Wellen Park, FL
Tortuga
A small, established Lennar community of 111 homes, one of the few primarily-resale neighborhoods in Wellen Park, with a tight-knit feel and great value (1,600 to 3,200 sq ft floor plans).
Status
Sold out · resale only
Builder
Lennar
Price Range (est.)
$300s, $600s
Home Types
Single Family
Beds
3 to 5
Baths
2 to 3
Garage
2-Car
Amenity Level
Low
Community size
111
homes, as the community reports it
community record
188
completed homes on the county roll
Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
191
recorded residential lots
Sarasota County property appraiser roll, read October 2026
These two figures are 41% apart. These two figures count different things and have not been reconciled. The roll counts parcels inside the boundary matched to this name; the community figure may cover plats the roll matched separately, or an association roster. Neither is presented here as the size of the community.
Amenities & lifestyle
- 111 homes, tight-knit established community
- 1,600 to 3,200 sq ft floor plans
- Close to trail systems
- Near shopping & dining
- Privacy-first setting
How Tortuga compares
From the county records
$532,000
Median of 25 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $370,000 and $682,000.
31%
Of the 188 matched residential units here claim a homestead exemption, which reads as a minority of homes here are claimed as a permanent residence.
Newest completion recorded 2023. 4% of the parcels here were completed in the last three years, the most recent in 2023. That is below the share this site treats as actively delivering, so most of what trades here is resale, but it is not finished.
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.
Governing Documents
HOA & community documents for Tortuga
3 documents from the community development or stewardship district that covers Tortuga 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 Tortuga 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.
West Villages Improvement District
Why it applies to Tortuga: Taken from the list of neighborhoods the district publishes on its own FAQ page, not inferred from geography. The district also publishes the neighborhoods it does not cover.
- Budget & assessmentsStatus unconfirmed
District budgets and assessment information
Open document - District documentCurrent, per the source
Board meeting books, agendas and minutes
Open document - District documentCurrent, per the source
District FAQs, including which neighborhoods are and are not in the district
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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Tortuga FAQ
Can you still buy a new home in Tortuga?+
Tortuga 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.
Who builds homes in Tortuga?+
Tortuga is built by Lennar. Those homes now trade as resales rather than through the builder, so the original warranty has usually expired and the condition of the specific house matters more than who built it. Roof age is the first thing to establish, because Florida insurers weight it heavily.
How much do homes in Tortuga cost?+
The published price guidance for Tortuga is an estimate in the $300s, $600s 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 Tortuga?+
Tortuga 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 Tortuga have?+
Tortuga offers 111 homes, tight-knit established community, 1,600 to 3,200 sq ft floor plans, Close to trail systems, Near shopping & dining, Privacy-first setting. 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 Tortuga actually sold for?+
25 arm's-length sales have been recorded in Tortuga since October 2023, at a median of $532,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $370,000 and $682,000, 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 Tortuga year round?+
31% of the 188 matched residential units in Tortuga 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 Tortuga still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in Tortuga was completed in 2023, across 191 platted parcels of which 188 carry a finished home. 4% of its parcels were completed in the last three years, the most recent in 2023. That is below the share this site treats as actively delivering, so most of what trades in Tortuga is resale, but it is not finished. 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.
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