Celebrating its 40th year of building homes in the Tampa Bay area, Mobley Homes is a private company that touts its customer-first philosophy and devotion to excellence as the cornerstones of its business. Since 1976, Mobley Homes has been building homes for families in and around Tampa. In New Tampa, the company previously has built 1,000 homes in West Meadows and 400 in Tampa Palms, and has been building in K-Bar Ranch since 2007.
Renée Riordan has worked as a new home specialist for Mobley for 15 years. The company, “feels like a family,” she says.
“Our company is family-owned and run,” says Renée. “Everyone has been with the company a long time. Once you purchase a home with us, you become our family, too.”
She says Mobley Homes works closely with its buyers to customize each home exactly the way a homeowner wants, so they will love their home for many years to come. “Buyers in these higher-end homes want flexibility, and that’s what we offer,” says Renée. “We can move walls, make bigger closets, add a rain shower or a sauna, add a fireplace, or redesign a kitchen. As long as you start with one of our base plans and it fits on the lot, we can do it.”
Renée says that she and the other new home specialists – Neisha Roberts and owner Tim Mobley’s daughter Maureen Mobley Groom – at Mobley Homes enjoy meeting homebuyers’ needs and desires, and matching those up with what works for each person’s budget and the lot size.
She gives an example of a house that Mobley Homes built in K-Bar Ranch. “
We had a customer who is a car collector, so we built a home with a six-car garage,” Renée says. “In fact, we raised the ceiling to accommodate a lift, so he actually keeps about 10 cars in there.”
This level of customization is not unusual for Mobley Homes. “It’s what our clients appreciate,” she says. “This is probably the largest purchase you’re going to make, so as long as the lot can accommodate what you want, we’ll do it.”
Renée adds, “Our homes speak for themselves as far as quality,” explaining that over the years, many of the builder’s models have won numerous awards, including Parade of Homes awards, given by the Tampa Bay Builders Association (TBBA) during its annual event showcasing new homes throughout the Tampa Bay area. She says the homes are always spacious and well-planned by award-winning architects.
Mobley Homes are currently for sale in four communities throughout the Tampa Bay area, including two located very close to Wesley Chapel.
New Tampa
In K-Bar Ranch, Mobley Homes offers a variety of luxurious floor plans in the Bassett Creek subdivision, all ranging from four to six bedrooms. Each floor plan is more than 2,500 square feet, with homes starting in the mid $300,000s and conservation views on most home sites.
Amenities throughout Bassett Creek include a community pool, basketball court and playground.
Stop by to see the model home at 19301 Yellow Clover Dr. (photo above). It’s the builder’s best-selling Briarwood model, a traditional two-story home that’s designed to fit virtually every size family.
“Every once in a while you just have a home that’s so well-designed by the architect that it’s a great use of space and makes sense for the size of the home and the price you pay,” says Renée. The model is a 5-bedroom, 3.5-bath home that also includes a den and a bonus room, plus a three-car garage. In its 3,400 square feet, the kitchen opens up to the family room and the home includes a huge master suite and a sitting room.
“There are endless possibilities with this model,” says Renée, explaining that converting the bonus room to a media room is just the first of many customizations that are offered. “The options are only limited by your budget.”
Land O’ Lakes
The Manors on Lake Padgett, located 15 minutes from most of Wesley Chapel, features eight home sites in a brand new, private, gated subdivision, with home prices starting from the low $600,000s. “These are gorgeous, lakefront home sites, and each has its own private dock with access to a huge ski lake,” says Renée.
Carrollwood
“In New Tampa, you have these big, master-planned communities with a minimum of 1,500 homes,” Renée says. “But in Carrollwood, there are much smaller pieces of land, so a community might only have 15 homes.” She adds that while these homes lack the community amenities of their larger counterparts, they also lack the expense of a CDD (community development district), and people enjoy the fact that everyone in the neighborhood knows each other.
Lakeside Oaks Reserve features 15 home sites in a brand new, gated, private subdivision located in the heart of what is considered “the original Carrollwood area,” off of Orange Grove Blvd. near N. Dale Mabry Hwy. Home prices start in the $400,000s. Many of the home sites are lakefront, so residents will enjoy relaxing water activities and breathtaking sunsets from their backyards.
Mobley Homes also is building in Cypress Estates in Carrollwood Village, with 16 conservation home sites in a new, gated community. Home prices start in the $500,000s. Renée says this community is selling quickly, with more than half the available homes already sold.
Also in Carrollwood, Mobley Homes is selling villas in a new, private subdivision called The Villas on Twin Lakes. There are 18 maintenance-free homes, so there’s no mowing your own lawn in Twin Lakes. Homes start at 1,600 square feet and are priced in the high $200,000s.
For more info about all of the available homes and communities where Mobley Homes is building, visit MobleyHousing.com. You also can call Renée at 629-3367, Neisha at 629-2921, or Maureen at 695-3628. The model home in Bassett Creek at K-Bar Ranch is open Mon.–Sat., 10 a.m.–6 p.m. and noon–6 p.m. on Sun. Anyone who purchases a “quick move in home” in New Tampa will receive up to $10,000 in closing costs and a one-year membership to Hunter’s Green Country Club.
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