Stonegate Preserve is a new masterplanned community in Palmetto, Manatee County, built by Lennar off Artisan Lakes Parkway. Lennar began sales in February 2024, and the plan spans roughly 400 acres with almost 800 homes at completion, a mix of townhomes and single-family designs (Lennar newsroom, 2024).
The community is really two products. The townhomes, marketed as the Town Estates collection, are the lower-maintenance, lower-entry way in, where the HOA handles more of the exterior upkeep. The single-family side runs larger, with several collections and floor plans. Stonegate Preserve is planned around an amenity package including a clubhouse, swimming pool, fitness center, playground, and pickleball courts.
Because this is active new construction, the money is made or lost on the collection, the floor plan, the specific lot, and an honest read of the carrying cost, not the headline base price. New townhomes can list close to one another while carrying different views, end-unit premiums, and HOA exposure.
The pitch is new-build value with north-Manatee access: Palmetto sits north of the Manatee River with I-75 and US 41 nearby, the Ellenton Premium Outlets close by, and Anna Maria Island a manageable drive for the beach. The work is choosing the right collection and lot, confirming the HOA and any CDD line, and reading the new-home warranty and incentives before you commit.