Picture perfect in every way – and ready for you to move in! This 2,229 square foot home with three bedrooms, two baths, and bonus den is one of the largest models that can be found in LakeRidge Falls, a gated community conveniently located in north Sarasota, just north of University Parkway. Low HOA fees entitle you to community-wide landscaping services and access to the recently remodeled club house with fully equipped gym, billiards room, library with computer workstations, heated (85 degrees!) junior Olympic swimming pool, hot tub, bocce ball courts, and meeting rooms where you can join in activities that range from oil painting to poker to ping pong. The residence is a gem inside and out. You will appreciate the high ceilings and crown molding, specialty lighting, new custom window treatments, beautiful wall finishes, new luxury vinyl plank flooring, new guest bathroom vanity and updated kitchen cabinet finishes. As soon as you walk in the front door you will be delighted by your first glimpse of the terrace garden at the back of the home and the lake beyond. Enjoy the natural light illuminating each generously sized room, enhanced even further with tubular skylights in the kitchen and den. The kitchen offers great views of the terrace and the nature preserve, as well as a double-oven gas range, roomy cabinets with pull-outs in the bases and in the pantry, coordinated granite and solid surface countertops, a free-standing kitchen island and an area for casual dining overlooking a garden setting. Open the sliders to the terrace and the front door and let the breeze flow through! This is a “split plan” home with the huge primary bedroom situated privately at the rear of the residence, featuring a spacious bathroom with large soaking tub, walk-in shower, and private commode. An exterior door from this bedroom lets you step into the large screen-enclosed terrace. The terrace floor features large cut-outs where owners can cultivate their own garden sanctuary inside the screens, complementing the exterior landscaping and creating a delightful area to reflect or to entertain. Relax and enjoy the sunrise, the song birds and all the magic of a natural setting where ospreys, herons and ducks fish and play in the lake. Sand hill cranes, otters, and migrating birds are special visitors. The two guest rooms at the front of the house share a full bathroom with the spacious den, which can be your new home office. Frontier gigabit fiber optic Internet service is available. LakeRidge Falls offers the security of an attended, 24-hour guard gate. It is best known for its park-like appeal, with beautifully-maintained landscaping, 16 lakes, a nature preserve, lush vegetation and stately canopy trees such as oaks, royal poinciana, and towering palms. Residents enjoy walking and biking on the extensive paved paths that circle the community. LakeRidge Falls is convenient to UTC Mall, downtown Sarasota, the Marina, Sarasota Bay and our beautiful powdery beaches along the Gulf of Mexico. Without even leaving the block you can walk or drive to Publix, Wal-Mart, Walgreens, and a variety of restaurants, banks and services.
3 Bedroom | 2 Bathroom | 2 Car Garage | Barrel Tile Roof | Concrete Block & Stucco Construction | Front & Rear Screen Enclosures | Newer Gutters & Downspouts | Gas Range | Newer Washer | New (2020) A/C | 55+ Amenity Rich Active Community | 24-hour guard gated | Pre-Plumbed For Private Pool |Modest Fees | Extended Main Bedroom