Rangeland owned by one of Southwest Florida’s most storied pioneer families – land once set aside to protect drinking water – could become more than 700 homes if the nation’s largest developer gets its way.
Forestar, a subsidiary of homebuilder D.R. Horton, wants permission to turn the 561-acre tract in the Olga/Alva area into “737 single-family dwelling units, private, on-site recreation facilities and supportive infrastructure,” according to a public notice.
The Armeda property is on the north side of North River Road, south of Babcock Ranch and about a mile and a half east of S.R. 31 – roughly seven-eighths of a square mile…