Del Webb Orlando

Del Webb Orlando is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, within the larger Ridgewood Lakes master-planned area of Davenport, Polk County. The community has an unusually documented history: it originally launched in 2007 as "La Cresta by Del Webb" with a plan for more than 1,900 homes, but construction halted in 2009 during the national recession. The community was later revised, scaled back, and renamed Del Webb Orlando, ultimately completing construction in 2021 as a fully built-out community of 830 homes, all single-family, with all current transactions occurring as resales since the builder has sold out. One source cites a substantially higher figure of roughly 1,500 homes for the community, but this appears to reflect either the pre-recession original "La Cresta" plan or possible conflation with the wider, multi-builder Ridgewood Lakes master plan rather than the Del Webb-specific section as actually built out — 830 is treated as the reliable, current figure for Del Webb Orlando itself. Recent resale data shows median prices in the $300,000 to $400,000 range as of 2024, with an average list price around $400,204 across currently active listings; no new-construction pricing is available given the community’s sold-out status. The community’s centerpiece is the Montecito clubhouse, a substantial 30,800-square-foot facility offering a state-of-the-art fitness center, an aerobics and dance studio, an indoor walking track, and an indoor pool, alongside daily fitness classes and a full events calendar. Additional clubhouse spaces include a gathering room, an arts and crafts room, a hobby and game room, a card room, a billiards room, a cyber café, a library, a dedicated "Wall Street" room, and a ballroom for larger events. Del Webb Orlando sits within the broader Ridgewood Lakes master-planned community and its golf course, but has no ownership or association with that course, which is independently and privately owned and operated as a public, par-72 facility; residents can join via optional membership rather than through any HOA-bundled arrangement. Del Webb Orlando’s HOA runs approximately $183 to $250 per month depending on section and year, plus a separate Ridgewood Lakes Master Association fee of roughly $813 per year (about $406.50 semi-annually) that covers the broader master-planned area’s shared infrastructure. Notably, and unlike many comparable Central Florida active-adult communities, Del Webb Orlando carries no Community Development District fee at all — sources note this saves buyers roughly $1,500 to $3,000-plus per year relative to CDD-financed alternatives, a genuine and meaningful differentiator for buyers comparing total cost of ownership across Central Florida’s many master-planned 55-plus communities. For healthcare access, AdventHealth Heart of Florida is located in Davenport, the same city as Del Webb Orlando, though this research could not confirm an exact distance from the community itself; given the shared city, the actual distance is likely just a few miles, but residents should confirm directly rather than relying on an unverified estimate. For air travel, Orlando International Airport sits roughly 31 to 34 miles away, about a 30-minute drive, giving residents convenient access to one of the country’s busiest airports along with the broader Orlando/Disney corridor’s shopping, dining, and entertainment infrastructure. Del Webb Orlando’s unusual development history — launched pre-recession as the more ambitious "La Cresta" plan, paused for several years during the 2009 downturn, then revived and completed at a meaningfully smaller scale — makes it a genuinely instructive example within Central Florida’s broader stock of active-adult communities, many of which experienced similar recession-era disruptions. Buyers researching the community’s history online should expect to encounter both the earlier "La Cresta" branding and figures tied to the original, larger plan, and should treat the 830-home, fully built-out community as it exists today as the operative figure for any current purchase decision, rather than the more ambitious original vision. Because Del Webb Orlando is fully sold out and resale-only, buyers should work with a local agent familiar with both the Del Webb HOA and the separate Ridgewood Lakes Master Association to understand the full picture of recurring costs, since the two fees are billed and governed separately. The community’s no-CDD status is a genuinely meaningful cost advantage worth confirming and comparing directly against other Davenport-area and broader Polk County active-adult communities, many of which do carry CDD assessments as part of their financing structure for roads, utilities, and shared infrastructure built out during initial development.

Age Restriction

Del Webb Orlando is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community developed by Del Webb, the active-adult brand of national homebuilder PulteGroup, within the larger Ridgewood Lakes master-planned area of Davenport. The community originally launched in 2007 as "La Cresta by Del Webb" with a plan for more than 1,900 homes; construction halted in 2009 during the recession and the community was later revised, scaled back, and renamed Del Webb Orlando, ultimately completing construction in 2021 as a fully built-out, resale-only community of 830 homes. As with other Del Webb communities, qualification generally follows the standard Florida 80/20 Housing for Older Persons Act allowance, though exact governing-document language was not independently confirmed in this research.

Housing Types

• Single-family homes

Pricing

Del Webb Orlando is fully built out at 830 completed homes; the original 2007 "La Cresta" plan called for more than 1,900 homes, and one source cites a figure of roughly 1,500, but this appears to reflect either the pre-recession original plan or possible conflation with the wider Ridgewood Lakes master plan rather than the Del Webb-specific section as actually built — 830 is treated as the reliable completed figure. Since the builder has sold out, all transactions are resale; recent data shows median prices in the $300,000 to $400,000 range (2024), with an average list price around $400,204 across active listings.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: Del Webb Orlando’s HOA runs approximately $183 to $250 per month, varying by section and year, plus a separate Ridgewood Lakes Master Association fee of roughly $813 per year (about $406.50 semi-annually) covering the broader master-planned area’s shared infrastructure.

CDD Assessment: Notably, Del Webb Orlando carries no Community Development District fee, which sources note saves buyers roughly $1,500 to $3,000-plus per year compared to many comparable CDD-financed Central Florida communities — a genuine differentiator worth factoring into total cost-of-ownership comparisons.

Amenities

• The Montecito clubhouse, a 30,800-square-foot facility with a state-of-the-art fitness center, an aerobics and dance studio, an indoor walking track, and an indoor pool
• Daily fitness classes and a full events calendar
• Gathering room, arts and crafts room, hobby and game room, card room, and billiards room
• Cyber café and library
• A dedicated "Wall Street" room and a ballroom for larger events
• Optional access to the independently owned, public, par-72 Ridgewood Lakes golf course (not an HOA-owned amenity)

Getting Around

Healthcare: AdventHealth Heart of Florida is located in Davenport, the same city as Del Webb Orlando; this research could not confirm an exact distance from the community itself to the hospital (only broader airport-to-hospital distance data was found, which is not directly relevant), but given both are within or near the same city, the actual distance is likely just a few miles — residents should confirm directly before relying on a specific figure.

Airport: Orlando International Airport is consistently cited at roughly 31 to 34 miles from Del Webb Orlando, about a 30-minute drive.