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Palmera Wellen Park Classic Series

New home communities · 55+ active adult

David Weekley Homes

10 communities in Venice, Palmetto, Sarasota, and Lakewood Ranch, with Janelle as your agent from your first visit.

Key facts

Builder
New home communities, 55+ active adult
Homes priced
$419,990 to $878,990
Communities now
10
Floor plans
37
Founded
1976
Based in
Houston, Texas
Builds in
Manatee County and Sarasota County

About the builder

About David Weekley Homes

David Weekley Homes began in Houston in 1976 and is a privately held home builder. Its Sarasota and Manatee offerings include single-family homes, townhomes and paired villas in Bradenton, Sarasota, Palmetto, Parrish and Venice. Buyers can compare floor plans and quick move-in homes at communities including SeaFlower, Lakeview Crossing, North River Ranch, Coasterra and Wellen Park. Encore at Rye Ranch and Edgewater Wellen Park are announced communities. The builder offers design selections and a dedicated team through construction and warranty service.

  • Founded in Houston in 1976
  • Single-family homes, paired villas and townhomes
  • Design selections through Custom Choices
  • Coming communities at Encore at Rye Ranch and Edgewater Wellen Park

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Communities

Where David Weekley Homes is building now

Open a community for its floor plans and its latest incentives, or ask Janelle which one fits. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

On the map

Where David Weekley Homes builds

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Palmera Wellen Park Classic Series

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Completed neighborhoods

North River Ranch Cottage Series (Parrish) and Isles at BayView (Parrish). Resales here come up through the MLS.

Janelle can watch for resales in these neighborhoods and send them to you. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

News

David Weekley Homes news

In the news

Have a question about David Weekley Homes? Janelle can tell you how they build and negotiate. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

Before your first visit

Talk to Janelle before you visit David Weekley Homes

Janelle began in corporate real estate sales at a Fortune 500 builder company, then oversaw sales and marketing for several of the region's most exclusive custom home builders. In 2017 she moved from representing builders to representing her own clients, so she knows how builders structure pricing, upgrades, and contracts.

  • Having Janelle on your side costs you nothing: the builder pays her fee, and you pay the same price either way.
  • She can save you money. Builder prices leave room to negotiate, and Janelle negotiates the price, the upgrades, and the incentives, then gets every promise in writing.
  • The sales team in the model works for the builder. Janelle works for you, from the first visit to the closing.
  • Call her before your first visit or online registration: most builders accept your own agent only when the agent registers you at the start.

Your first visit

Plan your builder visit with Janelle

Tell Janelle which David Weekley Homes communities or plans interest you. She can register you before your first visit, find the builder's quick move-in homes and current incentives, or compare David Weekley Homes with other builders. Prefer to talk? Call or text (813) 394-3313.

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Questions

David Weekley Homes FAQ

Where does David Weekley Homes build in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte?

David Weekley Homes is selling in Palmera Wellen Park Classic Series (Venice), Palmera Wellen Park Executive Series (Venice), Coasterra (Palmetto), Lakeview Crossing: Classic Series (Sarasota), Lakeview Crossing: Tradition Series (Sarasota), Emerald Landing at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch: City Homes (Lakewood Ranch), Emerald Landing at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch: Cottage Series (Lakewood Ranch), Emerald Landing at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch: Towns (Lakewood Ranch), and more.

Which David Weekley Homes communities are in close-out?

Emerald Landing at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch: City Homes, Emerald Landing at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch: Cottage Series, and Emerald Landing at Waterside at Lakewood Ranch: Towns: the builder is selling its last homes there. Close-outs can bring the best choice of finished homes and incentives, but the fewest homesites.

Which David Weekley Homes neighborhoods are sold out?

North River Ranch Cottage Series (Parrish) and Isles at BayView (Parrish). Homes there now sell as resales.

Can I use my own real estate agent with David Weekley Homes?

Usually yes, if your agent registers you on your first visit or first contact; the builder's sales team represents the builder. Call Janelle before you visit a model or register online.

Does David Weekley Homes build on your own lot?

David Weekley Homes builds in its own communities here and does not advertise building on buyers' lots.

Builders change prices, plans, and incentives often. Have a question that is not answered here? Ask Janelle for today's answer. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

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