Earlier this week, we reviewed the latest residential construction permit reports for Florida and learned that there were approximately 6,350 new residential construction permits with a total construction value of nearly $2 billion added to the HBW database for the Sunshine State last month. When looking into the reports further, we are able to identify the leading home builders driving new construction in each of the five major regions of Florida (Southwest, Tampa, Orlando, Southeast, Jacksonville), as well as across the state.
Statewide, there continue to be two major players in the residential construction market – Both Lennar Homes and D.R. Horton are responsible for nearly 22 percent of all new residential construction activity on record last month, having 828 and 549 new permits respectively.
Here is an overview of the top home builders in each of the five major regions of Florida during the month of July:
Southwest
Last month, there were approximately 325 contractors with new residential construction permits on record in the southwestern region of Florida, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits added to the HBW database during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 297 |
| 2-Pulte Homes | 128 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 126 |
| 4-Neal Communities of SW FL | 79 |
| 5-Taylor Morrison | 64 |
Tampa
Last month, there were approximately 185 home builders with new permits on record in the Tampa area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 158 |
| 2-Pulte Homes | 84 |
| 3-The Villages of Lake Sumter | 58 |
| 4-Lennar Homes | 57 |
| 5-Muder Construction | 57 |
Orlando
In Orlando, there were approximately 175 home builders with new permits added to the HBW database last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 199 |
| 2-Pulte Homes | 113 |
| 3-Hanover Family Builders | 85 |
| 4-Meritage Homes | 69 |
| 5-D.R. Horton | 59 |
Southeast
In the southeastern region of Florida, there were just over 125 home builders with new permits on record with HBW last month, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-Lennar Homes | 147 |
| 2-GL Building Corporation | 71 |
| 3-D.R. Horton | 36 |
| 4-Holiday Builders | 32 |
| 5-Pulte Homes | 27 |
Jacksonville
Last month, there were more than 120 home builders with new permits on record in the Jacksonville area, and the following ranked as the top five for total new permits during the one-month period:
| Builder | Total Permits |
| 1-D.R. Horton | 170 |
| 2-Lennar Homes | 128 |
| 3-Pulte Homes | 70 |
| 4-Dream Finders Construction | 66 |
| 5-Dream Finders Homes | 59 |
To gain more information on the builders, homeowners and permits for the construction activity above, check out HBW for your copy of the latest construction data reports. To gain access to the HBW database and receive custom and detailed reports on the latest residential and commercial building activity in Florida, Georgia, Texas, Alabama, and Oklahoma, please contact HBW for details.