Palm Grove is one of the newest villages inside Lakewood Ranch, built by Neal Communities, a Southwest Florida homebuilder. It sits on the north side of State Road 64 in east Manatee County, adjacent to Lake Manatee State Park, and is planned for roughly 900 homes (Neal Communities and Lakewood Ranch, 2025).
The village mixes home types. There are single-family homes, paired villas, and townhomes across roughly 19 floorplans, with architectural styles described as British West Indies, farmhouse, coastal, and French Colonial. Decorated models opened in early 2025 and the community celebrated its grand opening in mid-2025 (Neal Communities and Your Observer, 2025).
Because this is new construction, the buy is about home type, floorplan, phase, and the builder's incentives, not about resale comps on an established street. Townhomes, villas, and single-family homes carry very different square footage, maintenance, and price pictures, so the home type decision comes first.
The pitch is a new home inside the Lakewood Ranch master plan with a gated village feel and a planned amenity center, the Palm Club. The work is verifying the HOA dues, the CDD assessment on the tax bill, lot premiums, and the build timeline before you commit, because those carrying costs and incentives are where a new-construction deal is won or lost.