Bradenton, FL
River Place
A gated community of approximately 270 single-family homes on the Braden River, built between 2002 and 2005. Some homes are directly on the riverbank or canals with private docks. Clubhouse with gathering area, game and media rooms, fitness center, lakeside pool, and nature trails.
Status
Established · resale
Home Types
Single Family
Amenity Level
Medium
Community size
~270
homes, approximately
community record
286
completed homes on the county roll
Manatee County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
314
recorded residential lots
Manatee County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
Amenities & lifestyle
- Clubhouse with game & media rooms
- Fitness center & lakeside pool
- Nature trails
- Braden River frontage · some private docks
- Gated entry
How River Place compares
From the county records
$637,000
Median of 33 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $420,000 and $775,000.
77%
Of the 286 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption, which reads as most homes here are claimed as a permanent residence.
Newest completion recorded 2015. The roll records no completions here in the last three years. Most of what trades is resale, though an absence of recent completions is not by itself proof a community is closed to new building.
Arm’s-length sales recorded with Manatee County, read October 2026. Quitclaims, foreclosures, family transfers and pre-construction sales are excluded. Homestead requires the property to be a permanent residence, so the share carrying one is reported here as a share of matched residential units rather than as a count of who lives here. Homestead is a tax filing, not an occupancy count. A rented home can house full-time residents and will never carry the exemption, and an owner who lives here but never filed does not appear in it either. Read it as what share of matched residential units claim the exemption, not as who lives here.
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River Place FAQ
Can you still buy a new home in River Place?+
River Place is essentially sold out of new construction, so homes here come up as resale. I can set you up with alerts the moment one hits the market and give you an honest read on value before you offer.
What kind of homes are in River Place?+
River Place offers single family. As single-family housing, the roof, the exterior and the insurance on the structure are yours rather than an association's, which is the main practical difference from a villa or condominium. What a specific home includes, and what the association maintains, is set out in that community's documents and is worth reading before an offer rather than after.
What amenities does River Place have?+
River Place offers Clubhouse with game & media rooms, Fitness center & lakeside pool, Nature trails, Braden River frontage · some private docks, Gated entry. Worth separating two things that often get blurred together: amenities the HOA maintains and which every owner pays for, and club or golf facilities that may require a separate membership on top. Which category each amenity falls into determines your actual annual cost, and it is set out in the community documents rather than in any listing.
What have homes in River Place actually sold for?+
33 arm's-length sales have been recorded in River Place since October 2023, at a median of $637,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $420,000 and $775,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. These are prices recorded with Manatee County, not asking prices, so they describe what buyers and sellers actually agreed. Figures read October 2026; quitclaims, foreclosures and family transfers are excluded.
Do people live in River Place year round?+
77% of the 286 matched residential units in River Place claim a homestead exemption, which Florida grants only on an owner's permanent residence, read from the Manatee County roll in October 2026. That reads as most homes here are claimed as a permanent residence. Homestead is a tax filing, not an occupancy count. A rented home can house full-time residents and will never carry the exemption, and an owner who lives here but never filed does not appear in it either. Read it as what share of matched residential units claim the exemption, not as who lives here.
Is River Place still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in River Place was completed in 2015, across 314 platted parcels of which 286 carry a finished home. The county records no completions in River Place in the last three years, so what trades is resale. An absence of recent completions is not by itself proof that no further building is permitted. Build year matters more in Florida than buyers expect, because insurers weight roof age heavily and it drives what a property costs to carry rather than just what it costs to buy.