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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                    

May 7, 2020

 

LAKEWOOD RANCH PARKS SET TO REOPEN

 

Lakewood Ranch-managed parks will open to residents on May 8. These parks include Summerfield Park, Adventure Park and Paw Park at Greenbrook, Country Club Park, Heron’s Nest, Bob Gardner Park, Patton Park, and Roger Hill Park. Pavilion rentals and use of the athletic fields and courts will remain unavailable at this time.

 

Residents and the public are encouraged to exercise social distancing. Please be mindful of hard surfaces where germs of all types could be present, such as equipment on playgrounds, picnic tables, railings, and restrooms. Please use the parks with caution. We encourage patrons to wash their hands thoroughly and often.

 

Please help slow the spread of coronavirus by following these guidelines:

• Wash your hands often
• Avoid close contact
• Avoid touching eyes, nose and mouth.
• Consider covering your mouth and nose with a face cover when around others
• Cover coughs and sneezes
• Monitor your symptoms, stay home if you feel sick

 

For more information contact Anne Ross at (941)907-0517 or email anne.ross@lwrtownhall.com.

 

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Lakewood Ranch is the 33,000+-acre award-winning master-planned community in Sarasota and Manatee counties on the West Coast of Florida. Just minutes from the Gulf Coast beaches and cultural assets in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch is already home to more than 41,000 residents and features A-rated schools, a hospital, the Sarasota Polo Club, the 75-acre Premier Sports Campus, its own Main Street with theaters, shopping and dining, and more than four million square feet of commercial property. For more information visit www.lakewoodranch.com.

Contact:

Lisa M. Barnott

Director of Marketing & Communications

(941) 757-1542

Lisa.barnott@lakewoodranch.com

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Zilber Residential Group Building “Estia at Lakewood Ranch”

Single-Family For-Rent Community

Estia will Include 102 One-Bedroom Duplexes and 128 Two-Bedroom Houses

 

LAKEWOOD RANCH, FLA. (May 4, 2020) – Lakewood Ranch, the nation’s best-selling, multi-generational master-planned community, and Zilber Residential Group, the multifamily division of Zilber Ltd., have announced plans to open Estia at Lakewood Ranch, one of Florida’s first single-family for-rent communities.

 

Located off Lakewood Ranch Boulevard, adjacent to Bob Gardner Park, Estia at Lakewood Ranch will include 230 residences, including 102 one-bedroom, 725 square-foot units within 51 duplexes, as well as 128 stand-alone, 1,000 square-foot, two-bedroom homes.

 

Each home will feature ten-foot ceilings, private, fenced in backyards, screened-in patios and built-in dog doors. The community will also include a future amenity center with a pool, fitness center, community room, dog park and more.

 

Estia’s residences are currently under construction and expected to be available for move-in this fall. The model homes and clubhouse are expected to be completed and open this summer. Pending social distancing guidelines and recommended best practices from leading health organizations, virtual and private tours may be offered initially upon opening.

 

A growing trend in real estate, single-family for-rent communities generally appeal to renters seeking a long-term residential experience versus an apartment, where opportunities are often limited to short-term leases. Communities like Estia at Lakewood Ranch tend to include the best of both worlds: the benefits of a professionally managed and amenitized community of high-quality homes with elevated appointments, as well as the conveniences of a maintenance-free residence.

 

“Lakewood Ranch is the ideal location for Estia because it offers numerous lifestyle elements that typically appeal to a wide variety of tenants, including active professionals with young families, and downsizers,” says Mike King, Director of Residential Investments for Zilber Residential Group. “The community will appeal to those who desire a private home, low-maintenance living and robust lifestyle offerings.”

 

According to Metrostudy, the demand for single-family for-rent communities is largely due to trends in household economics, “one being the rent-by-necessity group of mostly younger families for whom down payment hurdles, monthly payment challenges, interest rate pressures, and rising for-sale prices have put homeownership beyond their means,” and households who choose to rent as a way of opting for a “‘less strings-attached’ lifestyle … and, yet, want to do so in a detached, single-family house in a new residential community.”

 

“We’re thrilled to introduce one of Florida’s first premium, single-family for-rent communities here in Lakewood Ranch and expand upon the variety of housing options available to our prospective residents,” said Kirk Boylston, President of Lakewood Ranch Commercial. “For many renters, these new units will serve as strong starter homes and a potential stepping stone to ownership of a more traditional, single-family home in Lakewood Ranch.”

 

Zilber’s additional communities developed in Lakewood Ranch include Echo Lake Apartments, Waterfront at Main Street Condominiums, and the single-family home community LakeHouse Cove at Waterside.

 

Founded in 1994, Lakewood Ranch spans more than 31,000 acres and includes more than 36,000 residents in over 20 villages. The Ranch is consistently rated as one of the best-selling master-planned communities in the country by both RCLCO and John Burns Real Estate Consulting, two independent real estate consulting firms. In January, both firms designated Lakewood Ranch as the best-selling multi-gen community in the U.S. for the second year in a row.

 

For more information on Lakewood Ranch, please contact Lisa Barnott at 941-757-1542.

 

For more information about Estia at Lakewood Ranch, please call 941-222-1898, email EstiaLWR@lincolnapts.com or visit www.EstiaLakewoodRanch.com.

 

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About Lakewood Ranch

Lakewood Ranch is the 33,000+-acre award-winning master-planned community in Sarasota and Manatee counties on the West Coast of Florida. Just minutes from the Gulf Coast beaches and cultural assets in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch is already home to more than 41,000 residents and features A-rated schools, the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, the Sarasota Polo Club, the 75-acre Premier Sports Campus, its own Main Street with theaters, shopping and dining, and more than 5.5 million square feet of commercial property. For more information visit www.lakewoodranch.com.

 

About Zilber Ltd.

Zilber Ltd. is a prominent, full-service real estate company known for its diversified residential and commercial capabilities. The Zilber Ltd. organization has been operating for over 70 years – investing, building and managing real estate throughout the U.S, providing value to its customers while revitalizing communities. As one of the initial builders Zilber has been developing single family homes, condos, and apartments in Lakewood Ranch for more than 20 years under the Homes by Towne and Zilber Residential Group brands. For more information visit www.zilber.com.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                     For more information please contact:

March 2, 2020                                                                                                           Lisa M. Barnott, (941) 757-1542

Lisa.barnott@lakewoodranch.com

 

LAKEWOOD RANCH BOULEVARD EXTENSION NOW OPEN

Business leaders and various government officials gathered March 2 to commemorate the completion of the Lakewood Ranch Boulevard extension south to Fruitville Road.

 

The completion of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard will facilitate travel from Fruitville Road in Sarasota County, to U.S. 301, north of the Manatee River, via the Fort Hamer Bridge, in Manatee County. The road will improve the transportation network for people in both counties, alleviating congestion on I-75. This is the second north-south road that the Lakewood Ranch Stewardship District has built; the Lorraine Road extension, between University Parkway and Fruitville Road, was finished in 2017.

 

“The Lakewood Ranch Boulevard and Lorraine Road projects are of regional significance in that they provide increased mobility not for just Lakewood Ranch residents but everyone in Manatee and Sarasota counties,” said Rex Jensen, president and CEO of Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc. “They are a continuation of our established standards of planning and infrastructure quality.”

 

Both the Lorraine Road and Lakewood Ranch Boulevard extensions connect Manatee and Sarasota counties, and run along Lakewood Ranch Waterside, The Ranch’s first development in Sarasota County, with more than 5,100 homes planned at completion. Waterside Place, the lakefront town center that will be home to stylish shops, acclaimed restaurants, and more, is under construction and expected to be complete by the end of the year.

 

The road project was a collaboration between Schroeder-Manatee Ranch (the developer of Lakewood Ranch) and Sarasota County; Schroeder-Manatee Ranch has a history, since its inception, of planning and implementing infrastructure ahead of development.

 

“The opening of this section of Lakewood Ranch Boulevard completes this much needed north-south thoroughfare connecting Manatee and Sarasota counties, providing a parallel reliever road to I- 75,” said Betsy Benac, chairwoman of the Manatee County Board of County Commissioners. “It has taken determination, grit and cooperation to get it done – thanks to SMR for being a great leader in this public private partnership!”

The road was built by Woodruff and Sons, in about a year and a half, at the cost of approximately $16 million. Construction of the 1.711 miles of four-lane roadway took 14,676 tons of asphalt, 4,400 linear feet of guardrails, 9,979 square yards of concrete for the sidewalk, and 34,918 linear feet of curb. The extension features two roundabouts and 82 streetlights.

 

“I am incredibly excited about this event,” said Mike Moran, chairman of the Sarasota County Board of County Commissioners. “Traffic is a quality of life issue for our community and a top priority. It is a huge day for Sarasota County residents.”

 

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Lakewood Ranch is the 33,000+-acre award-winning master-planned community in Sarasota and Manatee counties on the West Coast of Florida. Just minutes from the Gulf Coast beaches and cultural assets in Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch is already home to more than 41,000 residents and features A-rated schools, a hospital, the Sarasota Polo Club, the 75-acre Premier Sports Campus, its own Main Street with theaters, shopping and dining, and more than four million square feet of commercial property. For more information visit www.lakewoodranch.com.