Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Product
New construction by Trinity Family Builders: Reserve Townhomes plus 50-foot single-family homes, 3 to 6 beds, 1,643 to 3,230 sq ft
Builder
Trinity Family Builders, an Orlando-area builder; eleven floor plans across two product lines, selling 2025 to 2026
Scale
About 76 townhomes and 137 single-family homesites wrapping the Pine Meadows Conservation Area, with in-community wetland preserves and trails
Ownership
Not age-restricted and not gated; a family-and-nature community minutes from downtown Eustis and Mount Dora
Costs & Fees
HOA
Townhomes about $190 per month; the 50-foot single-family homes about $70 per month including ground maintenance, confirm the current dues for the specific product and phase in writing
CDD
Listings note homesites may carry a Community Development District assessment; confirm whether a CDD applies to the specific lot on the Lake County tax roll before you offer
Reality
This is new construction with builder pricing that moves, so treat published ranges as a starting point and confirm the all-in monthly, HOA plus any CDD plus taxes, for the exact home
Amenities
Future pool
A planned resort-style swimming pool with cabana, under construction; confirm the delivery timing with the builder
Recreation area
A Pine Meadows recreation area with tennis and pickleball courts, plus in-community walking trails
Conservation wrap
Wraps the 770-acre Pine Meadows Conservation Area: six-plus miles of trails, a canoe and kayak launch, a boat ramp, and a dog-friendly loop
Nature access
Trout Lake Nature Center to the south adds more trails, a dock, and year-round events, a rare wrap of public green space
Location
Setting
On County Road 44 about a mile east of US Highway 19 in Eustis, Lake County, ZIP 32726, in the Golden Triangle
Downtown Eustis
Historic downtown Eustis and the Lake Eustis waterfront about five to ten minutes away
Mount Dora
Downtown Mount Dora shops and dining roughly fifteen minutes south
The Homes & Style
Pine Meadows Reserve is brand-new construction by Trinity Family Builders, and it speaks to three buyers at once: the first-time buyer priced into a townhome, the downsizer who wants a single-story home without a yard to fight, and the value buyer who wants new walls and a builder warranty wrapped against 770 acres of conservation land.
There are two product lines. The Reserve Townhomes run roughly the high $250s to high $280s, around 1,795 square feet, three bedrooms with a covered lanai and a garage. The Reserve 50-foot single-family homes run roughly the $320s into the $450s, from the 1,643-square-foot Alexander single-story up to the six-bedroom, 3,230-square-foot Sims, with several multigenerational flex plans carrying a private in-law suite.
Because it is new construction, there is no deep resale history to comp against; you are buying the builder's price sheet, the lot, and the phase. The published price range and dues are a starting point, not a contract, so confirm the current numbers for the exact home and homesite before you write.
The differentiator is the land. The community wraps the Pine Meadows Conservation Area and sits near Trout Lake Nature Center, with in-community wetland preserves and walking trails, so a meaningful share of homesites back to green rather than another rooftop.
Living Here
The pitch here is nature access at a Lake County price, minutes from two of Central Florida's most charming downtowns.
The 770-acre Pine Meadows Conservation Area brings six-plus miles of trails, a canoe and kayak launch, a boat ramp, and a dog-friendly loop, with nearly 120 bird species recorded by birders.
Planned community amenities include a future resort-style pool with cabana and a recreation area with tennis and pickleball courts; the pool is under construction, so confirm the delivery timing.
Historic downtown Eustis and the Lake Eustis waterfront sit about five to ten minutes away, and downtown Mount Dora is roughly fifteen minutes south.
This is not a gated community and not age-restricted; it is a family-and-nature community where the conservation wrap is the amenity that cannot be rebuilt next door.
Before You Offer
Lake County flood exposure concentrates near the lakes, wetlands, and the conservation area, so a lot that backs to the preserve may sit closer to a flood zone than an interior homesite. Pull the FEMA flood designation for the exact address before you write, because two lots in the same phase can fall in different zones, and get a bindable flood and homeowners quote during your inspection or financing window so the cost is in your monthly math before you commit.
Confirm the fee stack in writing. Townhome dues run about $190 a month and the 50-foot single-family dues about $70 a month including ground maintenance, but those are builder-published figures that move, and listings note a homesite may carry a Community Development District assessment. Confirm whether a CDD applies to the specific lot on the Lake County tax roll, because a CDD is billed separately and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
Read the new-construction details. Confirm the future pool and amenity delivery timing, the warranty terms, the phase you are buying into, and which homesites back to conservation versus another home. The Florida homestead exemption deadline to file is March 1, and when you buy, the prior owner's Save Our Homes cap does not transfer, so budget the true assessed value, not the builder's first-year estimate.
Comparisons
Pine Meadows Reserve competes with the wave of new construction across the Golden Triangle. Against Connors Cove, the boutique Hartizen Homes townhome community a few minutes away that markets no CDD and a low HOA, Pine Meadows trades a smaller, single-product enclave for a larger two-product community with a planned pool, tennis and pickleball, and the conservation wrap; Connors Cove gives you a simpler fee stack and a tighter footprint, Pine Meadows gives you the amenity package and the 770-acre green buffer. Against the broader Eustis and Mount Dora new-construction market, Pine Meadows wins on the nature access and the future amenities and gives ground on the soft, builder-set pricing and the still-to-be-delivered pool. The honest summary: Pine Meadows wins on the conservation setting, the two-product flexibility, and the planned amenities, and asks you to confirm the fee stack and amenity timing because it is still being built.
Who It Fits
Pine Meadows Reserve fits the first-time buyer who wants a new townhome in the high $250s with a warranty instead of a fixer, the downsizer who wants a single-story 50-foot home or a flex plan with an in-law suite and no resale history to untangle, and the value-and-nature buyer who wants to back to 770 acres of conservation land minutes from two walkable downtowns. It does not fit the buyer who needs a gated entrance or an age-restricted community, the buyer who wants a proven resale track record rather than builder pricing, or the buyer who needs the amenities open on day one rather than a pool that is still under construction. Anyone considering Pine Meadows should confirm the HOA dues for the specific product, whether a CDD applies to the lot, and the amenity delivery timing in writing before they offer, because on new construction the page is a starting point and the contract is where the real numbers live.























