Home Meets Hangout: Where Neighbours, Pickleball and Craft Lattes Come Together at Huddle

There’s something different about stepping out your front door in flip-flops for an afternoon at the splash pad, or wandering down a shaded path for evening music and craft tacos. It’s the kind of easy connection that most suburban neighbourhoods promise but rarely deliver – yet it’s exactly what’s taking shape in a small lake town just outside Orlando.

Eustis, Florida has long been known for its charming downtown along Lake Eustis and community spirit that brings neighbours together for street parties and festivals. Now, a 48-home community called Huddle is breaking ground with a fresh take on suburban living that puts social connection at its centre.

Where Intimacy Meets Design

The scale matters here – just 48 townhomes create an intimacy that larger developments can’t match. These aren’t your typical suburban boxes either. Each three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home spans 2,200 square feet with oversized kitchens, walk-in pantries and vaulted ceilings that make everyday living feel more spacious. Private courtyards and optional backyard plunge pools give residents their own retreat, while fenced outdoor living spaces create natural gathering spots.

The thoughtful design touches extend beyond square footage. Energy-smart systems, generous storage and boutique hotel-quality finishes create spaces where people actually want to spend time. For those drawn to wellness-focused living, these homes offer the foundation for a more mindful lifestyle.

The Real Draw: Everyday Connections Made Easy

What makes Huddle different isn’t just the homes – it’s how the entire community is designed around walkable social interaction. The Huddle Micromarket District sits at the community’s heart like a modern main street, featuring small-footprint eateries with al fresco dining and an outdoor stage for weekend music and seasonal events.

Wide, shaded sidewalks connect everything, making it natural to bump into neighbours while grabbing takeout from the curated restaurant concepts. Two professional pickleball courts provide another social anchor – the sport has become America’s fastest-growing activity precisely because it brings people together across age groups in an accessible, social way.

For families, a splash pad offers the kind of impromptu afternoon fun that creates lasting neighbourhood memories. Walking trails, a shaded pavilion and strategic golf cart parking complete the picture of a place designed for easy mingling rather than suburban isolation.

A Lifestyle Built Around Connection

‘We didn’t just design townhomes – we designed a lifestyle,’ explains Co-Founder Danelle Hoffer. ‘Huddle is a place where Friday nights spill onto back porches, neighbours meet over craft coffee, and every detail – inside and out – was built to make life feel more connected, more inspired and a lot more fun.’

Those details matter for busy families and professionals. A community-wide app handles takeout orders and event RSVPs, eliminating the friction that often keeps people from participating. Walk-in pantries and thoughtful storage make entertaining easier. When your social life literally exists steps from your front door, weeknight dinner plans become less complicated.

The concept appeals to families seeking multigenerational living solutions and those who value community connection as much as privacy.

Beyond Typical Suburbia

Traditional suburban developments often promise community but deliver car-dependent isolation instead. Residents drive to malls, chain restaurants and organised activities without the spontaneous interactions that build real relationships. Huddle flips this model by creating what walkability experts call mixed-use neighbourhoods where daily needs exist within a 15-20 minute walk.

The concept taps into growing recognition that social connections play a fundamental role in lifelong health and well-being. When picking up coffee or meeting friends for dinner requires only a short stroll rather than planning and driving, relationships strengthen naturally.

Rather than recreating urban density in the suburbs, thoughtful design makes social life effortless while maintaining the privacy and space that draws people to townhome living in the first place.

Life That Actually Feels Like Living

Community groundbreaking takes place on 25 June, with townhomes available for early presale beginning September 2025. Eustis’s combination of small-town charm and proximity to Orlando provides an ideal backdrop for this kind of intentional community building.

The vision playing out here centres on neighbours meeting over morning coffee, laughter drifting from pickleball courts, families gathering at the splash pad while dinner simmers on nearby restaurant patios. It’s the suburban dream updated for people who want both privacy and connection – weekends that actually feel like weekends because community happens right outside your door.

About CynerGreen Development

CynerGreen is a lifestyle-focused development company reimagining how communities live, gather, and connect. With projects across Florida, CynerGreen fuses high design, smart tech, hospitality DNA, and urban planning to create destinations people love to call home. Recent projects include completion of record breaking 30 North Park in Downtown Winter Garden Florida and the Farmstead 44 townhome community in Eustis.

Find out more at www.cynergreen.com and register for the Community Groundbreaking here.