New Construction Projects in North Port, Florida

Project 1: Ekos at Arbor Park Phase II

• Developer: McDowell Housing Partners
• Location: 1511 W Price Blvd. (northeast corner of Price Boulevard and Citizens Parkway), North Port, FL
• Type: Residential (affordable apartments) with mixed-use elements (commercial space and daycare)
• Units/Size: 66 units across three three-story buildings; approximately 8,000 sq ft commercial space
• Status: Under Construction
• Expected Completion: Q4 2026
• Description: Affordable housing complex for families of all ages (mix of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom units), including commercial space and a daycare facility. Construction began in September 2025 following financing close.[1]

Project 2: Sarasota Memorial Hospital - North Port Campus

• Developer: Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
• Location: North Sumter Boulevard (near I-75), North Port, FL
• Type: Commercial / Institutional (hospital and medical office building)
• Units/Size: 100-bed hospital initially (expandable to 208 beds); 60,000+ sq ft medical office building (expandable); total project ~$507 million
• Status: Under Construction (groundbreaking November 2025)
• Expected Completion: Fall 2028 (initial opening)
• Description: New full-service hospital campus providing emergency, medical, surgical, and specialty care, plus outpatient services and physician practices. Part of broader healthcare expansion in the area; shell space added for future growth.[2]

Project 3: Wellen Park (Ongoing Residential Phases and Related Development)

• Developer: Multiple (including Mattamy Homes as master developer/partner; various builders such as DR Horton, Lennar, Pulte Homes, M/I Homes, Neal Communities)
• Location: Wellen Park community (within North Port city limits, near I-75 and US 41), North Port / Venice area, FL
• Type: Residential (single-family homes, townhomes, condos); mixed-use elements in master plan
• Units/Size: Thousands of homes across multiple phases/communities (e.g., Arbors at Winding Waters by DR Horton from ~$260K; Palmera at Wellen Park; Arbor Oaks by Pulte; numerous active communities with 100s of units each)
• Status: Under Construction / Active Sales in Multiple Phases
• Expected Completion: Ongoing (new phases 2025–2026+; amenities and infrastructure continuing)
• Description: Large master-planned community with rapid residential growth, new home communities by national builders, shopping/dining, and amenities. Includes recent opening of Fire Station 87 (2026, funded by Mattamy Homes). New construction homes priced from low $200Ks to higher ranges; part of broader city growth.[3]

Note: North Port has numerous smaller active new single-family home communities (e.g., Central Parc by DR Horton, Cedar Grove, LGI Homes communities, and others) selling or under construction as of 2026, primarily entry-level to mid-range single-family homes. A large proposed mixed-use/data center project (North Port 300 LLC, ~282 acres including ~896,000 sq ft data center component north of I-75) remains in planning/proposal stage with regulatory review ongoing and is not yet approved for construction. Limited additional details are publicly available on other large-scale named projects at this time. Infrastructure projects like Price Boulevard widening support growth but are not residential/commercial developments.