Located in Dade City, central Florida, Dade City Resort is a welcoming and pet-friendly manufactured housing community presenting a laid-back pace of life with all the creature comforts of home. Situated in peaceful environs surrounded by palm trees, residents and visitors can enjoy lazy days beneath the blue skies and golden sunshine. Here, visitors are welcomed for both short and long-term stays, with the resort presenting an ideal retirement community. Safe, quiet, and conveniently located close to world-class healthcare facilities and other amenities, Dade City Resort offers everything guests and residents could wish for in terms of onsite facilities and activities.
Dade City Resort is owned by GMF Group, a company founded by Gabriel Monfried and Matthew Forssman. GMF Group acquired the 324-lot property on August 14, 2023, for a recorded purchase price of $9 million.
Boasting an array of features to make guests want to stay permanently, Dade City Resort’s heated swimming pool is just the beginning. The destination’s lushly landscaped grounds entice guests to take part in lawn games like horseshoes, shuffleboard, and bocce. Alternatively, visitors and residents may improve their short game on the putting green or shoot a game of billiards in the recreation hall. There is also a fishing pond, along with many more amenities to enjoy onsite. From karaoke evenings and playing bingo to learning new arts and crafts, there is never a dull moment thanks to the resort’s comprehensive program of social events.
Centrally located, Dade City Resort offers easy access to world-class attractions within minutes, including Scotland Yards Golf Course, the ideal place to while away days playing golf beneath the palm trees. Reminiscent of a traditional Scottish or English golf course, the venue has the added edge of tropical landscaping along with a full-service restaurant.
For those interested in local history, the nearby Pioneer Florida Museum is well worth a visit. The museum was founded in 1960 by siblings Rudolph and Annie Rhode, the children of a prominent San Antonio farmer. The Pioneer Florida Museum’s many historic buildings include a Methodist Church, Lacoochee one-room schoolhouse, and Trilby Train Depot. Exhibits include tools of the Florida Pioneer Man, illustrating how he plowed fields, harvested crops, made furniture, and built his house, as well as showcasing his leatherwork and blacksmithing skills.
Also within easy reach of Dade City Resort lies Giraffe Ranch, a venue where visitors can experience the lives of giraffes first hand, as well as observing other species from around the world. A licensed working ranch specializing in both domestic cattle and exotic species, Giraffe Ranch invites visitors to learn from expert guides from a specially designed four-wheel-drive vehicle, segway safari, camel-back safari, or the comfort of their own automobile.
About GMF Group
Gabe Monfried has completed more than $1 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to co-founding GMF Group, he was Vice President at Macquarie Capital where he invested across real estate asset classes in North America and up and down the capital stack. Previously, Gabe was Associate Vice President, Investments at CIM Group, a real estate private equity firm with approximately $30 billion in assets under management. Gabe Monfried began his career in the Investment Banking Group at Goldman Sachs; he holds a BBA with honors in Finance from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Matthew Forssman has completed more than $1 billion of real estate transactions. Prior to co-founding GMF Group, he was an investment professional at BentallGreenOak where he executed real estate investments across asset classes. Before joining BentallGreenOak, Matt was Associate, Investments at CIM Group where he was involved in many facets of real estate developments, acquisitions, and financings. Matt Forssman began his career in the Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch and holds a BA, cum laude, in Economics from Harvard College.
Written in partnership with Tom White
