Orlando Green Homes & Communities

Green homes provide cleaner air, save water and electricity, and protect the environment, among many other advantages. Many new communities and homes in Central Florida are turning to this new way of living. These communities are designed to provide, in addition to green-built homes, an environment where amenities are at walking distance, natural resources are not only protected but also enjoyed, and neighborly living is encouraged.

The City of Orlando unveiled "Green Works Orlando," the City’s first comprehensive plan to protect our natural resources, encourage environmentally-friendly lifestyles and business practices and engage everyone who lives, works and visits Central Florida in the effort to “go green.” Orange County has been certified a "Green Local Government' at the "Gold" level by the Florida Green Building Coalition (FGBC) - the first municipality in Florida to be certified at the gold level, through its initiative "Orange to Green." 

Following are the Central Florida communities that provide green homes and environmentally friendly surroundings. For green homes outside of these communities, please contact us.

Blue Spring Reserve - a uniquely private and environmentally centered community of 63 lots for distinctive homes crafted in the Florida and low country vernacular style of architectural design, located in Clermont, Lake County. The community will have many walking trails, canoe canal, birdwatching and picnic areas. Future planned amenities adjacent to the Blue Spring Reserve gated community will include a club house with a pool, gym and library, and a small retail village with condos above that may include a post office and coffee shop amongst them - all accessible to the residents on the Preserve. The homesites start at $84k and custom-built homes from 2800 sq.ft. at $295k and up. 
For available homes and homesites please contact us. 

Harmony - Located in Osceola County, Florida, Harmony is the only upscale community in east Central Florida to offer unprecedented amenities – both natural and developed. It is located nearby St. Cloud, approximately 40 minutes from Downtown Orlando. Its amenities include a Town Center, golf, lake, playgrounds, parks, and activities for the community residents, among others. Harmony is an environmentally intelligent community – in Energy Star® efficient homes, surrounded by charming walkable parks and 7,700 acres of designated open space. Harmony has also received the Official Green Certification from the Florida Green Building Coalition. Harmony residents currently have eight architectural models to choose from, extending from 1,305 to 6,216 square feet of living space and spanning in price from the low $100,000’s to $1.7 million. Available Harmony home designs range from villas and townhomes to single family homes and large custom-built manors, all arranged in well-integrated local neighborhoods.
For available homes and homsites please contact us. 

Oakland Park - Nestled between the thriving city of Winter Garden and the historic Town of Oakland, in Orange County, is home of this certified green community in Central Florida, southwest of Orlando, by the Florida Green Building Coalition. Designed to enhance and encourage the melding of home, family, community, and environment, this inviting collection of tree-lined streets, parks, and residential neighborhoods on the shores of Lake Apopka. This exceptional community will feature a Village Marina, a rural town center, parks, playgrounds, walking trails, a nature preserve and a recreation community complex. Homes are charming, historically inspired from the early 20th century. Home prices start from the high $200,000's and up. Oakland Park is a Castle & Cooke community.
For available homes and homesites please contact us. 

 For green homes within or outside of these communities, please contact us.

Upcoming Green Communities

No listings available yet on the following communities. Contact us to keep you abreast of their progress.

• Avington Park - Located in the quaint historic city of Mount Dora, in Lake County, Avington Park will be the first luxury green community in Central Florida. This gated country estate is set on over 200 pristine acres of natural, rolling hills. Limited to only 42 families, each 3 to 5 acre home site ensures peace and privacy. Six thousand trees have been conserved and the development have planned amenities such as miles of walking trails, a bird & butterfly sanctuary, tennis courts, equestrian facilities, a community pavilion and community gathering places. As a minimum requirement for green building, all homes built in Avington Park will be required to meet the Energy Star® standard. Contact us to include you on the priority list.
  
  
• Camino Reale - a 1000-acre master planned community located in the Innovation Way high tech corridor in southeast Orange County. The site is located near unique environmental corridors, mitigation areas and a rural residential settlement. The site will be transformed into a 4,000 unit mixed-use project designed in the neo-traditional style. Areas for high tech employment, office buildings and high density residential are located in the heart of the innovation way corridor. Transit stations are planned for tying the Camino Development with the University of Central Florida and the Lake Nona Medical Research complex. The remainder of the site will be developed by clustering a mixture of residential uses around a community village center. 
  
  
• Eagle Creek of Ocoee - Upcoming green community in Ocoee, Orange County. Proposed 62 townhouses, 213 residential units, 10 'Estate' units at ± 1/2 acre, 24 'Manor' units at ± 1/4 acre, 28 'Village' units at ± 1/6 acre, 151 'Cottage' units at 3,750 sq. ft. Stay tuned for more information.
  
  
• Indian Springs - located in quaint historic Mount Dora, Lake County, Indian Springs will feature 402 homes, including townhomes and single-family homes, on about 162 acres. This proposed green community may become the first subdivision certified by the Florida Water Star program. It will have parks, gardens, pool and a clubhouse among its amenities.
  
  
• Innovation Place - a fully entitled 1,284-acre mixed-use master planned community located in the growing, dynamic area of southeast Orange County where the University of Central Florida and the Burnham Institute are building a new medical school and research center.  Located on the east side of the proposed 417 (Central Florida Greeneway) interchange at Innovation Way to be completed in 2009, the development has been entitled for 5,500 residential units, over 1.2 million square feet of retail space, over 2.2 million square feet of office space, and 200 hotel rooms.  Innovation Place is the premier transit oriented development located within Orange County’s Innovation Way high-technology, high-value corridor.