Approved and pre-construction near Lake Wales, FL
Winslow's Point
About 530 homes planned on roughly 268 acres beside Crooked Lake, just south of Lake Wales
A new mixed-use community of about 530 homes, a mix of single-family and multifamily, planned on the shore of Crooked Lake in unincorporated Polk County. The land is owned by Forestar, a lot developer rather than a homebuilder, and no builder has been named yet. Nothing is for sale.
- Area
- Lake Wales, FL
- Homes
- About 530
- Site
- About 268 ac
- Status
- Coming soon
At a glance
Winslow's Point 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
- South of Lake Wales, FL
- County
- Unincorporated Polk County
- Site
- About 268 acres
- Approved plan
- 533 homes, mixed product
- Single-family
- 427 as approved, with a 10 percent swing
- Attached
- 106 as approved
- Approved
- Planning Commission, April 2025
- Minimum lot width
- 40 feet
- Conservation easement
- At least 67 acres
- CDD
- Established February 2025
- Home builder
- None named yetGet notified
- CDD assessment
- Not yet publishedGet notified
- Pricing
- Not yet releasedGet notified
- Model home opening
- Not yet announcedGet notified
Details on this page are compiled from public records and are targets, not commitments. Pricing, floor plans, home counts, and timing have not been released by the builder and are subject to change without notice.
Where it is
South of Lake Wales, in unincorporated Polk County, along the US Highway 27 corridor on land beside Crooked Lake. Individual home addresses have not been assigned yet.
A lot developer owns it. No homebuilder yet.
That gap is the whole reason this page exists. Forestar's business is preparing lots for builders, and here it owns the land and the plan while no builder has been named. Add your name, email and phone and you will hear when one is, and be registered as represented before your first visit.
Why this one is worth watching
A community in place, and no builder named yet
The plan here is for about 530 homes, a mix of single-family and multifamily, within a larger mixed-use community on roughly 268 acres beside Crooked Lake.
What makes it worth watching is the timing. The land is owned by Forestar, a company whose entire business is buying land, preparing it, and selling finished lots to homebuilders. It owns the property and the plan, but no homebuilder has been named to build and sell the homes.
That is the gap this list is built for. When a builder is named and a first release opens, the earliest buyers see the most homesites and the most pricing flexibility. Getting on the list now means you hear about it before it is advertised.
What we will not tell you: that a builder is lined up, that lots are available, or that you can buy here today. None of that is true yet. What is true is that the community is planned and the builder gap is exactly what we watch.
The area
Crooked Lake, the Ridge, and life in the heart of Polk County
The community sits on the shore of Crooked Lake, one of the clearest lakes on the Lake Wales Ridge and a state-designated Outstanding Florida Water, the highest tier of water quality protection in the state. It is a quiet, spring-fed lake made for canoes, kayaks and electric boats rather than powerboats and trailers, so if you are picturing a calm morning on protected water rather than a wakeboard wake, this is that.
Lake Wales sits on the Lake Wales Ridge, a spine of high, sandy hills running down the middle of the peninsula that gives this part of Florida real elevation and rolling terrain you will not find near the coast. At the top of it is Bok Tower Gardens, a National Historic Landmark with a 205-foot singing tower, formal gardens and one of the highest points in peninsular Florida, just minutes away.
Polk County is the lake capital of Florida, with hundreds of lakes and the famous chain of lakes for boating, bass fishing and paddling. Between the Ridge, the lakes and the surrounding state parks and preserves, the outdoors here is the main event, and there is a lot of green space designed into the community itself, with at least 67 acres set aside in permanent conservation.
Lake Wales sits along US Highway 27 in the middle of the state, roughly between Tampa, Orlando and Vero Beach, so the theme parks, two international airports and the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are all within reach for a day trip without living in the middle of any of them. And central Polk County has long been one of the more affordable places to buy new in this part of Florida, which is a big part of the appeal of getting into a community like Winslow's Point early, before a builder's first release sets the tone on price.
A practical thing to know
Near Lake Wales, but not in the Lake Wales school district
One thing genuinely surprises buyers here, so it is worth flagging before you tour.
The city of Lake Wales runs its own school district, separate from the rest of Polk County. The schools closest to this property belong to that city district. Because the community is on unincorporated county land, its residents, unless the property is annexed into the city, would be zoned to county schools that sit farther away, such as Frostproof, roughly nine miles off, rather than the nearer city schools.
It is a quirk of the geography rather than a knock on the schools, and it is exactly the kind of thing worth confirming for your specific address. Attendance zones are assigned by physical address and no address exists here yet, so confirm the specific assignment once addresses are issued rather than relying on this or any other page.
Costs
A district is in place. The number is not.
Winslow's Point is set up with its own community development district, or CDD, covering the residential part of the property. It shares the community's name, which is not always the case.
A CDD issues bonds to pay for roads, water, sewer and stormwater, and repays them through an annual assessment charged to every home inside the district. That assessment appears on your Polk County tax notice as a separate non-ad-valorem line, on top of HOA dues, and typically runs for decades.
For this district: no bonds have been issued and no per-home assessment has been published. So the assessment is coming and the number is genuinely unknown. Anyone quoting you one today is inventing it. Ask, at contract, for the district's assessment methodology and the estimated annual amount for your specific lot.
On taxes: as unincorporated Polk County land, a bill here would carry county millage with no city millage on top, plus the CDD assessment once it is set. Water and wastewater service comes from the City of Lake Wales.
We do not publish drive times to Lake Wales, Winter Haven, Lakeland or Orlando, because Winslow's Point has no assigned address or coordinates yet and any mileage would be invented precision. What is true and needs no number: the site sits along the US 27 corridor south of Lake Wales.
What you need to know
Buying new construction, the smart way
Whoever ends up building the homes at Winslow's Point, the same rule applies: the person at the model's 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 transaction. 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 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, the addenda, and the CDD disclosure.
Three questions specific to this community are worth having someone ask on your behalf: what the CDD assessment actually is once it is set, whether the parcel has been annexed into the city for school purposes, and how much of the phase you are buying into is single-family versus attached homes.
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Questions and answers
Winslow's Point FAQ
What is Winslow's Point?
Winslow's Point is a new mixed-use community planned on about 268 acres of unincorporated Polk County, south of Lake Wales, on land beside Crooked Lake. The plan is for about 530 homes, a mix of single-family and multifamily, within a larger mixed-use community. Nothing is built, no homebuilder has been named, and nothing is for sale.
Who is building the homes?
No homebuilder has been named yet, and it is worth being clear about why people assume otherwise. The land is owned by Forestar, a subsidiary of D.R. Horton. But Forestar is a lot developer, not a homebuilder. Its business is buying land, preparing it with roads and utilities, and selling finished lots, including to builders other than its parent. D.R. Horton is not named as the builder here, and we are not going to imply it will be. A builder announcement is the milestone this interest list exists to catch.
Is it really about 530 homes, all single-family?
It is a mix. The plan is for about 530 homes in total, combining single-family houses and multifamily homes such as townhomes, within a mixed-use community that also includes commercial space. Anyone describing this as an all single-family neighborhood of that size is reading the headline number and missing the mix.
What is it like to live in Lake Wales?
Lake Wales sits on the Lake Wales Ridge, a spine of high, sandy hills that gives this part of central Florida real elevation and rolling terrain you will not find near the coast. Bok Tower Gardens, with its landmark singing tower and formal gardens, is minutes away, and Polk County's hundreds of lakes and its famous chain of lakes make boating, bass fishing and paddling a way of life. The town sits along US Highway 27 in the middle of the state, roughly between Tampa, Orlando and Vero Beach, so the coasts, the theme parks and two international airports are all within a day trip. It has also long been one of the more affordable places to buy new in this part of the state.
Does being beside Crooked Lake mean lake access?
Not in the way most buyers assume, and it is worth knowing up front. Crooked Lake carries Florida's Outstanding Florida Water designation, the highest level of water quality protection the state applies. The community is planned around non-motorized use, with docks limited to canoes, kayaks and electric boats and no public boat ramp. So this is a community beside a protected, quiet lake, not a powerboat community. That is a genuine draw for some buyers and a dealbreaker for others, and you deserve to know which before you tour rather than after.
What about schools? I have heard something odd about this area.
You have, and it is the fact most likely to surprise a buyer here. The city of Lake Wales runs its own school district, separate from the rest of Polk County, and the schools closest to this property belong to that city district. Because the community is on unincorporated county land, its residents, unless the property is annexed into the city, would be zoned to county schools that sit farther away, such as Frostproof. Attendance zones are assigned by address, and no address exists here yet, so confirm the specific assignment once addresses are issued rather than relying on this or any other page.
There is a CDD. What does that cost me?
Nobody can tell you yet, and be wary of anyone who tries. A community development district covers the residential part of this property. A CDD issues bonds to build infrastructure and repays them through an annual assessment charged to every home in the district, appearing on your Polk County tax notice separately from and on top of HOA dues. For this district, no bonds have been issued and no per-home assessment has been published, so the district is real and the assessment is coming, but the number does not exist on the public record today.
Where exactly is it?
South of Lake Wales, in unincorporated Polk County, along the US Highway 27 corridor on land beside Crooked Lake. The nearest city is Lake Wales, just to the north. There are no street addresses or platted lots yet.
When will homes actually be available?
No date has been announced. Early site and engineering work is underway, which puts this further along than a raw plan on paper, but there is no builder named, no plat recorded and no price. Treat any date you encounter as a target rather than a commitment.
How do I get updates on Winslow's Point?
Join the interest list on this page. When a builder is named, a plat is recorded, a model is announced or first pricing drops, it goes out to this list, while there is still nothing to buy.
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About 530 homes planned beside Crooked Lake, a district in place, and no builder named yet. That last gap is the one worth watching, and it is exactly what this list catches.
Joining costs nothing, creates no brokerage relationship, and does not obligate you to anything. When you are ready, a real estate professional licensed in Florida will reach out and can register you as represented before your first visit to a sales office.