Avatar Properties Inc. Begins Development In Hernando County’s Sterling Hill Master Planned Co
August 23, 2004
Avatar Properties Inc., Big Builder magazine’s 2003 APEX Award winner for most Innovative Product Design, has begun its development in Sterling Hill conveniently located at the intersection of Interstate 41 and Spring Hill Drive in Hernando County’s city of Spring Hill. Avatar neighborhoods will start with 216 homes priced from the $150 with expected presales beginning in August 2004. The Devco Communities’ development will consist of approximately 1,249 homes and will be one of the only master planned communities of its kind in Hernando County.
“Sterling Hill provides urban convenience within a tranquil setting for new homebuyers of various ages,” explains David Pardue, manager of Avatar’s Tampa division. “Its close proximity to Tampa provides access to the area’s major employment centers, yet allows residents to enjoy easy living in a peaceful setting surrounded by preserves and natural wildlife refuges.” Sterling Hill’s distinctive lifestyle setting is surrounded by Hernando County’s enormous natural amenities. Large conservation areas including nearby Withlacoochee State Forest, Weeki Wachee Preserve, Chinsegut Hill National Wildlife Refuge and Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge will be natural drawing cards for Sterling Hill future homeowners.
Conveniently located near major thoroughfares, Sterling Hill offers residents an approximate 35 minute commute to downtown Tampa. Tampa International Airport, major shopping, dining and premier entertainment venues, as well as area beaches are easily accessible. Sterling Hill offers an affordable quality lifestyle for young families, first time homebuyers, singles and retirees. The gated community plans to offer numerous amenities including a swimming pool with clubhouse, picnic area with outdoor pavilion, basketball and tennis, biking, hiking and jogging trails, two children’s playgrounds and a unique archaeological interest site.
Nearby schools serving Sterling Hill include John D. Floyd Elementary, Powell Middle and Central High. Higher education is available through nearby University of Tampa and Pasco-Hernando Community College. For additional information on Sterling Hill, contact Tracy Rodriguez at 888.499.7552.
Avatar Properties Inc., is a highly recognized master-planned community developer and home builder currently building in Poinciana, SoliVita and Bellalago in metro Orlando and Cory Lake Isles and Sterling Hill in greater Tampa. Avatar was rated as the largest volume builder in Central Florida in 2003 with $292.8 million in revenue in an annual poll conducted by the Orlando Business Journal. Poinciana was named America’s third best selling master-planned community in 2003 in a survey conducted by Robert Charles Lesser & Co., a leading independent real estate advisory firm in Bethesda, Maryland. Avatar was the only Florida home builder to receive an APEX Award from Big Builder magazine in 2003 for America’s most Innovative Product Design and another for America’s second Most Admired Builder. Avatar’s latest credit was the Grand Award for Best Community for Bellalago in the 2004 Metro Orlando Parade of Homes.
For more information, contact Francesca Vereb, marketing manager of the Central Florida Division of Avatar Properties Inc. at (407) 933-5000.
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