Marigold Review (2026): Prices, Floor Plans, HOA, CDD, and Who It's For

Marigold Review: Pulte’s New Construction Community in Davie, Florida (2026)

If you’re searching for a Marigold review before you drive out to Davie and sit through a sales presentation, here’s the short version: Marigold is a gated, single-family Pulte Homes community off Griffin Road with four floor plans, a starting price of $1,335,990, and a genuine estate-level option at the top of the lineup. It’s not the cheapest new construction in Davie, and it’s not the largest-lot option either. What it is, is a solid, well-built, centrally located community that fits a specific type of buyer very well and isn’t the right call for others. Let’s get into the numbers.

Marigold Review: Where This Community Sits in the Market

Marigold sits at 5022 Caladium Way in Davie, FL 33328, tucked into central Broward off the Griffin Road corridor. That location matters more than most sales reps will tell you. You’re close to I-595 for an east-west commute, within reach of the Turnpike for north-south access, and roughly equidistant to Fort Lauderdale’s downtown core and the western Davie/Weston business corridor. If you work in Plantation, Sunrise, or anywhere near the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, this location cuts real time off your commute compared to communities pushed further west.

On a normal traffic day, you’re looking at roughly 5 to 10 minutes to reach I-595 from Griffin Road, another 20 to 25 minutes into downtown Fort Lauderdale depending on the hour, and about 15 to 20 minutes out to the Weston business corridor where a lot of Broward’s corporate and financial services jobs sit. The airport itself is typically a 20-minute run. Compare that to a lot of the new construction going up in far western Broward and Palm Beach right now, where a downtown Fort Lauderdale commute stretches past 40 minutes during peak hours, and the central Davie location starts to look like the actual selling point, not the amenities package.

Davie itself carries a specific reputation in Broward: horse country roots, a strong sense of space even in newer developments, and proximity to Nova Southeastern University and Broward College’s main campus. The area zoned to Marigold falls under Broward County Public Schools, and central Davie is generally served by schools including Indian Ridge Middle and Western High School, though school assignments shift and you should confirm the exact zone for this address directly with the district before you buy on the assumption of a specific school.

The Griffin Road corridor itself has changed a lot over the last decade. What used to be a mostly agricultural stretch now carries a real mix of shopping, medical offices, and established residential product on both sides of the road. That gives Marigold something a lot of brand-new master-planned communities further west don’t have yet: existing infrastructure. You’re not waiting three years for the grocery store, the urgent care, and the gas station to get built alongside your house. Most of it is already there.

Marigold is built by Pulte Homes under its Signature Collection, which is Pulte’s move-up and luxury tier, not its entry-level line. That distinction shows up in the base specification, which we’ll get to, and it shows up in the price.

The Floor Plans and Real Prices

Marigold offers four floor plans. Here’s what’s actually on the table, not the marketing rounded numbers:

The Stellar is the entry point into the community and the most straightforward of the four, a 3-bedroom layout in the mid-2,000-square-foot range with the Alabaster exterior. This is the plan I’d point a downsizing couple or a professional couple without kids toward, since the 3-bedroom count gives you a home office or guest room without paying for square footage you won’t use. The Reverence steps up slightly in size with the Morning Fog exterior and keeps the 3-bedroom count but adds flexibility in the bath count, which makes it a reasonable middle option if you want a little more breathing room in the floor plan without jumping all the way to a 4-bedroom home.

The Whitestone opens up to 4 or 5 bedrooms and is where a lot of growing families will land, with the Rock Candy exterior finishing it out. If you’ve got school-age kids and you’re planning to be in the home for the next decade, this is the plan most buyers in that stage of life end up choosing, since it gives you room for a dedicated office, a playroom, or a fifth bedroom for visiting family without needing to jump to the estate-level plan.

Then there’s the Livingston II, and this is where Marigold separates itself from most of what’s being built in Davie right now. At 5,251 to 5,770 square feet with up to 7 bedrooms and 7.5 bathrooms, this is a genuine estate home, not a slightly bigger version of the other plans. The Colonnade Gray exterior gives it a distinct, heavier presence on the lot. Critically, the Livingston II offers an optional Multi-Gen Suite, a private secondary living space built for parents, adult children, or extended guests who need their own kitchen-adjacent living area rather than a spare bedroom. If you’re relocating a parent to South Florida or you’ve got adult kids who aren’t leaving the nest yet, this is one of the few floor plans in Davie actually built to solve that problem instead of forcing you to retrofit a standard layout.

Think about what that actually looks like in practice. A family relocating from the Northeast with an aging parent doesn’t want to put mom or dad in a converted den with a shared hallway bathroom. The Multi-Gen Suite gives that parent a private living space with its own access, which changes the day-to-day dynamic of the household completely. That’s a real design decision, not a marketing bullet point, and it’s worth touring in person if a multigenerational setup is part of your plan.

What “Pricing on Request” Actually Means

If a plan shows “pricing on request,” it typically means the community is still ramping up releases or the builder is holding pricing until closer to construction start on that section. Don’t read that as a red flag, it’s standard for a still-selling Pulte community. Call the sales office directly (954-280-1005) and ask for current Reverence and Whitestone base pricing before you assume Stellar’s $1.3 million entry point is what you’d pay for a 4 or 5 bedroom layout. In my experience, when a builder holds pricing on the middle plans in a lineup like this, it’s usually because they’re testing absorption on the entry-level plan first and adjusting the next release based on how fast those homes move. That means Reverence and Whitestone pricing could land higher than a simple size-based extrapolation from the Stellar’s per-square-foot price would suggest.

What’s Actually Included at the Base Price

This is the part most reviews skip, and it’s the part that actually determines whether $1,335,990 is a fair number or an inflated one.

At Marigold, the base specification includes impact-resistant windows and doors throughout the home, not just on the front elevation or as an upgrade option. In a Broward County hurricane zone, that’s not a luxury add-on, it’s a real cost saver, since retrofitting impact glass on a resale home can run tens of thousands of dollars. The roof trusses are professionally engineered with hurricane tie-downs built in, which matters both for storm performance and for your insurance premium down the line.

In the kitchen, Marigold’s base package includes upgraded MasterBrand 42-inch cabinets, a kitchen island, and built-in Whirlpool stainless steel appliances covering the microwave and electric cooktop. That 42-inch cabinet height alone is a meaningful upgrade over the 36-inch standard you’ll find in a lot of production-built homes in this price range, and it’s the kind of detail that’s expensive to change after the fact. If you’ve ever priced out a kitchen renovation on a resale home to bump cabinet height and swap in an island, you know that’s not a five-figure fix in most cases, it’s closer to six figures once you factor in electrical and plumbing relocation.

The reality is that Pulte’s Signature Collection product tends to include more at the base price than the outer edges of its product lineup, which is part of why Marigold’s starting price sits above some of its Davie neighbors. You’re not just paying for square footage, you’re paying for a higher standard spec. When you’re comparing a per-square-foot number across builders, ask what’s actually standard versus what’s an upgrade line item on the option sheet. A lower base price with impact glass, upgraded cabinetry, and a hurricane-rated roof structure priced as options can end up costing more than Marigold’s higher starting number once you’ve added those same items back in.

HOA, CDD, and the Real Monthly Cost

Here’s where buyers get burned if they don’t ask the right questions before they sign.

Marigold is a Community Association (HOA) community, meaning mandatory HOA fees apply. Based on the community’s documentation, there’s no indication of a Community Development District (CDD) assessment layered on top, which is worth noting because CDDs are common in Broward’s far western master-planned communities and can add several hundred dollars a month on top of the HOA. Infill communities like Marigold, built closer to existing infrastructure along Griffin Road, more often skip the CDD structure entirely since the roads, drainage, and utilities aren’t being built from scratch the way they are in a greenfield development further west.

That distinction matters more than most buyers realize until they’re deep into a mortgage application. A CDD assessment isn’t a one-time fee, it’s typically a 20 to 30 year bond repayment tied to the property, and it shows up as a separate line item on your tax bill in addition to your HOA dues. Buyers coming from out of state, especially the Northeast, often don’t budget for it because it doesn’t exist in most of the markets they’re used to. If Marigold genuinely doesn’t carry a CDD, that’s a real advantage over some of the master-planned communities further west in Parkland, Weston’s outer edges, or unincorporated Broward, where a CDD on top of the HOA can add $150 to $400 or more a month depending on the bond size and amenity package.

That said, I have not seen a published dollar figure for Marigold’s exact monthly HOA fee, and Pulte doesn’t always publish that number publicly at this stage of sales. Before you make any decision here, get the exact HOA amount in writing from the Marigold sales team (Elli, Pam, or Clancy, at 954-280-1005), and specifically ask them to confirm in writing whether a CDD applies to your homesite. Gated communities with amenity maintenance responsibilities almost always carry a real monthly number, and you want that figure before you run your total housing cost, not after. Ask them directly what the HOA fee covers, gate and guardhouse staffing, common area landscaping, amenity center upkeep, and whether it’s a flat fee or scheduled to increase as the community builds out and additional amenities come online.

Marigold vs. the Other New Construction in Davie

If you’re cross-shopping, and you should be, here’s how Marigold stacks up against what else is available in the immediate area.

Vineyards is another Davie option worth putting on your list if you’re comparing builders and price points in this same corridor. The Oaks of Davie, built by Rhino Homes, starts from $1,550,000, which is actually above Marigold’s entry price despite generally smaller lot sizes than the estate communities further out. That tells you Marigold is competitively priced at its entry point relative to at least one direct Davie competitor.

Run the math on that comparison and it gets more interesting. Marigold’s Stellar starts at $1,335,990 for 2,483 to 2,678 square feet, which lands somewhere around $520 to $538 per square foot depending on the specific home. The Oaks of Davie starting price of $1,550,000 is over $200,000 higher at entry, and depending on that community’s smallest floor plan size, the per-square-foot number can land close to or above Marigold’s despite a lower overall base spec on items like impact glass coverage and cabinet height. That’s the kind of number a sales rep won’t volunteer, but it’s the number that actually tells you whether you’re getting value.

Then there’s Estates by Turnberry, which occupies a different tier entirely, starting in the $1.7 million to $2.2 million range on 20,000 to 25,000-plus square foot homesites with a guest casita option. If you read our full Estates by Turnberry Review, you’ll see the honest comparison laid out: Marigold and the Oaks of Davie are both legitimate alternatives if you want new construction in Davie without stretching into Turnberry’s price range, but what you’re not getting at Marigold is that scale of lot. Marigold’s homesites are lakeview-oriented in sections but they are not the 20,000-square-foot-plus estate lots Turnberry is built on. If lot size is your top priority, Marigold isn’t the answer. If overall value, build quality, and a still-substantial home (up to 5,770 square feet at Livingston II) matter more than raw land, Marigold competes very well.

Buyers who’ve been looking at other central and west Broward new construction, like Hanson Preserve in Cooper City or Saltgrass at Heron Bay, should know Marigold plays in a similar overall price bracket but with Pulte’s specific Signature Collection spec level, which tends to run at or above what you’ll find in comparable Parkland or Coral Springs communities on a price-per-square-foot basis, largely due to the base inclusions we covered above. If you’re relocating from out of state and cross-shopping Broward against Parkland or Coral Springs purely on sticker price, make sure you’re weighing that against drive time. Parkland and Coral Springs sit noticeably further from the I-595 corridor and the airport, which is a real daily cost even if it doesn’t show up on the closing statement.

Quick Move-In Inventory and Timing

As of the most recent pricing update, Marigold had quick move-in (QMI) homes available with real, active price reductions, not just incentive fluff. Stellar QMIs were showing reductions bringing them to roughly $1.43 million to $1.51 million, and Livingston II QMIs were reduced to roughly $2.11 million to $2.20 million, both representing $25,000 to $100,000 off original list pricing. Completions on that current QMI batch were clustered around October and November 2026.

If your timeline is flexible and you don’t need a fully custom option selection, a QMI home is genuinely worth asking about first. Builders price these to move, and the reductions reflect Pulte’s incentive to close out inventory before it sits, not a signal that anything is wrong with the home. Ask the sales team directly which QMI homes are currently active and what specific incentives are attached, since these numbers shift week to week.

There’s a practical scenario worth walking through here. Say you’re relocating for a job that starts in November and you don’t have six to nine months to wait on a to-be-built contract. A Stellar QMI completing in that October to November window, already discounted $25,000 to $100,000 off original list, solves both problems at once: it matches your timeline and it’s priced below what a new release at current pricing would cost. The tradeoff is you’re choosing from whatever finishes and options that specific home already has, not selecting your own. For a lot of relocation buyers on a deadline, that tradeoff is worth it. For a buyer with no time pressure who wants to hand-pick every finish, a to-be-built contract on the Whitestone or Reverence makes more sense.

Who Marigold Is Right For (and Who Should Skip It)

Marigold makes sense if you’re a move-up buyer who wants new construction, wants to stay central in Broward for commute reasons, and doesn’t need the largest lot on the block. It’s a particularly strong fit if you’re considering a multigenerational household setup, since the Livingston II’s Multi-Gen Suite option is a real, purpose-built solution rather than a converted bonus room. It also makes sense if you value what’s included at the base price, meaning impact glass throughout, engineered hurricane-rated roof trusses, and upgraded 42-inch kitchen cabinetry, over negotiating a lower sticker price on a home with a thinner base spec.

It’s also worth a serious look if you’re relocating from out of state and haven’t budgeted for a CDD assessment. The apparent absence of a CDD at Marigold, combined with its infill location along already-developed Griffin Road, means fewer surprises on your total monthly housing cost compared to a greenfield community further west that’s still building out its own roads and drainage infrastructure.

Marigold is not the right call if lot size is your top priority. If you want the 20,000-plus square foot homesites and a guest casita, that’s Estates by Turnberry, not Marigold. It’s also not the right call if you’re a true first-time buyer working with a budget well under $1 million; at that price point, you’re better served looking at our guide to the best suburbs for first-time buyers in the Fort Lauderdale area rather than stretching into Pulte’s Signature Collection pricing. And if you’re set on real acreage with no HOA at all, horses included, that’s Southwest Ranches, a few miles away, playing under an entirely different set of rules and financing requirements than anything inside Marigold’s gates.

If you’re still weighing new construction against a resale option in the same price range, it’s worth reading our breakdown of new construction versus resale in Broward County before you commit either way. The base-spec inclusions at Marigold specifically change that math compared to a lot of resale inventory in the same price bracket.

Bottom Line

Marigold is a well-located, well-built Pulte community in central Davie with honest value at its $1,335,990 starting price once you account for what’s actually included. It’s not the biggest-lot option in the area, and it’s not the cheapest, but it’s a legitimate contender for move-up buyers and a genuinely strong option for multigenerational households looking at the Livingston II. Get the exact HOA dollar figure and CDD confirmation in writing before you sign anything, ask about current QMI pricing before you commit to a to-be-built lot, and cross-shop it honestly against The Oaks of Davie and Estates by Turnberry before you decide.

If you want a walkthrough of current Marigold pricing, available homesites, or a side-by-side comparison against the other Davie communities on this list, message me and I’ll pull the current numbers for you directly from the builder.