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We're moving to Venice next year and have now been there several times to visit friends. Prior to coming to visit I'm always online looking at neighborhoods and houses for sale so that when we are there I can drive around and get a sense of the neighborhoods. What I don't have a sense of though is what the various HOA fees would be. I know they vary vastly depending on where they are but does anyone know of any kind of listing of the primary residential area HOA's? We'll have fixed income so I don't want to look at areas that we might be able to buy into only to find we can't afford to live there because of the HOA, membership or maintenance fees. Thanks.
Macrodome2 gives a pretty good list. Check out Grand Palm also. It's near the East end of Center Road across from Stoneybrook. They are more generous with nonresidential space and have a large central lake with and island and a Kayak rack. It will be more expensive than Stoneybrook.
This is my list. Credit given to Macrodome for straightening me out on Stoneybrook
Venice
The Venetia is a gated community that has a heated resort style community pool, fitness center, tennis courts. They have a quarterly HOA fee of $590 depending on what section you're in. Venetia is situated on 322 acres just west of Tamiami Trail and south of Jacaranda Boulevard. The entrance to this gated, guarded community is graced by two large waterfalls, signaling the casual, natural environment that waits beyond the Venetia gate. A lovely, landscaped center island with fountains and flowers flanks the wide community road, and the neighborhood is designed to integrate with its natural surroundings, with many home sites backing onto nature preserves. Venetia features a 4,000 square foot clubhouse, two lighted tennis courts, an outdoor heated swimming pool, parks, playgrounds and nature trails.
When it is complete the Venetia community will be home to 450 families and individuals, with 180 multi-family condominiums and villas, and many single-family homes. The ‘builders of choice’ in Venetia are Venetian Homes and Waterford Homes. There are so many amenities and special touches here! As you drive through the Venetia community and pass the gentle curves and welcoming entrances of these Mediterranean style homes you will feel as if you are in a gracious, old Italian neighborhood. But all the homes here are new, with the modern conveniences and grand beauty you want in your home. Appointments and features include high 10’ ceilings in the bedrooms, tile floors, spacious rooms with plenty of built-in storage, and even solid marble window sills.
Pelican Pointe, offers all the amenities-clubhouse, tennis, fitness center, social activities, community heated pool, 27 holes of golf all located minutes to shopping, Downtown Venice, and the beach. Quarterly HOA of $715. The Pelican Pointe Golf and Country Club is a deed restricted, award-winning community voted by the ‘best of the best’ by Sarasota Magazine. Spread over 1,000 acres, Pelican Pointe offers country club elegance with a tropical flare.
True to its name, the gated community of Pelican Pointe Golf and Country Club offers championship golf on courses designed by Ted McAnlis, a 22,000 square foot clubhouse, a pro shop, fitness center, two state-of-the-art tennis courts, three gorgeous pools, vibrant lounge and elegant dining. The 27-hole championship golf facility opened in 1995 with three nines that blend and wind through natural preserves and lakes. Golfers stroll through a calming environment, where they glimpse local wildlife and lush greenery. The course also has strategically placed bunkers and waste bunkers, and every hole presents an invitation to test your skills. Take golf lessons, schedule private group tournaments and practice in the grass hitting stations, on the 5,000 square foot putting green, or try your hand at the chipping green, and the bunker green.
Enjoy Pelican Pointe dining, 7 days a week for lunch, early light dinner or a prime rib buffet with the finest entertainment in town. Enjoy our banquet facilities and schedule your special family events in the newly remodeled ballroom. This gated, master planned community was lovingly designed and crafted by well-renowned builder Sam Rodgers, and every home features beautifully conceived details and design. Surrounded by natural beauty, Pelican Pointe Golf and Country Club is a quiet retreat in the midst of southwestern Florida. Pelican Pointe is maintenance free with public water and sewer, and streetlights.
Sawgrass, a gated community, has a community heated pool, fitness center, and golfing. Annual HOA of $1023The Sawgrass community is a gated, golfing community with 27 holes of golf, a fabulous clubhouse and cabana, a fitness center, playground, warm, a sparkling 70-foot pool, tennis courts and over fifty-four acres of lakes and nature preserves. Golfers will also enjoy the bonus of playing on the cozy 9-hole course designed by renowned golf course designer, Ted McAnlis for the Waterford Golf Club. This course features 3,332 yards of golf and a par 36 and it opened in 1989. Nature lovers will be bowled over by the wildlife and photographic opportunities right outside their window. Blue herons, egrets and cranes wander the landscape, and biking trails and pathways will take you deep into the realm of nature where you can commune with wildlife and listen to the songs of the local birds. The community is further completed by old-fashioned streetlights, safe sidewalks, and tropical landscaping. This guarded, gated community has underground utilities and public sewer and water, and it is deed restricted.
Designed by developer Taylor Woodrow Communities and constructed by J&J Homes – builders of over 4,000 homes in the Venice area - you will be impressed with the quality of workmanship and forethought that have gone into this community. Homes are designed in a contemporary, tropical Florida style with just a hint of the Mediterranean. There are maintenance-free villas and single-family homes on 311 beautiful acres. Every home features a special perspective; some have private preserve views, others have scenic golf course views. All are picturesque and elegant. The builders have constructed ten models for prospective residents to view, making it that much easier to choose the home that is right for you.
Venice Golf & County Club, At VG&CC there is something for everyone...golf, tennis, water aerobics in, work out center, mah jong, bridge, book clubs, jewelry making...and more! Tennis courts, fitness center. The stylish Clubhouse, offering both casual and fine dining, is a great spot to meet friends or entertain your guests. Social membership is required. Golf membership is available. For the maintenance free homes the monthly maintenance fee is $194 (which includes-Ground Mtnce, Manager, Private Road, Security, Trash Removal) and HOA is $1824 annually.
Hidden Lakes Club, has a rec building, tennis courts. Annual HOA of $4956.
Plantation Golf & Country Club, Governors Green-is a gated golf community. Annual HOA of $1189 and monthly maintenance of $66. Wexford on the Green is also located with Plantation Golf. It has a community pool and golf. The HOA is $525 annually and the community is maintenance free so the monthly maintenance fee is $501. Plantation Golf and Country Club has 1300 acres of land including two 18-hole championship golf courses. This member-owned, private club has a spacious club house with all the charm of old Florida. The two golf courses – Bobcat and Panther – are graced by natural views and dancing fountains in sparkling lakes. Ron Garl designed two impeccably maintained courses of challenging golf with distinctive layouts. Renowned New York architect recently added the finishing touch by supplying new bunker designs. Both the Bobcat and the Panther courses were also renovated to include state-of-the-art irrigation systems. Award-winning PGA and LPGA professionals provide a standard of excellence that rivals the most prestigious clubs in the nation. If you still need to be convinced of the caliber of Plantation Golf and Country Club, consider the fine dining facility that features gourmet meals and houses private events, thirteen Har-Tru tennis courts with USTPA instructors, a spa, weekend socials, a pro shop, a heated junior Olympic swimming pool, and a state-of-the-art fitness center. Plantation Golf and Country Club was voted ‘Best Private Country Club’, ‘Best Banquet Facilities’ and ‘Best Tennis Facilities’ by the Herald Tribune Reader’s Choice Awards. Plantation is a regular host for major sporting events, including LPGA tournaments. In 1987 Plantation Golf and Country Club was also selected to host the LPGA Annual Tour Qualifying School and since then has been one of only two qualifying schools in the national.
Plantation Golf and Country Club includes a mandatory homeowners association that ensures high standards and an elegant atmosphere with a contemporary Florida design. Waterford Builders have selected several single-family floor plans for the homes at the Courtyards at Plantation. You can also select from a wide range of patio homes, and condominium plans, many with golf course views. Villas and private apartments are surrounded by beautiful gardens, pools and landscaping. Homes range in size from 3,100 to 4,100 square feet with 3-4 bedroom layouts and 3-5 baths.
Belliago on the Island of Venice, is a gated community with amenities that include a clubhouse, heated swimming pool, clay based tennis court, fitness center and gazebo. Walking, biking path next to intra coastal waterway. Quarterly HOA of $698. The Venetian Waterway Park is the ideal location for a leisurely walk or bike ride to the beach. Bellagio on the Island of Venice is also convenient to the downtown area where you will find galleries, a beautiful park and gazebo, a theater, plenty of dining and beautiful little sidewalk cafes, retail and antique shops. Within minutes of leaving your private enclave, you can play golf on a challenging twenty-seven-hole public course, or go boating or fishing. Stroll down the historic streets of Venice and browse the booths and tables at the sidewalk arts and crafts shows. Bellagio is close to all services and convenient to medical facilities, the library and a full service marina, and it is only minutes from the beaches on Gulf of Mexico. You can picnic, swim or fish on the Venice public beach, or hop on your bike and head to Caspersen Beach, for a few hours of uninterrupted tranquility and bliss. Here in Venice, you can go rafting or kayaking, sailing, water skiing, snorkeling, or horseback riding. It is all at your fingertips!
Bellagio on the Island of Venice is your private sanctuary, with all the amenities you desire. You can swim in the heated community pool, walk along the beach, meet friends in the clubhouse, work out in the fitness center or on the tennis courts, or bike or jog on the Venetian Parallel Park on the Intracoastal Waterway bike trail. Bellagio on the Island of Venice is a new community – and the last of the planned island communities. Bellagio blends seamlessly with the Mediterranean flavor of old Venice. These Mediterranean style homes offer many choices and there is one to fit every lifestyle. Each single family home is over 2000 square feet and offers a choice of two master suites, great room, family room or den. Bellagio on the Island of Venice is beautifully landscaped and you will love walking on the paved trail, taking in the sights and enjoying the nature preserve on your own private island.
Lakes of Jacaranda, gated, community pool, tennis, rec building. HOA $547 annually. The Lakes of Jacaranda is a deed restricted community that features a community pool, a plantation style clubhouse, tennis courts, streetlights and sidewalks, convenient underground utilities, public water and sewer, and a homeowners association. Enjoy scenic lake views and stay fit on the trails and walkways that meander through the community. At over 260 acres, the Lakes of Jacaranda offers oversized lots, nature preserve views and a variety of single-family home styles. Join the nearby golf club – just a short ride away by golf cart. This charming community offers its residents a casual lifestyle in a gorgeous setting.
The Lakes of Jacaranda community offers several home styles and sizes, many with charming appointments and bonus features. Whether you are looking for a kitchen with granite countertops, a three bedroom home with a high ceiling and lots of light, recessed lighting, a lake view, a lanai, or just plenty of green space, you will find it here at Jacaranda. Many of these lovely homes have plantation shutters, soft colors and upgrades. Enjoy the casual lifestyle without sacrificing the beauty and comfort you want. Here at the Lakes of Jacaranda, you can appreciate the natural surroundings, and take advantage of the nearby conveniences.
Waterford, is gated and offer tennis, a community pool, golfing, fitness center and a playground. Annual HOA of $1332. The Waterford Golf Club is one of the best in the area, attracting regular players with beginner to expert abilities. It received the ‘Best of Venice’ award in 2004 and was listed as one of the Top 20 golf courses in Southwest Florida. Waterford has 27 holes of fairways and pristine greens with the hazards and water that make it a challenging course. It is segmented into three, 9-hole courses are available -Turnberry, Gleneagles and Sawgrass. The pro shop and clubhouse are favorites of local golfers.
There is more to see and do in the Waterford community. This gated neighborhood is on a private road with streetlights and wide sidewalks. The homeowners association is mandatory and the community is deed restricted with underground utilities, public sewer and private water systems. The community also features tennis courts, a spacious pool and spa and a fitness center. The resort environment and casual lifestyle of the Waterford community appeals to residents of all ages.
Islandwalk, which is technically annexed to NP but they like to say it's in Venice. Anyway, is gated and has 8 har-tru tennis courts, tennis pavilion, heated lap pool, fitness center, card room, library, full time activities director are all in place with more to come. Miles of walking and bike paths, pedestrian bridges, boardwalk with gazebos for enjoying nature all surrounded by lush landscaping and unlimited lake views. HOA is $910 per quarter.
Whitestone at Southwood, Community heated pool. HOA of $601 quarterly.
Ventura Village, is gated and has a community pool and clubhouse. HOA quarterly of $254. Ventura Village is a new Kimball Hill subdivision on SR 776 just after you turn off to drive toward Englewood. Its location makes it convenient to both Venice and Englewood and just five minutes to the beach. Woodmere Park, the library and ample shopping and restaurants are nearby.
Kimball Hill is a major U.S. homebuilder of affordable housing with neighborhoods in eight states. Both maintenance free single family and paired villas are available. Models include one and two story homes with a selection of various floor plans. Larger Heritage homes that include a 3-car garage and go from 2202 sq. ft. to 2954 sq. ft. Innovative designs are intended to create lasting value for your family.
Save money, unlike some communities, no developer’s CDD fees are added on to your taxes at Ventura Village.
Don’t waste time keeping up the outside of your home. Maintenance fees include full lawn care, mulch replacement twice a year, exterior painting, roof reserves, basic cable, gated entrance and a clubhouse with a heated pool. All you have to do is relax. For affordability and convenience, check our Ventura Village.
Stoneybrook, has a community heated pool and fitness center. HOA is $459 quarterly. The neighborhood will have 900 homes when complete. Stoneybrook at Venice features a lagoon style pool, a spa and a children’s splash fountain, a complete health club with weight and cardio equipment that is accessible twenty-four hours a day, and even a movie theater and media room. This is designed as a family community with activities for adults and children. Try out the in-line skating and hockey rink, four lighted tennis courts, a nature trail and a butterfly garden. If you are a sports buff, you will love the two sand volleyball courts, basketball courts, baseball diamond and multi-purpose soccer field. The community has a full time activities director, and a catering and function hall for those special events. Stroll the property, hang out near the gazebo or visit with friends and family in the community cookout area, complete with gas grills. This family-friendly community has thirty-five pristine lakes and plenty of green space. Though some of the home sites are still not complete, there are about 844 families currently living in Stoneybrook. KB Homes still offers new home sites on both preserve and lakefront lots.
^^^I didn't read thru this but I scanned it and noticed "Kimball Hill" in the list. To my knowledge, they went out of business in 2008 or 2009. Are they back?
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^^^I didn't read thru this but I scanned it and noticed "Kimball Hill" in the list. To my knowledge, they went out of business in 2008 or 2009. Are they back?
You are correct, they went out of business in late 2008 after filing for bankruptcy earlier that year.
It should read Kimball Hill "was" the builder instead of "is" the builder. They did build Ventura Village.
On The Hidden Lakes Club, it's $400 per quarter instead of per month. HOA should be $1600, with a $150 Maintenance fee annual. I cant change the verbiage now.
All others should be correct. I looked them up before I posted.
FWIW, Venice Golf & Country Club, which is very beautiful, does not require golf membership, just a social membership. However as of 2014 this was not the whole story, from what I understand:
1. One-time Entry Fee of $5,000 is required for all new residents.
2. Social membership (access everything but golf): $1,665/yr - includes 2 rounds of golf/month if so inclined
3. Reserve Fee $905/yr (not sure what this is for)
4. Dining Room Surcharge: $870/yr (a dining access /clubhouse support surcharge, basically...each meal you purchase, counts toward this fee; basically you guarantee you'll support the dining facility either by dining or not, to the tune of $870/yr )
5. Annual House charge: $375/yr (not sure what this is for, and whether it varies per house)
6. Master Assn Fee: $1,800/yr (basically an HOA fee; covers things like VGCC grounds maint. but not your own house's yard)
Total: $5,615/yr ($470/mo.) Hope this is still somewhat accurate and that it helps others.
NOTE: Some homes in VGCC have very costly golf memberships built into their deeds that transfer with the house unless the seller or buyer buys it out at great cost, such as over a 5 year period - prospective buyers should check that out.
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FWIW, Venice Golf & Country Club, which is very beautiful, does not require golf membership, just a social membership. However as of 2014 this was not the whole story, from what I understand:
1. One-time Entry Fee of $5,000 is required for all new residents.
2. Social membership (access everything but golf): $1,665/yr - includes 2 rounds of golf/month if so inclined
3. Reserve Fee $905/yr (not sure what this is for)
4. Dining Room Surcharge: $870/yr (a dining access /clubhouse support surcharge, basically...each meal you purchase, counts toward this fee; basically you guarantee you'll support the dining facility either by dining or not, to the tune of $870/yr )
5. Annual House charge: $375/yr (not sure what this is for, and whether it varies per house)
6. Master Assn Fee: $1,800/yr (basically an HOA fee; covers things like VGCC grounds maint. but not your own house's yard)
Total: $5,615/yr ($470/mo.) Hope this is still somewhat accurate and that it helps others.
NOTE: Some homes in VGCC have very costly golf memberships built into their deeds that transfer with the house unless the seller or buyer buys it out at great cost, such as over a 5 year period - prospective buyers should check that out.
Venice Golf & Country Club is an equity membership community, so residents are required to carry one of the 3 tiers of membership. If you purchase a home with a golf membership you are required to keep the golf membership until you are allowed to purchase a lower tiered membership -- they have required numbers of golf memberships and sometimes people have to go on waiting lists to "downsize" to a cheaper membership tier.
The one time entry fee for new residents varies, depending upon which membership level you select.
Golf membership = $28,500
Recreational (tennis) = $12,000
Social = $9000
You are purchasing an equity membership, and when you move/sell you do get the equity portion of that membership money back. For example, for social membership you pay out $9000 of which $6750 is considered equity.
Social memberships run more than you indicated, they were $2757/year the last I checked, that did not include the $711/year annual reserve or required dining room tab. Recreational runs $3105 + $838/year, golf $6905 + $1221/year. That's not including additional golfing required fees and charges.
The master association fee is $1800, then there's the neighborhood HOAs which run between $575 to $615 per quarter, depending on which neighborhood you are in.
This is why I always tell people looking into golf and country club communities with mandatory memberships to very carefully review what types of fees you are taking on when you buy there. It can be confusing trying to figure out what is mandatory and what is not.
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