Community Details at a Glance
The Homes
Product
New two-story townhomes with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a loft, an upstairs laundry, a covered patio, and a 1-car front-load garage, in 1,666 and 1,787 square feet
Builder
Lennar, under its Everything's Included program: stainless-steel appliances, Shaker-style cabinetry, and luxury vinyl plank in the wet areas at the list price
Plans
Two floor plans: the St. Thomas II (1,666 sq ft, from $292,490) and the St. Kitts II (1,787 sq ft, from $317,990); confirm current pricing with the sales office
Scale
A compact community of about 58 townhomes per builder-verified aggregator data, actively selling with completions running into late 2026; confirm the final count
Costs & Fees
HOA
Approximately $344.98 per month per Lennar's listing pages; the published pitch is low-maintenance townhome living, so confirm in writing exactly what the dues cover
Taxes / CDD
Lennar lists an approximate total tax rate of 1.58%, which aggregators describe as including a special tax or assessment; confirm the CDD or assessment status for the specific homesite on the Hillsborough County tax roll
Reality
This is a value-positioned townhome buy: the money is in the price point, the new-construction warranty, and the US-301 location, not an amenity campus
Amenities
On-site amenities
Lennar's official community page does not list an amenity campus; some third-party pages reference a pool and cabana, so confirm what is actually planned in writing before you value it
Low-maintenance living
The community is marketed as low-maintenance townhome living; get the HOA's exterior and grounds maintenance scope documented
Nearby recreation
Winthrop Commons and several county parks are about a 5-minute drive, with the Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve trails about 7 minutes away, per Homes.com drive-time data
Everyday convenience
Shopping, dining, and errands run along the US-301 corridor and the Winthrop Town Centre area a few minutes away
Location
Setting
North Riverview, ZIP 33578, west of US-301 near the Lake St. Charles area; the sales office is at 10439 Golden Sands Ave, with current inventory on Swan Pond Ln and Coral Vista Dr
Highways
Minutes to US-301 and I-75, which connect north to Brandon, the Selmon Expressway, and downtown Tampa and south to Big Bend Road and the SouthShore area
Errands
The US-301 retail corridor and Winthrop Town Centre are a short drive, with St. Joseph's Hospital-South a short drive per Lennar and Tampa International Airport about 33 minutes
The Homes & Style
The Townes at Market Edge is a new Lennar community of two-story townhomes in north Riverview, ZIP 33578, positioned squarely at the value end of the south Hillsborough new-construction market. Base pricing starts at $292,490 for the St. Thomas II and $317,990 for the St. Kitts II, with current quick-move-in inventory listed from $294,990 to $323,490.
Both plans are 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths with a 1-car front-load garage. The St. Thomas II runs 1,666 square feet and the St. Kitts II runs 1,787 square feet, each with an open first floor, a covered patio, and an upstairs layout built around a central loft, two secondary bedrooms, an upstairs laundry, and an owner's suite with a walk-in closet.
Lennar sells here under its Everything's Included program, so the list price carries stainless-steel appliances including the refrigerator, Shaker-style cabinetry, luxury vinyl plank in the kitchen, baths, laundry, and foyer, and Low-E dual-pane windows. Confirm the current included-features sheet against your purchase agreement, since packages change.
This is an actively selling community with completions running into late 2026, so the practical choice is between a to-be-built contract at base price and a quick-move-in at a spec price. Recent closings reported by aggregators ran from $291,990 to $325,490 in mid-2026; verify current pricing and incentives directly, because builder pricing moves week to week.
Living Here
The location is the pitch. The community sits west of US-301 in north Riverview, minutes from both US-301 and I-75, which is the corridor math that matters for a commuter: north to Brandon, the Selmon Expressway, and downtown Tampa, or south to Big Bend Road and the SouthShore job and retail centers.
Everyday errands run along US-301 and the Winthrop Town Centre area a few minutes away, St. Joseph's Hospital-South is a short drive per Lennar's own community page, and Tampa International Airport is about 33 minutes per Homes.com drive-time data.
For recreation, Winthrop Commons and several county parks are about 5 minutes away and the Alafia Scrub Nature Preserve trails are about 7 minutes, per Homes.com. On-site, be careful: Lennar's official page does not list an amenity campus for this community, while some third-party pages reference a pool and cabana. Confirm in writing what is actually planned before you pay for an amenity assumption.
The trade is straightforward: a new-construction townhome at one of the lower entry prices in the Riverview new-build market, with a 1-car garage, an HOA around $345 per month, and a location bought for its highway access rather than a resort campus.
Before You Offer
Confirm the exact HOA dues and precisely what they cover in writing. Lennar's listing pages show approximately $344.98 per month, and the community is marketed as low-maintenance townhome living, but the documented scope, exterior maintenance, roof responsibility, grounds, and the insurance split on attached product, is what actually matters. Ask for the HOA documents and budget before you sign.
Verify the tax and assessment picture. Lennar lists an approximate total tax rate of 1.58%, and aggregator pages describe a special tax or assessment at this community. Confirm on the Hillsborough County tax roll whether a CDD or other non-ad-valorem assessment applies to the specific homesite, because that changes the monthly carry and is not reduced by the homestead exemption.
Price the builder contract like a contract. Get every incentive, rate buydown, and closing-cost credit in writing, understand that the builder's contract is written by the builder, and remember the Save Our Homes reset: your second-year tax bill will be based on the new assessed value, not the builder's estimate at signing.
Walk the position. With roughly 58 townhomes on a compact site near US-301, interior units, end units, and units backing the perimeter will live differently for noise and light. Confirm what is behind and beside your specific homesite on the site plan, and ask what the parking plan is for guests, since 1-car-garage townhome communities live and die by parking.
Comparisons
The Townes at Market Edge competes for the first-time and value buyer shopping new-construction townhomes across south Hillsborough. Against Townes at SouthShore Pointe in Ruskin, another Lennar townhome community, Market Edge trades a longer drive to the SouthShore waterfront for a materially shorter run to Brandon, the Selmon, and downtown Tampa; if the commute points north, Market Edge wins on position. Against the larger Belmont master plan in Ruskin, where Lennar has also sold townhomes, Belmont offers a bigger amenity package and community scale while Market Edge offers the tighter footprint and the north-Riverview address. Against Gladesong, Lennar's nearby single-family community in Riverview, the question is product: Gladesong sells detached homes at a higher price point, while Market Edge is the attached, lower-entry-price play with an HOA handling the low-maintenance side. The honest summary: Market Edge wins on entry price, new-construction warranty, and US-301/I-75 access, and gives ground on amenities, garage count, and community scale.
Who It Fits
The Townes at Market Edge fits the first-time buyer or investor-minded owner who wants a new-construction townhome under roughly $325,000 in the Riverview market, the commuter who values minutes-to-US-301-and-I-75 over a resort amenity campus, and the buyer who wants Lennar's Everything's Included package and warranty rather than a resale project. It does not fit the buyer who needs a 2-car garage or a large private yard, the buyer who wants an established amenity campus with a documented pool and clubhouse today, or the buyer unwilling to read an HOA budget and the Hillsborough tax roll before signing a builder contract. Anyone considering it should confirm the HOA scope and dues in writing, verify the CDD or special-assessment status for the specific homesite, confirm school assignments by address with Hillsborough County Public Schools, and get every builder incentive documented.












