Landings at Mount Olive is a single-family home community built by Starlight Homes off Mount Olive Road in Polk City, Polk County, on the I-4 corridor between Tampa and Orlando (Starlight Homes and new-home listing guides, 2026). Listing guides describe a community planned for roughly 136 homes, a mid-size builder neighborhood rather than a sprawling master plan.
The homes are new construction from Starlight Homes, with listing guides citing about nine floor plans ranging from roughly 1,164 to 2,260 square feet on various lot sizes, all single-family with two-car garages (new-home listing guides, 2026). Builder descriptions cite open-concept layouts with stainless appliances, granite counters, and energy-efficient features; confirm the exact plan, square footage, and finishes for any specific home.
Because this is a newer builder community, the money is made or lost on the plan, the lot, and the timing, not on a long resale record. The drivers are the floor plan you choose, the lot position and orientation, the modest HOA fee, any builder incentives, and how a resale home prices against a comparable builder spec home while the community is still delivering.
The pitch is a quieter Polk City setting with highway access: listing guides cite proximity to I-4 for the Tampa and Orlando drives, with everyday shopping and dining in nearby Polk City and the larger Lakeland market a manageable drive. The work is the diligence: read the lot and plan, confirm the HOA, weigh builder incentives, and verify your real commute before you buy.