Neal Communities
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{{Infobox company
| name = Neal Communities
| logo = Neal Communities Logo 2018.PNG
| image = Neal First Distance Shot 4.22.22.jpg
| image_caption = Neal Communities headquarters in Sarasota, Florida
| type = Private
| industry = Land development and home building
| founded = 1970
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| hq_location_city = Lakewood Ranch, Florida
| hq_location_country = United States
| area_served = Southwest Florida
| key_people = Pat Neal
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| website = {{URL|nealcommunities.com}}
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Neal Communities is a privately held land development and home building company based in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and founded in 1970.{{cite web|access-date=2021-06-05|title=History and Timeline of Important Milestones|url=https://www.nealcommunities.com/our-history/|website=Neal Communities}}{{cite web|first1=John|last1=Hielscher|access-date=2021-06-05|title=Neal Communities posts record home sales in August|url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/business/real-estate/2020/09/10/lakewood-ranchs-neal-communities-posts-record-home-sales-august/5761818002/|website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune}}
History
Founded in 1970, Neal Communities’ first residence was a 960-square-foot unit in the Whitney Beach condominium complex on northern Longboat Key, which sold for around $23,900.
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2010 saw Neal Communities expand into Venice with its latest community, Grand Palm.{{Cite web |last=WHITE |first=DALE |title=Pat Neal launches 2,000-home Grand Palm |url=https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/2012/09/05/pat-neal-launches-2000-home-grand-palm/29119663007/ |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |language=en-US}}
Neal Communities started development for communities in the Fort Myers/Naples area in 2013.{{Cite news |last=Salman |first=Josh |date=February 1, 2012 |title=Neal Communities expanding south |work=Bradenton Herald |url=https://www.bradenton.com/news/business/article34539600.html |access-date=March 31, 2022}}
Special COVID-19 vaccination access
In early 2021 multiple communities built by Neal Communities were selected as the location of special pop-up vaccination clinics.{{cite web |last1=Flores |first1=Rosa |title=Florida's DeSantis faces criticism over Covid-19 vaccination clinics in upscale communities |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/desantis-florida-covid-vaccine-sites/index.html |website=Cnn.com |date=2 March 2021 |publisher=CNN |access-date=16 May 2022}} Residents of nearby communities say they were not invited to these special clinics despite only living a few minutes from the communities where the pop-up clinic was being held. A spokesperson for Neal Communities stated "the company was not involved in the Lakewood Ranch vaccination site and said the company would have no further comment." Residents in the Neal Communities' Grand Palm subdivision which is in southern Sarasota County received invitations to Kings Gate (located in Charlotte County), which is a gated neighborhood where Neal Communities was also building homes.{{cite web |last1=Henning |first1=Allyson |title=Residents in Venice subdivision got exclusive access to state-run vaccine clinic across county line |url=https://www.wfla.com/community/health/coronavirus/residents-in-venice-subdivision-got-exclusive-access-to-state-run-vaccine-clinic-across-county-line/ |website=New Channel 8 |date=26 February 2021 |publisher=wfla.com |access-date=16 May 2022}} Boca Royale was a location of one of these pop-up vaccination sites. In addition to members of the community receiving an invitation to the pop-up vaccination site, emails show members of the country club associated with the community also received invitations to the clinic.{{cite web |last1=Sidorowicz |first1=Josh |title=Report: Questions arise about special vaccine access in upscale Sarasota community |url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/boca-royale-vaccine-site-sarasota-county/67-4caa9d85-3a79-44c9-968f-3524c3a57829 |website=wtsp.com |date=24 February 2021 |publisher=10 Tampa Bay |access-date=16 May 2022}}
Awards
In 2012, Neal Communities was recognized as one of “America’s Best Builders” by Builder Magazine.{{Cite web |last=Caulfield |first=John |date=March 9, 2012 |title=Builder Names Its 2012 America's Best Builder Winners |url=https://www.builderonline.com/building/operations/builder-names-its-2012-americas-best-builder-winners_o |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=www.builderonline.com}}
The company was named “Builder of The Year” by Professional Builder Magazine in 2015.{{Cite web |last=Beirne |first=Mike |date=2015-11-24 |title=2015 Builder of the Year: Neal Communities |url=https://www.probuilder.com/2015-builder-year-neal-communities |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Professional Builder |language=en}}
From 2013 to 2019, Neal Communities was awarded Green Builder of The Year by the FGBC (Florida Green Building Coalition) for its commitment to building homes to green standards and certifying the most homes in Florida.{{Cite web |date=April 16, 2019 |title=Neal Communities Named 'Builder of the Year' by Florida Green Building Coalition |url=https://www.sarasotamagazine.com/home-and-real-estate/2019/04/neal-communities-named-builder-of-the-year-by-florida-green-building-coalition |access-date=2022-03-31 |website=Sarasota Magazine |language=en-US}}