M/I Homes Debuts New Office Location in Waterside Place
Sarasota, FL – Award-winning home builder M/I Homes announces its move to Waterside Place, the brand new 36-acre lakefront experience in Lakewood Ranch. M/I Homes will be even better suited to serve new homeowners in the Manatee, Sarasota, and Charlotte County areas in a prime office location at the heart of the thriving Lakewood Ranch community.
Opening this month, M/I Homes is ecstatic to move into the captivating Waterside Place. The team is now only minutes away from 3 new communities coming in 2022 – Sweetwater at Lakewood Ranch, Sweetwater Villas at Lakewood Ranch, and Nautique at Waterside Place. With a modern, sleek office style with crisp, clean lines, the new office will feature a brand new 1,563 sq ft. Design Center where homeowners can work with leading interior designers to select the perfect finishes for their new construction homes. In addition, the M/I Homes of Sarasota team will enjoy stunning office views, state-of-the-art workspaces, and a spacious outdoor patio.

Joe Fontana, Area President, said, “As Lakewood Ranch continues to be #1 selling multi-generational master-planned community in America, we’re thrilled to move into the epicenter of momentum and development in the area. Waterside Place is the best that Lakewood Ranch has to offer with dining, entertainment, shopping, and community events. Our team is excited for this new adventure and eager to welcome homebuyers to our new space as they start their journey into building their own beautiful M/I home.”
“We’re pleased to welcome M/I Homes to Waterside Place,” said Laura Cole, Senior Vice President of LWR Communities, LLC. “They have been a terrific builder in Lakewood Ranch, and we look forward to their ability to service customers from our dynamic new town center, just steps away from one of their newest neighborhoods, Nautique.”
The new office will be located at 1551 Lakefront Drive, Suites 200 – 202, Sarasota, FL 34240. With 11 communities currently spanning from Parrish to Port Charlotte, M/I Homes continues to flourish as one of the area’s most beloved home builders.
For more information on M/I Homes’ new communities in Lakewood Ranch, visit https://www.mihomes.com/new-homes/florida/sarasota-metro/communities.
About M/I Homes
For over 40 years, M/I Homes has been building new homes of unparalleled quality and craftsmanship. Over 140,000 homeowners have joined the M/I family. Founded in 1976, M/I Homes has established an exemplary reputation based on a strong commitment to superior customer service, innovative design, quality construction and premium locations. Listed on the New York Stock Exchange, M/I Homes serves a broad segment of the housing market including first-time, move-up, luxury and empty nester buyers. Locations include: Austin, Dallas/ Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, TX; Charlotte and Raleigh, NC; Chicago, IL; Nashville, TN; Cincinnati, and Columbus, OH; Indianapolis, IN; Detroit, MI; Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN; Orlando, Tampa, and Sarasota, FL.