Buying into a master-planned community is partly a bet on what gets built in the next decade. For Sunbridge, that bet is unusually well-documented. Tavistock has filed permits, sold land to eight builders, and announced specific opening dates for amenities, schools, and commercial space stretching into the late 2020s. Here’s what’s actually coming to Sunbridge in 2027 and beyond, with sourced detail.
One of the questions I hear most often from buyers considering Sunbridge is some version of “what’s actually coming next?” It’s a smart question. When you buy in a master-planned community still in early development, you’re not just buying a house. You’re buying a future version of the neighborhood that doesn’t exist yet. The amenities, schools, retail, employment centers, and infrastructure that will eventually surround your home are still being built.
The good news for Sunbridge buyers is that the development pipeline here is unusually transparent. Tavistock Development Company, the master developer (and the same team behind Lake Nona), has been public about their phasing plans, builder partnerships, and amenity timelines. Permits have been filed, land has changed hands, and dates have been announced. Below is the most accurate picture I can give you of what’s coming to Sunbridge in 2027 and beyond, based on public filings, news reports, and official Tavistock announcements through early 2026.
If you want broader context first, my overview of what Sunbridge is covers the foundation. This post focuses purely on the future pipeline.
The big picture: Sunbridge by the numbers
Before diving into specific projects, here’s the scale of what’s planned at Sunbridge over the next two to three decades:
27,447 acres
Total Sunbridge master-planned community footprint, spanning Orange and Osceola Counties.
- Orange County portion: ~6,300 acres, annexed by the City of Orlando in 2024
- Osceola County portion: ~19,000 acres
- Conservation land: 13,000+ acres (nearly half the entire community)
- Phase 1 residential units: ~4,600 across 6 major neighborhoods
- Phase 2 footprint: 11,000+ acres in Northeast Osceola (4× the size of Phase 1)
- Long-term residential potential: Tavistock has stated plans for 16,500+ additional homes beyond current phase
Source: GrowthSpotter, February 2026 industrial coverage; Tavistock Development Company official announcements.
Translating that into a homeowner’s perspective: Sunbridge will eventually be roughly the same scale as Lake Nona at full build-out. We’re at the very beginning of a multi-decade development arc. For more on how that scale typically affects pricing, see my analysis of Sunbridge home prices for 2025-2026.
The Watershed: Weslyn Park’s signature amenity opens in 2027
The headline development for Weslyn Park is The Watershed, the community’s main amenity center. Originally planned to open in 2026, the timeline has been updated and the project is now scheduled for a phased opening through 2027.
MAJOR AMENITY · WESLYN PARK
The Watershed
Status: Construction starting · Opening: Summer 2027 (clubhouse + pool) · Q4 2027 (restaurant)
The Watershed will be the lifestyle anchor of Weslyn Park. The amenity center features a zero-entry resort-style pool overlooking a lake, community event space, and a trailhead connecting to Sunbridge’s broader trail system. A restaurant and bar, open to the public, follows in Q4 2027. Waterfront activities will include kayaking and paddle boarding.
Source: GrowthSpotter, February 2026.
For Weslyn Park homeowners, The Watershed becoming fully operational in 2027 represents a meaningful step up in lifestyle and likely a step up in resale value. Communities tend to see noticeable price appreciation when their signature amenity opens, and The Watershed is precisely that kind of amenity. If you’re considering Weslyn Park, you can browse current Weslyn Park homes for sale on the listings page.
SunPark Industrial: 956,600 square feet of Class A industrial space by Q3 2027
One of the largest non-residential developments coming to Sunbridge is SunPark Industrial, being built by VanTrust Real Estate within the broader 700-acre Sunbridge Business Park.
EMPLOYMENT CENTER · SUNBRIDGE BUSINESS PARK
SunPark Industrial Phase 1
Developer: VanTrust Real Estate · Construction Start: Q3 2026 · First buildings delivered: Q3 2027
The first phase covers 71 acres and includes three buildings totaling 956,600 square feet of Class A industrial space. The site sits just south of International Corporate Park within Sunbridge. A future Phase II covers an additional 77 acres and could bring another one million square feet of industrial development. Combined potential is nearly 2 million square feet of industrial space.
Source: GrowthSpotter and Central Florida CRE Sources, February 2026.
For homebuyers, this matters in two ways. First, it confirms Sunbridge’s positioning as a major Central Florida employment hub, not just a residential community. Second, industrial and corporate space tends to bring jobs and infrastructure investment, which historically supports residential property values in the surrounding area.
New builder neighborhoods coming through 2027
December 2025 was a watershed month for Sunbridge from a builder-activity perspective. Tavistock closed deals with eight different homebuilders worth a combined $43 million in residential land. Four of those builders were already active in Sunbridge (Ashton Woods, Dream Finders, Pulte, Toll Brothers). Four are new additions: ICI Homes, M/I Homes, Perry Homes, and Tri Pointe Homes.
Source: GrowthSpotter, December 2025 and February 2026 reporting.
Here are the most significant new builder neighborhoods scheduled to open over the next two years:
NEW CONSTRUCTION · WESLYN PARK
Tri Pointe Homes Neighborhood D-East
Developer: Tri Pointe Homes · Land cost: $13M · 288 lots · Sales open: 2027
Tri Pointe Homes is launching their first Sunbridge community across from The Watershed amenity center. The 288-lot neighborhood will feature its own amenities including a nature-inspired playground, multi-purpose fields, a fitness trail, and an amphitheater. Construction is expected to begin Q1 2026, with sales opening in 2027.
NEW CONSTRUCTION · WESLYN PARK
Pulte and Toll Brothers Joint Subdivision
Combined land cost: $19.5M · 436 lots · Vertical construction: late 2027
Pulte and Toll Brothers paid a combined $19.5 million for a 436-lot subdivision. Pulte will build all townhomes and bungalow units; Toll Brothers will handle 50-foot and 60-foot lots. Horizontal development begins in late 2026 with vertical construction starting in late 2027. The amenity package will include a fitness center, club room, covered cabana, resort pool, pickleball courts, tot lot, and dog park.
NEW CONSTRUCTION · WESLYN PARK
Neighborhood E (Lakefront Lots)
Land cost: $5.15M · 260 acres · Phase 1A: 156 detached homesites
The first expansion of Weslyn Park south of Cyrils Drive. Phase 1A includes 156 detached homesites on 36 acres, with a mix of bungalow and front-loaded lots. Notably, this neighborhood includes 55-foot lots overlooking a pond and nature trail, which represent the first true lakefront-style premium lots in Weslyn Park. Construction expected to start later in 2026; builder lineup not yet announced.
NEW CONSTRUCTION · ORLANDO-SIDE SUNBRIDGE
Taylor Morrison’s First Orlando Neighborhood
Developer: Taylor Morrison · 526 detached homes · 4 phases · 155.6 acres
This is the first residential neighborhood on the Orlando-side of Sunbridge (the 6,300 acres annexed by Orlando in 2024). Located west of Sunbridge Parkway and south of S.R. 528, the master plan includes 526 single-family homes across three lot sizes (32, 50, and 60 feet). Phase 1 includes 87 homes. Tavistock has stated they expect 2,000 residential lots developed within five years on the Orlando side.
Source: GrowthSpotter, November 2024 and December 2025 reporting.
Each of these brings new product types, new price points, and new buyer pools to Sunbridge. If you’re researching the broader buyer landscape, my deep-dive on whether Sunbridge is the next Lake Nona covers how this builder mix compares to Lake Nona’s mature buyer demographics.
Phase 2 of Sunbridge: 11,000+ acres in Northeast Osceola
While most current attention is on Phase 1 (Del Webb, Weslyn Park, Basecamp, and the Orlando-side annexation), Tavistock is already planning Phase 2 in parallel. The scale of Phase 2 is genuinely staggering.
LONG-TERM PIPELINE · PHASE 2
Northeast Osceola Phase 2
Footprint: 11,000+ acres · Status: Concept Plan filed · Construction: still a few years away
Phase 2 of Sunbridge covers more than 11,000 acres in Northeast Osceola County, roughly four times the size of Phase 1. Tavistock has filed a Concept Plan and the permitting process has begun, though Tavistock Group Managing Director Jim Zboril has noted that actual construction is still a few years away. The phase includes a planned marina district with a major canal-and-bridge system that’s already in early-stage excavation (referred to internally as “the Big Dig”).
Source: Tavistock Development Company, May 2025; GrowthSpotter ongoing coverage.
The marina district is particularly interesting. Phase 2 will include water-access neighborhoods that don’t exist anywhere else in Sunbridge today. For long-term holders and buyers thinking about eventual appreciation, Phase 2 represents the kind of infrastructure investment that historically reshapes home values across an entire community. Lake Nona’s Town Center had a similar effect after it opened. My post on whether to sell now or hold for long-term gains covers this dynamic in detail.
Schools and education: what’s open and what’s coming
Voyager K-8, Sunbridge’s first school, opened for the 2024-2025 school year and is now in full operation. Located within Weslyn Park and operated by the Osceola County School District, it’s the first school in Florida built around an Environmental-STEM curriculum, with hands-on environmental education integrated across all grades.
EDUCATION · OPEN
Voyager K-8 (Already Open)
District: Osceola County · Curriculum: Environmental-STEM · Status: Open since August 2024
The school includes a 400-meter running track with soccer infield, two full-size basketball courts, parent and bus loops with covered canopies, and 200 parking spaces. Many of these athletic facilities are shared with the broader Sunbridge community through the Tavistock partnership. Voyager K-8 partners directly with the Florida Headwaters Foundation to integrate environmental stewardship into the curriculum.
Source: Sunbridge official site; Osceola County School District; Gilbane Building Company.
As Sunbridge grows, more schools will be needed. Tavistock has historically built schools into master-planned community phases as residential build-out reaches certain thresholds (Lake Nona has multiple K-8 schools, a high school, and a middle school). While specific timelines for additional Sunbridge schools haven’t been formally announced, ongoing population growth in the area makes additional school construction a near-certainty over the next decade.
Transportation infrastructure: connecting Sunbridge
Beyond residential and commercial development, the road network around Sunbridge is being expanded significantly to support growth.
Key transportation projects in the pipeline:
- Sunbridge Parkway: The primary north-south corridor through the community, connecting to S.R. 528
- Cyrils Drive extension: Construction permits filed in 2025 to extend Cyrils Drive into Phase 1, including a bridge over the canal system that supports the future marina district
- Future Dowden Road extension: Will connect the Orlando-side Sunbridge to the broader Dowden Road corridor
- New north-south arterial roadway: A new regional mobility corridor between Orange and Osceola County is part of the long-term Sunbridge transportation plan
- S.R. 528 corridor improvements: Future improvements to accommodate growth from Sunbridge and surrounding development
Source: Sunbridge Fact Sheet, Lake Mary Jane Alliance; Tavistock and GrowthSpotter reporting.
For commute-conscious buyers, these improvements matter. The current ~25-minute drive to MCO Airport, ~15 minutes to Lake Nona, and ~35 minutes to Downtown Orlando should hold up well as the road network expands.
Curious how the development pipeline affects your specific neighborhood choice?
Different Sunbridge neighborhoods will benefit differently from the next decade of development. I’ll walk you through how each neighborhood is positioned for the long term so you can buy strategically, not just emotionally.
Commercial and retail: what’s coming next
The Orlando-side Sunbridge approval includes meaningful commercial and retail entitlements. Specifically, the City of Orlando approved up to:
- 7,370 residential units on the Orlando side
- 5.4 million square feet of office space
- 2.9 million square feet of industrial uses
- 880,000 square feet of retail
Source: City of Orlando land use and zoning approval; GrowthSpotter, November 2024.
The first major commercial project on the Orlando side is a 1.9 million-square-foot logistics warehouse approved on Innovation Way, north of S.R. 528. Tavistock has not formally identified the end user, but the scale suggests a major distribution operator. As more residential builds out, expect village-center-style retail and grocery to follow, similar to the pattern Lake Nona used at Lake Nona Town Center.
What this means for buyers thinking about Sunbridge
Putting this all together, here’s what the development pipeline tells me about the buying decision in Sunbridge today:
Phase 1 buyers benefit from amenity completion in 2027. Buyers in Weslyn Park and Del Webb are buying ahead of significant lifestyle improvements. The Watershed opening, Voyager K-8 maturing, additional builder neighborhoods adding diversity, and overall community momentum all favor early-phase Phase 1 buyers.
The builder mix is diversifying. Going from four builders to eight in late 2025 means more product variety, more price points, and more competition for buyers’ business. This is good for buyers in the medium term.
Employment infrastructure is real, not theoretical. The 956,600 square feet of industrial space already permitted (and 1.9 million more on the Orlando side) confirms Sunbridge isn’t just bedroom-community development. There’s real employment investment happening in parallel.
Phase 2 will reshape valuations. The marina district, the additional 11,000 acres, and Tavistock’s stated 16,500-home plan beyond current phase mean Sunbridge’s eventual scale is enormous. Buyers entering during Phase 1 are buying at the bottom of a multi-decade build-out curve.
If you’re weighing whether to buy now, my complete 2026 buying guide covers the practical mechanics. And if you’re trying to time your entry, my coverage of whether home prices in Sunbridge are going up provides the latest pricing data.
Buying into a master-planned community early is partly about evaluating what’s coming, not just what exists today. Sunbridge has more documented future development than any community I’ve worked in outside Lake Nona. That predictability is what makes early-phase entry strategically valuable.
Mike Chen, Sunbridge Specialist Realtor
The bottom line on Sunbridge in 2027 and beyond
The Sunbridge development pipeline through 2027 includes a major signature amenity opening (The Watershed), nearly a million square feet of new industrial space, four new builder neighborhoods, a major Phase 1 expansion (Neighborhood E with lakefront lots), the first Orlando-side residential neighborhood (Taylor Morrison), and the early stages of Phase 2 in Northeast Osceola.
For homebuyers, this means a community that will look meaningfully different in 2028 than it does today. More homes, more amenities, more retail, more employment, and meaningfully more infrastructure. For sellers already in Sunbridge, this generally points to continued price appreciation as the community matures.
Whether you’re a buyer, seller, or just watching the market, the takeaway is the same: Sunbridge is following the master-planned community playbook closely, and the pipeline through 2027 confirms Tavistock is executing on the long-term vision they laid out from day one.
If you want help navigating any of this, that’s exactly what I do. Working with a Sunbridge-specific Realtor who tracks these developments daily makes a real difference for buyers entering the community.
Frequently asked questions about Sunbridge development
When does The Watershed amenity center open at Weslyn Park?
The Watershed clubhouse and resort-style pool are scheduled to open in summer 2027, with the restaurant and bar following in Q4 2027. The opening was originally targeted for 2026 but has been updated to the 2027 timeline. The Watershed will be Weslyn Park’s signature amenity and will include a zero-entry pool overlooking a lake, event space, a trailhead, and waterfront activities like kayaking and paddle boarding. The restaurant will be open to the public, not just residents. Source: GrowthSpotter, February 2026.
How big will Sunbridge be at full build-out?
Sunbridge spans 27,447 acres across Orange and Osceola Counties. Phase 1 includes approximately 4,600 residential units across six major neighborhoods (Del Webb Sunbridge, Weslyn Park, Basecamp, and others). Phase 2 covers an additional 11,000+ acres in Northeast Osceola, roughly four times the size of Phase 1. Tavistock has publicly stated plans for 16,500+ additional homes beyond the current phase. At full build-out across multiple decades, Sunbridge will be roughly comparable in scale to Lake Nona.
Which homebuilders are currently active in Sunbridge?
As of early 2026, eight major homebuilders have committed to Sunbridge through land purchases. The original four builders are Ashton Woods, Dream Finders, Pulte, and Toll Brothers. Four new additions joined in late 2025: ICI Homes, M/I Homes, Perry Homes, and Tri Pointe Homes. Taylor Morrison is also entering with the first Orlando-side neighborhood. Each builder offers different floor plans, price points, and lot sizes, providing meaningful variety for buyers shopping the community. Source: GrowthSpotter, December 2025.
When will the new Sunbridge industrial development open?
VanTrust Real Estate’s SunPark Industrial development is scheduled to start construction in Q3 2026, with the first two buildings projected to deliver by Q3 2027. Phase 1 covers 71 acres and includes 956,600 square feet of Class A industrial space across three buildings. A potential Phase II would add another 77 acres and approximately one million additional square feet. The site sits within the broader 700-acre Sunbridge Business Park, just south of International Corporate Park. Source: GrowthSpotter, February 2026.
Are there schools currently open in Sunbridge?
Yes. Voyager K-8 is the first school in Sunbridge and has been operating since the 2024-2025 school year. Located within Weslyn Park, it’s part of the Osceola County School District and is built around an Environmental-STEM curriculum. The school partners with the Florida Headwaters Foundation and Tavistock to integrate environmental stewardship into all grades. Facilities include a 400-meter running track with soccer infield, two full-size basketball courts, and shared community athletic amenities. Additional schools will likely follow as residential build-out continues, though specific timelines for new schools have not been publicly announced.
When does Phase 2 of Sunbridge start construction?
Phase 2 actual construction is still a few years away, according to Tavistock Group Managing Director Jim Zboril. However, Tavistock has filed a Concept Plan with Osceola County and the permitting process has already begun, since the scale (11,000+ acres) requires a long lead time. Early-stage excavation has reportedly started on the marina district canal system, internally referred to as “the Big Dig.” Most homebuyers shopping Sunbridge today are buying in Phase 1 neighborhoods, with Phase 2 representing future inventory likely opening in the late 2020s and beyond.
How does the Sunbridge development pipeline affect home values?
Master-planned communities historically see the strongest appreciation during early-phase development as amenities open and infrastructure builds out. The opening of The Watershed in 2027, expansion of builder options, completion of SunPark Industrial, and continued Phase 1 build-out all support continued home value growth in Sunbridge through the late 2020s. Lake Nona, the closest comparable community (also developed by Tavistock), saw substantial appreciation during similar early-phase development cycles. Past performance doesn’t guarantee future results, but the pipeline does support a positive valuation thesis for current buyers. For deeper analysis, see my post on whether home prices in Sunbridge are going up.
