A review of leading home builders in Florida with the greatest amount of new residential permits added to the HBW database for the month of October 2019
Every month, HBW adds thousands of new residential and commercial construction permits to its database for subscribers to use and keep their leads fresh. Every report provides new prospects to be perused and pursued, and with the ability to filter by region, permit dates, construction values, builders and more, it makes it easy for everyone from interior designers and landscape architects to remodelers and swimming pool service providers to reach their target audience at precisely the right time and place. Additionally, having access to archived permits can help businesses monitor market patterns and direct their marketing efforts effectively.
Earlier this week, we reported on the total amount of housing starts and construction values in five major regions throughout the Sunshine State for the month of October 2019; this week, we are digging deeper to identify and list the leading home builders in each Florida region. So, what defines a “leading home builder”? The answer is simple – For our purposes, we pull the top five contractors with the greatest amount of new residential construction permits added to the HBW database for a given period; in this report, we are covering the home builders with the greatest amount of new permits on file for the month of October 2019 in the five Florida regions of Tampa, Orlando, Jacksonville, Southwest and Southeast. Here is a look at the top five builders in Florida last month:
Tampa
In Tampa, there were more than 205 active home builders with housing starts on file last month, and the following ranked as top five for total new residential construction permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Total Construction Value |
| Lennar Homes | 292 | $ 93,073,465.00 |
| D.R. Horton | 175 | $ 41,445,879.00 |
| The Villages of Lake Sumter | 104 | $ 31,831,365.00 |
| Pulte Homes | 87 | $ 26,639,580.00 |
| Highland Homes | 67 | $ 12,721,112.00 |
Southwest
In the southwestern region of Florida, there were 265 contractors with new residential construction activity added to the HBW database last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Total Construction Value | |
| D.R. Horton | 248 | $ 51,933,425.00 | |
| Lennar Homes | 223 | $ 46,414,245.00 | |
| Pulte Homes | 145 | $ 32,814,283.00 | |
| Neal Communities of SW FL | 61 | $ 11,326,908.00 | |
| Taylor Morrison | 46 | $ 12,453,025.00 | |
Orlando
In Orlando, there were approximately 160 active contractors with permits on file last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits | Total Construction Value |
| D.R. Horton | 156 | $ 43,699,214.00 |
| Mattamy Homes | 99 | $ 28,600,672.00 |
| Lennar Homes | 88 | $ 18,171,674.00 |
| Meritage Homes | 45 | $ 14,753,876.00 |
| Pulte Homes | 35 | $ 11,487,432.00 |
Southeast
There were nearly 165 active contractors with housing starts in Southeast Florida last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new residential construction permits on file with HBW for the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits | Total Construction Value |
| GL Building Corp | 127 | $ 46,399,582.00 |
| Lennar Homes | 119 | $ 23,332,598.00 |
| D.R. Horton | 46 | $ 7,787,303.00 |
| Pulte Homes | 39 | $ 14,172,280.00 |
| Standard Pacific of FL Group | 27 | $ 12,378,641.00 |
Jacksonville
Out of the 120 active home builders with permits on file in the Jacksonville area last month, the following ranked as the top five for total permits:
| Builder | Total Permits | Total Construction Value |
| Lennar Homes | 114 | $ 28,949,415.00 |
| D.R. Horton | 88 | $ 13,959,102.00 |
| Dream Finders Home | 73 | $ 16,168,574.00 |
| Mattamy Homes | 62 | $ 13,243,727.00 |
| KB Homes | 56 | $ 7,764,620.00 |
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