Coming soon to Holder, FL
River Oaks
A new Pulte community coming to the Citrus County countryside near Holder
About 670 homes planned off State Road 200, on the quiet, wooded side of Florida's Nature Coast. Pulte Homes is named in the county record and the county approved the plan in 2026. Nothing is for sale yet and no pricing, floor plans or model date have been released. Join the list and you will hear the day it opens.
- Area
- Holder, FL
- Homes
- About 670
- Builder
- Pulte Homes
- Status
- Coming soon
At a glance
River Oaks fast facts
Here is what is known today and what has not been released. Anything marked not yet released, join the interest list and it goes out the day it drops.
- Area
- Holder, FL
- County
- Unincorporated Citrus County
- Homes planned
- About 670
- Density
- Up to about 2.5 homes per acre
- Lot widths
- 40, 50 and 64 feet
- Amenity center
- Planned, a pool is possible
- Builder named
- Pulte Homes
- Status
- County-approved, 2026
- Sales launch
- Not announcedGet notified
- Floor plans
- Not publishedGet notified
- Pricing
- Not yet releasedGet notified
- Model home opening
- Not yet announcedGet notified
Details on this page are compiled from public records and reporting and are targets, not commitments. Pricing, floor plans, the home count and timing have not been released by the builder and are subject to change without notice.
Where it is
Off State Road 200 near Holder, in unincorporated Citrus County. Individual home addresses have not been assigned yet.
Hear about the first release before it is advertised
The earliest buyers get the most homesites, the most floor plans and the fewest lot premiums to compete with. Add your name, email and phone and you will hear the day River Oaks opens.
Why this one is worth watching
A national builder is already in the file
Most of the communities we track early have no builder attached yet, just an approval and a developer holding the land. River Oaks is different. The county's records name Pulte Homes, one of the largest homebuilders in the United States, as the party behind the plan.
That matters for timing. A national builder does not tie up hundreds of homesites it does not intend to build, and when a builder that size opens a community, it tends to move quickly, with a model home, a floor plan lineup and a first release arriving on a schedule rather than a maybe.
Being clear about what this is and is not: Pulte is named in the county's public documents as the party behind River Oaks. Nothing is for sale here yet. There is no model home, no price sheet and no floor plan library, and Pulte has not announced a sales launch. We name Pulte because the public record does, not because anyone is selling. That gap, between a builder being on the record and homes actually going on sale, is exactly the window this list is built for.
What is coming
A low-density community on the Nature Coast
The plan calls for about 670 homes spread across the property at a low density of up to roughly 2.5 homes per acre, on lots 40, 50 and 64 feet wide. That is a more spacious layout than the tightly packed subdivisions common closer to the coast, which fits the rural setting.
The plan also sets aside an amenity center, and county reporting notes it could include a swimming pool and other recreation. The specific amenities have not been finalized, so we are not going to promise a resort. What is on the record is the land set aside for one.
What has not been released: home designs and sizes, the amenity lineup, a phasing plan, a model date and pricing. Those come from the builder at launch, and the day they land for River Oaks they go out to this list.
Access is planned from State Road 200. This is the wooded, unincorporated part of Citrus County, so buyers here are choosing space and quiet over being in a town, and paying county taxes with no city layer on top.
The area
Living on Florida's Nature Coast
Citrus County sits on the Gulf side of Florida, north of Tampa and west of Ocala, and it is the heart of what the state calls the Nature Coast. Instead of theme parks and six-lane traffic, the draw here is water and woods: the spring-fed rivers, the state forest and the Gulf.
Crystal River, a short drive west, is the one place in the country where you can legally swim with manatees, and hundreds of them gather in its warm springs each winter. The Rainbow River near Dunnellon is a gin-clear, spring-fed run popular for paddling and tubing. The Withlacoochee State Forest, one of the largest in Florida, wraps much of this area in trails for hiking, biking and horseback riding, and the Gulf is close enough that fishing and scalloping are weekend habits rather than vacations.
For day-to-day needs, Ocala is the nearest larger city, roughly half an hour away, with big-box shopping, a growing hospital system and a regional airport. Tampa and its international airport are about an hour and a half south. That combination, real country on your doorstep with a city close enough for the things a country town does not have, is what keeps drawing buyers and, now, national builders to this county.
It has also long been one of the more affordable corners of west-central Florida to buy new, which is a large part of the appeal of getting into a community like River Oaks early, before a builder's first release sets the tone on price.
What you need to know
Buying new construction, the smart way
When River Oaks opens, the same rule will apply that applies at every builder's model: the person at the sales desk works for the builder, not for you. They are usually helpful and usually honest, and they still represent the seller's side of the deal. You are allowed, and smart, to have your own representation, and in almost every case it costs you nothing, because the builder budgets a cooperating commission into the deal whether you bring an agent or not.
The catch is timing. Most builders require your agent to register you on your very first visit. Tour or sign in alone and bring an agent later, and the builder can refuse to recognize them, and you lose your representation for that community. Get connected before you tour, have your agent register you, and let them read the contract and the addenda with you.
Subdiview is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Pulte Homes, any homebuilder, the developer, or Citrus County. No sales launch has been announced for this community; Pulte Homes is identified here because it is the party named in the county's published records for this property, which is a statement of fact about the public record and not a representation of any relationship, and not a statement that any party is building or selling here. Community names and marks are the property of their respective owners and are used for identification only. Subdiview is operated by a real estate broker licensed in Illinois. We are not your agent, we do not represent you, and we perform no real estate brokerage services in this state. No one at Subdiview is licensed in this state. If you join an interest list, your information is referred to a real estate professional licensed in the state where the property is located, who will contact you directly. We are compensated by that professional's brokerage, not by you. All community details on this page are compiled from public records, are targets rather than commitments, and are subject to change without notice.
Questions and answers
River Oaks FAQ
What is River Oaks?
River Oaks is a new community of about 670 homes planned for the countryside of Citrus County, near Holder off State Road 200. The county approved the plan in 2026. Nothing has been built yet, nothing is for sale, and no pricing, floor plans or model date have been released. This page exists so you can hear the moment it opens.
Who is building River Oaks?
Pulte Homes is the builder named in the county's records for this property. That is a strong signal, because Pulte is one of the largest homebuilders in the country and it does not put its name on land it does not intend to build. That said, being named in a county file is not the same as a sales launch. Nothing is listed for sale under this name anywhere, there is no model home and no price sheet, and Pulte has not announced it. We name Pulte because the public record names Pulte, not because anyone is selling here yet.
When will homes be for sale?
No sales date has been announced. What usually happens next on a project like this is site work and permitting, then a model home, then a first release of homesites. That can take months. The advantage of getting on the interest list now is simple: the earliest buyers hear about a first release before it is advertised, when the most homesites and floor plans are still available and before any lot premiums climb.
How much will homes at River Oaks cost?
Pricing has not been released, and any number you see elsewhere today is a guess. Pulte typically publishes a starting price only when a community opens for sale. The day real pricing is posted for River Oaks, it goes out to this interest list. For context on the area, Citrus County has long been one of the more affordable places to buy new construction on Florida's west side, which is a large part of why builders are moving in.
Where exactly is it?
Off State Road 200 near Holder, in unincorporated Citrus County. It is county land in the rural, wooded stretch of the county rather than in a town, so a buyer would pay county taxes with no separate city tax on top. Individual home addresses have not been assigned yet, so we have not published drive times, because any mileage would be invented precision.
What is it like to live in this part of Citrus County?
This is Florida's Nature Coast, and it trades theme parks and traffic for spring-fed rivers, state forest and a slower pace. Crystal River and its manatees, the Rainbow River, and the Withlacoochee State Forest are all close by, and the Gulf is a short drive for fishing and scalloping. Ocala is the nearest larger city for shopping, medical care and the airport, with Tampa about an hour and a half south. People move here for space, lower costs and the outdoors, and stay for the small-town feel.
Will there be a CDD or extra assessment?
That has not been published for River Oaks. Larger Florida communities are often built inside a community development district, which issues bonds for roads and utilities and repays them through an annual assessment on your tax notice, separate from and on top of any HOA dues, sometimes for decades. It is one of the first questions to ask when pricing is released, because two homes at the same sticker price can carry very different yearly costs depending on whether a district assessment rides along. We will surface it here as soon as it is on the record.
Does it cost anything to join the interest list?
No. Joining is free, it does not obligate you to anything, and it does not create any brokerage relationship. When homes get close to release, a real estate professional licensed in Florida will reach out and can make sure you are properly represented before you ever walk into a builder's sales office, which is the single most valuable thing a buyer can line up in advance.
Be first in line
Get on the River Oaks interest list
About 670 homes coming to the Nature Coast, with a national builder already in the file. When Pulte opens a community it tends to move fast, and the earliest buyers see the most homesites and the best pricing.
Joining costs nothing, creates no brokerage relationship, and does not obligate you to anything. When homes get close, a real estate professional licensed in Florida will reach out and can register you as represented before your first visit to a sales office.