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Waterside - Wild Blue

Stock Development’s Wild Blue is the crown jewel of Waterside, Lakewood Ranch’s most prestigious lakefront address, built by an elite roster (Stock, John Cannon, Arthur Rutenberg, Anchor, and LW Homes). True custom estates from $2M to $6M+, with the full amenity package opening fall 2026.

Builder

Stock · John Cannon · Arthur Rutenberg · Anchor · LW

Price Range (est.)

$2M, $6M+

Home Types

Single Family

Beds

3 to 5

Baths

3 to 5

Garage

3-Car

Amenity Level

Extraordinary

HOA (Yearly) Est.

$4,860 - $10,572

CDD (Yearly) Est.

$2,161 - $3,321

Flood Zone

X

Fee estimates may vary by lot size and sub-association. View all community fees →

Community size

220

completed homes on the county roll

Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026

509

recorded residential lots

Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026

Amenities & lifestyle

  • Most prestigious address in Waterside
  • Elite custom builder roster
  • Lakefront & lake-view homesites
  • Resort pool, spa & fitness
  • Pickleball & tennis
  • Full amenity package opening fall 2026

Michael’s Take

The ultra-luxury crown of Waterside. The full amenity package opens around October 2026, early buyers lock in the best lakefront homesites first.

How Waterside - Wild Blue compares

From the county records

$2,175,000

Median of 235 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $850,000 and $3,300,000.

21%

Of the 220 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption, which reads as a minority of homes here are claimed as a permanent residence.

Still delivering. 43% of the parcels here were completed in the last three years, the most recent in 2026.

Arm’s-length sales recorded with Sarasota 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 $10,457 a year in combined HOA and CDD, Waterside - Wild Blue sits about 77% above the Lakewood Ranch median of $5,923, ranking 34 of the 39 Lakewood Ranch communities whose fees this site tracks.

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.

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Governing Documents

HOA & community documents for Waterside - Wild Blue

4 documents from the community development or stewardship district that covers Waterside - Wild Blue 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 Waterside - Wild Blue 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 Waterside - Wild Blue: 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 full district record, with how every community was matched →

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 Waterside - Wild Blue

Before visiting the model homes at Waterside - Wild Blue, 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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Waterside - Wild Blue FAQ

Does Waterside - Wild Blue have new construction homes?+

Yes, Waterside - Wild Blue 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 Waterside - Wild Blue?+

Waterside - Wild Blue is built by Stock · John Cannon · Arthur Rutenberg · Anchor · LW. 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 Waterside - Wild Blue cost?+

The published price guidance for Waterside - Wild Blue is an estimate in the $2M, $6M+ range, 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 Waterside - Wild Blue?+

Waterside - Wild Blue offers single family, with floor plans of 3 to 5 bedrooms. 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 Waterside - Wild Blue have?+

Waterside - Wild Blue offers Most prestigious address in Waterside, Elite custom builder roster, Lakefront & lake-view homesites, Resort pool, spa & fitness, Pickleball & tennis, among others. 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 Waterside - Wild Blue actually sold for?+

235 arm's-length sales have been recorded in Waterside - Wild Blue since October 2023, at a median of $2,175,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $850,000 and $3,300,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. These are prices recorded with Sarasota 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 Waterside - Wild Blue year round?+

21% of the 220 matched residential units in Waterside - Wild Blue claim a homestead exemption, which Florida grants only on an owner's permanent residence, read from the Sarasota County roll in October 2026. That reads as a minority of 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 Waterside - Wild Blue still being built?+

The most recent home the county records in Waterside - Wild Blue was completed in 2026, across 509 platted parcels of which 220 carry a finished home. 43% of its parcels were completed in the last three years, so Waterside - Wild Blue 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 Waterside - Wild Blue have a CDD fee?+

Yes. Waterside - Wild Blue carries an estimated CDD assessment of $2,161 - $3,321, on top of an HOA fee estimated at $4,860 - $10,572 yearly. A community development district assessment can have two components, and they behave differently: debt service repays the bonds that funded the roads, drainage and amenities, and ends when those bonds are retired, while an operations and maintenance charge pays to run what the bonds built and does not. Both are billed with your property taxes rather than by the association, and both are separate from the HOA. Assessments are set annually and vary by home and phase, so confirm the current components for the specific address.

What flood zone is Waterside - Wild Blue in?+

The flood zone recorded for Waterside - Wild Blue 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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