Lake Breeze Estates
Homes for Sale in Hawthorne, FL

This is a small, established pocket in Hawthorne, Alachua County, where the housing stock reflects its early-1970s origins and living space runs modest at around 1,316 square feet. Every home in the snapshot is homesteaded, which tells you this is an owner-occupied enclave rather than a rental or flip market.

Stellar MLS sales records identify 38 homes in Lake Breeze Estates that have changed hands since 2002, built between 1958 and 2016 (median 1973), with a median living area of about 1,350 sq ft and a typical 3-bedroom, 2-bath layout; 100% are single-family homes. Source: Stellar MLS closed-sale history compiled by Momentum Research; counts reflect homes with a recorded MLS sale, not every home in the community.

Pre-construction details are compiled from public records, builder announcements and builder listings, and are subject to change without notice; figures are deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Momentum Research figures are our own analysis. This page describes homes, pricing and community attributes, not residents.

Lake Breeze Estates is too small for its own price trend, so here is the market around it.

In ZIP 32640, 77 homes are on the market and 21% are under contract — a steady corner of Hawthorne.

Across Alachua County, 1,186 homes are active and 407 pending (26% under contract).

In ZIP 32640 (Hawthorne), 84 homes closed in the last 12 months at a median of $190K ($135/sq ft), down 11.8% year over year, with a median 50 days on market. Right now 5 active and 1 pending listings put supply at about 6.4 months - a buyer's market. See the live ZIP 32640 housing market and the Putnam County market.

ZIP and county figures describe the wider market, not Lake Breeze Estates specifically. Momentum Research analysis of MLS records.

The defining fact here is scale. One home, one listing, one build year - 1973 - and a median footprint of 1,316 square feet. That means there is no spread of comps to lean on and no range of finishes to average out. What sells sets the benchmark, and what sells depends almost entirely on how much of that 1973 house has been touched since.

No community amenities surface from current MLS listings, so value here is about the lot, the structure, and the location rather than shared features. Full homestead occupancy suggests homes tend to be held and lived in, which typically means slower turnover and fewer opportunities to buy in. If you want into this specific pocket, patience matters more than speed.

A one-listing market is exactly where a generic valuation tool fails you and local judgment earns its keep. We underwrite the individual home - roof, systems, and the reality of 1970s construction - and we set expectations honestly against the thin data, so you are not overpaying on a market that barely exists on paper or underpricing a home that has been meaningfully updated.

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