Ocala-News.com reported on the approval, construction, or completion of at least three dozen developments throughout 2024 that are adding over 6,422 homes, townhomes, and apartment units throughout Ocala and Marion County.

Here is a list of those projects and stories that we wrote about them throughout the year:

  1. The Towns at Laurel Commons opened its townhome development in southwest Ocala in February
  2. Pine Oaks Preserve was approved for its 88-home development in northwest Ocala
  3. Ocala Landings Apartments was approved for an 88-unit development in southwest Ocala
  4. CampAlto, LLC, is building a 4-home community in Historic Ocala
  5. Winding Oaks Community Development District was approved for over 1,500 homes in southwest Ocala
  6. Lamplighter Legacy Apartments opened over 100 units to the public in March
  7. Hampton Manor working on assisted living facility in east Ocala with room to house 90
  8. A 312-unit apartment complex was approved next to On Top of the World
  9. Watula South opened multiple townhome units in downtown Ocala
  10. Brick City Lofts and Shops are under construction in downtown Ocala
  11. Multi-family development sought for 1.2-acre plot in northwest Ocala
  12. SW 38th Avenue Luxury Apartments working on 432-unit complex in southwest Ocala
  13. 88 homes approved for single-family development in northwest Ocala
  14. Ocala Landings approved for 88 apartment units near gated community
  15. Emerson Pointe well under way in northeast Ocala
  16. Millwood Estates is working on next phase in northeast Ocala
  17. Puravida bringing 100-home development to northeast Ocala
  18. Chipotle, Sprouts, multi-family housing development with 30 townhomes coming to southwest Ocala
  19. Whisper Woods approved for 82 townhomes in Silver Springs Shores
  20. Highland Belleview East approved for 174 homes
  21. Residences at Grand Oaks building 528-unit townhome and apartment development
  22. Spires 27 building 300-unit apartment complex in northwest Ocala
  23. Martingale building 140-home, commercial space development at 43.62-acre site in northwest Ocala
  24. Key Ocala is working on a 213-home development at a 59-acre site in northwest Ocala
  25. 211-home development near Ocala, Belleview border
  26. 78-home development in south Marion
  27. 55-home development in northeast Ocala moving forward
  28. Juniper Loop bringing 157 homes to southeast Ocala site
  29. Property next to Ocala Wetland Recharge slated for 252 townhome units
  30. Parcel near I-75, SR 200 interchange getting 209 multifamily units
  31. Castlerock Subdivision bringing 73-home development to southwest Ocala
  32. Ocala West bringing 468 apartment units to W State Road 40
  33. Affordable housing site approved for workforce housing, dozens of affordable senior housing units
  34. Point Grand of Timber Ridge now open in southwest Ocala
  35. Estela Living hoping to build 202 homes at former multi-acre horse farm
  36. 158-home development sought for southeast Ocala site
  37. Ground broken for new homeless shelter in west Ocala

Although this less represents 37 different developments across and around Ocala, it is not a complete list, and it does not include multiple projects that are in other stages of pre-development.

But this list does illustrate the sheer amount of coverage we have devoted to stories on residential development.

Each story on the list was reported in multiple stages, with the complete list yielding over 75 total stories.

Jeremiah Delgado has lived in Florida for over 25 years, moving to the Sunshine State from Chicago, Illinois in 1999, just before his 11th birthday. While living in Winter Springs, Florida, Delgado attended...