Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Executive Home Available in Lakewood Ranch Country Club

This is a beautiful home in The Country Club village in Lakewood Ranch. This home is an exquisite Wyndham II floor plan by John Neal Homes offering magnificent views beyond the pool lanai of the private Kings Dunes golf course, one of the three courses at the private Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club. With 4 spacious bedrooms, 4 full baths and an oversized 3 car garage, this 4,284 sq. ft. home will astound you with its architectural details, exquisite detailing and lush landscaping.

As you enter past Tuscan columns in the foyer, you see the dining room with tray ceiling and a large living room with a gas fireplace. The spacious master bedroom suite with tray ceiling includes large walk-in closets with built-in cabinetry and direct access to the pool area. The luxurious master bath features dual sinks, a jacuzzi tub and decorative shower tiling.

The award-winning gourmet kitchen layout boasts quality wood cabinetry, granite counters, under cabinet lighting, decorative tiled backsplash, a sub-zero refrigerator, 6-burner Viking gas stove, center island and a butlers bar with U-Line wine cooler. The family room with wood floors and custom built-ins has sliders to an unbelievable outdoor living area with its own outdoor kitchen, oversized pool & spa ideal for entertaining or just relaxing.

Up the stairs you find yourself in a spacious bonus room with a wet bar, an additional bedroom and the office with sliding doors to a large screened balcony. The office with wood floors is perfectly located to the rear of the home with panoramic golf course views.

Additional upgrades include crown moldings, decorative niches and custom closet cabinetry throughout this elegant home built in 2006, making it the perfect home. Located in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in The Country Club with lush landscaping and priced at $999.000, this home is second to none.

The Country Club is an exclusive, gated community within Lakewood Ranch. Located just off I-75, 45 minutes south of Tampa International Airport, only 20 minutes east of Sarasota's world-renowned beaches and even less to the heart of Downtown Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch is the largest green-certified community in the U.S. Lakewood Ranch's top-rated schools are a primary reason families choose to live here. Put briefly, Lakewood Ranch offers a wonderful lifestyle in a warm climate, in beautiful homes in a meticulously planned and developed community close to everything you'd even need or want at any stage of your life.

If you'll call me at 941.228.2321, I would be pleased to show you this and other fine homes in The Country Club as well as other homes in the Country Club East and The Lake Club communities within Lakewood Ranch.please mention Listing # A3997384.

Monday, June 2, 2014

New Apartment Complex Coming to Lakewood Ranch

The newest addition to the living spaces in Lakewood Ranch will be The Venue, a 237-unit apartment community being built on Lakewood Ranch Blvd. next to the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center. While it was originally expected to be ready for occupancy in July, it it now projected to be complete sometime this Fall.

Consisting of three 4-story buildings in a gated community setting, The Venue is intended to have the luxury feel of a modern, downtown apartment, offering one, two and three-bedroom units with gourmet kitchens with granite counter tops, 9-foot ceilings and crown moldings, wood floors, large walk-in closets, roman tubs in spacious bathrooms and private patios or balconies. The community will offer handicap-accessible apartments and amenities including an athletic center with a cardio theatre, yoga and spin rooms, a business center with Wi Fi a salt water swimming pool area with outdoor California kitchen and an grilling area.

Further north on Lakewood Ranch Blvd. a bit past State Road 70, the 256-unit Creekside Apartments, owned by PAC Land Development of Orlando, continues to be developed anticipating opening about July 15th. This complex of 4 story buildings with elevators will have 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and will include a lot of outdoor activity areas including a beach-entry style pool with a spa, an outdoor kitchen and grilling area and volleyball court. The units will definitely be upscale units with gourmet island style kitchens with side-by-side refrigerators, dishwahers and full size washers and dryers and walk-in pantries. The baths will feature roman tubs.

These two apartment complexes will help bring more people into the Lakewood Ranch "Main Street complex of shops, eateries and entertainment venues and provide an entree for the many people who wanth to enjoy the amenities of Lakewood Ranch but who aren't yet ready or able to purchase a home or condominium unit.