CONTENTS | SPRING 2023

Departments

2 FROM THE PUBLISHER

4 FEATURED BUILDER

K. Hovnanian Homes has delighted buyers for six decades. By Patricia Letakis

6 FEATURED COMMUNITY

An idyllic setting makes Prairie Oaks by Cardel Homes feel warm and welcoming.

By Patricia Letakis

8 FEATURED FLOORPLAN

The Yorkshire, by Pulte Homes, is about comfort and versatility. By Patricia Letakis

Features

11 MANOR

Custom builder Chad Cahill carries forward his father’s legacy of quality.

By Patricia Letakis

16 EXPANDING HORIZONS

Brevard County along the Space Coast continues to soar as a destination for homebuyers. By Michael Candelaria

26 OUR TOWNS

There’s something for everyone in Central Florida. Let’s take a tour and you can see for yourself. By Michael Candelaria

52 PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Larry and Joanne Adams; The Albertson Company, Ltd.; Richard O. Baldwin Jr.; Jim and Diana Barnes; Brad Blum; Ken and Ruth Bradley; John and Dede Caron; Steve Goldman; Hal George; Michael Gonick; Micky Grindstaff; Sharon and Marc Hagle; Larry and Jane Hames; Eric and Diane Holm; Garry and Isis Jones; Allan E. and Linda S. Keen; Knob Hill Group (Rick and Trish Walsh, Jim and Beth DeSimone, Chris Schmidt); FAN Fund; Kevin and Jacqueline Maddron; Drew and Paula Madsen; Kenneth J. Meister; Ann Hicks Murrah; Jack Myers; Michael P. O’Donnell; Nicole and Mike Okaty; Bill and Jody Orosz; Martin and Ellen Prague; Serge and Kerri Rivera; Jon C. and Theresa Swanson; Sam and Heather Stark; Randall B. Robertson; Philip Tiedtke; Roger K. Thompson; Ed Timberlake; Harold and Libby Ward; Warren “Chip” Weston; Tom and Penny Yochum; and Victor and Jackie A. Zollo. Community Partners in Memoriam

Bruce Douglas, George Sprinkel and Martin Prague

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