National homebuilder breaks ground on gated community

Riverside Preserve in Bradenton will have 101 single-family homes.

By Business Observer Staff
| 2:06 p.m. October 23, 2018
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M/I Homes has broken ground on its Riverside Preserve community on the Manatee River in Bradenton.Â

Manatee-Sarasota

BRADENTON — M/I Homes has broken ground on its Riverside Preserve community on the Manatee River in Bradenton.

Riverside Preserve is expected to open in early 2019. According to a press release, the gated community includes 101 single-family homes, a riverfront recreational area and walking trails.

The community is near State Road 64. Homeowners will be able to choose from floor plans in M/I's Landmark series of homes, the release adds.

M/I Homes was founded in 1976 by Melvin and Irving Schottenstein. The company opened a homebuilding division for Sarasota and Manatee counties in July 2016.