BABCOCK RANCH, Fla. — As Hurricane Ian made landfall on Florida's west coast, Anthony Grande helplessly watched on from his backyard, about 20 miles northeast of hard-hit downtown Fort Myers. "It ...

Babcock Ranch posted record net sales of 1,066 in 2025, a 34% increase from 2024, despite a weaker Southwest Florida market. Its solar-powered infrastructure and resilience measures, including ...

On a recent midsummer visit to Babcock Ranch, families could be seen enjoying the Founder’s Square town center—bicycling along the boardwalk surrounding Lake Babcock, swimming in the community pool ...

When Jo Morrison first came to Port Charlotte from Alliance, Ohio, in 1962, she "just hated the place. I was in my 20s and everybody else was in their 60s." But the place grew on her. And by the 1980s ...

There is something undeniably special about the new Southwest Florida hometown of Babcock Ranch. Residents of all ages discover sustainable, healthy living, a variety of welcoming neighborhoods and ...

Finnish entrepreneurs seeking to ensure a sustainable food supply for future generations are taking on the heat and humidity of Florida inside a $13 million growing facility at Babcock Ranch. The ...

Residents this month started to move into newly built houses at Babcock Ranch, a solar-powered town unfolding northeast of Fort Myers. Spanning 18,000 acres, Babcock Ranch is expected to have 19,500 ...

People across the nation are talking a lot about the need for responsible growth, sustainability and smart cities. But to find someone who is doing something about it — you have to travel to Babcock ...

BABCOCK RANCH – Kitson & Partners announced that Babcock Ranch, America’s first solar-powered town, has been recognized as the No. 14 top-selling master-planned community of 2021 by RCLCO Real Estate ...

Babcock Ranch, the brainchild of ex-NFL player Syd Kitson, aims to be a model of sustainability but campaigners fear it will be tragic for endangered panther Florida real estate has a bad habit of ...

BABCOCK RANCH, Florida—About a decade ago, NFL lineman-turned-real estate developer Syd Kitson began to have a vision. Fiber-optic Internet fed into every home. Self-driving cars ferried kids back-and ...

CHARLOTTE COUNTY -- The state simply didn't come up with enough money to persuade the owners of Babcock Ranch to deed over their 142-square mile property. Babcock Florida Co. lawyers ended acquisition ...