When a developer announces they are building a community with up to 10,000 homes, some people envision severe environmental damage, while others see it as a way to improve water quality, bring back native vegetation and restore natural flowways.
Cameratta Companies recently started construction on the new Kingston community that will span 6,702 acres. The developer says Kingston will transform a distressed and overgrown farmland into a unique community blending environmental preserves with residential neighborhoods and commercial amenities. While there will be homes, roads and buildings, more than half of the land will be restored and designated as preserves. Cameratta Companies have done this in the past with The Preserve at Corkscrew, The Place and Verdana Village. This project will be even bigger.
“The cost of land continues to go up and the cost of materials continue to go up, so our projects get bigger and bigger because of all the costs,” said Nick Cameretta, COO of Cameratta Companies. “You almost need to have larger projects to make it work. This project has got significant environmental benefits. What is truly unique is there are not many times you have an opportunity to take a piece of property this size and do that much. It is really really exciting stuff.”…