Townhouse Layout at Emerald Palms: Four Lennar Plans by Where the Bedrooms Sit

A townhouse layout is the way the rooms are stacked and arranged across the floors. At Emerald Palms, all four Lennar plans are two-story townhomes with three bedrooms and a two-car garage, so the real choice comes down to one thing: where the bedrooms sit. Three plans put every bedroom upstairs. One plan, the Rosewood, puts a bedroom and a full bath on the first floor. This guide walks through all four, room by room, using the sizes on Lennar's own floor-plan drawings.

How to read a townhouse layout

In a two-story townhouse, think of the home as two stacked floors:

• The first floor is where you cook, eat, relax and come in from the garage.

• The second floor is where most people sleep.

When you compare plans, ask three questions:

1. Where are the bedrooms?

2. Is the downstairs bathroom a small powder room or a full bath with a shower?

3. Is the living space one big room, or split into separate living and dining areas?

New to townhomes in general? Start with our guide to what a townhouse is and how owning one works.

What every Emerald Palms plan shares

Lennar's plan pages and drawings show these features on all four plans:

• Two stories

• Three bedrooms

• A two-car garage. Lennar's drawings show it at 17' 4"" x 19' on every plan.

• Laundry on the second floor, near the bedrooms

• An owner's suite upstairs with its own bathroom and a walk-in closet

So you do not have to trade away the garage or the third bedroom on any plan. The differences are in size and in the first-floor layout.

The four plans side by side

Group 1: All bedrooms upstairs (Camden, Dawson, Langford)

These three plans follow the same basic townhouse layout. You live downstairs and sleep upstairs. A powder room on the first floor serves guests.

The Camden: the smallest plan

The Camden is the most compact home at Emerald Palms, at 1,186 square feet. Lennar's drawing shows:

• Living room: 12' x 12'

• Kitchen: 9' 7"" x 12' 3""

• Dining area: 8' 6"" x 8'

• Owner's suite: 12' x 12'

• Bedroom 2: 9' 8"" x 10'

• Bedroom 3: 10' x 10'

Lennar describes a peninsula-style kitchen with room for casual seating. The living room sits at the front of the home. This plan fits a buyer who wants the lowest starting price and does not need a large dining space.

The Dawson and the Langford: walk both

The Dawson (1,368 sq ft) and the Langford (1,416 sq ft) are only 48 square feet apart. Both have three bedrooms upstairs, a powder room downstairs and an owner's suite drawn at 11' 6"" x 15' 6"". On paper they look almost the same, so we suggest you walk both.

Here is where they differ on Lennar's drawings:

The pattern is simple:

• The Dawson gives you the bigger living room and the bigger kitchen.

• The Langford gives you a bigger dining room and the biggest secondary bedroom of the three upstairs plans.

If you cook and gather in the kitchen, look hard at the Dawson. If you need a roomier third bedroom for a teen or a home office, look hard at the Langford.

Group 2: A bedroom downstairs (Rosewood)

The Rosewood is the only Emerald Palms plan with a different layout. At 1,504 square feet, it is also the largest.

Lennar's drawing shows:

• Great Room: 11' 8"" x 15'

• Kitchen: 9' 2"" x 13'

• Bedroom 3 (first floor): 10' x 10'

• Bath 3 (first floor): a full bath. Lennar says it has a glass-enclosed shower.

• Owner's suite (upstairs): 16' 3"" x 13' 2""

• Bedroom 2 (upstairs): 11' 6"" x 16'

Lennar calls the two upstairs bedrooms ""two bedroom suites,"" and the drawing shows a separate bath next to Bedroom 2. That is why the Rosewood has three full baths and no powder room.

The trade-off is clear. You get a first-floor bedroom and bath, plus the largest bedrooms upstairs. In return, the first floor has one Great Room instead of separate living and dining rooms.

The Rosewood can fit situations like these:

• A guest who stays often and would rather not climb stairs to bed

• A home office on the first floor, which is how Lennar shows that bedroom

• Two adults who each want a bedroom with its own nearby bath

Living room and dining room, or one Great Room?

This is the second big layout choice, after the bedrooms.

• Separate rooms (Camden, Dawson, Langford). Lennar's drawings label a living room and a dining area or dining room as two spaces. That helps if you like a table that stays set while someone else watches TV.

• One Great Room (Rosewood). Lennar's drawing labels one 11' 8"" x 15' Great Room next to the kitchen. You arrange the eating and sitting areas inside one open space.

Neither is better for everyone. Bring a tape measure and mark where your sofa and table would go.

Which layout fits your situation

How the layouts compare on price

Starting prices change, but the order has been steady. The Camden has recently started in the high $300,000s, and the Rosewood has recently started roughly sixty thousand dollars higher. The Dawson and Langford fall in between. Call 561-704-0091 for today's numbers.

Every plan comes with the same standard features list. For the full list, including the LED lights in the kitchen and baths, see what comes standard in every Emerald Palms home.

Same plans, another address

Lennar sells these same four plan names at its Breezewood community, a short way north of Emerald Palms. Our Breezewood floor plans comparison covers those homes next to the other plans sold there. Comparing the two places? Our guide to telling the Emerald Palms communities apart explains the name overlap.

Tips for your walk-through

• Stand in each bedroom and picture your bed and dresser. Sizes on paper feel different in person.

• Check the end units. If an end home is open, ask about it. Our article on end unit vs interior townhouses explains the trade-offs.

• Walk from the garage to the kitchen with imaginary grocery bags.

• Go upstairs to the laundry and think about carrying baskets.

You can view every Emerald Palms plan on its community page.

Common Questions

Call 561-704-0091 or book a tour of the Emerald Palms floor plans.

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