In Brief

Toll Brothers begins sales at The Estates at Harbour Isles

Toll Brothers has opened a sales center at The Estates of Harbour Isles, a new community of 57 single-family estate homes in Apollo Beach. Seven floor plans are offered, priced from the mid-$400s.

Blue Meridian premieres

Blue Meridian, a 14-story, 108-unit luxury condominium tower on Rocky Point Island overlooking Old Tampa Bay, has opened its sales center. When built, Blue Meridian will offer more than a dozen open floor plans, ranging from 1,500 to 4,300 square feet. Cortex Resort Living is the builder.

Builders selected for Phase Two at South Fork

Five builders-Lennar, Morrison Homes, Suarez Housing Corp., US Home and Windward Homes-have been tapped to build 893 single-family homes in the second and final phase of South Fork, a master-planned community in south Tampa" target="_blank">Hillsborough County.

Lennar launches sales in River Bend

Lennar has begun sales in Phase Two of River Bend, a master-planned community on the Little Manatee River in south Tampa" target="_blank">Hillsborough County. Three floor plans, ranging in size from 1,632 to 1,991 square feet, are offered. Prices start in the $220s.

Windward Homes introduces Bay Park models

Windward Homes has opened two new furnished models in Wellington at Bay Park in Ruskin. The 2,534-square-foot, four-bedroom St. Augustine model is priced from $311,990. The three-bedroom Plymouth model, with 1,271 square feet, is priced starting at $207,990.

Villa Serena carriage home models open

Four furnished models have premiered in Villa Serena, Pulte Homes' first community of carriage homes in Tampa" target="_blank">Hillsborough County. Floor plans range in size from 1,438 to 1,857 square feet. Prices start in the $190s.

Sales begin in Compass Pointe at MiraBay

Bayfair has begun sales in the maintenance-free village of Compass Pointe at Mirabay, a master-planned waterfront community in south Tampa" target="_blank">Hillsborough County. Three townhome floor plans provide 2,393 to 2,627 square feet of living space, while two villa designs offer just under 2,000 square feet. Prices start in the $380s.

Cory Lakes Isles expands

Land development has begun on Avatar Properties' new neighborhood of 172 townhomes in Cory Lake Isles, the 600-acre, Mediterranean-themed community in New Tampa. Three- and four-bedroom designs ranging in size from 1,900 to 2,700 square feet will be offered, priced starting in the high $200s.

MANATEE COUNTY

Harrison Ranch set for development

Pulte Homes has begun building its first model homes in the 998-acre community of Harrison Ranch in northwest Sarasota" target="_blank">Manatee County. When completed, Pulte will offer 965 single-family homes and 112 villas priced from the $230s.

Copperstone begins construction

Ryland Homes has started sales in its newest community, Copperstone, in Parrish. Eventually, Ryland will build 504 single-family homes priced starting in the $200s, and 118 townhomes priced starting in the $170s.

PINELLAS COUNTY

Madison Oaks blossoms

Beach Hill Development has opened a sales center at Madison Oaks, a community of 250 condominiums and townhomes on 13 heavily wooded acres in north Tampa" target="_blank">Pinellas County. Prices start in the low $100s.

HERNANDO COUNTY

Pulte Homes introduces Trillium

Pulte Homes has opened the 1,834-square-foot Denison model in Trillium, a 300-acre community in south-central Tampa" target="_blank">Hernando County. Community amenities include a pool, cabana and multipurpose field. The company will eventually build more than 890 homes there.

PASCO COUNTY

Inland Homes premieres Nesslewood

Inland Homes is increasing its Tampa" target="_blank">Pasco County presence with the Nesslewood neighborhood, which consists of 62 single-family homes in Meadow Pointe. Homes will range in size from 2,390 to 3,368 square feet, with prices starting at $299,900.