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Creek preserve- Wimauma FL
Creek Preserve is a development being built by DR Horton and Lennar Builders. These are single family homes. The development has 674 homes total, all new construction
Lennar Builder is pretty much done in that development.
The community offers amenities like a clubhouse, swimming pool, Playground, and basketball courts.

Pricing & home sizes
Size The homes range from 1500 to 3300 SQ ft.The lot sizes are from 40-60 x 120. There are some lots that back up to a preserve or pondview. Most lots will back other properties.
Prices:prices  range from 370K - 550K depending on the model, lot size and location.
Taxes & HOA:Annual HOA & CDD is 2000K Taxes are approx. 4-5K (after the reassessment)

Rentals:A 5 Bedroom home in the area rents for approximately 2700-2900.
There is minimal maintenance as the properties are brand new and comes with a builders one year warranty.


Home Pricing and Models as of 5/15/2022

DR Horton Pricing
Their base price goes by model and there is an additional charge per lot that goes from 7-45K Premium lots like a corner or over the water will be in the range of 30-40K lot charge.
ALLEX 1,504 3 2: $365,990

DARWIN 1,961 3 2.5: $384,990

ELSTON 2,260 4 2.5 : $400,990

ROBIE 2,447 5 3: $406,990

ARIA 1,672 3 2 : $385,990

CALI 1,828 4 2 : $398,990

ENSLEY 2,371 4 3 : $415,990

HAYDEN 2,605 5 3 : 428,990

LAUREL 1,844 3 2 : $391,990

LANTANA 2,045 4 2.5 : $409,990

CORAL 2,756 4 3 : $431,990

HEMINGWAY 2,934 5 3 2 ELEV G: $446,990

HOLDEN 3,313 4 3 2 ELEV G: $461,990



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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #320 on: October 27, 2020, 10:31:09 AM »
I was looking for similar style developments in FL to get a glimpse via Street view how this may look like. Most of them are private and aren't covered by Google's street view. But I did found this one.

I can only imagine how in the beginning people will pull up into the driveway, walk to door, and after struggling two minutes with the lock combo they'll realize they are with 3 houses off.
Amazing indeed. This nearby development and model homes is impressive!
Can someone explain why all these developments in FL build in the ponds? They don't seem like they're usable at all, and if anything could be a danger. What's the point?

ETA: Also, if the land is so cheap, why build the houses on top of each other?
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #321 on: October 27, 2020, 10:38:54 AM »
No bathtubs in master bath? Only one shared bathroom for main floor bedroom?
Really surprising that newly built homes are so small, plus there's no basement for storage.
i guess you have never been to Orlando developments. champions gate or Encore.  none have basements.  they aren't built like your typical homes
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #322 on: October 27, 2020, 10:40:16 AM »
i guess you have never been to Orlando developments. champions gate or Encore.  none have basements.  they aren't built like your typical homes
I know FL homes have no basements. That's why if I was starting new, I'd build a storage room and playroom.
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« Reply #323 on: October 27, 2020, 10:40:30 AM »
Can someone explain why all these developments in FL build in the ponds? They don't seem like they're usable at all, and if anything could be a danger. What's the point?

ETA: Also, if the land is so cheap, why build the houses on top of each other?
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #324 on: October 27, 2020, 10:41:00 AM »
Can someone explain why all these developments in FL build in the ponds? They don't seem like they're usable at all, and if anything could be a danger. What's the point?

Water runoff. We'd have serious flooding issues without them. Many developments make them look nice with some fountains and colored lights.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #325 on: October 27, 2020, 10:47:27 AM »
i guess you have never been to Orlando developments. champions gate or Encore.  none have basements.  they aren't built like your typical homes
Has nothing to do with it being a development. Generally speaking it has to do with soil conditions. The first thing is that you have to put the foundation below the frost line. The further north you go, the deeper that is. Once you're digging out to make the foundation below the frost line, you might as well just make it a basement (even if unfinished). In FL, the frost line is either very shallow or nonexistent. Some places there's just too much rock to make it worth digging out a basement. And others have either unstable or too damp soil to make a basement viable.

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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #326 on: October 27, 2020, 10:47:51 AM »
I know FL homes have no basements. That's why if I was starting new, I'd build a storage room and playroom.
most aren't built for frum large family use, so the layouts don't really work for us. small families can use any room for a playroom. we need all of them for children. and from what i have seen they have storage in the garage and that was enough
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #327 on: October 27, 2020, 10:48:15 AM »
Water runoff. We'd have serious flooding issues without them. Many developments make them look nice with some fountains and colored lights.
But if they're filled all the time, how much runoff can they catch?

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« Reply #328 on: October 27, 2020, 10:58:11 AM »
most aren't built for frum large family use, so the layouts don't really work for us. small families can use any room for a playroom. we need all of them for children. and from what i have seen they have storage in the garage and that was enough
Exactly why those layouts make no sense. Why would you make a new frum community with houses that make no sense for frum families?
Small kitchens, no playrooms, no master bathtub, shared bedroom bathroom with entire main floor, nothing over 2.5k sq ft.
They're trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #329 on: October 27, 2020, 11:01:02 AM »
Water runoff. We'd have serious flooding issues without them. Many developments make them look nice with some fountains and colored lights.
Are they gated? How do you stop kids from running into them? And how do you keep alligators and snakes out of them?
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #330 on: October 27, 2020, 11:01:47 AM »
But if they're filled all the time, how much runoff can they catch?
This is something we have in NJ, they're either retention ponds or detention ponds. Either the water slowly drains to a waterway, but the pond makes sure it doesn't overload the system when there is a downpour or flash flood, or it's big enough to handle all the runoff by seeping into the ground or evaporating.
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« Reply #331 on: October 27, 2020, 11:02:53 AM »
Are they gated? How do you stop kids from running into them? And how do you keep alligators and snakes out of them?
There very often are alligators in them.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #332 on: October 27, 2020, 11:07:15 AM »
This is something we have in NJ, they're either retention ponds or detention ponds. Either the water slowly drains to a waterway, but the pond makes sure it doesn't overload the system when there is a downpour or flash flood, or it's big enough to handle all the runoff by seeping into the ground or evaporating.
Right, but CMIIW, they're not typically integrated into the development (ie houses are all set up around the ponds).

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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #333 on: October 27, 2020, 11:16:07 AM »
Right, but CMIIW, they're not typically integrated into the development (ie houses are all set up around the ponds).
That's true, they may do it like this because they need more ponds in FL than NJ or because they want to give the houses some more privacy by not having neighbors back to back.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #334 on: October 27, 2020, 11:17:00 AM »
But if they're filled all the time, how much runoff can they catch?

A lot of it evaporates, and many (most? all?) are built with drainage if they get too high. FL is swampland. The only way to build is to give the water a place to go. Many places have ponds and canals that empty into rivers, lakes, the ocean, or the Everglades to try to manage the rain.

Are they gated? How do you stop kids from running into them? And how do you keep alligators and snakes out of them?

Depends on the place. Most of them are not gated. South FL doesn't usually get too many gator issues, and most of the snakes are harmless. I saw as many snakes living in the Mid-Atlantic region as I have here. Central FL gets some gators, but they don't hang around the ponds too often. There's nothing there for them to eat. They do show up from time to time. Some people ignore them and some people call it in.

The kid safety issue is real, but TG I haven't heard of many horror stories. I have a canal 50 yards from my house. The neighborhood kids generally stay away, except to fish occasionally. It's dark, smelly, buggy, and holds no real appeal, and I guess kids here just grow up knowing to stay away.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #335 on: October 27, 2020, 11:21:51 AM »
A lot of it evaporates, and many (most? all?) are built with drainage if they get too high. FL is swampland. The only way to build is to give the water a place to go. Many places have ponds and canals that empty into rivers, lakes, the ocean, or the Everglades to try to manage the rain.

Depends on the place. Most of them are not gated. South FL doesn't usually get too many gator issues, and most of the snakes are harmless. I saw as many snakes living in the Mid-Atlantic region as I have here. Central FL gets some gators, but they don't hang around the ponds too often. There's nothing there for them to eat. They do show up from time to time. Some people ignore them and some people call it in.

The kid safety issue is real, but TG I haven't heard of many horror stories. I have a canal 50 yards from my house. The neighborhood kids generally stay away, except to fish occasionally. It's dark, smelly, buggy, and holds no real appeal, and I guess kids here just grow up knowing to stay away.
When I was in Orlando, there were definitely gators in the pond behind us.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #336 on: October 27, 2020, 11:24:59 AM »
When I was in Orlando, there were definitely gators in the pond behind us.

They are definitely a lot more common in Central FL. It depends on the area and how close it is to food sources.
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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #337 on: October 27, 2020, 11:32:07 AM »
Maybe people want to live in a gatored community

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Re: New Chassidish Community Being Planned in Tampa
« Reply #338 on: October 27, 2020, 11:40:41 AM »
There very often are alligators in them.
All the more reason to keep kids out
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« Reply #339 on: October 27, 2020, 11:48:15 AM »
Maybe people want to live in a gatored community

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