New construction from the upper $200s. Resort-style amenities. Miles of trails. A remarkable natural setting. And the Emerald Coast just a short drive away.
By Mimy Kincaid, Marketing & Business Development Director, The Jay Odom Group
For homebuyers searching Northwest Florida, it might be time to look a little north of the beach. In Freeport, a new master-planned community is giving buyers something increasingly compelling: the opportunity to own a brand-new home while gaining an entire lifestyle outside their front door.
Welcome to NatureView.
Developed by The Jay Odom Group, the developers behind Hammock Bay, NatureView brings together new homes from two established builders, resort-style amenities and an extraordinary natural setting to create a community designed around how people actually want to live. And for buyers who assume that kind of lifestyle must come with a luxury price tag, NatureView may be especially worth a closer look.
What Can New Construction Get You in Freeport?
Quite a lot, actually. At NatureView, DSLD Homes currently offers new homes starting from $289,990, with options ranging from approximately 1,293 to more than 3,000 square feet and floor plans offering three to five bedrooms.
Holiday Builders adds even more choices, with homes currently starting from the $360s and floor plans extending beyond 3,000 square feet. That means NatureView isn’t built around just one kind of homeowner. There are options for someone buying their first home, families looking for another bedroom, buyers who want a larger garage or home office, and those simply ready to trade the projects and maintenance of an older home for something brand new.
And that is one of the advantages of buying new. Modern floor plans are designed around the way families live today. New systems, appliances and materials can mean fewer immediate maintenance projects. Energy-efficient construction can help make a home more comfortable and efficient. Builder warranties can also provide an added layer of peace of mind.
Instead of asking, “What will I need to replace first?” You get to ask a much more exciting question: “Which floor plan feels like home?”
But You’re Buying More Than the House
That may be NatureView’s biggest differentiator. Your home doesn’t end at your property line. Step outside and the community itself becomes part of the lifestyle. NatureView features a resort-style zero-entry swimming pool, clubhouse, 24-hour fitness center, yoga space, pickleball and basketball courts, playgrounds, dog parks, pocket parks and miles of nature and fitness trails.
There are places to exercise. Places for the kids to play. Places for the dog to run. Places to meet neighbors. And plenty of places to simply slow down and enjoy being outside. These aren’t amenities you have to drive across town to use. They’re part of the neighborhood you call home.
Imagine an Ordinary Saturday Here
Wake up and take the dog for a walk along the trails. Grab your coffee and enjoy a quiet morning surrounded by Northwest Florida’s natural landscape. Take the kids to the pool after lunch. Meet friends for pickleball in the afternoon. Head south for dinner, shopping or an evening near the Gulf. Then come home to somewhere that feels removed from the crowds. That balance is what makes NatureView different.
The community is located approximately nine miles north of South Walton’s beaches, yet NatureView is surrounded by tens of thousands of acres of protected conservation land. You can stay connected to the Emerald Coast without having to live in the middle of its busiest areas.
From the Developers Who Created Hammock Bay
For people who know Freeport, The Jay Odom Group is already closely connected to the city’s growth. More than two decades ago, the company began developing Hammock Bay with a vision of creating something much larger than a subdivision: a master-planned community built around amenities, recreation, nature and a genuine sense of place. Today, Hammock Bay has become one of the area’s most recognizable communities.
NatureView represents the next chapter. It isn’t a copy of Hammock Bay. It has its own identity, its own natural setting and a lifestyle designed specifically around the land surrounding it. But behind it is the same local development experience and attention to community planning.
NatureView encompasses approximately 276 acres and is planned for 792 single-family homesites, with homes by DSLD Homes and Holiday Builders. That gives buyers something else increasingly valuable: choice. Two builders. Multiple home designs. Different sizes and price points. One thoughtfully planned community.
Surrounded by Something That Can’t Be Recreated
Homes can be built. Pools can be built.
Clubhouses can be built. But thousands of acres of protected natural land surrounding your community? That is much harder to duplicate.
NatureView is surrounded by more than 50,000 acres of conservation land associated with Nokuse Plantation and the Northwest Florida Water Management District. It gives the community a sense of separation and natural beauty that was part of NatureView’s vision from the very beginning.
Nature isn’t an amenity that was added later. It helped shape the community itself.
A Community With Heart
There is another part of NatureView’s story that can’t be measured in bedrooms or square footage. Five homesites within the community were reserved for Hero Homez, an initiative created to provide homes for deserving local heroes. The program reflects a larger philosophy behind NatureView: a neighborhood should contribute to the community around it, not simply occupy land within it.
It’s another reminder that the vision for NatureView goes beyond building houses. It’s about building a place people are proud to call home.
Maybe the Question Isn’t “Why Freeport?”
Maybe the better question is: Why not?
If you can own a brand-new home starting in the upper $200s…
Live in a master-planned community with resort-style amenities…
Walk trails surrounded by protected natural land…
Choose between multiple builders and dozens of home designs…
And still have the beaches, dining and recreation of the Emerald Coast within easy reach…
Freeport starts looking a little different. And NatureView may be exactly what some Northwest Florida homebuyers didn’t realize they were looking for.
Come see it for yourself.
Tour NatureView, explore the amenities and walk through the model homes from DSLD Homes and Holiday Builders. Because sometimes you don’t understand what a community can offer until you actually experience it.
NatureView | Freeport, Florida
Visit NatureViewFL.com to learn more and plan your visit.
Home pricing, availability, floor plans and builder incentives are subject to change. Contact DSLD Homes or Holiday Builders directly for current home availability, pricing and purchasing information.
