At the current rate, all large open lots of land in Tarpon Springs will be fully developed in the next two – three years. Some of the new housing projects include:
Anclote Harbor
- Four Story Apartment Buildings with 405 units.
- Located on the corner of U.S. Highway 19N and the Anclote River on the 70+ acre undeveloped property owned by Wal-Mart.
- Requires removal of 1,000 plus trees, 30+ Gopher tortoises.
- Requires special permits in order to violate Bald Eagles protection act in order to build directly up to the two eagles nests.
- Major traffic impact as FDOT estimates additional 4,000 car trips per day added to U.S. Highway 19N. Residents wanting to head south on 19 will need to cut across four lanes of traffic and u-turn at the red-light by B-21 / Beckett Way.
Icaria
- 4 Story Apartment buildings with 236 units.
- Rent starting at $1245 – $1,565 per month for single bedroom and up to $2,000 per month for three bedroom.
- Traffic impact on Alt-19 / Pinellas Avenue
River Bend Village
- 54 Cookie cutter pioneer homes located on Anclote Road and L&E Industrial Boulevard
- Traffic impact on Alt-19 / Pinellas Avenue
Keystone Village
- 64 Ranch homes located on the East Tarpon Ave and North Highland Ave
- Traffic impact on East Tarpon Ave, U.S. Highway 19N
North Lake Estates
- 88 homes total; 44 McMansions with 44 detached in-law homes
- Located North of East Tarpon Ave, West of East Lake Drive and South of N. Highland Ave.
- Traffic impact on East Tarpon Ave, U.S. Highway 19N, East Lake Road