M/I Homes plans for more than 400 homes in Winter Garden

One of the nation's leading home builders is planning a new project in Winter Garden. 

M/I Homes, founded in 1976, has fulfilled the dreams of over 130,000 homeowners by building new homes with attention to both quality and design. 

Now, the company is planning to fulfill even more dreams with the purchase of the 277-acre lakeside subdivision of Gem Groves.

According to David Byrnes, the company’s Orlando-area president, M/I Homes plans to market the proposed 437-home development as Lake Star at Ovation.

The property, located at 17606 Flemings Road, is across from M/I’s Encore at Ovation community.   

Byrnes said the community will consist of 364-single family lots and 73 lots that will accommodate two-car garage townhomes. Lot widths will range from 32 to 70 feet.

“We’re moving through the engineering approvals now and land development should begin in April of 2022,” Byrnes said.

Sales for 1,500 to 1,830 square foot townhomes and 1,800 to 4,500 square foot single-family homes are expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2022, according to Byrnes.

Prices have yet to be determined and sales will be handled from the Encore at Ovation community.

“The site’s access to roadways like State Road 417, U.S. Highway 292, Interstate 4 and World Drive were a big draw for M/I Homes,” Byrnes said. “It also offers quick connectivity via the new Western Way Expansion to hotspots like employment corridors, airports, shopping, dining and Orlando’s attractions.”

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