Situated on 596 acres in the heart of New Tampa – just 35 minutes from downtown Tampa Grand Hampton is a gated, master-planned community that boasts more than 1,100 homes and an array of resort-style amenities.

“Grand Hampton is a really family-oriented gated community that has great amenities,” said Julia Vakulenko, a broker with Tampa4U.com Realty whose agents show properties in the community. “The location is great – it’s close to entertainment and shopping options, provides easy access to the highway and is only minutes from Wiregrass Mall.”

The community is designed to coexist with nature, with homes located in wooded conservation areas where 50 percent of the land is reserved as natural space. Breathtaking views of wetland preserves and forested areas abound. Grand Hampton also offers direct access to the nearby Cypress Creek.

Homes in Grand Hampton range in price from the $200,000s to more than $1 million. Leading area builders – including Ashton Woods Homes, ICI Homes and Ryan Williams Homes – offer a wide variety of floor plans with upscale architectural features.

A Land Mar Group community, Grand Hampton also offers eStreet Neighborhood Network features such as high-speed Internet access, digital television and home network prewiring

that can be bundled with the home association fee.

Students attend schools in the Hillsborough County School District.

For more information on the Grand Hampton master-planned community, call (813) 907-2045 or visit www.grandhampton.com. Grand Hampton is also on Facebook.