Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Type
New single-family homes by Maronda Homes off State Road 44 west of historic downtown DeLand
Builder
Maronda Homes (family-owned builder since 1972)
Size
About 1,680 to 2,298 SF as marketed; plans include the Drexel, Miramar, Carrington, and Orion
Scale
Smaller infill tract with a single entrance; final-opportunities phase reported, confirm remaining lot count with the builder
Costs & Fees
HOA
Reported about $1,100/year (Care of Maronda Homes), covering grounds maintenance; confirm the current amount in writing
CDD
No CDD reported, a real carrying-cost edge over CDD communities elsewhere in DeLand
Gate
Single-entrance community; gated status is mixed in listings, confirm access directly with the builder
Confirm
Pull the builder fee sheet and the parcel tax bill before you budget
Amenities
Sidewalks
Sidewalk-lined streets throughout the community
Lots
Spacious homesites with big backyards under mature tree canopy
Smart Home
Smart Home package included by the builder
Setting
Quiet, secluded pocket off SR-44, about 3 miles from historic downtown DeLand
Location
Area
Off State Road 44 (New York Avenue), DeLand 32720, about 3 miles / 5 minutes from historic downtown DeLand
SunRail
DeLand SunRail station reported about 1.3 miles away
Hospital
AdventHealth DeLand near downtown, a short drive away
Nature
Beresford Park, the St. Johns River, and Hontoon Island within about 15 minutes; Blue Spring State Park about 10 minutes
The Homes & Style
Andover Ridge is a new Maronda Homes community off State Road 44 (New York Avenue) on the west side of DeLand, in the heart of Volusia County (ZIP 32720). The pitch that actually matters is location: it is marketed as the only new builder community within about three miles of historic downtown DeLand, a five-minute drive from Main Street's boutiques, galleries, and restaurants. The homes sit on spacious homesites with big backyards under mature tree canopy, on sidewalk-lined streets, behind a single entrance.
The product is straightforward production-builder single-family, marketed from roughly 1,680 to 2,298 square feet across Maronda's plan menu, the Drexel, Miramar, Carrington, and Orion among them, with a Smart Home package included and up to a 3-car garage available. Marketed pricing has run from about $343,990 to $419,990, though individual move-in-ready homes and larger configurations have listed higher; treat every number as a builder base price and read it against the options sticker. This is an entry-to-mid new-construction tract, not a luxury or amenity community, so price it as new inventory, not as an established resale market.
New Maronda homes within walking distance of historic downtown DeLand, with no CDD reported. The value story is the location and the carrying cost, not a resale track record that does not exist yet.
The strongest, most defensible angle is the pairing of location and fees: closest new construction to walkable downtown DeLand, plus no CDD reported, which is a genuine carrying-cost edge against CDD communities like Victoria Park elsewhere in DeLand. The HOA is reported at about $1,100 a year covering grounds maintenance, but confirm the current amount and inclusions in writing, and read each plan's base price against its options sticker, because in a new tract the options are where the money goes.
Living Here
Set expectations honestly: this is a sidewalks-and-spacious-lots community, not a clubhouse-and-pool campus. The amenity story is the homesites themselves, the big backyards, the tree canopy, and the Smart Home package, rather than a resort amenity machine. If you want a gated amenity package with a pool, fitness center, and golf, that is Victoria Park and Cresswind, not Andover Ridge. What Andover Ridge offers instead is proximity, a quiet pocket five minutes from one of Florida's best-known historic main streets.
The location is the practical draw. Off SR-44 you sit about three miles from historic downtown DeLand and Stetson University, with the DeLand SunRail station reported about 1.3 miles away for the Orlando commute, and AdventHealth DeLand near downtown. Blue Spring State Park is about ten minutes, and Beresford Park, the St. Johns River, and Hontoon Island are within about fifteen minutes. Daytona Beach is roughly 25 minutes and downtown Orlando about an hour. Volusia County schools serve the area, with Citrus Grove Elementary, Southwestern Middle, and DeLand High among the likely assignments; confirm current zoning with the district before you commit.
Is there a clubhouse or pool?
As marketed, Andover Ridge is a sidewalks-and-spacious-lots community rather than a clubhouse-and-pool campus. Confirm the current amenity plan with the builder before you assume a pool or clubhouse.
How close is downtown DeLand really?
About three miles, a five-minute drive, to historic downtown DeLand and Stetson University. The community is marketed as the closest new builder community to walkable downtown DeLand.
Is there a CDD?
No CDD is reported, a carrying-cost edge over CDD communities like Victoria Park. We still verify the non-ad-valorem lines on the specific lot's tax record on every transaction.
Before You Offer
A brand-new production-builder tract with thin history rewards a specific diligence routine. We run all of these on every new-construction deal.
- Read the base price against the options sticker — in a new tract the upgrades are where the money goes; price the home as built.
- Confirm the HOA dues and inclusions in writing — get the exact annual amount and what it covers from the builder; about $1,100/year is reported.
- Verify no CDD on the parcel — pull the tax record for the specific lot even though none is reported community-wide.
- Confirm the entrance and access plan — the community has a single entrance and listings disagree on whether it is gated; confirm with the builder.
- Check the lot and remaining inventory — a final-opportunities phase is reported, so confirm what is left and where your lot sits.
- Flood and insurance — confirm the FEMA flood zone and a current insurance quote for the specific home.
- Internet service — verify wired broadband at the address if you work from home.
Andover Ridge is a new Maronda tract off SR-44, and the honest read is that the value story is the location and the carrying cost, not a resale track record, because there isn't one yet. The location is the real edge, the closest new construction to walkable historic downtown DeLand, with no CDD reported and a builder warranty on the home.
Our job on a brand-new tract is to price the home as built against the options sticker, confirm the fee picture in writing, verify no CDD on the lot, and pin down the entrance and remaining-inventory plan. On new construction the listing experience works for the builder; your own agent represents only you.
Comparisons
Andover Ridge competes with the other new and newer single-family options in and around DeLand. Each is a different trade-off on fees, amenities, and location.
| Community | The trade-off |
|---|---|
| Victoria Park | Large master-planned DeLand community with full amenity centers, parks, and golf at Victoria Hills, but it carries a CDD on the tax bill and sits farther from downtown; a fuller amenity set than Andover Ridge's sidewalks-and-lots at a higher carrying cost. |
| Beresford Woods | Another new-construction DeLand community in the same price band; cross-shop the builder incentives and the fee structure against Andover Ridge on total monthly cost. |
| Seasons at Grandview Gardens | New Richmond American single-family in DeLand; compare base pricing, options, and HOA against Andover Ridge, with Andover Ridge's downtown proximity the differentiator. |
The verdict: if you want new Maronda construction with no CDD a five-minute drive from historic downtown DeLand, Andover Ridge is the location play, provided you accept a sidewalks-and-spacious-lots amenity set rather than a clubhouse campus. If you want a full amenity package, a pool, fitness, or golf, Victoria Park and Cresswind are the field, and we will run the full monthly cost on each.
Who It Fits
Andover Ridge fits if you want
- New Maronda construction with a builder warranty and no resale-condition guesswork.
- The closest new construction to walkable historic downtown DeLand and Stetson University.
- A no-CDD carrying-cost edge over CDD communities like Victoria Park.
- Spacious lots with big backyards and sidewalk-lined streets, plus a Smart Home package.
Consider elsewhere if you want
- A full amenity campus with a pool, fitness center, or golf, where Victoria Park is the field.
- An established resale market with a long price history, which a new tract cannot offer yet.
- A large master-planned community with multiple villages and parks.
- Certainty on the entrance, phasing, or remaining inventory without doing the new-construction diligence first.














