A model home was opened at Babcock Ranch, pictured here in March 2017; the first residents moved into the new town the following year. Inset, An aerial view of Sanibel, Florida, taken on October 8; ...

In Babcock Ranch, all homes, commercial buildings and centers are required to be built to a minimum of bronze Florida Green Building Coalition standards. Babcock Ranch also has a K-12 school ...

At Babcock Ranch, the roads are designed to flood during a hurricane. The town’s engineer explains how this and other hidden ...

Babcock Ranch in Florida was built in 2018 to withstand flooding and hurricane-force winds, and easily brushed off Hurricane Milton with virtually no damage. AFP via Getty Images.

Babcock Ranch in Punta Gorda, Florida, is built on land 30 feet above sea level, far from the coast. So far, 3,752 homes have been built out of a planned 19,500 units.

When Hurricane Milton hit Florida last month, two Babcock Ranch buildings were designated as shelters by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, and 2,000 people sought shelter there.

THE BRONX (PIX11) — One of New York City’s wildest summer traditions is back, “Brew at the Zoo” returned to the Bronx Zoo on Friday. The Bronx Zoo attracts many visitors daily but on Friday evening, ...

The second is the adjacent Babcock Ranch Preserve, 72,000 acres of untouched land that will remain a buffer for the town from the rapid additional development under way in this part of Florida and ...

On the west coast of Florida, a town built to weather hurricanes hosted more than 2,000 people during Hurricane Milton. Could communities like this help shape Florida’s future?

Babcock Ranch is located in southwest Florida. In 2006, Kitson and his investors bought the land for about $700 million. As promised, the team preserved 73,000 of the 91,000 acres and sold them to ...

Babcock Ranch is located in southwest Florida. In 2006, Kitson and his investors bought the land for about $700 million. As promised, the team preserved 73,000 of the 91,000 acres and sold them to ...