Builder to bring 1,200-home community to Lakewood Ranch

One of the nation’s largest homebuilders closed on a land acquisition deal Tuesday in Lakewood Ranch with plans to transform it into a resort-style community.

Homebuilder Taylor Morrison plans to transform the new parcel into its latest project, Esplanade at Cammaray, which will include 1,200 new single-family homes and condos, according to a statement. Sales are anticipated to begin in early 2027. (Information on the specific location of the property within Lakewood Ranch or the price Taylor Morrison paid for the site wasn't immediately available, and neither Sarasota or Manatee county property records had been updated to reflect the land purchase.)

“Bringing a third Esplanade community to Lakewood Ranch is really special,” Cammie Longenecker, Taylor Morrison’s President of Resort Lifestyle Brand, says in the release. “This is where Esplanade began, and the lifestyle we have created here, rooted in holistic wellness, has proven to be desirable.”

Plans for the gated community include amenities such as a resort-style pool and spa with towel service and poolside cabanas; a “culinary center” offering multiple dining options; a “wellness center and state-of-the-art fitness center; tennis, pickleball and bocce ball courts; spa services; a Bahama Bar; an event lawn and more. 

Throughout the community, residents will be able to enjoy a multi-use trail system in and around wetlands that connects to existing trail systems in the area, the builder says. Another Taylor Morrison community with approximately 200 townhomes will also be located outside the gates of Esplanade at Cammaray on an adjacent parcel.

The new community is a few miles southeast of Taylor Morrison’s Esplanade at Azario community. Taylor Morrison has built more than 30 Esplanade brand communities nationwide. 

“With Esplanade at Cammaray, Taylor Morrison continues to build on their concept that began here—innovating with each community and reinforcing a partnership that has played a key role in Lakewood Ranch’s success,” Lakewood Ranch Communities Senior Vice President Laura Cole says in the release.