Homebuilder's Formula of Quality Homes at the Right Price in a good Location Appealed to Jones' Extended Family

Kea Jones was looking for the right house for herself and her aging parents. After searching for many months around the Tampa Bay area, she still couldn’t find what she was looking for. That’s when she came upon a new-home community in south Hillsborough County built by national homebuilder William Ryan Homes Tampa Division.

Jones was attracted to William Ryan Homes’ three-part formula for homebuilding – quality homes at the right price in a good location. In December 2019, she purchased a home in Villa d’ Este in the Villages at Cypress Creek, a golf course community in the popular area of Sun City Center, Florida.

Part 1 of the formula: Quality homes

Quality was top-of-mind to Jones, who appreciated the homebuilder’s workmanship. In particular, she was attracted to the “green” aspects of the construction, which provided her with an energy efficient, healthy home.

William Ryan Homes is one of the top homebuilders of National Green Building Standard (NGBS) green-certified homes in Tampa, having completed more than 500 green homes since May 2016. An NGBS green-certified home is designed for optimal energy efficiency as well as to enhance the living experience for homeowners through improved indoor environment and air quality.

The homebuilder is the only production builder in the State of Florida to have achieved the prestigious Gold NGBS status. William Ryan Homes Tampa Garners National Green Building Gold Certification.

Part 2 of the formula: The right price

“I was very pleased with the price point,” Jones said. “We have a large amount of space for the cost.” She chose the popular 4-bedroom, 3-bath Sweet Bay model, which earned a 2020 Tampa Bay Parade of Homes Grand Award in the category of $450,000-$499,000. William Ryan Homes Tampa Wins 2020 Homebuilder Grand Award for Its Sweet Bay Model | Blog.

Part 3 of the formula: Good location

The area around Sun City Center, Florida continues to increase in popularity for offering both a small-town feel and easy access to the city of Tampa.

The Tampa suburb has grown in population by a whopping 20% over the past 10 years, in part because residents enjoy a wide range of recreation activities, from small-town things to do locally to nearby big-city entertainment. Read more about how Sun City Center, Florida Keeps Attracting Families with a Wide Range of Things to Do.

Additionally, Villa d’ Este is only two miles from I-75, which connects families like the Jones’ to all the Tampa Bay area’s entertainment and activities. “Being close to the highway was important to me,” she said.

Another William Ryan Homes community in Sun City Center -- La Paloma in the Villages at Cypress Creek

Also located in the growing Sun City Center area is another William Ryan Homes Tampa Division community called La Paloma in the Villages at Cypress Creek | New Homes Sun City Center FL, which is located on an established golf course community The Cypress Creek Golf Club.

La Paloma has low HOA fees and there is no Community Development District (CDD). 

La Paloma in the Villages at Cypress Creek offers the award-winning Sweet Bay plan with 4-bedrooms and 3-baths, just like the Joneses live in.

To schedule a model home tour or learn more about Villa d’ Este or La Paloma in the Villages at Cypress Creek, contact Maxine by phone at 813-773-2989 or email.