A new neighborhood
First residents close to moving into the 645-home Parkview at Hillcrest.
HOLLYWOOD — The first residents at Parkview at Hillcrest in Hollywood are on the verge of moving in, seven months after builder Pulte Homes launched sales on two former golf courses.
Brent Baker, Pulte’s southeast Florida division president, expects the first batch of homes to be complete by September. More than 40 of the 645 homes and townhomes have been sold so far, he said.
Pulte will unveil five model homes and townhomes at Parkview during a July 22 grand opening. Prices range from $299,990 to $482,990, making Parkview one of the few new-home communities in Broward County within reach for first-time buyers and young families, Baker said.
“To have sold that many homes without models, I’d say that’s an overwhelming response,” he said. “We would expect sales to greatly increase nowthat the models are open.”
The townhomes have three bedrooms, while the single-family homes will feature four to six bedrooms.
The project is near downtown Hollywood, at 1101 Hillcrest Drive. Pulte acquired the former Hillcrest Golf Course last year.
Atlanta-based Pulte also is building 152 single-family homes at Woodmont Country Club in Tamarac. Golf course projects also have launched in Pembroke Pines, Oakland Park, West Palm Beach, Delray Beach and other areas.
Anthony Trella, a homebuilding consultant in Deerfield Beach, said builders across the region are targeting closed or struggling golf courses for development because of a scarcity of available lots. Municipalities are happy to approve a new use for the land as the developments represent a new source for property taxes, he said.
“It’s become a revenue-tax generator for governments,” Trella said. “I’m not saying that every golf course is going to close, but you’re going to see more of this.”
Parkview at Hillcrest amenities include two clubhouses, a resort-style pool, fitness center, tennis center and a catering kitchen. The project also will have bike paths that wind through a 70-acre park.