Ocala Ranch Living

Marion County

Our Drake Ranch Neighbors

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More than 30 years ago, the Seldin family purchased land from the Drakes that will be known as Ocala Ranch. The Drake family has been a part of the Marion County community for generations. They are wonderful community citizens and excellent neighbors to Ocala Ranch.

The Drake family is supportive of our plans for Ocala Ranch. We have agreed upon plans for buffers with their property and the Drake family agrees that Ocala Ranch is a good idea for Marion County. Ann Louise Drake penned an Op-Ed for the Ocala Star Banner in October 2017 where she detailed Ocala Ranch’s plan to bring infrastructure, jobs, and an environmentally-sensitive master-planned community to Marion County, the area where she was raised and still calls home.

Ocala Ranch has a great relationship with the Drakes. One that will continue as we reside side-by-side as neighbors for generations to come.

Master-Planned Communities

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When the building industry’s bubble burst around 2007, Marion County faced some tough challenges. Many subdivisions were platted and limited infrastructure (roadways, streetlights, water and sewer lines) was installed, but with no real plan to build those neighborhoods, many sat empty.

Some Marion County landowners built master-planned communities rather than merely platting subdivisions and have been quite successful. And over the next few years, these communities will be nearly out of homesites.

What sets master-planned communities apart from individualized lot-type subdivisions are the amenities and planned, phased build-out of those developments. Ocala Ranch is designed for today’s active adult lifestyles with many amenities and a 20-year build-out plan. Ocala Ranch will have a General Store for shopping needs, two community/recreation centers, golf courses, and more.

As Ocala Ranch grows, so do the amenities. We have a detailed phasing plan. We know where we are today, and how Ocala Ranch will develop in the future.