Who's building the most new homes in Tampa
A look at new single-family construction in Hillsborough County, Florida, and the homebuilders driving it, from public building-permit records.
Data through Jun 26. Free to cite with attribution to PermitFocus.
Key findings
- Hillsborough County permitted about 323 new single-family homes a month over the past year — 3,696 in total.
- Lennar Homes, LLC led all builders with 644 permits; the top three builders account for roughly 39% of builder-identified new-home permits.
- Of the 15 most active builders, 10 are national production builders and 5 are regional or local — about 33% of the leaderboard is the reachable long tail for suppliers and trades.
New-home permits by month
Monthly new single-family building permits in Hillsborough County (Aug 25 through Jun 26). The market has run at roughly 323 new homes a month.
Tampa's most active homebuilders
Ranked by new single-family permits pulled in Hillsborough County over the trailing 12 months. Builder names link to full permit-activity profiles where available. National production builders and regional/local builders are tagged.
| Homebuilder | Permits (12 mo) | Type | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lennar Homes, LLC | 644 | National |
| 2 | Pulte Home Company, LLC | 190 | National |
| 3 | D.R. Horton Inc | 159 | National |
| 4 | Homes By Westbay | 115 | Regional / local |
| 5 | Highland Homes | 87 | Regional / local |
| 6 | Ryan Homes | 70 | National |
| 7 | Weekley Homes | 60 | National |
| 8 | Taylor Morrison Of Florida, Inc. | 50 | National |
| 9 | Casa Fresca Homes LLC | 49 | Regional / local |
| 10 | Kb Home Tampa, LLC | 40 | National |
| 11 | Mattamy Homes | 34 | National |
| 12 | Ashton Tampa Residential, LLC | 33 | National |
| 13 | Leola Construction Inc | 30 | Regional / local |
| 14 | Nvr Inc. Dva Ryan Homes | 29 | National |
| 15 | Domain Homes, Inc | 22 | Regional / local |
Why this matters for suppliers and trades
Every new-home permit is a downstream job for the trades that follow construction. If you sell to or subcontract for builders in Tampa, this leaderboard is your target list — and the long tail of regional builders is where most reachable demand sits.
Permit-driven leads by trade: roofers in Tampa · concrete contractors in Tampa · HVAC contractors in Tampa · plumbers in Tampa · electricians in Tampa · lumber & building-material dealers in Tampa
Go deeper: Hillsborough County market dashboard · all tracked homebuilders · download the Hillsborough County permit dataset
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