Your new home journey doesn’t end with the keys to your dream house. Savvy home shoppers will quickly learn that part of the process of buying and building a new home is finding a great community with ample amenities, all designed to help you thrive.
Developers are increasingly looking beyond the home and out into the broader community when designing their offerings for home shoppers. When you shop for a home on NewHomeSource, you’ll find thoughtful amenity packages in many of our master planned communities go beyond the pool-and-playground basics, often including upgraded neighborhood staples, trendy new features, and luxurious resort style amenities.
Because new housing developments feature homes at a wide range of price points, with enclaves designed to appeal to people in various spots on the property ladder, you can build a beautiful new house that works with your budget, while still getting access to fantastic amenities that improve your lifestyle – all without adding additional costs to your budget.
If you’re looking to explore some of the amazing amenities in current new home communities, here are some amazing neighborhoods around the country that just might be the perfect place for you.
Starter Homes
Kellerton Place
First-time home buyers looking to invest in a starter home can build new in well-designed communities. Kellerton Place by M/I Homes is a wonderful neighborhood in Monroe, NC. Charlotte area home shoppers can invest in an affordable new townhome when they build in Kellerton Place.
The amenity package in Kellerton Place fosters a warm and welcoming sense of community. A beautiful community center features a sparkling pool where you can splash away warm summer days. A fun playground caters to the younger members of the community. A beautiful community pool brings nature into the neighborhood, and gives you a lovely place to walk.
Move Up Homes
Arboretum
Mattamy Homes’ Arboretum community gives move up home shoppers the best in lakeside living. This beautiful Naples, FL community features the tropical views the Sunshine State is famous for, with many homes overlooking community lakes.
Stroll around sparkling vistas as you make your way to the paw park with your four-legged family member. Stop by the beautiful community clubhouse to chill under the cabanas and grill up some yummy food on the community grill. Stay fit and beat the Florida head by taking a dip in the resort style pool, or working out in the indoor fitness center.
Wellen Park- Sunstone
Mattamy Homes builds in the fabulous Wellen Park master planned community. Their Sunstone enclave features fabulous move up townhomes, perfect for the Sarasota home shopper looking for affordable luxury.
Residents of Wellen Park – Sunstone have a fantastic amenity package available to them. A beautiful community lake brings nature into the neighborhood (without the alligators). In the heart of Sunstone is a community center with a full time events director to manage the fitness center, outdoor exercise space, paw park, and luxurious resort style pool.
Paloma Creek
Paloma Creek is a beautiful new home community in Surprize, AZ by Meritage Homes. This stunning community is perfect for home shoppers that want to invest in their dream home and lifestyle.
The community clubhouse is the neighborhood gathering center with a resort style pool and mini waterpark to help you beat the Phoenix heat! A basketball court, playground, and tot lot make it easy for residents of all ages to enjoy the great outdoors and stay active at Paloma Creek.
Outdoor entertaining at the amenity center is easy with an indoor prep kitchen in the clubhouse, barbecue grills around the area, a fire pit, and picnic tables.
Woodcrest Crossing
Woodcrest Crossing is a charmingly aesthetic community by M/I Homes in Powell, OH. This farmhouse themed neighborhood artfully combines a convenient suburban lifestyle with bucolic views and a true sense of community.
At the community farmhouse, a shared pool and tennis courts highlight the importance of staying active and engaged with the rest of the neighborhood. Residents of Woodcrest Crossing can enjoy a healthy and connected life when they make their dream home a reality here.
Luxury Homes
Sterling Grove
Sterling Grove is the pinnacle of luxury living in Surprise, AZ. Toll Brothers have transformed a former working farm in the heart of the White Tank Mountains into a sublime golf community.
Toll Brothers honors the spirit of the land in Sterling Grove by preserving tree lined streets and citrus groves, so residents can enjoy beautiful vistas throughout the community.
The community center is the Sterling Grove Club, a space that includes a convenient grab-and-go produce market, the serene Flora Spa, and the Copper and Rye Table and Bar. A state-of-the-art fitness center features exercise equipment and free weights; the movement studio is set up for yoga and other exercise classes.
The Sterling Grove Nicklaus Design golf course is a par-72 with rolling greens, a driving range, spa-like locker rooms, and a golf shop with a high-definition golf simulator. Additional amenities include three pools, nine pickleball courts, five tennis courts, two bocce courts, and an 18-hole putting course.
Breckenridge Estates
The beautiful tree lined streets of Breckenridge Estates welcome luxury home shoppers to this amazing community. In the spring a stunning floral display brightens up this amazing New Plainfield, IL neighborhood, welcoming in warmer weather with residents.
M/I Homes has designed this fantastic Chicago community for active families looking to make the most out of life. A lap pool and kiddie pool let you enjoy swimming during the pleasant summer months in a well maintained and private pool. The community tennis courts foster additional healthy lifestyle choices, perfect for any resident who wants to have fun and stay active.
Lakehaven, a Community Spotlight
New home builders make it easy to find the perfect combination of builder, home plan, and community for your desired lifestyle and budget. Thoughtful home shoppers truly can have the best of all possible worlds.
Meritage Homes’ Lakehaven community in Farmersville is the perfect example of a neighborhood where home shoppers can have it all. Meritage Homes has multiple series of homes available to build in Lakehaven that cater to people with different budgets.
This fabulous Dallas area community has a wide range of amenities designed to help homeowners get connected with their neighbors while staying active. Basketball and tennis courts let community residents enjoy fun fitness and team sports. Within the community center there is a luxurious resort style pool, cornhole space, and firepit where you can relax on pleasant evenings.
Dallas Area home shoppers at all stages of their lives can make their dream home a reality in Lakehaven. Meritage Homes’ Spring Series features beautiful one and two story homes perfect for first time homebuyers. Their Signature Series features all the luxurious detailing you would expect from a move up home, including brick and stone facades and upgraded interior features. Home shoppers searching for the ideal luxury home can also find the perfect property in Lakehaven in Meritage Homes’ Premier Series.
If you’re ready to make your dream home a reality in the perfect community, NewHomeSource.com makes it easy and convenient to shop for exactly what you want. You can browse communities from the comfort of your couch and filter for neighborhoods that have amenities you love and homes that fit your budget.
After graduating in 2016 from The University of Texas with a degree in English, Sanda Brown became a content writer for the BDX with a focus on website copy and content marketing.
At the BDX, Sanda helps write and edit articles on NewHomeSource.com, writes website copy for builders, and manages a team of freelancers that work on additional content needs.
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