Taylor Morrison

About Taylor Morrison

Taylor Morrison was founded in 2011 when Taylor Wimpey US and Morrison Homes merged their North American operations, though both predecessor companies had been building homes in the U.S. for decades before that. The combined entity quickly became one of the country's larger publicly traded homebuilders, and they've built a reputation that sits distinctly in the middle of the market — not a volume builder cranking out entry-level product, but not a true custom builder either. They went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2013, which added a layer of financial transparency you don't get with private builders. Nationally, they operate across more than a dozen states, and they've been intentional about picking markets where there's sustained demand from move-up and lifestyle buyers rather than just chasing raw land prices. In Tampa Bay, Taylor Morrison has been active for a number of years and operates communities spread across Hillsborough, Pasco, Polk, Manatee, and Sarasota counties. You'll find them in established suburban growth corridors — places like Wesley Chapel, Parrish, Lakewood Ranch, and parts of southern Hillsborough County near US-41. They tend to gravitate toward master-planned communities where the infrastructure and amenity packages are already set up, which fits their buyer profile. Their community count in the region fluctuates as phases sell out and new ones open, but at any given time they're typically active in a handful of locations across these counties, covering a pretty wide geographic range of the metro. What Taylor Morrison builds is genuinely a step up from the entry-level production builders. Their homes lean on concrete block construction on the first floor, which is standard for Florida and important from both a hurricane resilience and insurance standpoint. Floor plans are well thought out — you're not fighting awkward layouts or tiny closets. The owners suite placement, kitchen flow, and indoor-outdoor connection points feel like someone actually walked through the home mentally before drawing it. Standard includes tend to be more generous than what you'd get from DR Horton or LGI at the base price, and their interior finish packages have real options rather than just two or three builder-grade choices. They run a dedicated Personalization Studio where buyers make their structural and design selections, and that process is more organized than what you'll experience at a lot of comparable builders. The buying experience with Taylor Morrison is polished. Their sales teams are trained, their model homes are well-staged, and the Personalization Studio process is usually a scheduled appointment where a design consultant walks you through selections systematically. Construction timelines vary depending on the plan and phase, but expect somewhere in the range of eight to twelve months for most single-family builds, with some luxury or larger plans running longer. Communication during the build tends to be more consistent than the industry average — they use an online portal where you can track milestones, upload documents, and message your construction team. It's not perfect, and like any production builder they have busy superintendents managing multiple homes at once, but the systems are there in a way that smaller builders often can't match.

Taylor Morrison at a Glance

Where Taylor Morrison Builds

Taylor Morrison is active in 5 Tampa Bay counties. Click a county to see all communities in that area.

What Taylor Morrison Offers

Taylor Morrison builds across 3 home types in the Tampa Bay market.

Specialties & What Sets Taylor Morrison Apart

Key differentiators buyers should know about.

• Personalization studio
• Quality construction
• Customer experience

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