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Windward

Neal Communities’ Windward, gated single-family homes and villas from the $500s, built around a resort pool, clubhouse, fitness center, pickleball, and tennis, all connected to the broader LWR trail network.

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Builder

Neal Communities

Price Range (est.)

$500s, $1M+

Home Types

Single Family & Villas

Beds

3 to 5

Baths

2 to 4

Garage

2 to 3-Car

Amenity Level

Medium

HOA (Yearly) Est.

$2,952 - $4,300

CDD (Yearly) Est.

$1,534 - $2,129

Flood Zone

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

Community size

688

completed homes on the county roll

Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026

965

recorded residential lots

Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026

Amenities & lifestyle

Resort pool & clubhouse
Fitness center
Pickleball & tennis courts
Connected to LWR trail network
Gated entry

How Windward compares

From the county records

$686,000

Median of 341 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $465,000 and $1,285,000.

33%

Of the 688 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption, which reads as a minority of homes here are claimed as a permanent residence.

Still delivering. 39% 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 $5,458 a year in combined HOA and CDD, Windward sits about 8% below the Lakewood Ranch median of $5,923, ranking 17 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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Floor Plans

Floor plans at Windward

22 plans published by Neal Communities, with the specifications as the source states them. Sizes are approximate and the source can change them; last checked October 7, 2026. The drawings themselves are not reproduced here because permission to show them has not been cleared; each card credits the official source. A floor plan shows a layout, not what is for sale, so ask me what is available now.

BedroomsResidence typeSize (sq ft)

Showing 22 of 22 plans. Size uses interior area where the source states it, and the source’s listed size where it does not; each card says which.

Coral Series

Crystal Sand 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 2
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

1,433 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Crystal Sand 2 at Windward is listed with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

Want the full drawing, the options and which homesites carry this plan? Ask me and I will get them from the developer for you. Developers normally work with your agent if the agent is registered on your first visit, so reach out before you tour.

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Coral Series

Tidewater 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 2
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

1,530 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Tidewater 2 at Windward is listed with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coral Series

Tidewater 2B

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 2
Baths: 2
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

1,530 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Tidewater 2B at Windward is listed with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Cruise Series

Liberty 4

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

1,533 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Liberty 4 at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Cruise Series

Dream 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

1,860 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Dream 2 at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Meadow Brook

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 1

2,014 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Meadow Brook at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

White Star

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2.5
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

2,064 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

White Star at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Applause

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

2,110 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Applause at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Cruise Series

Honor

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2.5
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 2

2,143 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Honor at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coastal Series

Sanibel 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 1

2,559 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Sanibel 2 at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coastal Series

Captiva

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 3
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 1

2,698 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Captiva at Windward is listed with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Triumph

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 1

2,332 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Triumph at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Cruise Series

Heritage 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2.5
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 2

2,429 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Heritage 2 at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Lighthouse

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 2

2,601 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Lighthouse at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coastal Series

Savannah 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 1

2,868 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Savannah 2 at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coastal Series

Kiawah 2

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 1

2,908 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Kiawah 2 at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a one-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Legacy

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2.5
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 2

2,936 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Legacy at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Cruise Series

Vision 3

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3.5
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 2

2,967 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Vision 3 at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Bright Star

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 3
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 2

3,233 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Bright Star at Windward is listed with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Celebration Series

Summit

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 4
Garage: 2-car
Stories: 2

3,019 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Summit at Windward is listed with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 2-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coastal Series

Santa Catalina

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 4
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 2

3,677 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Santa Catalina at Windward is listed with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Coastal Series

Azure

Listed by the source

Bedrooms: 5
Baths: 4
Garage: 3-car
Stories: 2

4,443 sq ft listed

The source does not say whether this is living, heated or total area.

Azure at Windward is listed with 5 bedrooms and 4 baths. It is a 2-story plan with a 3-car garage. The source gives one size figure without saying how it is measured.

Source: nealcommunities.com. Checked October 7, 2026. Specifications from Neal Communities’ community plan list. Builders revise plans, features and dimensions without notice.

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Governing Documents

HOA & community documents for Windward

1 document from the community development or stewardship district that covers Windward 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 Windward 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.

Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District

Matched to Windward because: The district’s audited financial report, filed with the Florida Auditor General, states on its face that Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District was created on 11 December 2019 by Ordinance 2019-050 of Sarasota County, under the Uniform Community Development District Act of 1980, Chapter 190, Florida Statutes. The Lakewood Ranch District Map independently shows its polygon containing the Windward label, south of Blue Lake Road.

Separate from the five Lakewood Ranch CDDs: Town Hall does not operate it, and the map directs its contact to the builder. Board members are affiliated with the developer, Neal Communities of Southwest Florida LLC, which the auditor discloses as a related party; that is normal for a district still in the development stage and worth knowing when reading its budget. NAME COLLISION: there is a separate Windward Community Development District in Osceola County. Its filings are nothing to do with this district and must not be read across.

Who to contact

Managed by: Neal Communities
Contact role: Developer named on the Lakewood Ranch District Map as the district contact

Contact pageChecked October 7, 2026

The map sends the district’s contact to the builder. For the district itself, its audited financial reports are filed with the Florida Auditor General and its board meetings are noticed under Chapter 190.

Board members and officers are not listed here. They change often, and their names are on the association’s own records and in the state’s corporate filings, which is where they should be read from rather than from a page that cannot keep up.

Budget & assessmentsCurrent, per the source

Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District annual financial report, fiscal year ended 30 September 2025

Issued by Windward at Lakewood Ranch Community Development District

Every parcel inside the Windward at Lakewood Ranch district boundary in Sarasota County. An audited report of what the district raised and spent, not a schedule of what an individual lot is assessed.

The most recent year filed with the Florida Auditor General as of the last check; the fiscal 2024 report is published alongside it and is superseded. No filing exists for a later year.

Document date: September 30, 2025
Source: District
Last checked: October 7, 2026

Filed with the state rather than published by the district, which is why the source page is the Auditor General’s site. It establishes the district’s legal creation, its county and its developer relationship; it does not give a per-lot assessment.

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.

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Check lots, inventory & pricing at Windward

Before visiting the model homes at Windward, 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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Windward FAQ

Does Windward have new construction homes?+

Yes, Windward 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 Windward?+

Windward is built by Neal Communities. 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 Windward cost?+

The published price guidance for Windward is an estimate in the $500s, $1M+ 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 Windward?+

Windward offers single family & villas, with floor plans of 3 to 5 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 Windward have?+

Windward offers Resort pool & clubhouse, Fitness center, Pickleball & tennis courts, Connected to LWR trail network, 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 Windward actually sold for?+

341 arm's-length sales have been recorded in Windward since October 2023, at a median of $686,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $465,000 and $1,285,000, 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 Windward year round?+

33% of the 688 matched residential units in Windward 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 Windward still being built?+

The most recent home the county records in Windward was completed in 2026, across 965 platted parcels of which 688 carry a finished home. 39% of its parcels were completed in the last three years, so Windward 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 Windward have a CDD fee?+

Yes. Windward carries an estimated CDD assessment of $1,534 - $2,129, on top of an HOA fee estimated at $2,952 - $4,300 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 Windward in?+

The flood zone recorded for Windward 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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