Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club Plans Expansions

Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc. the developer of Lakewood Ranch, the master-planned community that seems to be endlessly expanding, has announced an expansion plan at the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club. The latest round of expansions and improvements, made necessary by the rapid expansion of the Lakewood Ranch community, will be made at the Club’s Athletic Center and at the Royal Lakes Golf Course.

The members of the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, located within the Lakewood Ranch Country Club village, was surveyed earlier this year to determine the specifics of the improvements to be made. That survey found heavy demand for classes at the club as well as crowding at the currently 11,000 square foot fitness center. The Athletic Center building will be expanded by 6,900 square feet along with lighting and HVAC upgrades. Pickleball courts will also be installed.

For those not familiar with the third course added to the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, the Royal Lakes golf course bcame the third course added after the Cypress Links course opened in late 2001 and the King's Dunes course opened in 2005. Royal Lakes course measuring 7,320 yards, was designed to be challenging to the most skilled players, yet comfortably playable for beginners from the Par 3 tees.

The Royal Lakes golf course which has been operaing out of a temporary building will see an addition of a 10,000 to 12,000 square foot permanent clubhouse with a golf shop, bar and grill. Royal Lakes will also get a driving range and practive area. Construction of the driving range is planned for 2014. The fitness center expansion and the construction of the Royal Lakes clubhouse will both be started in 2014 and expect to be finished in 2015.

Intro to Country Club East in Lakewood Ranch

  Country Club East, like The Country Club, is a private, gated community that surrounds lakes, nature preserves and an 18-hole golf course. This "village" offers buyers upscale Florida living in one of the most exclusive villages in Lakewood Ranch.

  Country Club East consists of eight distinct neighborhoods. Belleisle has homes priced in the $100's, Hazeltine, Leopard Creek, Valderrama and Secret Harbor offers homes priced in the $300's and Haddington, Camargo and Royal Valley contains homes priced from the $400's to over a million dollars.

  Families with children will appreciate the top-rated Willis Elementary School just outside the gates of Country Club East with and equally top-rated Nolan Middle School nearby. There's also a beautiful community park next to the school.

  Residents of this Lakewood Ranch "village" may join the Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club and enjoy all of the amenities of this prestigious country club including an athletic fitness center with a heated pool, 18 tennis courts and the 54 holes of championship golf. The clubhouse includes dining lounges and card rooms, a pro shop, locker rooms, steam room sauna, whirlpool and cart storage.

  ASll homes built in Country Club East meet the Florida Green Building Coalition's standards for energy efficiency, clean indoor air, sustainability and drought resistant landscaping.

  Providing you with accurate and helpful information on golf course homes for sale in Sarasota, Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch in your preferred price range is my goal. Contact Me for a free information package or call me directly at 941.266.2512.

The Lakewood Ranch Medical Center

Located right in Lakewood Ranch, two miles from I-75 is the 120-bed acute care Lakewood Ranch Medical Center with an extensive system of fully-integrated in-patient and out-patient services that share the single purpose of providing compassionate, quality patient care to residents of Lakewood Ranch and the surrounding communities of Bradenton and Sarasota.

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC) has a medical staff of over 400 physicians and allied health professionals with a wide range of specialties. The medical center is complimented by an adjacent 60,000 square foot Medical Office building which houses primary and specialty care physicians, the Lakewood Ranch Imaging Center and the Lakewood Ranch Blood Center. LWRMC is one of just 620 hospitals in the United States to have earned "Top Performer on Key Quality Measures" designation.

Brian Ward, a well-known buyer's agent in the Sarasota real estate area, who also lives in Lakewood Ranch, reports that the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is a state-of-the-art health care facility.

One of the many outstanding features of the LRMC is a new screening tool for detecting breast cancer. Breast tomosynthesis, or "3-D mammography" allows physicians to examine breasts with more precision during the first screening saving patients time, worry and exposure to radiation. Unlike traditional two-dimensional breast images, 3-D mammograms allow physicians to examine breast tissue one layer at a time, giving them increase ability to detect very small cancers.

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center is one of the many reasons why health care in the Sarasota, Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch area is rated so highly. If you are interested in investigating other facets of living in Lakewood Ranch, one of the many luxury Sarasota condos, or a golf course home and condo in the Bradenton Florida real estate market, please call Brian Ward at 941-228-2321 or Dick Plumb at 941-266-2512 for answers to all your questions.