richard and Robin Kinley purchased a house and will soon be living on Lake Kinley. “My husband was teasing and said ‘we are the first […]
The CenturyLink Prism Trailer is Coming to Babcock!
You may have heard that we collaborated with CenturyLink to provide our residents with gigabit internet and now, you’ll get to experience it for yourself at our upcoming Spring Picnic! CenturyLink will be bringing their Prism trailer to our upcoming Spring Picnic so guests and potential residents can see the benefits of Prism and fiber […]
Babcock Ranch wired for the future
Naples 5:00 a.m. ET June 11, 2017 | Naples Daily News The classic styled homes with inviting front porches along broad sidewalks at Babcock Ranch harken back to simpler times. But below the surface, this new town is all about the future — expanding and enhancing on classic hometown characteristics with cutting-edge technology and efficiency […]
Babcock Ranch One of the “Best of the Best” Eco-Friendly Communities by ideal-LIVING Magazine
Wilmington, NC – ideal-LIVING magazine announces the 2nd Annual “The Best of the Best” in towns and residential communities in its Summer 2017 edition. These awards will also be posted at www.ideal-LIVING.com/2017BestoftheBest. “Given the very positive response last year to our first ‘Best of the Best‘ feature,” said ideal-LIVING Editor and Associate Publisher Kelly Godbey, […]
Models by Fox Premier Builders nearing completion at Babcock Ranch
June 14, 2017 – The Florida Weekly Fox Premier Builders’ Camden and Cabin furnished models are expected to be completed by the end of this month in the Lake Timber neighborhood at Babcock Ranch, a new 18,000-acre solar powered town being developed by Kitson & Partners 20 minutes east of Fort Myers off Florida State Road 31 […]
Smart development, eco-tourism make for happy neighbors in Punta Gorda, Florida
Florida’s Gulf Coast is a weirdly dissociated place. True, there’s a cohesiveness to it all, mainly in that the Gulf Coast is more laid-back and less preoccupied with appearances than Florida’s Atlantic Coast. It clings to the vestiges of Old Florida a bit tighter. Yet this cohesiveness begins to crack and the distinct personalities of […]
Lennar sees most home orders in a decade in Q2
Lennar’s strong quarter bucked an industry trend. While the homebuilder saw its deliveries and orders increase, tight inventory has activity across the industry trending downward. The most recent data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census Bureau revealed housing starts hit lows in May while new home sales dropped 11.4% in April, HousingWire […]
