5400 Cloudberry AvenueNew Construction Home in Lakeland, FL
Lakeland, FL 33811 · Polk County
$439,400
$449,890
$159/sq ft
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1 / 30Who is building this home?
This home is listed as built by D.R. Horton, floor plan Coral. Builder quality, warranty responsiveness, and willingness to fix punch-list items vary enormously between companies in Tampa Bay.
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ituated within close proximity to Plant City, Tampa and Orlando, and located just off I-4 and the Polk Parkway, Lakeland is convenient to both Tampa and Orlando. Access Florida Polytechnic University, a top engineering school in Florida, just a short drive north, or travel northeast to downtown Lakeland, which boasts a vibrant city center, plentiful. The City of Lakeland is home to many natural parks as well. Locals will enjoy the Kelly Recreation Complex nearby, a 30,000+ square foot facility that provides a variety of features and activities. Your home at Hawthorne Ranch will be in the center of it all!!
Home details and costs
- MLS number
- O6398167
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Build stage
- Move-In Ready
- Builder
- D.R. Horton
- Floor plan
- Coral
- Heated square feet
- 2,756 sq ft
- Total under roof
- 2,756 sq ft
- Stories
- 2 Story
- Lot size
- 0.14 acres
- Subdivision
- Hawthorne Phase 3a-3b
- HOA fee
- $40/mo
- Annual property tax
- $3,424 (current assessment)
- Days on market
- 196 days
Heads up on that tax figure. On new construction, the number in the MLS is often the tax on the bare lot, not the finished home. Expect it to jump once the county reassesses with the house on it. How Florida reassesses new builds
What would this home actually cost per month?
Pre-filled with this listing's price and HOA. Adjust anything to match your situation.
Estimated monthly payment
$3,555
$43,940 down (10%) on a $395,460 loan
- Principal and interest
- $2,500
- Property tax (estimated)
- $584
- Homeowners insurance
- $267
- HOA
- $40
- PMI (under 20% down)
- $165
CDD defaults to zero, and that is often wrong.Many Tampa Bay new-construction communities carry a Community Development District assessment of roughly $1,500 to $3,000 a year on top of HOA, and it is rarely included in a builder's payment estimate. Ask whether this address is in a CDD before you budget.
The tax figure in the MLS looks like a bare-lot assessment. It lists $3,424 a year, while taxing this purchase price works out closer to $7,009. On new construction the county reassesses once the house is finished, so budget from the higher number.
Estimates only. Actual taxes, insurance, and assessments vary by address and change year to year.
Get the real numbers on this homeWhat is negotiable on this home?
This listing shows real leverage signals. Here is what its own numbers say.
On the market 196 daysStrong signal
Past six months on a finished home means the builder has been carrying taxes, insurance, and interest on it the whole time. That cost is real and it is why concessions get easier the longer a home sits.
Reduced $10,490 (2%)Worth knowing
Originally listed at $449,890. A builder that has already cut once has acknowledged the first number did not work. That is a different conversation than one who has never moved.
Finished and standingWorth knowing
A completed home with a Certificate of Occupancy is inventory, not a future sale. Builders treat standing inventory very differently from a lot they have not broken ground on.
Where builders actually give
Rarely on the published base price. It sets the comp for every unsold home behind this one, and protecting it protects their appraisals. The real room is in closing cost credits, interest rate buydowns, and upgrades moved into the base. Asking for the right one in the right order is most of the job.
Assigned schools
- Elementary
- R. Bruce Wagner Elem
- Middle
- Sleepy Hill Middle
- High
- George Jenkins High
School assignments come from the MLS and change. Confirm directly with the district before relying on them.
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Listed by Dr Horton Realty of Central Florida Llc. Listing data provided courtesy of Stellar MLS via Bridge Interactive. Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed and is provided for consumers' personal, non-commercial use. 5400 Cloudberry Avenue, Lakeland, FL 33811 is presented by Barrett Henry, REMAX Collective. Prices, availability, and incentives change without notice.