The Oaks is the second phase of the ESCAPE Tampa Bay Tiny House Village, featuring a central park with ancient Live Oaks, spacious lots, and a variety of ESCAPE tiny home models. The community offers an affordable living experience with monthly lot costs between $575 and $725, which includes parking, garbage, water, septic, landscaping, ground maintenance, and a private deck. Each lot comes with professional landscaping and a deck. The community caters to first-time home buyers, those downsizing, and people seeking a lifestyle change in the Tampa Bay area.
The Oaks Village Community Layout
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When Brian first went tiny, he was embarrassed to tell anyone about his lifestyle change for fear that they’d judge him or think him unworthy because of his alternative lifestyle. But as people found out, he discovered they were far more positive and curious than he had imagined! Now he loves to tell everyone about his tiny home.
He lives in a 399 square foot park model tiny house in an Austin tiny house community, but when he wants to travel he grabs his 1993 Volkswagen Eurovan or his fancy motorcycle and heads out to adventure. Enjoy his interview and join his Tiny House Community Forum on Facebook (links below).
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399 Sq. Ft. Park Model & 1993 VW Eurovan
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The hardest part of tiny living is rarely the house — it’s finding somewhere legal to put it. This compact THOW solved that problem by coming with its spot: a site in Circle Pond Tiny Community in Florida, a purpose-built community designed for long-term, permanent tiny home living rather than short-term RV stays.
The home itself leans modern. Sliding glass doors open onto a deck, and inside there’s black flooring, aluminum cabinetry with black accents, and recessed lighting in the loft bedroom. The kitchen runs black and chrome with a window over the sink, there’s a small built-in entertainment center in the living area, and the bathroom holds a flush toilet, vanity, and shower. Solar panels sit on the roof, and the site has full hook-ups.
The economics were the real story: $50,000 for the home, with the option to keep it in place for $500/month — and that lot fee covered water, sewer, garbage, lawn care, and electricity, which is unusual.
Editor’s note: this home was listed in 2023 and is no longer available. Circle Pond is still operating, and current tiny homes for sale are linked below.
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Inside a Modern THOW at Circle Pond Tiny Community
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Charlene was a teacher until she retired at age 70, shortly after her father passed away, and urged her not to “die in her classroom.” She and her husband owned a 50-acre ranch, which she continued caring for when she lost him in 2007, but she was ready to downsize.
She looked at seven or eight different park models to find the perfect one for her needs and ultimately chose this model for the galley kitchen and massive porch, which allow her to spend half of her waking hours outside and entertain company. Charlene carefully selected each option for her custom tiny, and you can tell she loves this life!
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Retired Teacher Chooses Tiny Community Lifestyle
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Kristen and Huck decided a few years ago that they were tired of “normal” life, so they downsized into an RV and started traveling. Eventually, they ended up in the town where Tiny Tranquility Park is, and started to feel settled in the area. They rented a tiny house from the park for two years before building their own.
Because Huck is a great cook, he wanted a kitchen with plenty of space for all of his needs. Their other priority was a spacious bathroom. They sacrificed a bit of living space, but they often hang out in the second loft! Their bedroom is in the main loft. Tell us what you think!
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Their Cedar-Clad Tiny Home in Tiny Tranquility Park with a Large Kitchen and Bathroom
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Kirk and Deb were looking for a cabin in the Arizona mountains when they came across the Luxtiny tiny house community. The open house convinced them that one of their tiny homes would be the perfect fit for their needs, and as Kirk says, the home hardly seems tiny! They have a generous great room, a full bathroom, and a bedroom on the main floor with a washer/dryer and a large closet.
As a woodworker and artist, Kirk has added many of his own special details to the house, including a stunning resin/epoxy coffee table and his own Game-of-Thrones-Inspired log throne on their spacious porch. After living at the community for a couple years, Deb and Kirk purchased another tiny house, so they have a place for friends and family to stay when visiting. How fun!
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And They Bought a Second THOW for Guests!
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Remember the Community First Village we told you about? Well now we want to tell you about The Field’s Edge, founded by a group of people who interned at Community First for four months so that they could replicate the awesome community-based system in Midland, Texas.
This group has been raising funding while finding RVs to house some of their homeless neighbors. They now have the property for their village and everything is coming together!
Construction began on Phase I in March 2021. Phase I includes the Mabee Foundation Community Center which houses The Field’s Edge offices, a behavioral and physical healthcare clinic space, a market, and a multipurpose great room. Also included in Phase I is the first “pod” of homes which includes 9 single-occupant tiny homes for the chronically homeless, one missional home, and a commercial bath, kitchen, and laundry facility that we lovingly call the Bathhouse. Construction of Phase I will be completed in June 2022.
The Village sits on 23.5 acres inside of the city limits of southwestern Midland and will eventually have 10 “pods” of homes, 90 homes for the chronically homeless, and 10 homes for missional residents who voluntarily live on site to help cultivate community.
This is so great! Could your community use a village like this?
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Midland, Texas Homeless Community Set to Open June 2022
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Today we’re excited to introduce the beautiful Eclipse Cottages — low-maintenance small homes built with SIP panels and packed with sustainable features like rainwater catchment and filtration, greywater reuse, and more. Each cottage offers a handful of layout options plus plenty of room to customize colors and finishes.
For now, these cottages are placed in one of Eclipse’s three tiny house villages in South Carolina, with plans to eventually build and ship them to the general public.
Did we say tiny house village? Yes! You can learn more about two communities currently taking residents — Palmetto Grove and Creek Walk — plus a third, Mountain Grove, still in production. Tell us what you think in the comments!
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399 Sq. Ft. Sustainable SIP-Built Cottages
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Meet Martha — a lifelong Star Wars fan who went tiny and now lives in a shipping container home nicknamed the “Death Star” inside a thriving tiny house village built by Incredible Tiny Homes. The single-floor container home has no loft, a farmhouse kitchen, a built-in workspace, and a community of neighbors she sees every single day.
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