Four-bedroom, single-family homes in south Miami-Dade starting around $130,000 sound like a typo, but they are very real. A new manufactured-housing community called Cottage Grove is promising that bargain-basement entry point in one of the priciest counties in Florida, with its first buyers expected later this summer.
The project will bring 349 factory-built, single-family homes to a site near Krome Avenue and Quail Roost Drive, with prices starting at $129,900. The community is set up with a gated entry, swimming pool and clubhouse, according to a press release from the developer. Phase I is finished, and a model home is slated to open for tours in June, the company said. RHP Properties
Each home is planned with four bedrooms and roughly 1,600 square feet of space, and the company is already taking deposits from early buyers, according to reporting by the Miami Herald. The developer told reporters it expects most buyers to be working families from across Miami-Dade.
Built In A Factory, Engineered For Storms
The homes are manufactured off-site, a production-line approach that cuts construction time and labor costs. That lower overhead is a big part of how the developer says it can hit a price point far below typical site-built houses. The units are constructed to the HUD Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards, which set national rules for structural design, fire safety and installation, including wind-zone requirements, according to the agency. HUD…