Highland Homes Announces Model Grand Opening at Belmont Park at Imperial Lakes

$5,000 in Free Upgrades or Closing Cost Assistance for Grand Opening Visitors

LAKELAND, Fla.— Highland Homes is pleased to announce the Grand Opening of their professionally designed and decorated Gardenia model home at Belmont Park at Imperial Lakes in Mulberry, Fla. The Grand Opening event will be held on Oct. 1 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Oct. 2 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. During the event, the Lakeland home builder will offer special incentives including $5,000 in free upgrades or closing cost assistance and Highland Homes’ signature $99 Moves You In offer.

“We’re excited to present this wonderful home designed and decorated by our Selection Studio consultants, Stacey Antonakos-Perez and Linda Samhoury,” said Kathie McDaniel, Highland Homes’ Vice President of Sales and Marketing. “The Gardenia is a new floor plan for Highland Homes. The Belmont Park neighborhood is directly across from the Imperial Lakes Golf and Country Club and a perfect fit for the patio home style plan.”

The Gardenia model is a three bedroom, two bath home that spans 1,469 square feet. Featuring a split plan, the home boasts an open living area with volume ceilings, great room, breakfast bar, inside utility room, master suite with walk-in closet and private linen closet, covered lanai and a two-car garage.

Located in Mulberry’s coveted Imperial Lakes, on the fringes of South Lakeland, Belmont Park is composed of patio-style Mulberry new homes with three to four bedrooms, priced from $117,900. The home price includes a fully-sodded home site with landscape package, gourmet kitchen with Whirlpool appliances and a variety of new home colors and options to choose from. Residents have access to the Imperial Lakes Country Club amenities including a community pool, clubhouse and golf course.

As always, Highland Homes offers Florida real estate for just $99 out-of-pocket for qualified buyers. For more information or directions to Belmont Park, visit the Highland Homes website at http://www.highlandhomes.org/community.php?cid=90 or call 863-425-0365.

Highland Homes has been Central Florida's value leader for more than a decade. When it comes to building your new home, you can trust the Highland Homes team to deliver the best in new home choice, quality, value and satisfaction. Highland Homes has new home communities throughout Central Florida, including the cities of Mulberry, Lakeland, Bartow, Davenport, Ellenton, Leesburg, St. Cloud, Zephyrhills and Winter Haven. For a complete list of new home communities and more information, visit the Highland Homes website at http://www.highlandhomes.org or call 863-619-7103.

Builder Magazine Ranks Highland Homes in Top 100

Highland Homes was recently recognized by Builder Magazine as one of the nation’s top home builders. The central Florida home builder ranked 73rd on the magazine’s Top 100 builders list, moving up 11 spots from the 84th place on last year’s list.

The consistent rankings in the top 100 showcase Highland Homes commitment to quality and longevity.

Highland Homes’ most recent growth is in the Blackwater Creek community, located on Galloway Road just a half mile from Knights-Griffin in the Lakeland area. Highland Homes will build three-, four- and five-bedroom homes of 1,800 square feet and up in the gated community. With homes priced from the low to mid $100,000s, Blackwater Creek is convenient to Lakeland Square Mall and I-4, yet it offers a quiet, secluded atmosphere.

Highland Homes is also building in the nearby Stonewood community, and the Stonewood model will serve as the sales center for Blackwater Creek. The 2,400-square-foot Winston II floorplan, offering four bedrooms and two bathrooms, is representative of the homes available in Blackwater Creek.

Highland Homes is also expanding into its sixth Central Florida county, Manatee County, where they will build homes in South Oak in Ellenton. Located near the Ellenton Prime Outlets, South Oak will extend affordable options and Highland Homes’ signature quality and value to a new group of Florida new home buyers. The three- to five-bedroom homes, with up to almost 2,700 square feet, are priced from the $100,000s.

New Floorplans and Community Manager at Whitemarsh

Home buyers coming to Whitemarsh will be treated to two brand new features: additional floorplans and a new community manager, Declan Conroy.

Homes in the Leesburg new homes community of Whitemarsh begin from the $120s, and can be purchased with as littles as $99 down through Highland Homes' special promotion. With the addition of the new plans, there are now 35 available designs to choose from.

The model home in Whitemarsh is the Winston II floorplan, one of Highland Homes' most popular plans. With 2, 350 square feet and four bedrooms, the home comes with many luxury items standard, including; wood cabinets, tiled tubs and showers, landscaping with irrigation and a screened lanai. The home also includes plenty of storage with over-sized areas and walk-in closets in all of the bedrooms.

Whitemarsh is located next to Dilly Marsh, offering fabulous views from many of the homesites. The community also makes an easy commute, located near the Florida Turnpike. The community is also close to recreation activities such as hiking, kayaking, golfing and fishing or near fabulous restaurants and shopping.

For more information, visit the Highland Homes website.

Highland Homes Provides $2,500 Discount on Award-Winning Models

Time is almost out to use Highland Homes' $2,500 discount offer on the Casa Key II and Treymore models.

Why these specific designs?

As a central Florida home builder, Highland Homes recently participated in the Tampa and Polk Parade of Homes. The Casa Key II cleaned up with awards for best exterior, floorplan, kitchen, master bath, overall quality and home of the year. The Casa Key II features three bedrooms and two bathrooms, perfect for many-sized families.

The Treymore took the award for Grand Prize and is larger than the Casa Key II with four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

Highland Homes is proud to have such an award-winning portfolio of homes, and strives to be the value leader in central Florida. Highland Homes can be counted on to deliver the best in new home choice, quality, value and satisfaction.

For more information on Highland Homes, be sure to visit the website.

New Homes in Lakeland at Oakford Estates

Oakford Estates features new homes in Lakeland by Highland Homes, a central Florida home builder. Priced from the $140's, these homes are an amazing value. The community is located in the highly sought-after Highland area in Lakeland and offers expansive homesites not commonly found in the area. In addition, home shoppers have the choice of 30 different floorplans, with such a wide variety of options, it would be near impossible not to find exactly what you are looking for. Phase I has already sold out, so Highland Homes is currently selling in Phase II. Any interested home shopper should stop by the community and take a tour of the fully decorated model home, which showcases the Winston II floorplan - one of the most popular plans that Highland Homes builds.

The Winston II has casual and formal rooms with the living and dining rooms offer the large foyer and the family room placed off the kitchen and nook area. This is perfect for entertaining during the holidays. There is a tray ceiling in both the dining room and master suite. The master suite is spacious with sliding glass doors to the lanai and a large luxury bath with huge walk-on closet. The kitchen is also very spacious and has plenty of cabinet space, lots of counter space and a large pantry. The laundry room is located between the garage and kitchen and has additional space for storage. This home has 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms and a two-car garage with over 2400 square feet of living space. The lanai has access to the family room and this model home displays a built in pool as well.

For more information about Oakford Estates, call the model center at 863-709-8192 or just stop by for a tour!