Solterra Sunrise New Construction: The Complete Buyer's Guide to Floor Plans, Pricing, and HOA Costs

Solterra Sunrise New Construction: The Complete Buyer’s Guide to Floor Plans, Pricing, and HOA Costs

If you’re researching Solterra Sunrise new construction, here’s the answer up front: it’s a gated, Lennar-built community in west-central Broward with three distinct collections (villas, townhomes, and single-family homes), base pricing from $543,990 to $838,990, an HOA between $385 and $496 a month, and a separate CDD special assessment of $2,160 to $2,544 a year that changes your real monthly payment depending on which collection you buy into. Everything below is pulled from Lennar’s current builder package and availability sheet, not marketing copy, so you can walk into the sales office already knowing the numbers.

We tour Solterra with buyers regularly, and the questions are always the same: which collection actually fits my budget, what does the HOA really cost once you add the CDD, and is this worth a 25 to 30 minute drive from the beach. This guide answers all three, plus the details most buyers don’t find until they’re already sitting at the design center.

What Solterra Actually Is

Solterra is a master-planned, gated community at 7440 NW 24th Place in Sunrise, sitting close to the Sunrise, Plantation, and Lauderhill line in west-central Broward County. It’s behind a manned security gate, and unlike a lot of new-construction sites that build a single product type, Lennar is putting up three separate collections on the same footprint: attached villas, townhomes, and detached single-family homes. That means you can start your search looking at a townhome and end up in a single-family plan without ever leaving the community, which isn’t the case at most new-build sites in this price range.

Every home at Solterra, across all three collections, is two-story. If a single-story floor plan is a non-negotiable for you, this isn’t the community, and that’s worth knowing before you book a tour. For the current lot-by-lot availability, see our Solterra Sunrise community page.

Planned amenities include a clubhouse, a resort-style pool, a fitness center, a lounge, and green parks with a playground. That’s a standard package for a gated Lennar community at this price point, but it’s real, built infrastructure, not just a rendering, so confirm what’s open versus what’s still under construction before you count on using it day one. Phase 1 delivery has been targeted for late 2026, and that timeline can shift, so get the current build schedule from the sales office directly.

Floor Plans and Pricing by Collection

Here’s the full lineup, all ten floor plans, straight from the current availability sheet. Base prices shown are before lot premiums, elevation upgrades, or design center options, and Lennar updates this sheet as lots sell, so treat any price you saw a few weeks ago as stale until you confirm it again.

Aurora Collection (Villas)

The entry point into Solterra. Attached product, no garage, and the lowest starting price in the community.

No garage is typical for attached product at this price point in Broward, but it’s the kind of thing that changes your day-to-day if you’re used to a garage for storage, not just parking. The Elaris’s office nook is worth a look if you work from home and don’t need a full third bedroom.

Lusso Collection (Townhomes)

The mid-tier product, and where a lot of relocating families land.

Lusso steps up to a one-car garage and roughly 150 to 450 more square feet than the Aurora villas, plus the Marani gets you a fourth bedroom if you need it. If you’re relocating from up north and shipping furniture sized for a bigger house, the jump from Aurora to Lusso is often the more comfortable landing spot, and it’s still FHA eligible (more on that below).

Radiance Collection (Single-Family)

The top of the Solterra lineup, and the only collection using conventional financing.

Radiance is where Solterra starts to feel like a traditional detached-home neighborhood, with the Illara and Solina picking up a two-car garage and the Velora topping out at 4 bedrooms with a loft and 3.5 baths. If a big yard and full detached privacy matter more to you than price, this is the collection to focus on, though you’re paying a real premium over Aurora and Lusso to get there.

Financing: FHA Eligibility Is the Real Story

Here’s the detail that gets buried in most new-construction marketing: the Aurora villas and Lusso townhomes at Solterra are FHA eligible. That means a qualified buyer can put as little as 3.5% down on brand-new construction, which is genuinely rare in this market. Most new-build communities in Broward either don’t qualify for FHA financing at all, or only a narrow slice of the product does. At Solterra, two of the three collections do.

The Radiance single-family collection uses conventional financing, so if you’re counting on a low down payment and you want a detached home, you’ll want to look at communities built specifically around that mix, or plan for a larger down payment on Radiance. Either way, get pre-approved before you fall for a specific floor plan, because your financing path determines which of the three collections is actually reachable for you, independent of which one you’d pick on looks alone.

The Real HOA and CDD Math

This is the section most buyers skip, and it’s the one that actually moves your monthly payment. Solterra sits inside a Community Development District, confirmed on the brochure’s HOA and tax page, which means you’re paying an HOA and a separate CDD special assessment, and the amount depends on which collection you’re in.

Notice something counterintuitive here: the Aurora villas carry the highest HOA of the three collections at $496 a month, even though they’re the smallest and least expensive homes in the community. That’s not unusual for attached product, since villa HOAs typically cover more shared exterior maintenance than a detached single-family lot, but it’s exactly the detail that changes the real math on “the cheapest home in the community.” A $544K villa with a $496 HOA and a $2,160 CDD is not automatically cheaper to own month to month than a $616K townhome with a $385 HOA and the same CDD.

Run the actual numbers before you decide a collection based on sticker price alone. Spread across twelve months, the CDD alone adds roughly $180 to $212 a month on top of the HOA, and it’s typically billed through your property tax bill rather than collected separately, so don’t be surprised when it shows up there instead of in a homeowner association statement. Add Broward’s 1.55% tax rate and homeowners insurance, and your true all-in monthly on a Lusso townhome around $616K can land meaningfully above the mortgage payment by itself. That’s normal for new construction in this part of Broward, the point is knowing the real number before you’re under contract, not after.

What’s Included in the Base Price

Solterra is sold under Lennar’s Everything’s Included program, which bundles features into the base price that other builders sell as upgrades: stainless steel appliances, porcelain countertops with a 6 inch backsplash, 36 inch upper cabinets, recessed LED lighting, cultured-marble bathroom tops, ceramic tile shower walls, 18x18 ceramic tile in living areas, and stain-resistant carpet in bedrooms. On the storm-readiness side, every home gets impact-resistant windows and sliding glass doors, concrete roof tiles, and CBS (concrete block) construction, which matters in a hurricane-exposed market. Tech-wise, homes come pre-wired with Cat6, pre-wired ceiling fans, smoke and CO detectors, and eero whole-home WiFi with a one-year guarantee.

There’s a real difference between the Radiance single-family homes and the Aurora and Lusso collections worth knowing before your design center appointment: Radiance homes get a gas water heater and gypcrete underlayment on the second floor, which makes for a quieter upstairs, while Aurora and Lusso get an electric water heater and a rear-yard privacy fence instead. Neither is better across the board, but it’s a real product difference between collections, not just a size difference.

The advantage of the included-features model is a cleaner apples-to-apples comparison between floor plans. The tradeoff is less room to negotiate on “free” upgrades the way you sometimes can at builders who price bare-bones and upsell everything at the design center. Go in knowing that most of what you see as “standard” is already priced in, and your real negotiating room is on lot premiums and true optional upgrades, not the base package.

One housekeeping note if you’re reading floor plan PDFs directly from the sales office: the file names carry a “DAH” prefix, which has led some buyers to assume D.R. Horton is somehow involved. It isn’t. Lennar is the confirmed builder and Lennar Realty Inc. is the seller’s broker on every official document, license CGC1518166. Don’t let an internal file naming convention change your due diligence.

Location and Commute: What You’re Actually Buying Into

Solterra sits in west-central Broward, close to the Sunrise, Plantation, and Lauderhill line, and it’s genuinely well positioned for highway access. You’re minutes from the Sawgrass Expressway and Sawgrass Mills Mall, and I-595 puts downtown Fort Lauderdale within a 20 to 25 minute run depending on time of day. I-75 and the Turnpike are both close by too, so if your job or your social life pulls you around Broward and Miami-Dade rather than staying local, this location does the work.

This is not a beachfront or downtown-adjacent location, and it’s not trying to be. It’s an inland, family-oriented part of Broward built for people who want new construction, a gated community, and a manageable commute into the job centers, without paying coastal prices. If proximity to the beach is non-negotiable, Solterra isn’t your community. If you’re comfortable being a 25 to 30 minute drive from the water in exchange for new construction, amenities, and a real price advantage, it’s a legitimate option in that lane. If you’re still weighing that tradeoff across the broader area, our guide on how to choose the best suburb in the Fort Lauderdale area for your family walks through that decision in more depth.

School zoning wasn’t part of Lennar’s source package, so confirm your zoned Broward County Public Schools directly through the district’s boundary locator using the exact address you’re considering. Zoning can shift street by street, and it shouldn’t be assumed off the neighborhood name.

Who Solterra Is For, and Who It Isn’t

Solterra works well for value-focused buyers, first-time buyers using FHA financing, and young families who want gated, resort-style new construction in a central location without a Parkland-sized budget. The FHA eligibility on Aurora and Lusso is a real door for buyers who don’t have 20% saved but do have steady income and decent credit. If you’re comparing entry points into new construction near Fort Lauderdale, our best suburbs for first-time home buyers guide puts Solterra’s price point in context against the rest of the market.

It’s not the right fit if a top-rated school zone is your first priority, since Lennar’s package doesn’t market Solterra around school assignments the way some Parkland or Coconut Creek communities do. It’s also not the fit if you need a large single-story home or a big private yard right out of the gate, since the entry collections are attached villas and townhomes, and even the Radiance single-family plans max out at 2,260 square feet on a builder lot, not an estate-sized parcel.

How Solterra Compares to Other Broward New Construction

Solterra isn’t the only new-construction option in this price range, and it shouldn’t be the only one you tour. If you want the full standalone breakdown on Solterra with the quick verdict format, our Solterra by Lennar review covers the same numbers in a shorter read.

For comparison shopping, a few communities worth cross-referencing depending on your priorities:

• If school zoning matters more to you than price, look at communities further west and north where that’s the selling point rather than value and access.
• If you want a similarly attainable price point but a different builder or layout mix, our Marigold review breaks down prices, floor plans, and HOA and CDD costs the same way we did here.
• If Cooper City’s school reputation is pulling you west, our Hanson Preserve in Cooper City guide covers that alternative in detail.
• If you’re weighing a higher price point with a different amenity package, see our breakdowns of Estates by Turnberry and Saltgrass at Heron Bay.

And if you’re still deciding whether new construction is even the right move versus buying resale in an established Broward neighborhood, our guide on new construction versus resale in Broward County lays out that tradeoff honestly, including where resale actually wins.

The Smart Way to Approach the Builder

A few things to do before you sign anything at Solterra:

1. Ask for the dated availability sheet, not the brochure. Brochure “from” pricing has historically run roughly $26,000 above what’s actually showing on the current lot-by-lot sheet. Get the real number in writing.
2. Price out all three collections before choosing one. Because the HOA is actually highest on the cheapest collection (Aurora), sticker price alone doesn’t tell you which one is cheapest to own.
3. Confirm FHA eligibility on your specific lot and plan before you get attached to it, since eligibility can be tied to specific phases or lots, not blanket-guaranteed across the whole collection indefinitely.
4. Bring your own agent to the model home. Lennar’s on-site reps represent the builder, not you. On new construction, the builder pays the buyer’s agent commission, so having representation costs you nothing extra and protects your interests specifically during contract review and the final walkthrough.
5. Verify school zoning and amenity completion status independently. Don’t rely on the sales center’s verbal answers alone for either.

Bottom Line

Solterra earns its spot on any honest list of accessible new construction near Fort Lauderdale. Ten floor plans, three collections, FHA eligibility on two of them, and a builder that’s transparent about its HOA and CDD numbers on paper, which is more than a lot of communities offer. The tradeoff is real too: no top school-zone marketing, a 25 to 30 minute drive to the beach, and an HOA-plus-CDD structure that adds real dollars to your monthly number no matter which collection you pick.

If you’re relocating to South Florida and new construction in the Fort Lauderdale metro is on your shortlist, Solterra deserves a walkthrough with someone who’ll run the real numbers with you first. Want the current lot availability and a second set of eyes on the contract before you sign? Reach out and we’ll go through it together, at no cost to you on the buyer’s agent side.

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