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US-27 South Lake County Corridor — New Construction Buyer's Guide 2026
US-27 South Lake County corridor FL (Minneola, Groveland) is the natural Wellness Way extension southward along US-27. Hills of Minneola: active MPC, Walmart+Sam's Club town center, AdventHealth Minneola (late 2025/early 2026), Minneola Turnpike interchange (2017 catalyst), $300K–$600K+. Shepherd's Landing: Richland Communities, 1,000 homes, approved Feb 2026, Minneola. Brighthill: Eisenhower Property Group, Groveland, 2,961 units, 5 phases, 10 product types, residential 2028–2039, Phase 2 approved Dec 2025, lobbying Turnpike interchange. Independence Parkway Extension: US-27 → SR-429 direct connection, 4-lane, early 2027 completion. SR-516 EV wireless charging road planned. Brookfield Kolter Land Partners bought 700 acres near Leesburg Mar 2026.
US-27 South Lake County Corridor — New Construction Buyer's Guide 2026
Hills of Minneola. Shepherd's Landing. Brighthill — 2,961 homes coming 2028. Independence Parkway Extension opening early 2027 to connect US-27 directly to SR-429. The Wellness Way corridor's southern extension — and the area plan no one has written about yet.
The Full Corridor — North to South
| Area | Community | Status | Scale | Price Range | Key Feature |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minneola | Hills of Minneola | Active — thousands of homes | Large MPC | $300K–$600K+ | Walmart+Sam's Club town center; AdventHealth campus; Minneola Turnpike interchange |
| Minneola | Shepherd's Landing | Approved Feb 2026 — coming | 1,000 homes | $350K–$600K | Richland Communities; Minneola location; US-27 frontage |
| Groveland | Brighthill | Phase 2 approved Dec 2025 — building 2028+ | 2,961 units, 5 phases, 10 product types | $300K–$550K | Village commercial core; Eisenhower Property Group; US-27 / Turnpike interchange lobbied |
| South Clermont | New Road Developments | Infrastructure | Road network | N/A | SR-516 EV wireless charging road planned; Hancock Road extension; US-27 widening |
Hills of Minneola — The Established Anchor
Hills of Minneola is the operational proof that the US-27 South Lake corridor works. The Minneola Turnpike interchange opened in 2017 and triggered exactly what the Groveland mayor is now hoping to replicate: thousands of new homes, major retail (Walmart and Sam's Club side by side in the town center — a genuine regional retail anchor), AdventHealth Minneola Campus, industrial parks, and new shopping centers. Multiple builders are active. The community continues to expand as Minneola's population grows.
Independence Parkway Extension — The 2027 Game-Changer
Under construction now, completing early 2027: the Independence Parkway Extension runs from US-27 in Lake County directly to State Road 429 (Western Expressway) in Orange County — a four-lane road with 10-foot multi-use paths. This is the missing east-west connector between Clermont/Minneola and Horizon West/Winter Garden. When complete, US-27 South Lake corridor residents will have direct SR-429 access to Orlando's western employment corridor (Walt Disney World, Universal Studios area employers, Hamlin Town Center, Horizon West) without navigating local roads. This single road improvement materially changes the commute equation for the entire corridor.
Brighthill Groveland — The Next Minneola
Brighthill is Eisenhower Property Group's 2,961-unit master-planned community in Groveland, northwest of the US-27/Florida Turnpike interchange. Groveland City Council unanimously approved Phase 2 ordinances in December 2025. Residential development runs 2028–2039 across five phases with 10 product types — single-family, bungalows, townhomes, and a village commercial core. The developer and city are jointly lobbying Florida's Turnpike Enterprise for a full four-way interchange at US-27, which would replicate exactly what the 2017 Minneola interchange did for Hills of Minneola. Buyers buying in Groveland area before that interchange is approved are buying at pre-infrastructure pricing.
Infrastructure Timeline
US-27 South Lake vs Wellness Way — How They Compare
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Ryan Brown — Principal Broker & CEO · FL BK3626873The US-27 South Lake corridor is what Wellness Way looked like 5 years ago — infrastructure coming, big anchors arriving, early buyers getting pre-appreciation pricing. Hills of Minneola proved the model. Brighthill is next. Call me before the Groveland Turnpike interchange gets approved.
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