Solterra, Sunrise Floor Plans Explained (2026): Sizes, Layouts, and Which One Fits

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If you’re comparing Solterra, Sunrise floor plans, here’s the short version: this Lennar community sells 10 layouts across three collections, from a 1,426-square-foot villa with no garage starting at $543,990 up to a 2,260-square-foot single-family home with a loft starting at $838,990. Which one fits you comes down to three questions: do you need a garage, do you need four bedrooms, and how much of your budget do you want to spend on square footage versus low monthly HOA.

This is the plan-by-plan breakdown. Every number below comes from Lennar’s builder package for Solterra, including the availability sheet dated 7/15/2026, not a marketing brochure with inflated “from” pricing. If you want the full pricing and HOA picture first, start with the Solterra, Sunrise Review, then come back here for the layout-by-layout detail.

Here’s why the plan-by-plan approach matters more than most buyers realize: two people can walk into the same sales office, look at the same $600,000-ish price range, and walk out with completely different homes because they picked collections instead of plans. One buyer compares Aurora to Lusso to Radiance. The buyer who actually gets the better deal compares Amara to Bellini to Marani, inside the same collection, and finds the $27,000 difference that buys a whole extra bedroom. That’s the level of detail this post is built for.

Solterra, Sunrise Floor Plans at a Glance

Solterra is organized into three collections, and each one is really a different product built for a different buyer. Aurora is villas. Lusso is townhomes. Radiance is single-family. All 10 plans are two-story.

A few things jump out immediately. Neither Aurora villa comes with a garage, which surprises people who assume “villa” means attached parking. Every Lusso townhome has exactly one garage bay. Garage count in Radiance is inconsistent (Illara and Solina get two, Aviana, Lunara, and Velora get one), so if a two-car garage is non-negotiable, you’re choosing between exactly two of the five single-family plans.

Notice too that every plan in the community is two-story. There’s no single-story option anywhere in Solterra, not even in the entry-level Aurora villas. If stairs are a dealbreaker for you (aging parents moving in, a knee that doesn’t love steps, a toddler you don’t want climbing), that’s a reason to look outside Solterra entirely rather than trying to force-fit a plan here. Worth knowing before you drive out to tour.

The Aurora Collection: Elaris and Olaria (Villas)

Aurora is the entry point into Solterra, and it’s a narrower product than most buyers expect from the word “villa.” Both plans skip the garage entirely, which is the trade Lennar makes to hit that $543,990 starting price in a west-Broward gated community.

Elaris (1,426 sqft, 2 bed + office, 2.5 bath)

The Elaris is the smallest and cheapest plan in the entire community. Two bedrooms plus a flex office, no garage, 2.5 baths. At $543,990 that works out to roughly $382 per square foot, the highest price-per-foot in Solterra. You’re not paying for square footage here, you’re paying for the gate, the CBS construction, and the entry price point into a new-construction community in this part of Sunrise.

Who it fits: empty nesters or right-sizers downsizing out of a bigger house who don’t need a third bedroom, remote workers who want a real office instead of a converted bedroom, and buyers whose top priority is the lowest total purchase price with a new-build warranty. It’s a weak fit for anyone who needs covered parking or storage beyond a driveway.

Picture the actual buyer here: a couple in their late 50s selling a four-bedroom house in Coral Springs, done with the yard work and the extra rooms nobody used, who wants a home that’s genuinely low-maintenance and gated. The Elaris fits that life. It’s a worse fit for a 32-year-old couple planning to have kids in the next two years, because you’ll outgrow the two-bedroom footprint fast and be right back in the market.

Olaria (1,633 sqft, 3 bed, 2.5 bath)

Same no-garage trade-off as the Elaris, but you get a third bedroom and 207 more square feet for $20,000 more ($563,990). Price per square foot actually drops to about $345, making the Olaria a better value than the Elaris on a pure cost-per-foot basis, you’re just paying $20K more upfront to get there.

Who it fits: small families or roommates who need three bedrooms but are priced out of the townhome tier, and investors looking at the lowest-entry three-bedroom product in a gated Broward community for rental purposes. Still not the move if a garage matters to you.

Run the math on the Olaria against the Amara townhome and you’ll see the real decision point in this community. The Olaria saves you about $52,000 up front but leaves you without a garage. The Amara costs more but gives you covered parking and a slightly better-built product tier. If Florida summer storms and a hot car every afternoon bother you, that $52,000 gap closes fast once you account for what a garage is actually worth to your day-to-day life.

The Lusso Collection: Amara, Bellini, and Marani (Townhomes)

Lusso is where Solterra starts making sense for buyers who need covered parking without stretching into single-family pricing. All three plans get one garage bay, 2.5 baths, and land in the $615,990 to $642,990 range.

Amara (1,776 sqft, 3 bed, 1-car garage)

The entry townhome. Three bedrooms, one garage bay, starting at $615,990, which comes out to about $347 per square foot. This is the plan most buyers landing in the Lusso collection will compare everything else against.

Bellini (1,785 sqft, 3 bed, 1-car garage)

Nearly identical footprint to the Amara (just 9 more square feet) but $15,000 more expensive at $630,990. The difference likely comes down to layout flow or elevation rather than size, since the bed/bath/garage count is the same. Unless the specific floor plan layout solves a problem the Amara doesn’t, the Amara is the better dollar-for-dollar buy at this tier.

Before you write off the Bellini entirely, ask the sales rep to walk you through both floor plans side by side at the model center. Sometimes that $15,000 buys a better kitchen sightline into the living room, a more usable owner’s suite, or a secondary bedroom that doesn’t share a wall with the stairwell. Layout differences that don’t show up in a spec sheet still matter to how you actually live in the house. But if the two plans genuinely feel interchangeable to you when you walk them, take the Amara and pocket the difference.

Marani (1,874 sqft, 4 bed, 1-car garage)

The value play in the entire community. For $642,990, just $27,000 more than the Amara, you get a fourth bedroom and nearly 100 more square feet. Price per square foot works out to roughly $343, the lowest of any plan at Solterra, townhome or single-family. If you need four bedrooms and don’t need a yard, this is the plan to run the numbers on first.

Who the Lusso collection fits: young families who’ve outgrown a two-bedroom apartment or condo and want a garage without single-family pricing, and multigenerational households eyeing the Marani specifically, since a fourth bedroom in a townhome is a genuinely uncommon combination in new-construction Broward. Lusso is also the collection where FHA buyers get the most house for the lowest down payment, since Solterra’s villas and townhomes are FHA eligible, which opens the door to as little as 3.5 percent down.

Put real numbers on that: 3.5 percent down on the Marani’s $642,990 base price is about $22,505. On the entry-level Elaris at $543,990, 3.5 percent down is roughly $19,040. That’s the difference between needing six figures in savings and needing something closer to what a lot of renters can actually save toward in a year or two, which is the real reason FHA eligibility matters more here than the headline price does. Confirm current FHA eligibility and any plan-specific restrictions directly with the sales office before you get attached to a number, since builder programs and lender overlays shift.

The Radiance Collection: Aviana Through Velora (Single-Family)

Radiance is the single-family tier, and it’s the widest spread in the community, both in size (1,730 to 2,260 square feet) and price ($750,990 to $838,990). This is also the only collection with a gas water heater and gypcrete second-floor underlayment as standard, both upgrades over the electric water heaters in Aurora and Lusso.

That gypcrete detail is worth pausing on. Gypcrete is a lightweight concrete-based underlayment poured over the second-floor subfloor, and its main real-world benefit is sound dampening. If you’ve ever lived under someone who walks heavy or been the parent of a kid who runs down the hall at 6am, that’s the difference gypcrete makes to whoever’s living downstairs. It’s a small line item on a spec sheet that has an outsized effect on how quiet the house actually feels day to day.

Aviana (1,730 sqft, 3 bed, 1-car garage), $750,990

The smallest and cheapest single-family plan, but also the worst price-per-square-foot in the entire community at roughly $434. You’re paying a premium here for “single-family” status on the smallest lot-built footprint Radiance offers. Worth cross-shopping against the Marani townhome before committing, since the Marani gets you a fourth bedroom for over $100,000 less.

Illara (1,827 sqft, 3 bed, 2-car garage), $769,990

The first plan in Radiance with a genuine two-car garage, and at about $421 per square foot it’s a meaningful step down in cost-per-foot from the Aviana. If a two-car garage is the deciding factor and you don’t need a fourth bedroom or loft, the Illara is the plan to focus on.

Lunara (1,924 sqft, 3 bed, 1-car garage), $789,990

Back to a single-car garage, but the largest three-bedroom-only plan in the community. Price per square foot lands around $410. This plan makes the most sense if extra living space matters more to you than a second garage bay.

Solina (2,047 sqft, 3 bed + loft, 2-car garage), $814,990

The loft is the differentiator here, a genuine bonus room upstairs that works as a second living area, playroom, or media room without converting it into a bedroom on paper. Two-car garage included. Around $398 per square foot, the first plan in Radiance to break under $400.

Think about the Solina as the plan for a family that needs a real separation between kids’ space and adult space but doesn’t need a fourth bedroom yet. A lot of buyers default straight to “I need four bedrooms” when what they actually need is a fourth room, and a loft handles that at a lower price point than a true fourth bedroom does.

Velora (2,260 sqft, 4 bed + loft, 3.5 bath, 1-car garage), $838,990

The largest and most expensive plan at Solterra, but also the best price-per-square-foot in the entire community among single-family homes at roughly $371, and the only plan anywhere in Solterra with 3.5 baths. Four bedrooms plus a loft plus an extra half bath is a real multigenerational or large-family layout, the kind of floor plan where grandparents, older kids, or a live-in guest each get real separation. The trade-off is it drops back to a single-car garage despite being the biggest home in the community, so if two covered parking spots are a hard requirement, this isn’t your plan.

Who the Radiance collection fits: move-up buyers coming from a townhome or smaller single-family home who want a yard and don’t want to compromise on bedroom count, and larger or multigenerational households where the Velora’s four bedrooms plus loft plus 3.5 baths solve a real space problem that no townhome in South Florida can match at this price.

Which Plans Are the Real Value

Running price-per-square-foot across all 10 plans tells a clearer story than the sticker prices alone:

• Best overall value: Marani (Lusso townhome), about $343/sqft. Four bedrooms, one garage, under $650K, the lowest per-foot cost in the community.
• Best single-family value: Velora, about $371/sqft. The biggest home in Solterra is also the most efficient dollar-for-dollar among the five Radiance plans.
• Worst value: Aviana (Radiance), about $434/sqft. You’re paying the single-family premium on the smallest single-family footprint offered.
• Entry-price leader: Elaris (Aurora villa), $543,990 total, but the highest per-foot cost of any plan since you’re buying the price point, not the square footage.

The pattern across Solterra is consistent: the smallest plan in each collection carries the worst price-per-square-foot, because you’re paying more for access to that collection’s price floor than for space. If budget is tight and total monthly payment matters more than square footage, the entry plans (Elaris, Amara, Aviana) still make sense. If you can stretch one tier up within the same collection, the value improves fast, especially jumping from Amara or Bellini to Marani for the fourth bedroom.

Zoom out and the whole community forms a rough curve: price-per-foot starts high at the bottom of each collection, dips in the middle plan or two, then rises again as you hit the top-tier plans in Radiance with the extra half bath and loft. The sweet spot in that curve sits right around the Marani and the Solina, one at the top of Lusso, one in the middle of Radiance. Those are the two plans worth putting in front of a lender first if you’re not sure where you land.

HOA, CDD, and What It Adds to Each Plan

Floor plan comparisons fall apart if you only look at the purchase price. Solterra sits inside a Community Development District, and the CDD special assessment stacks on top of the HOA dues, not instead of them. Here’s what each collection actually carries:

Note the Aurora villas actually carry the highest monthly HOA of the three collections ($496) despite being the cheapest product to buy, and the smallest with no garage. That’s a real number to run against your budget before falling in love with the $543,990 entry price.

Turn that CDD number into a monthly figure and it changes how you think about the whole community. Aurora’s $2,160 annual CDD works out to $180 a month, which added to the $496 HOA means Aurora buyers are carrying roughly $676 a month in fixed community costs before a single mortgage dollar. Lusso, with the same $2,160 CDD but a lower $385 HOA, lands closer to $565 a month. Radiance, with the higher $2,544 CDD but the same $385 HOA, comes out to about $597 a month. Line those up and the gap between collections narrows once you account for the CDD, which is exactly why the cheapest sticker price isn’t automatically the cheapest home to actually live in month to month.

The full HOA and CDD math, plus how it affects your real monthly payment across all three collections, is broken down in the Solterra Sunrise New Construction Buyer’s Guide.

Right-Sizer vs Multigen vs Investor: Matching Buyer Type to Plan

Instead of picking a collection first, work backward from who you actually are:

The right-sizer (empty nester, downsizing, or first-time buyer wanting minimal footprint): Elaris or Olaria. No garage, lowest price points, and the office in the Elaris is a real perk if you work from home and don’t need a third bedroom.

The young family needing a garage on a budget: Amara or Marani. The Marani specifically, since the fourth bedroom for $27K more than the Amara is the strongest dollar value in the whole community.

The multigenerational household: Velora. Four bedrooms, a loft, and 3.5 baths is the only layout at Solterra that genuinely separates a second adult living space from the primary bedrooms.

The investor or rental-focused buyer: Olaria or Amara. Three bedrooms at the lowest price points in their respective collections, which keeps the entry cost down while still hitting the three-bedroom threshold most renters and second-home buyers look for.

The buyer who wants a two-car garage no matter what: Illara or Solina are your only two options across all 10 plans. Everything else in Solterra tops out at one garage bay, including the largest home in the community.

The first-time buyer leaning on FHA financing: stay inside Aurora or Lusso, where the lower purchase prices keep the 3.5 percent down payment realistic and the monthly HOA and CDD are more manageable against a starter income. The Marani is worth a hard look here too, since the fourth bedroom gives you room to grow into rather than needing to move again in three years.

The buyer who wants the lowest possible fixed monthly cost outside the mortgage: run the HOA plus CDD math above before you pick a collection. Lusso comes out lowest at roughly $565 a month combined, which is worth factoring in even if Radiance’s bigger homes are tempting.

Location Context for Whichever Plan You Choose

All 10 floor plans sit on the same site at 7440 NW 24th Place in west-central Sunrise, inside a manned gate, with access to a clubhouse, resort pool, fitness center, and green space regardless of which collection you buy into. The location puts you close to Sawgrass Mills, Amerant Bank Arena, and Chase Stadium, and central to the I-595, Sawgrass Expressway, and I-75 corridors, which matters more for daily commute time than which specific model you pick.

For context on what that location actually buys you day to day: west-central Sunrise sits far enough from I-95 and US-1 congestion that a lot of buyers coming from Miami-Dade or east Broward notice the difference in drive time immediately, but close enough to the Sawgrass Expressway and I-75 that commuting north to Coral Springs or Parkland, or south toward Doral and Miami Lakes for work, stays realistic. If your job has you on I-95 every day, factor that into your plan choice the same way you’d factor in HOA. The nicest floor plan in the world is a worse fit than a smaller one if it adds 25 minutes to your commute every single day.

If you’re cross-shopping other new-construction options in the area before settling on a plan, the Solterra community page has the current availability and site plan.

Bottom Line on Solterra, Sunrise Floor Plans

Ten plans, three collections, and the right one depends on what you’re actually solving for. If you need the lowest entry price and don’t care about a garage, Aurora. If you need a garage and want the best value in the community, the Marani in Lusso. If you need real separation for a bigger household, the Velora in Radiance, even though it costs the most. Run the HOA and CDD numbers against whichever plan you’re leaning toward before you sign anything, since a $543,990 villa with a $496 monthly HOA can land closer in real monthly cost to a townhome than the sticker price suggests.

The plan that’s “best” on paper and the plan that’s best for your actual life are two different exercises. Paper says chase the lowest price-per-square-foot. Real life says pick the plan that matches how many people are living in the house, whether you need covered parking, and what you can realistically carry every month once the HOA and CDD are added to the mortgage. Use the price-per-foot numbers above to shortlist, then make the final call based on the second set of questions, not the first.

Want the current availability on any of these 10 plans, or help running the real monthly numbers including HOA and CDD? Reach out and I’ll walk you through which Solterra floor plan actually fits your situation.

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