The five highest-priced home sales reported in Gainesville / Alachua-Bradford-Union, Florida for the week ending November 8, 2026, came to a combined $4.622 million. All five were single-family homes in Alachua County: two in Newberry, two in Gainesville and one in Alachua.
The group spans more than three decades of building, from a 1988 home in Landmark Woods to one finished in 2021, and its settings range from a 10,080-square-foot lot to 4.30 acres zoned for horses. In two of the five sales, the same agent was on both sides.
No. 1 — $1,575,000 · 14819 NW 21st Avenue, Newberry, Florida
The week’s top sale is a French Country home in Newberry, built in 2021 on 1.38 acres behind a fence and a private electric gate. It sold for $1.575 million. Of the five homes, it is both the newest and the largest, with 4,177 square feet of living space, three bedrooms and four bathrooms across two stories.
Its exterior follows the symmetry of the French Country style: a steeply pitched gabled roof, twin chimneys, arched windows, tall doors and shutters on the upper story, all set against stucco finished with a lime rock coating. A circular drive serves guests at the front, while a separate owner’s driveway leads to split garages, a one-car carriage garage and a two-car garage, with room for three cars in all.
Inside, dark French oak floors run through the downstairs living spaces from the foyer, with a formal dining room on one side and a curved staircase on the other. The family room has a tongue-and-groove tray ceiling with white beams, a gas fireplace and two sets of French doors to a 516-square-foot screened lanai that has its own summer kitchen. The kitchen pairs custom cabinetry with quartzite counters, a 48-inch Sub-Zero refrigerator and a 48-inch Wolf dual-fuel range, and a scullery beyond it serves as a second kitchen with a wine cooler and wine drawers.
The primary suite is on the main floor, in a wing that also includes an office with a gas fireplace, built-ins and a coffered ceiling. The primary bath has a slipper tub, dual vanities and two walk-in closets. Upstairs are two guest bedrooms, each with its own bath, along with a second office and a room for a gym or playroom. The property last sold for $225,000 in 2020, before the current home was built.
Cindy Birk of COLDWELL BANKER M.M. PARRISH REALTORS was the listing agent and also represented the buyer, putting the same agent on both sides of the week’s highest-priced sale.
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No. 2 — $857,000 · 13685 SW 8th Road, Newberry, Florida
The second-ranked sale, at $857,000, is a two-story home in Newberry built in 2019. It has three bedrooms and four bathrooms, three full and one half, in 2,747 square feet, with HardiPlank-type siding over a wood frame and an attached garage. Its 10,080-square-foot lot is the smallest of the five, and the private yard is set up for outdoor living, with an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit, lighting and irrigation. The property last sold for $770,000 in 2022.
Kayla Lochte of TIOGA REALTY LLC represented the buyer. The listing agent could not be verified.
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No. 3 — $820,000 · 4215 SW 91st Drive, Gainesville, Florida
In Gainesville’s Haile Plantation, a 1992 home on 0.44 acres sold for $820,000 after an extensive update inside and out. The one-story home has 2,797 square feet, four bathrooms, three full and one half, and five bedrooms, the most of any home in this week’s group.
Much of the home looks out to the backyard, where a covered lanai paved in brick overlooks a heated saltwater pool and a heated spa under a new screen enclosure, edged in travertine and brick and finished with a water feature. The living room opens to that lanai through large sliding glass doors. The updated kitchen sits at the center of the plan, open to the family room and breakfast nook, with granite counters, wood cabinetry, a wine refrigerator and a Wolf gas cooktop under a sculptural range hood. The family room has a gas fireplace with a hearth and two large picture windows facing the yard.
The primary suite has its own sliding doors to the pool, a bath with a walk-in shower, a jetted tub and two vanities, and two custom walk-in closets. An office opens to both the suite and the hall, the other bedrooms are in a separate wing, and a pool bath connects directly to the outdoor living area. The two-car garage has its own mini-split system. Haile Plantation has walking trails, parks and a Village Center with shops, restaurants and a Saturday farmers market, and the home is near a golf course. The property last sold for $790,000 in 2022.
Rachel Kerensky of BHGRE THOMAS GROUP was the listing agent, and Donavan Arnold of MOMENTUM REALTY – GAINESVILLE represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $720,000 · 4646 NW 12th Place, Gainesville, Florida
The oldest home in the group, built in 1988, sits on a full acre on a cul-de-sac in Landmark Woods in Gainesville, where it backs to the protected woodland of Cofrin Nature Park. A gated entrance and a winding concrete drive under mature trees lead to a lighted bridge at the front door, and the grounds include a small pond and a creek that runs in wet seasons.
Rutenberg built the one-story, cedar-sided home with the woods in mind. A wall of windows spans the back of the home and looks past the saltwater pool to the trees. The 2,628-square-foot plan has four bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half, along with a large kitchen and a sunken conversation pit around a gas fireplace. A multilevel lanai reaches out among the trees, with access from both the main living area and the primary suite.
That suite is on its own side of the home, with windows and transoms facing the woods. Its bath was renovated in 2024 with custom cabinetry by Gainesville cabinetmaker Jason Straw, an arched window and an oversized walk-in shower with two shower heads, a built-in bench and tinted glass walls looking out to the woodland. The other bedrooms are on the opposite side, and a side-entry garage holds two cars. The property last sold for $447,000 in 2016.
The home went under contract four days after it was listed and sold for $720,000, $40,100 above its asking price of $679,900. Jordane Harden of KELLER WILLIAMS GAINESVILLE REALTY PARTNERS was the listing agent, and Jason Biles of KELLER WILLIAMS GAINESVILLE REALTY PARTNERS represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $650,000 · 12014 NW 136th Street, Alachua, Florida
The week’s fifth sale brought the most land: 4.30 acres on a cul-de-sac in Shaw Farms Of Alachua, zoned for horses and planted with mature trees. The 1989 home sold for $650,000. A swing hangs from a large shade tree out front, paver walkways cross the yard, and a detached garage holds two cars. Behind the home, a covered lanai shelters the pool, with porch swings and ceiling fans, and a fire pit sits nearby.
Inside, the home has 2,379 square feet, three bedrooms and three bathrooms, two full and one half, with luxury vinyl plank floors and a wood-burning fireplace in the living room. The updated kitchen has white shaker cabinets, a subway tile backsplash and stainless steel appliances, and its breakfast area opens through glass doors to the lanai. There are formal and casual living areas, a dining room and an office. The primary suite is upstairs, with vaulted ceilings, a renovated bath in black and white and a shaded private balcony overlooking the grounds. The property last sold for $199,900 in 2015.
Tim Sikpi of REAL BROKER, LLC was the listing agent and represented the buyer as well, so the same agent was on both sides of the sale.
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