Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Two New Open Space Designs at The Highlands in Valrico are Perfect for Oversized Home Sites

Valrico, Fla. --- Pulte Homes has unveiled two new loft floor plans that seem perfectly suited to the oversized home sites at The Highlands, located at 1519 Windy Gap Place south of State Road 60 in Valrico.

Sean Strickler, division president of Pulte Homes-West Florida, said the Summerwood with Loft floor plan offers from 1,861 square feet of living space to 2,007 square feet with two, three or four bedrooms and two baths, along with a two-car attached garage.

The Palm with Loft floor plan offers four or five bedrooms with two or three baths in 2,446 square feet of living space and a three-car attached garage. 

The Palm features six different elevations, and offers a variety of options, including bedroom, den, bath and shower choices and an extended covered lanai.

“The Highlands is a real family neighborhood,” said Strickler.  Nearby “Nelson Elementary, Mulrennan Middle School and Durant High School all rank among the best in Florida.”

With 106 oversized home sites, Pulte designed six Life Tested® homes with loft options that appeal to families who can choose from four to six bedrooms and two to six-and-a-half bath options.

Pulte’s open space design creates huge indoor family living areas that are perfect for holiday gatherings or neighborhood social occasions.

Pulte’s “Life Tested,” designs filled with special features only found in a Pulte home, like the Drop Zone at the Owner’s Entry, and the Super Laundry room.

BLACKTON INC. MOVING ROOFING DIVISION TO NEW 40,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY ON OBT IN OCTOBER

ORLANDO, Fla. – Blackton Inc. a major provider of roofing and flooring materials to the homebuilding industry, is moving its roofing division to 2200 N. Orange Blossom Trail in October.

Michael “Micky” Blackton, chief executive officer at Blackton, said his firm recently leased a 40,000 square foot industrial building on a one-and-a-half-acre site at the location to house the roofing operations including a staff of  25.

“We relocated our roofing operations to this location because of its central location and proximity to major arterial highways to better serve homebuilders in Central Florida,” Blackton said. 

The main offices and flooring supply division will remain on Alden Rd. next to the train tracks where it has been since opening in 1954.

Blackton’s sales so far this year are up some 32 percent over last year, he added.   (