Highland Park: What We Know So Far.

Overview: What Is Announced

Highland Park is a Maronda Homes single-family community in Newberry, Alachua County, zip 32669, with a sales address of 23685 SW 2nd Place. The builder page carries the community as Opening October 2026 with pricing From the Mid 200s, and pitches it as the only new-home community in Newberry with block construction and resort-style amenities within a mile of the Publix at Newberry Farms.

Maronda describes one- and two-story plans from 1,443 to more than 2,692 square feet with up to 6 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, built-in flex rooms, quartz counters, tile flooring, full sod with partial irrigation, smart-home technology and a new-home warranty. Concrete block construction is listed as an option, not a standard. Only one plan name appears on the page so far, the Ashton with a 3-car garage; there is no plan-by-plan price or size list yet.

NewHomeSource carries the listing as Coming soon with Pricing coming soon, verified with the builder the day before this page was written, and lists the sales center at 23685 SW 2nd Place with a named sales agent and appointment-only hours. The listing photo captions name the planned amenities: a resort pool, pavilion, two pickleball courts, playground and dog park.

Quick Facts (All Sourced)

This community is not selling yet. Every figure here is attributed and dated. From the Mid 200s is the builder's pre-opening guidance, not a price sheet; lot count, HOA and CDD have not been published on the pages cited.

Location & Context

The sales address, 23685 SW 2nd Place, sits on the west side of Newberry off SW 2nd Place near the Newberry Farms retail corner on SR 26 (Newberry Road), which is why the builder leads with the Publix distance. The NewHomeSource map pin places the community at roughly 29.65 north, 82.59 west, inside the city limits.

The practical read: Newberry is the west end of the Gainesville commute, about 15 miles from the University of Florida and UF Health Shands along SR 26. It has been the fastest-growing new-construction pocket in Alachua County because it still has developable land close to the Gainesville job base, and most of the competing supply is Avalon Woods, Buchanan Trails, Arbor Greens and the Tioga corridor to the east.

Maronda lists the nearby anchors it is selling against: Publix Market at Newberry Farms, Tioga Town Center, the Easton Newberry Sports Complex, Turkey Creek golf, and the UF, UF Health Shands and Malcom Randall VA employers in Gainesville.

What Is Planned

Resort-style amenities per the builder: a community pool, pavilion, dog park and playground; NewHomeSource captions add two pickleball courts. Homes are marketed with quartz countertops, tile flooring, a kitchen island, smart-home technology, full sod with partial irrigation and an in-house design center for selections.

The interest list promises four early-access perks: first look at home designs, early meetings with the sales team, early access to walk homesites, and introductory pricing before the community opens to the public.

Taxes & Costs Context

Highland Park is inside the City of Newberry in Alachua County, so property taxes will follow the Alachua county-wide millage plus the Newberry municipal levy. The builder page lists Lower Taxes as a community highlight but does not quantify it; neither the builder nor NewHomeSource states a CDD, and no HOA figure has been published. Confirm all three on the title commitment before you reserve.

Expect a single-family HOA covering the pool, pavilion, courts and common areas; no fee figure has been published on the pages cited here. For context, the Alachua County figure in our FY2025-26 millage file is a typical total of about 16.56 mills, and actual parcel totals vary by municipality and taxing district, so treat it as a planning number, not a quote.

Published price guidance so far: From the Mid 200s per the builder page on September 15, 2026, and from 200,000 dollars on Jome the same day. Treat both as directional until a price sheet exists.

Ask two questions before you join the list: whether the block-construction option carries a premium over frame, and what the introductory pricing window actually covers, since Maronda ties it to the interest list and says it expires once the community opens to the public.

Schools

Highland Park is in Alachua County Public Schools. Neither the builder page nor NewHomeSource names the assigned schools as of September 15, 2026; school assignment is set by the district and can change, so confirm with Alachua County Public Schools before you rely on it.

The Timeline

Here is the dated record. It updates as the plan list, pricing and release dates land.

• 2026-09-14NewHomeSource verified the Highland Park listing with Maronda: Coming soon, Pricing coming soon, sales center 23685 SW 2nd Place, Newberry 32669, appointment-only hours. Source: NewHomeSource, Highland Park by Maronda Homes, Newberry FL 32669 (Coming soon, pricing coming soon, sales center 23685 SW 2nd Place; verified with the builder 2026-09-14), 2026-09-15.
• 2026-09-15Builder page carries Highland Park as Opening October 2026, From the Mid 200s, with block construction, 1,443 to over 2,692 square feet, up to 6 bedrooms, and a pool, pavilion, dog park and playground. Source: Maronda Homes, Highland Park community page, Newberry FL 32669 (Opening October 2026, From the Mid 200s; page modified 2026-09-15), 2026-09-15.
• 2026-09-15Jome lists Highland Park as Coming soon from 200,000 dollars with no homes or plans posted. Source: Jome, Highland Park by Maronda Homes, Newberry FL (Coming soon, from 200,000 dollars), 2026-09-15.

When sales open and a plan sheet exists, this page updates in place with the real prices and sizes.

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