Avalon leaves homes unbuilt [South Florida]
Another Southwest Florida home builder has exited, leaving dozens of customers with unfinished homes and regulators dealing with a third-party contractor who qualified the company’s permits.
Sarasota-based Avalon Homes left its offices at 379 Interstate Blvd. unfurnished, unlocked and deserted several weeks ago, its former landlord says.
Meanwhile, the small builder has 56 open permits with the city of North Port and officials there have been in touch with Venice-based contractor James Leake — who qualified the Avalon homes for permits — to try to get the houses finished.