Lakewood Ranch, FL
Now BuildingAmber Creek
Ryan Homes townhomes in a prime Lakewood Ranch location, and one of the rare LWR addresses with no CDD fee, which is real long-term savings. Low-maintenance, modern floor plans close to Main Street and shopping.
Builder
Ryan Homes
Price Range (est.)
From $299,990
Home Types
Townhomes
Beds
3
Baths
2.5
Garage
1-Car
Amenity Level
Low · no CDD
HOA (Yearly) Est.
$2,268
CDD (Yearly) Est.
None
Flood Zone
X
Fee estimates may vary by lot size and sub-association. View all community fees →
Community size
44
completed homes on the county roll
Manatee County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
87
recorded residential lots
Manatee County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
Amenities & lifestyle
- No CDD fee, rare in Lakewood Ranch
- Low-maintenance townhome living
- Modern floor plans
- Close to Main Street & shopping
- Prime LWR location
Michael’s Take
No CDD fee is a genuine differentiator, over the life of a mortgage it can save tens of thousands versus comparable LWR communities.
How Amber Creek compares
From the county records
$331,000
Median of 44 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $304,000 and $360,000.
45%
Of the 44 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption. Homestead is filed the year after a purchase, so a community this newly built reads low for reasons that have nothing to do with who lives here. Treat this one as not yet settled.
Still delivering. 51% of the parcels here were completed in the last three years, the most recent in 2025.
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.
At an estimated $2,268 a year in combined HOA and CDD, Amber Creek sits about 62% below the Lakewood Ranch median of $5,923, ranking 3 of the 39 Lakewood Ranch communities whose fees this site tracks. There is no CDD assessment here, which is what keeps that figure down.
Estimates from the same dataset behind the fee pages and the True Cost Index. Fees vary by lot size and sub-association, and change with each budget.
Governing Documents
HOA & community documents for Amber Creek
4 documents from the community development or stewardship district that covers Amber Creek and linked to the page each one lives on. Nothing is copied here, so you read whatever they publish today. No association documents have been located for Amber Creek yet, which is a gap in what has been found rather than evidence there are none.
District documents
A community development or stewardship district is a unit of local government, not an association. Its assessment is billed with your property taxes rather than by the association, and its rules are public records of a different kind. Shown separately for that reason.
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District
Why it applies to Amber Creek: The district names each community it covers in its own FY2027 adopted assessment schedule or, where a community carries no bond debt, in its adopted FY2027 operations and maintenance budget. It levies two separate yearly assessments, a bond debt service assessment and an operations and maintenance assessment.
- Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District adopted debt service fund budget, FY2027
Open document - Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District adopted operations and maintenance budget, FY2027
Open document - Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source
Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District FY2027 annual assessments by community and lot size
Open document - District documentCurrent, per the source
Lakewood Ranch District Map
Open document
The governing body is known and nothing it publishes is public. That is a gap in what has been published, not evidence that the community has no restrictions. This list records what has been found in public, not everything that governs the property. Before an offer I pull the full document set for the specific address along with the association’s budget and financials.
The full document directory →Check lots, inventory & pricing at Amber Creek
Before visiting the model homes at Amber Creek, discuss representation with me. Any fee you owe is set out in our buyer-broker agreement; developer contributions and registration rules must be confirmed for this purchase. I'll request current pricing and homesite availability, review the published ownership costs and help you compare the contract and resale considerations.
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Amber Creek FAQ
Does Amber Creek have new construction homes?+
Yes, Amber Creek is actively building in Lakewood Ranch. Builder pricing and incentives change often, so I can send the current list and represent you with the developer. What fee you owe, if anything, is set out in the written buyer-broker agreement we sign before touring; developer registration rules are confirmed for your specific purchase. Loop me in before your first model visit.
Who builds homes in Amber Creek?+
Amber Creek is built by Ryan Homes. Two things matter if you are buying new here. Register your agent on the FIRST visit: most builders pay the buyer-agent fee, but only if representation is declared before you tour, and afterwards it is usually too late. And a builder's contract is their contract, not the standard Florida form, so the deposit terms, the completion date and what happens if the build runs late are worth reading closely.
How much do homes in Amber Creek cost?+
The published price guidance for Amber Creek is an estimate from $299,990, not a live listing feed or a valuation. Pricing varies by the specific home, condition and lot. Ask me for current listings and recent comparable sales before setting an investment range or an asking price.
What kind of homes are in Amber Creek?+
Amber Creek offers townhomes, with floor plans of 3 bedrooms. Attached homes carry an association that maintains the building itself, so the fee covers more than it would on a single-family home and the association's reserves matter to you directly. 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 Amber Creek have?+
Amber Creek offers No CDD fee, rare in Lakewood Ranch, Low-maintenance townhome living, Modern floor plans, Close to Main Street & shopping, Prime LWR location. 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 Amber Creek actually sold for?+
44 arm's-length sales have been recorded in Amber Creek since October 2023, at a median of $331,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $304,000 and $360,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. Amber Creek is new enough that most of these are original builder sales rather than resales, so they read as a price list more than as a resale market. 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 Amber Creek year round?+
45% of the 44 matched residential units in Amber Creek 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 a mix of homes claimed as a permanent residence and homes that are not. Read that figure with care here: Florida homestead is filed the year after a purchase, so a community still being delivered reads lower than it will settle at. 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 Amber Creek still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in Amber Creek was completed in 2025, across 87 platted parcels of which 44 carry a finished home. 51% of its parcels were completed in the last three years, so Amber Creek is still being delivered: expect construction nearby, and the lot choice that comes with it. 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.
Does Amber Creek have an HOA or CDD fee?+
Amber Creek has an HOA fee estimated at $2,268 yearly, and the fee data for this community records no CDD assessment. A community development district bills through your property taxes rather than through the association, and its assessment can carry two separate components: debt service, which repays the bonds that funded roads, drainage and amenities, and an operations and maintenance charge, which does not end with the bonds. A community without a district avoids both as currently assessed. Figures are estimates, assessments are set annually, and both vary by home and phase, so confirm them for the specific address before relying on them.
What flood zone is Amber Creek in?+
The flood zone recorded for Amber Creek is X. Zones beginning A or V are the higher-risk categories, where a federally backed mortgage generally requires flood insurance, while zone X is lower risk and coverage is usually optional. Flood zone is assigned per property rather than per community though, and elevation can change both the requirement and the premium substantially, so get the zone and the elevation certificate for the exact address rather than relying on a community-level figure.
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