If you’ve been driving along Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. in New Tampa, you’ve probably noticed the big orange sign just north of Paul R. Wharton High announcing the future Esplanade community from Arizona-based homebuilder Taylor Morrison.
According to the Taylor Morrison website, the Esplanade community will boast “resort-style amenities” for residents to “experience a new level of inspired living.” Esplanade will be home to more than 300 single-family homes on 148 acres, with access from County Line Rd. (using Royal Hampton Blvd., the same entrance as The Hammocks townhome community).
Initially owned by Busch Junction Enterprises, the land was sold to Taylor Morrison before being annexed into the City of Tampa in December of 2013, despite complaints from several local residents that the new development would add considerable traffic to the already-congested County Line Rd.
As part of the agreement with the city, Taylor Morrison agreed that it would install streetlights and a stoplight at County Line Rd. and Royal Hampton Blvd. within two years of the development’s completion, or when the city’s Transportation Department determines that the intersection warrants the signal. Pasco County currently is in the process of installing another traffic signal just more than a quarter of a mile east of Royal Hampton Blvd. at Northwood Palms Blvd.
Esplanade’s website says the one- and two-story homes within the community (available in ten floor plans, ranging between 1,689-3,144 sq. ft.) will display “California Tuscan” architecture and will, “feature tile roofs, ornamental detailing and lush landscaping,” all with “open, spacious floor plans.” Many of the homes also are planned to overlook lakes and wetlands. Prices for the homes have not yet been released.
The community also will feature a more-than-4,000-sq.-ft. clubhouse that is slated to include a fitness center, a billiards room, resort-style pool with lap and spa lanes, as well as a resistance pool. There also will be a fire pit area and a dog park for residents.
Calls to Taylor Morrison were not returned before we went to press with this issue. For more information, please visit TaylorMorrison.com.
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