Richland Communities buys former orange grove with potential for over 700 new homes | GrowthSpotter

By BILL ZAFEROS
GROWTHSPOTTER | JAN 28, 2022 AT 5:08 PM

The City of Groveland may see hundreds of new homes rise on 370 acres of former orange groves after land was sold to a pair of holding companies affiliated with California-based Richland Communities.

The land, located on East Dewey Robbins Road north of the Florida Turnpike and east of U.S. Highway 27 in Groveland, was once a profitable orange grove but now has a Village Core future land use in the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Assigned a “Hamlet” designation, the land use would allow for the development of 740 residential units and a village core.

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Daryl Carter, of Maury L. Carter & Associates, represented the buyers. He was unavailable for comment.

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