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- Why Buyers Keep Asking About Palmer Ranch
- Introducing Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch
- Three Plans, Announced First to VIP Members
- A Builder That's Been Here the Whole Time
- How to Get First Access
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Is there new construction on Palmer Ranch?
- How many homes will Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch have?
- What floor plans are coming to Stonebridge?
- How do I see lots and pricing before the public?
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One of Sarasota's most established master-planned addresses is about to do something it rarely does anymore — welcome a brand-new neighborhood.
If you've shopped for a new home in Sarasota, you already know the pattern.
The areas everyone recommends — the ones with A-rated schools, settled streets, and a short drive to the beach — were planned decades ago.
And most of them are finished.
Palmer Ranch is the clearest example. It helped define what master-planned living looks like in Sarasota, and it remains one of the area's most established addresses.
Which creates a problem.
When an area is that established, new construction becomes the exception. For most buyers, resale is the only way in.
That's why this announcement matters.
Why Buyers Keep Asking About Palmer Ranch
Palmer Ranch earned its reputation the slow way — by delivering, year after year, the things families actually move for.
A-rated schools for all grade levels. Florida's top beaches just 15 to 20 minutes away. Upscale shopping and entertainment a short drive from home.
Then there's the Legacy Trail, and Siesta Key — the beach famous for its cool quartz sand — close enough to be part of your weekly routine rather than a special occasion.
Put it together and you understand why Palmer Ranch became one of Florida's most successful master-planned addresses.
You also understand the catch.
Success like that fills in. Lot by lot, neighborhood by neighborhood, the chances to build new on Palmer Ranch have grown rare.
Rare — but not gone.
Introducing Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch
Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch is the area's newest community from Sam Rodgers Homes, coming soon to central Sarasota.
It is deliberately intimate.
Just 27 homesites, on 70-foot lots — an enclave, not a sprawling subdivision.
The homes will offer floor plans from 1,942 square feet to over 2,800 square feet, with multiple elevations to choose from, volume ceilings throughout, and 3-car garages.
In other words: new construction on Palmer Ranch, without giving up the elbow room that usually sends buyers farther from everything to find it.
Three Plans, Announced First to VIP Members
Three semi-custom floor plans have been announced for Stonebridge:
- Lido — 1,942 square feet
- Marco — 1,972 square feet
- Naples — 2,924 square feet
The Naples is the largest of the three, and the full plan set — drawings, elevations, and structural options — releases to VIP members before the public.
If you've never built semi-custom before, here's the short version: you start from a proven plan and shape it around how your family actually lives. We wrote a full guide on the difference between custom and semi-custom homes if you want the long one.
A Builder That's Been Here the Whole Time
Sam Rodgers Homes is a family builder, building on Florida's Gulf Coast since 1968 — more than 6,700 homes.
That history matters more on an address like Palmer Ranch, where a new community has to live up to its neighbors from day one.
An established area deserves a builder that's just as established.
How to Get First Access
Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch is coming soon, and the earliest information will not be public.
VIP members see lots, plans, and pricing before the public.
If Palmer Ranch has been on your list — and for many Sarasota buyers it never left — join the VIP list on the community page, and you'll be first in line when Stonebridge is unveiled.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there new construction on Palmer Ranch?
Yes. Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch is a coming-soon community from Sam Rodgers Homes with just 27 homesites in central Sarasota.
How many homes will Stonebridge on Palmer Ranch have?
Twenty-seven. The community is planned as an intimate enclave of 27 homesites on 70-foot lots.
What floor plans are coming to Stonebridge?
Three semi-custom plans have been announced — the Lido at 1,942 square feet, the Marco at 1,972, and the Naples at 2,924 — with multiple elevations to choose from.
How do I see lots and pricing before the public?
Join the Stonebridge VIP list on the community page. VIP members see lots, plans, and pricing before the general public.
