Upstart home community surpasses 700 home contracts

Residents began moving into Babcock Ranch in early 2018.

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Courtesy. Babcock Ranch surpassed 700 new home contracts through the end of May.

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BABCOCK RANCH — Babcock Ranch has surpassed 700 new home contracts through the end of May.

Babcock Ranch, billed as America’s first solar-powered town, is northeast of Fort Myers on Babcock Ranch Road/State Road 31. The community began marketing new homes in 2017, with the first residents moving into the town in January 2018, according to a statement. The community, developed by Kitson & Partners, now offers homes from nine homebuilders in seven neighborhoods, and home prices range from the low $200s to over $1.5 million.