North Fort Myers Neighbor Living | Experience Babcock: New rental opportunities
Babcock Ranch now offers rental opportunities through both garden style apartments and three- to five-bedroom single-family homes.
Tyler Kitson, senior vice president of Communities for Kitson & Partners, said they are offering two types of rental opportunities.
“With high cost of purchasing homes with interest rates, this gives people the other option of not having to put down a down payment, but be able to jump into our community here and experience everything we have to offer – trail systems, parks, events, amenities and become engrained in the resident body and community members that are absolutely amazing,” Kitson said.
On top of that, what they are seeing a lot of is the opportunity it gives people the experience of what Babcock has to offer before they decide to make the move “official” with buying a home.
“It’s giving them the opportunity to come down and live, experience Babcock and get to know it and then make the decision of whether or not they want to be here – understanding a little more of where they would best fit in, which community and builder,” Kitson said. “It’s a great opportunity on a monetary level, experience level and decision level.”
Once people dip their toes into Babcock, they will see it is more than the amenities offered, he said.
“The residents are what makes Babcock so great. They are so embracing, so welcoming,” Kitson said. “We feel confident the people who come down to rent will inevitably fall in love with this place and, hopefully, buy homes and live here forever and create a lifetime of memories.”
A total of 2,526 rentals – 1,548 for apartments – are tentatively planned for Babcock, numbers that could change.
The Canopy, garden-style apartments, offers studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom options. There are six floor plans ranging from 627 square feet, which start at $1,574 monthly, to 1,446 square feet starting at $2,772. The Canopy is pet-friendly without breed or weight restrictions, has a pet spa and bark park, resort style pool with sun deck and cabanas, outdoor entertainment deck, courtyards and firepits.
There also is The Flatwoods at Babcock Ranch, a single-family rental neighborhood that offers homes ranging from three to five bedrooms from 1,461 square feet to 2,389 square feet homes with large fenced in backyards and a two-car garage.
Currently the options range from a three bedroom, two bath for $2,708 to a five bedroom, 2.5 bath for $3,530 a month.
The community offers a playground, swimming pool, walking trails, park, clubhouse, sports court, picnic areas and a dog park.
Kitson said both are in the midst of leasing and, as more become available, they will be added to the leasing opportunities. All have a minimum of a one-year rental.
Another phase has begun for Babcock, known as MidTown, which includes new neighborhoods, a 3.5 mile stretch of green space with six new parks and Village Green, a mix of commercial, office, apartments, dining, and retail space.
There are eight new communities that includes a three-mile road north and south that runs along those communities and is interconnected to five different parks, all offering a different experience from a fishing pier park, explorers park and an all-exclusive park for special needs, Kitson said.
“They are all interconnected with trails engaging with the preserves,” he said. “All these great new park systems, trails, fields, and commercial, is just the beginning.”
All the parks are under construction.
“We are continuously bringing in amenities, new commercial retail for our residents. We are moving as quickly, and efficiently as we can,” he said.
For more information, visit babcockranch.com/our-homes/rentals/. NFMNL
This story appears in the latest issue of the North Fort Myers Neighbor Living magazine, available at locations throughout North Fort Myers.
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