Gated Communities

Lakewood Ranch’s ultimate luxury address, grand Mediterranean estates from $1.7M to $7M+ behind 24-hour security, built by a roster of premier custom builders and anchored by a clubhouse that rivals a private resort. One of the most prestigious addresses in Florida.

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One of the most ambitious newer additions to Lakewood Ranch, multiple gated sub-villages from a range of builders, extraordinary amenities, and a price span from the $300s to $3M+ that fits just about any buyer. D.R. Horton anchors the value end, with single-family homes, townhomes, and villas reaching up to luxury, all under one master address with a Resort Club, lounge, and sports courts.

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Toll Brothers’ Monterey, gated single-family luxury with floor plans from about 2,500 to nearly 5,000 square feet, a 3-car garage standard, and Toll Brothers’ design-center customization. Priced from the $900s. It is the one Lakewood Ranch Southeast community selling today.

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Toll Brothers’ The Isles at Lakewood Ranch, gated waterfront luxury where most homesites have lake views, with a resort pool, clubhouse, fitness center, and pickleball. One of the few truly waterfront-focused villages in the Ranch.

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The original Lakewood Ranch Country Club, where the whole community started. A mature, guard-gated address with golf and club access by membership, multiple sub-neighborhoods, and one of the most recognized names in LWR real estate.

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A newer, guard-gated extension of the Country Club with long views and a prestige address. Single-family homes from the $600s to $2M+, with golf and club amenities available by membership.

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The newest expansion of Star Farms, Lakewood Ranch’s largest village, Saddlestone adds 1,300 homesites across 570 gated acres with resort-level amenities. D.R. Horton handles production single-family homes, villas and townhomes from the $300s, while Homes by WestBay, AR Homes, John Cannon Homes, and Lee Wetherington deliver semi-custom and luxury builds north of $1M.

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An upscale, gated community on 565 acres anchored by TPC Prestancia, two 18-hole golf courses (Stadium & Players), built between 1986 and 2004. Features a full-service country club, resort pool, fitness center, tennis, and dining.

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A gated bayfront community of over 700 homes, single-family, villas, and condos with resort amenities, private bay beach, two pools, tennis, and a private marina, all on Sarasota Bay south of downtown.

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A gated community of 406 homes (346 single-family and 60 villas) on 813 acres with two Rees Jones, designed 18-hole golf courses, features a 44,000 sq ft clubhouse, resort pool, tennis center, and fine dining.

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A Sarasota community of 265 parcels on the county roll in the 34240 postcode, on Founders Club Drive and Archers Court east of Interstate 75. Large-lot single-family homes around a golf course.

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A 500+-acre, gated Palmer Ranch community of approximately 1,177 residences centered on a waterfront town center with shops, café, and full-service amenities, residents enjoy a resort pool, fitness center, tennis, bocce, and miles of walking trails.

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A gated Palmer Ranch community of 674 single-family homes built by DiVosta between 2006 and 2013. Features an 11,000 sq ft clubhouse with an Activities Director on staff, four Har-Tru tennis courts, resort pool, and fitness center. The all-inclusive HOA covers cable, internet, lawn care, and exterior maintenance, no CDD fees.

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The residential side of the same gated 1,000-acre community as University Park Country Club, north of University Parkway and a mile from University Town Center. Thirty-two neighborhoods named for English places hold about 1,183 homes; the county roll counts 1,199 houses across 39 plats, built mostly between 1993 and 2007, median around 2,706 square feet, 77% with a private pool and 28% fronting the golf course. Club membership, covering the 27-hole Ron Garl course, 11 lighted Har-Tru courts, croquet, pickleball and fitness, is optional for homeowners. No CDD.

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A 960-acre gated community northeast of Bradenton, and bigger than it is usually described: the county roll counts 1,259 houses across ten platted phases, built between 2003 and 2019. Two separate clubhouses and pool complexes serve it, one of them with a lagoon-style pool and waterslides, and the recreation center adds a third pool alongside basketball, tennis and pickleball courts. There are baseball and soccer fields, playgrounds, stocked fishing lakes and about five miles of walking and biking trail. The point worth understanding is what the CDD actually pays for here: the 24-hour manned gate, both clubhouses, the pool complex, the fitness center, the sports courts and the roads. Sixty-one percent of houses have a private pool as well.

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A single-phase neighborhood of 207 houses on the county roll built between 1998 and 2001, beside a public golf course that 24% of the homes front without carrying a club membership to do it. Median house is about 1,769 square feet, over half with a private pool. No CDD and a $485 to $510 annual HOA, which is among the lowest carrying costs in Bradenton for a golf-adjacent address.

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A gated D.R. Horton community northeast of Bradenton, 607 houses on the county roll built between 2015 and 2019, which makes it one of the newest neighborhoods in the area and one of the few of this size with no CDD at all. Plans run three to five bedrooms with a median around 2,358 square feet. The amenity set is deliberately simple, a resort-style heated pool, a clubhouse, a fitness center and a playground, and only 20% of houses have a private pool, so the community pool is the center of things. The combination of recent construction, a gate and a $1,320 to $1,620 annual HOA with no district assessment is the reason it draws the value-conscious buyer.

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An exclusive gated waterfront community of 178 luxury homesites across 225 acres of islands along the Manatee River. Private docks, a Bring Your Own Builder program, and the Spanish Colonial-inspired River Lodge.

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A gated golf and country club community of approximately 800 homes on 1,500 acres along the Manatee River. An 18-hole Ted McAnlis-designed course, 27,000 sq ft clubhouse, Har-Tru tennis courts, and private boat ramp.

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A gated Pulte Homes master-planned community with approximately 1,100 homes divided into The Reserve and The Cove. A full-time lifestyle director organizes events and programming around the resort-style amenity campus.

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A gated waterfront community on the Manatee River, centered on a full-service marina with 219 wet slips (35-110 ft) in an 88-acre protected harbor averaging 18 ft depth, often called "hurricane protected." Multiple residential neighborhoods include Bel Mare and The Palms (condos) and The Hammocks (townhomes), plus custom single-family homes. Dockside Social Bar and Grill is on-site. Direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway and Gulf of Mexico.

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A gated master-planned community in Palmetto with multiple builders including Neal Communities, M/I Homes, Lennar, and David Weekley Homes. Amenity center features a clubhouse with 24-hour fitness center, zero-entry resort pool, splash pool, children's play zone, and a dedicated lifestyle director. Tennis, racquetball, walking trails, and a community park round out the offerings.

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A gated Taylor Morrison resort community delivering the full Esplanade experience, wellness, spa, culinary events, and concierge service, plus 60 exclusive John Cannon custom homesites for true luxury.

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One of Wellen Park’s most established addresses, an original ~40-year-old golf community with a new Neal Communities section bringing fresh inventory behind a 1,000-acre gated enclave.

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