"Sunbridge appears to be a quintessential example of 21st century sprawl. A 27,000-acre residential mega-development taking shape outside of Orlando, Florida, it's set to include more than 30,000 new homes in total when complete-a few neighborhoods, miles of trails, and a K-8 school have already been completed. It's riding a growth boom in Central Florida; this fast-growing section of the Sun Belt has added more than 1,000 people every week in recent years."
""My spiel for Sunbridge is that you leave your house and in 10 minutes, you're immersed in nature," says Clint Beaty, senior vice president of Operations at Tavistock Development Company, which is developing Sunbridge. "I'm not talking about a single tree next to a retention pond. I mean a deer is going to walk up to you, and you may see bald eagles, all 15 minutes from the Orlando International Airport.""
Sunbridge is a 27,000-acre residential mega-development outside Orlando planned to include more than 30,000 homes, miles of trails, and a K-8 school. The surrounding Central Florida region has recently experienced rapid population growth. The project prioritizes native plants, nature conservation, and biodiversity restoration rather than typical manicured lawns. Developers plan to preserve roughly 13,000 acres as an interconnected network of lakes, wetlands, and oak hammocks. The development will contain varied single-family homes, mostly priced between $300,000 and $600,000, built by multiple builders, and has earned a Homegrown National Park Community designation.
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