Latitude Margaritaville - Daytona Beach, FL

I visited the property and I was surprisingly impressed. First things first: while the sales center is located off porperty near I-95, (which is a good thing) the new on site community center with pool, restaurant, etc is presently under construction. Many of the homes in Phase 1 are built, nearly all the lots all are sold. (Phase 2 lots and pricing will be available soon),

Unlike most other FL retirement comuniities Latitude Margaritaville's homes have a unique "Carribean" vibe in their designs. Exteriors with light, bright, colors and many other touches versus the bland earth tones and similarities you typically find in most of the other "traditional" FL retirement communities houses. All the streets are named after Jimmy Buffet songs or terms.

My g/f and I toured the model street with a very informed and professional sales representative Matt and we were impressed. The homes as my g/f put's it are "super cute" and it appears Minto homes has covered all the bases and financial projections. The shared Villas fees are $239.00 which includes all landscaping, yard maintenance, and even yard palm trees and replacements if needed. That also includes all the ammenities including the Ormond beach front area with shuttle service. I might add those fees are expected to rise slightly once the beach front area is open and operational. There are no golf courses on the property which for me is a plus since I am not a golfer and the community won't have to incur the upkeep costs. (The LPGA golf community is very close and Latitude Margaritaville has an arrangement with them for residents while the community center is being built.

In conclusion, we were so impressed Latitude Margaritaville we put a lot on hold and will be in contract in the near future. This comiog from someone that lives in The Villages today!

I had visited the site somewhat late in the day, so I didn’t have much time for questions. Certainly, the concept is good if you’re into 55+ communities. However, I agree with the other review that some amenities such as the pool or the start of the downtown community should have been built before, or at least at the time the first homes were being built. I entered one of the larger model homes, and asked the site representative how many $$ were added for upgrades. I was shocked when she told me that $200k were added to the model. With that said, the developer started the most basic build at rock bottom, and so, expect to spend for upgrades. For me, I’ll price myself out of the market.

Caveat Emptor !!!!

This Builder Minto, is well respected in the building world. NOT HERE. They built out Kings Point inSun City Center and thought they can continue with another over 55 community. I do not think so, with the Latitude Margaritaville community. Jimmy Buffet's name is tied into this development. For all the Baby Boomers looking to move into an over 55 community, what a terrific marketing concept. The fact that they have SOLD OUT Phase 1, only shows Minto of the potential they have. My wife and I had made up our minds before looking at the models. We knew Phase 1 was gone. We have in the past, put money down to secure a model we like in other developments, on a future release of lots and MINTO told us NO. They are only accepting, putting you on a list as first come, first serve, for the next phase. We drove 4 hours to secure us a place and we were told to go home. Too Bad, because I am writing this review that is informing 1000's of potential buyers. We walked the models with one of their agents. She was very quiet and did not offer answers to most of our questions. Such as, what items in each model was standard. She could not find anything other than the walls and some bedroom carpet, that were standard. Most every model is designed to the ninth degree. Granite, stainless appliances, extended lanai's with pools, recessed lighting, fans, under cabinet lighting. In fact, the competitor builder's close by, are stating over $80,000 per model is options. The community has great amenities. In a conceptual picture form. No amenities will be completed until next year. Some, like the Beach Club, situated on beautiful Ormond Beach will not be available until 2020 per our Minto agent. So would we be able to defer any of the HOA costs until amenities are completed. No said the agent. It appears to me, Minto was excited with the Latitude Margaritaville concept. With their experience of an over 55 community like in Sun City Center, they thought 6900 properties will take a long time, so they better start selling. Well Minto, what a surprise. This might be a bit over your head. At the present time, you started selling in Feb 2018 and let's say 30 homes are completed. (I think I am being conservative) At this pace with 120 home built in a year will take 57.5 years to complete. What? Is that correct. Yes, this community has a potential for 6900 homes. I think they need to find a whole bunch more contractors. Please do not find inexperienced hacks to speed up the process. I really do not want to hear Minto's quality go down, because it is NOT only Jimmy Buffet's name that brought me to this community, it was Minto's pass performance . But you need more contractors, or the dates for the amenities. that all of us over 55 expect, will be sometime after 2020. I still love this property and the amenities expected. I am willing to gamble, and hope our economy stays strong enough, to get enough people to buy into this concept, so we are not wondering who I can play pickle ball with, enjoy concert nights with, workout with, or catch the shuttle to the Beach Club because there is no parking. I hope to win the Latitude Margaritaville Lottery with a call that phase 2 is open for sales. If not, I guess it was not meant to be.

We have been to the Visitor Center twice and the models once. We have really tried to make this work for us, but the sales people say they aren't informed enough to help us out. They practically sold 80-90% of the lots in Phase 1, but have NOT opened Phase 2 after 3 months. They are selling homes without any amenities built. How can someone move in, even with reduced HOA, with out the pool, Town Center and especially the Beach Club. ALL other communities we haven visited have built the amenities first so the residents can enjoy them from day one and someone purchasing can see what they are buying. It took several months after sales started to even see the models. I know that Mento is a big developer, but they don't seem to have their act together on this one. If they don't have their contractors and subcontractors lined up, they are going to have a problem building their homes. And what's with having dog parks and pet spas, but not allowing fences?? I know they allow invisible fences, but that doesn't work with a lot of dogs. The fact that they haven't started very many houses and yet they penalize you if you want to have your home finished on a longer schedule. I just don't understand the marketing model that Mento has set up with this. It seems like they can't get enough contractors to build their houses let alone their amenities. That effects quality! What are they thinking???

We are considering ordering a home at Latitude. The models are really sweet, giving wifey lots of ideas. We like the location - near everything Daytona has to offer. And the separate beach and clubhouse will be sweet, giving us that luxury without the hurricane storm surge risk. We can actually buy a new home with a 3 car garage within budget, at a reasonable price, considering the amenities and location. We love the small lots with the big conservation areas. Spending a day doing the lawn is not my idea of fun. And the HOA does all the landscaping, irrigation and yard maintenance, included in what we think is a very reasonable HOA fee, compared to the two homes we presently own.

Upgrading to 5 stars. I returned to the Daytona location .
Great staff.

They need to get a really good painter in there. The painting on the house is really bad, fire them. Other wise the house would be great, but I won't buy one with that paint job.

Very impressed with the model homes and the plans for the community. Went to just check out the area in person but left giving it serious consideration. Regarding comments about the houses being close, that pretty much the norm for new home construction in Florida. The community layout impresses as you do not have many places where you have homes back to back. Overall, we loved it!

Flew in from CA to see the property... Had a wonderful RE Agent help us out in getting into the sales center and met with a great sales agent who spent hours with us over 2 days. Got to see the models, even though they were not officially opened yet. Official opening is 2/24/18. It's not for everyone, but if you want to make a FUN change in your later years - check it out! So glad WE did.

I went a day before deposits were being taken. I like the concept. What I don't appreciate is that the sales office did not return a call after I asked if I could install a Tesla Solar roof. I think it is a reasonable request. I left a message with an operator but my call was not returned. I will go see the model homes and possibly leave a deposit. I need more assurances that they will communicate with me before I work with them.

We were excited to see this development open and very disappointed after we checked it out. Holmes ten feet apart and design is not old Florida style as advertised. Not impressed at all for the cost and HOA