Builder starts work on 700-acre, gated community

Model homes are planned for early fall at Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch.

By Business Observer Staff
| 9:51 p.m. March 30, 2021
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Courtesy. A groundbreaking event for Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch was held March 23.

Manatee-Sarasota

LAKEWOOD RANCH — National residential lot developer Forestar Group Inc. has begun construction of Star Farms at Lakewood Ranch, a multi-generational, 700-acre, gated neighborhood.

Plans call for the community to have 1,500 single family homes, paired villas and townhomes with amenities, clubs and hospitality services in a resort ranch hometown-feel, according to a statement. Builders are expected to be introduced this summer and construction of model homes is planned to begin in early fall, the release adds.