Victoria Lakes (Odessa) Homes for Sale

Victoria Lakes is a new gated community in the Keystone area of Odessa, in northwest Hillsborough County, with roughly 195 homesites planned per builder materials and two builders working side by side: Taylor Morrison on the production lots and AR Homes (Custom Craft Homes) on the 125-foot custom homesites.

First, clear the name: this is not the Victoria Lakes in Jacksonville, an unrelated Northeast Florida community. This page covers the Odessa community, ZIP 33556, near the Gunn Highway corridor.

Taylor Morrison's side runs four to six bedrooms from about 2,921 to 4,830 square feet across roughly 15 floor plans, priced from $869,999 as of July 2026, with quick move-in homes listed from about $978,000 to $1.39 million.

AR Homes builds fully custom on the 125-foot lots, advertised from about $1.6 million; its furnished model at 11292 Kingly Lane was listed at $2,599,990 in July 2026, which frames the top of this market.

Lot position is the real variable. The custom homesites run 125 feet wide with depths listed from about 200 to 380 feet, roughly half an acre to close to an acre, while the production side sells narrower lots including a 75-foot series; lake, pond, and cypress-conservation exposures carry the premiums.

Because this is an active new-construction community, pricing, incentives, and lot availability move month to month; treat any published number as a snapshot and confirm directly before you shop.

As always, verify the exact square footage, plan, and included features against the builder's contract documents rather than aggregator listings, which round and mislabel.

The amenity package is deliberately nature-based rather than a resort campus: a community lake with a fishing dock, walking trails and boardwalks through the surrounding cypress forest, spacious grassed open areas, and a dog park set in an oak hammock, per Taylor Morrison's community materials.

There is no clubhouse, community pool, fitness center, or golf course published for this community; if a big amenity campus is the priority, the nearby master plans are the better fit, and the trade here is quiet, water, and trees.

The setting is the Keystone lakes corridor of Odessa, an area known for its chain of lakes, large lots, and equestrian properties; Lake Rogers Park, a 272-acre county park with trails and fishing, is close by per AR Homes materials.

Everyday errands run along Gunn Highway and Race Track Road, with grocery stores within about 2 to 3 miles and Citrus Park Town Center about 7 miles away.

Commuters use the Gunn Highway corridor to reach the Suncoast Parkway and Veterans Expressway; builder materials place Westchase about 8 miles away and Tampa's International Plaza about 17 miles.

Builder materials cite Hammond Elementary, Sergeant Paul R. Smith Middle, and Sickles High in Hillsborough County Public Schools, though at least one MLS listing shows a different elementary assignment; verify current zoning by address with the district before you buy.

The honest read: Victoria Lakes sells a gated, lakeside, conservation-framed setting with two builder lanes, production luxury and full custom, rather than an amenity brochure.

Confirm the exact HOA dues and what they cover in writing. Reported figures range from roughly $160 to $194 per month billed quarterly, and one July 2026 MLS listing on a custom lot shows $576 per quarter, so the figure may differ by lot section; get the current budget and any planned increases from the association or Clarity Community Management, which recent community notices identify as the manager.

Verify the CDD status on the Hillsborough County tax roll for the specific homesite. No CDD is confirmed in builder or listing materials, but do not assume; a CDD assessment would change the monthly carry.

Confirm the county and the tax math. Some aggregator sites list this community under Pasco County, but the MLS, the assigned school district, and the coordinates place it in Hillsborough County; pull the parcel on the Hillsborough County Property Appraiser and remember that new-construction tax bills step up sharply after the first assessed year on the completed home.

Nail down which builder, which lot series, and which position you are buying. Taylor Morrison production lots and AR Homes 125-foot custom lots are different products with different contracts, timelines, and premiums; get any lake, pond, or conservation-lot premium in writing, and confirm what sits behind the lot on the plat, not the sales map.

Finally, make sure every comp, document, and listing actually refers to Victoria Lakes in Odessa, not the unrelated Victoria Lakes in Jacksonville, and not another Odessa community; the shared name causes real confusion in searches and paperwork.

Victoria Lakes competes for the Tampa-area buyer shopping the $900K-to-$2.5M new-construction and near-new market in the Odessa and Keystone corridor. Against Tarramor, the gated community nearby in Odessa with a clubhouse, pool, and fitness center, Victoria Lakes gives up the amenity campus and answers with a lakeside, cypress-framed setting, larger custom lot options, and a full-custom lane through AR Homes. Against Stillwater, the established gated custom-estate community in south Odessa, Victoria Lakes offers new construction and two builder price lanes, while Stillwater offers mature landscaping and a purely custom estate character. Against Whitfield Preserve at Starkey Ranch, Taylor Morrison's luxury enclave in the Starkey Ranch master plan that is now sold out per the builder, Victoria Lakes is the active new-construction alternative, without the Starkey Ranch amenity system but also without that master plan's CDD-style cost structure, which you should verify parcel by parcel. Against Asturia and the broader Starkey Ranch villages in Pasco County, Victoria Lakes trades resort amenities and walkable town-center planning for a gated, lower-density, lakes-and-conservation setting in Hillsborough County. The honest summary: Victoria Lakes wins on the natural setting, lot depth on the custom side, gated new construction, and builder choice, and gives ground on amenities, track record, and walkability.

Victoria Lakes fits the buyer who wants gated new construction in the Keystone lakes corridor with water and conservation views, the buyer choosing between a production luxury build and a full custom on a 125-foot lot without leaving the community, and the commuter who wants Suncoast Parkway access to Tampa. It does not fit the buyer who wants a clubhouse, resort pool, or on-site golf, the buyer who needs an established resale track record, or the buyer who wants walkable town-center living. Anyone considering Victoria Lakes should confirm the HOA figure and scope in writing, verify the CDD status and county on the Hillsborough tax roll, verify school zoning by address, and get any lot premium documented before signing.