Quick answer: Florida’s first fully permitted 3D printed house was completed in Tallahassee in 2022. Since then, printed homes have appeared in Tampa, Melbourne and Fort Myers, including affordable housing projects with Habitat for Humanity and nonprofit developers, and Miniopolis LLC has brought 3D printed concrete homes to Southwest Florida.
Last updated: November 2026 · Written by the Miniopolis LLC team (Florida State Certified General Contractor CGC1531810)
Timeline
- 2022, Tallahassee: Precision Building & Renovating and Gulf Coast Additive Manufacturing & Design held a ribbon cutting for a fully permitted 3D printed house on Clay Street, described as Florida’s first.
- 2022, Tampa: a Tampa startup announced the first 3D printed home in the Tampa Bay region, on South Shamrock Road.
- 2023: Fannie Mae said lenders should treat 3D printed homes under the same rules as site-built homes, opening the door to standard mortgages.
- 2023 Florida Building Code: the Residential code includes an appendix on 3D-printed building construction.
- December 2024, Melbourne: Habitat for Humanity of the Space Coast, the Macedonia Community Development Corporation, Wells Fargo and Apis Cor raised walls for 3D printed affordable homes.
- 2025, Tampa: the Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa broke ground on an East Tampa community where four of 18 affordable homes use 3D printed walls.
- 2025, Florida: Apis Cor listed a 3D printed prototype home on Airbnb as a rental and showroom.
- Southwest Florida: Fort Myers contractor Miniopolis was featured by Fox 4 (WFTX), The Cool Down and Sun Newspapers for bringing 3D printed concrete homes to the region, with small printed models designed for hurricane conditions.
- 2026: Wells Fargo announced a mortgage incentive for buyers of homes built with ICON’s printing technology.
What This Means for Florida Homeowners
Printed homes have moved from prototypes to permitted, financed, lived-in houses. For homeowners, the questions now are practical: code and permits, hurricane performance, financing and insurance and cost.
Sources
- Tallahassee Chamber: Florida’s first 3D printed house
- Tampa Bay Times (2022)
- Inside Mortgage Finance (2023)
- Central Florida Public Media (2024)
- FOX 13 Tampa Bay (2025)
- Apis Cor Airbnb release (2025)
- Fox 4 (WFTX): Fort Myers contractor and 3D printed homes
- The MortgagePoint (2026)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where was the first 3D printed house in Florida?
A fully permitted 3D printed house in Tallahassee, built by Precision Building & Renovating and Gulf Coast Additive Manufacturing & Design, held its ribbon cutting in 2022.
Are there 3D printed homes in Southwest Florida?
Yes. Fort Myers-based Miniopolis LLC builds 3D printed concrete homes in Southwest Florida.
Are 3D printed homes being used for affordable housing in Florida?
Yes. Projects in Melbourne and East Tampa use 3D printed walls for affordable homes.
Build a 3D Printed Home in Florida
Miniopolis LLC is a Florida State Certified General Contractor (CGC1531810) based in Fort Myers that builds with 3D printed concrete, ICF and SIPs. See 3D printed homes in Florida or call (239) 329-8804.