An Atlanta-based homebuilder known for building communities for the “move-up buyer” announced Friday it has acquired 130 homesites inside Lakeland’s Hawthorne Ranch master-planned community.
PulteGroup Inc. purchased finished lots ready for construction to begin immediately on new homes, the company says in a release, marking Pulte Homes’ first residential development in the city of Lakeland and, the company says, an important step in its long-term growth strategy across Polk County. The price PulteGroup paid for the 130 lots was not disclosed.
“As a lifelong Lakeland resident who is now raising a family here, this community is especially meaningful to me,” Kelli Bailey, vice president of sales and market manager for PulteGroup’s West Florida Division says in the release. “Lakeland continues to grow and evolve, yet it has preserved the close‑knit, welcoming atmosphere that makes it such a special place to call home.”…