The Esplanade, an Active Lifestyle Community
within Lakewood Ranch
Within Lakewood Ranch, the 8,500-acre master-planned community situated immediately north of the Sarasota - Bradenton city line,
Taylor Morrison, a respected home builder has opened “Esplanade,” an “active lifestyle” community, the first such community in Lakewood Ranch.
What, you may ask, is an “active lifestyle” community? Well, it's not just an empty-nester or retirement community with a bike trail. First of all, it is not age-restricted. The Esplanade is a resort-style community of maintenance-free villas and modest sized homes surrounding a community center where all sorts of activities and programs will be offered by an on-site “lifestyle director.” Nestled on 207 acres just north of State Road 70, this gated enclave of 450 detached villas and single family homes brings a touch of the Mediterranean to Southwest Florida with its regional-inspired architecture, lush landscaping and serene lakes.
Construction in to be completed in late summer, 2012 of a new 5,000 sq. ft. community center which will house a fitness center, yoga center, grand ballroom, a catering kitchen, crafts room, billiards room, an outdoor kitchen, a lap pool as well as a resistance pool for low-impact water aerobics, a jacuzzi, a fire pit and barbecue area, boccie ball and pickle ball courts, and finally, even a lakeside canoe and kayak launch. For pet lovers, there will be a pet park, and, for those with kids or grandchildren, an adventure playground.
Esplanade villas are priced from the low-$200's for 2 bedroom, 2 bath with about 1,900 square feet. Larger homes from 2,200 to 3,150 square feet with 2 and 3 bedroom and 2 to 3 full baths on larger lots are priced at up to the mid-$300's. Many of these villas and homes will be on lakefront lots. As part of Lakewood Ranch, the largest green-certified community in America and one of the best selling master-planned communities in Florida, Esplanade residents will also enjoy the many commercial, recreational and cultural opportunities that are so much a part of this nationally recognized, award-winning and eco-friendly master-planned community.
Esplanade, with only 450 homes initially, will be more of a “boutique” community, unlike more common active lifestyle communities with 1,500 or more homes.
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I would be delighted to introduce you to The Esplanade and all that Lakewood Ranch, and the entire Sarasota – Bradenton Florida area have to offer.
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