Colen Built Development, LLC

Building in Florida since 1947, Colen Built Development holds a distinction few companies can claim: it describes itself as the state's oldest privately owned, debt-free land developer. The family-owned Ocala firm develops the land it builds on, a discipline evident in communities like On Top of the World, the 55+ neighborhood that has become one of Central Florida's best-known addresses, along with Calesa Township and Melody Preserve. Generations of continuous ownership have given the company a long view of how neighborhoods mature. Its new homes in Marion County reflect that patience, planned as part of communities designed to last.