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Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon was the first to seek the fountain of youth in Florida. If you believe that such a wellspring is not a literal fountain, but rather a lifestyle practiced under sunny skies, then it surely can be found in Orlando and Central Florida.

Floridas warm climes have long been a magnet for seniors. Thats especially true now that people are living longer, healthier lives.

More and more, the trend is toward an active retirement, and thats certainly the theme of golden age life in Central Florida.  If you're looking for a place to call home in a retirement community, an active adult community or an over 55 community, the person you need to talk to is Orlando Realtor John Hambrick. 

Metro Orlando is equally well known for its outstanding health care facilities and exceptional community services, including police, fire and emergency medical. The area boasts an abundance of diverse housing options, at prices well below national averages. The fact that the state of Florida has no personal income tax also is attractive to residents.

Golf enthusiasts will be interested to note that the region is home to more than 100 top ranked golf courses and that more professional golfers live in Orlando than in any other city in the United States, including legend Arnold Palmer and young superstar Tiger Woods

What ultimately sets Metro Orlando apart is its remarkable quality of life. A warm sunny climate; professional sports including basketball, baseball, soccer, football and golf; outdoor recreational activities ranging from auto racing to wind surfing; cultural activities including ballet, museums and Broadway shows; world-famous attractions; nearby beaches and much more are available year-round to Central Florida residents.  

 

 

Community: Compass Pointe                             Florida's Compass Pointe Active Retirement Community

City: Melbourne

County: Brevard

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1400 - 2000

Features: Cul-de-sac Waterfront

Community Description: Active Adult Community
for the 55+ buyer. Compass Pointe, a gated community,  was specifically designed with the active adult in mind. This age restricted community has generously appointed amenities that are most appealing. You will enjoy the camaraderie at the clubhouse and pool. One of Compass Pointe's greatest features is our complete landscape maintenance package. Stitzel Construction and LifeStyle Homes offer more than 50 years of building experience in the Melbourne area. Whether it's boating, swimming, fishing or shopping, these and other activities are right on your doorstep! Melbourne is ideally situated on the Intercoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. Compass Pointe is near medical facilities, the airport and Interstate-95.

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Community: Kings Ridge at Clermont                      Florida's Kings Ridge Active Retirement Community

City: Clermont

County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1150 - 2012

Features:

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Resort-style community with gatehouse and two great courses from which to choose. The original Lloyd Clifton Par 70 course, now designated as the South Course, and a brand new, very exciting Ron Garl designed Par 57 North Course.  A multi-million dollar clubhouse,  a Pro Shop and a large practice facility with a driving range.

Exercise classes, group clubs galore,  arts and crafts classes, helpful seminars, unending list of events.

The town of Clermont is nestled in the rolling hills of Lake County, 40 minutes west of  Orlando.  Bordered by Lake Minnehaha on the south, the Palatlakaha River on the west and Lake Minneola on the north, the town is in reality a peninsula boasting 17 lakes within the city limits. Clermont is known as "The small town with the large heart."

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Community:  Summit Greens             Florida's Summit Greens Active Retirement Community

City: Clermont

County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1255 - 2467

Features:

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Ideally located just 20 minutes west of Orlando, the Summit Clubhouse overlooks the rolling hills of the golf course and community. A 28,000 sq.ft. clubhouse with an indoor/outdoor pool, 8 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts, softball field and bocce are just a few of the highlights in this community

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Community:   Lakeside Villas of DeBary              Florida's Lakeside Villas  Active Retirement Community

City: DeBary

County: Volusia

Price Range:

Home Type: Villas

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1358 - 1758

Features: Waterfront Golf front

Community Description: Open To All Community
This brand new community consists of single-story, attached villa homes in a gated, maintenance free setting.  Built with typical Vernon quality, these attached homes will be perfect for all ages: young couples, retirees as a yearly retreat. Prices start in the $140's including standard lot

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Community: Hacienda Del Rio                           Florida's Hacienda Del Rio Active Retirement Community

City: Edgewater

County: Volusia

Price Range:

Home Type: Manufactured Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1300 - 2000

Features: Waterfront

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Visit beautiful Hacienda Del Rio located on the Intracoastal Waterway with 2 Club Houses, 2 fishing piers, 2 swimming pools, and a boat launch. This spacious 720 home community still has 70 home sites available, with ideal year around sub tropical climate, fishing and swimming are a few of many activities available in this active 55 plus resort community. Located 20 miles South of Daytona Beach

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Community: Sunlake Estates                               Florida's Sunlake Estates Active Retirement Community  

City: Grand Island

County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Manufactured Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 900 - 1800

Features: Waterfront

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Peaceful waterfront living on 4000-acre Lake Yale; Outdoor adventure at 10-acre Waterfront Park featuring a picnic area, boating access (New Marina!) and fishing dock; Private community nine hole golf course free to residents year 'round; Just 30 miles from Orlando, Disney World, Epcot Center and many other attractions.

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Community: Pennbrooke Fairways             Pennbrooke Fairways Active Retirement Community

City: Leesburg

County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes AND Villas

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1176 - 1200

Features: Golf front

Community Description: Active Adult Communty
Amidst the splendor of moss covered oaks, gentle rolling hills, and brilliant tropical flowers lies Pennbrooke Fairways. Located in beautiful Leesburg, Florida in Lake County, Pennbrooke Fairways combines unparalleled luxury with a hometown arts. Our challenging 18 hole golf course and on-site club restaurant make Pennbrooke Fairways the perfect choice for your next home

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Community: Legacy of Leesburg                   Florida's Legacy of Leesburg Active Retirement Community

City:  Leesburg

 County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1200 - 3000

Features: Oversized Cul-de-sac Waterfront Nature preserve

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Legacy of Leesburg features 275 acres of land dedicated to conservation areas, parks with gazebos and picnic tables, lake space and mile after mile of walking trails. Anyone deciding to take a stroll on one of the walking trails will be treated to rolling hills, big oak trees, cool breezes and the water lazily flowing down the Palatlakaha River. Several ponds are available for Legacy residents to fish in. You can also visit the 19,000 square-foot Town Center Clubhouse which houses a fitness and aerobics center. If you'd rather kick back and read, then visit the library and take advantage of the computers and internet access available. Legacy is a wonderful master planned community with amenities for everyone. Plus, we are ready to meet your home customization needs from increased home size to redesign of interior features, and more.

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Community: Royal Highlands                                           Florida's Royal Highlands Active Retirement Community

City: Leesburg

County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1200 - 3000

Features: Oversized Cul-de-sac Waterfront Golf front Nature preserve

Community Description: Active Adult Community
An impressive gated community set among rolling central Florida hills, Royal Highlands is the materialization of the Pringle familys dream of a world-class golf community. Amenities include a clubhouse with many activities to keep you busy, a restaurant inside the community ent to the golf course and The Great Hall - a majestic townhall building that will host social events and many other fun activities. Our picnic areas provide easy access to community lakes where you can test your skills against Florida's famous Largemouth Bass and Black Crappie or simply enjoy all the other benefits of the great outdoors. This is complemented by the great people who live in this magnificent and well-manicured community. Beautifully designed around the Monarch Golf Course, the community is surrounded by an atmosphere of energy unmatched by other communities in the area. Close enough to enjoy all of the conveniences of nearby Leesburg and Orlando without having to sacrifice the serenity that comes with a rural, country setting.  We can customize - from increased home size to redesign of interior features, and more.

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Community: Grand Isle at Viera                                                 Florida's Grand Isle Active Retirement Community

City: Viera

County: Brevard

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1549 - 2018  AND  2200s - 2473

Features: Oversized Cul-de-sac Waterfront Nature preserve

Community Description: 2 Active Adult Communities
Grand Isle is located in the beautiful town of Viera. This community is a 55+ gated community with several amenities such as a luxurious 6200 sq ft club house with tennis courts, shuffle boards, a billiard room, fitness room, community room, art room, parlor, kitchen, and a gorgeous pool and veranda. Grand Isle is conveniently located within minutes of many shopping centers, restaurants, and golf courses. Viera East Golf Course within 5 minutes

Viera East Golf Club is a collection of intimate neighborhoods where golf course, lakefront and nature views abound.

 

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Community: Pine Creek in Melbourne                                        Florida's Pine Creek Active Retirement Community

City: Melbourne

County: Brevard

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1330 - 2018

Features: Cul-de-sac Waterfront nature preserve

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Pine Creek is South Brevard's gated 55+ community that features a community pool, recreation center, and reduced maintenance.

This beautiful community is located within minutes of the Melbourne Square Mall, several big shopping centers and restaurants.

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Community: Gulfstream Harbor                                  Florida's Gulfstream Harbor Active Retirement Community  

City: Orlando

County: Orange

Price Range:

Home Type: Manufactured Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 900 - 1300

Features:

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Quiet, country community in greater Orlando. Beautiful clubhouse with 4,000 square foot ballroom, billiards and card rooms, fitness studio, indoor and outdoor spas, and sauna. Two large swimming pools, tennis courts, putting green and catch-and release fishing ponds.  Between 5 and 30 Miles from Orlando, Disney World, Epcot Center, Sea World and other major attractions

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 Community: Fairway Isles at Bayside Lakes            Florida's Fairway Isles at Bayside Lakes  Active Retirement
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City: Palm Bay

County: Brevard

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1492 - 1815

Features: Waterfront Golf front

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Fairway Isles at Bayside Lakes offers a peaceful, gated, golf-side community with all the amenities. Comfortably buffered by lakes and natural preserves, Fairway Isles meanders along the eastern boundary of the  Golf Club, an Arnold Palmer designed championship 18-hole course. Fairway Isles offers the best of a golfside community, with unique golf-front or lake-front homesites, and the benefits of a Master Planned Community. These spacious, semi-custom, single family residences are offered exclusively by FIBL Development, Inc..

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Community: Solivita                                                                  Florida's Solivita Active Retirement Community

City: Poinciana

County:  Polkounty: ">Polk

Price Range:

Home Type:  Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 891 - 2701

Features: Waterfront Golf front

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Friendly. Energetic. Contemporary - an adult community for those 55 or better. Discover a retirement lifestyle that will bring out the artist...the athlete...the romantic...in short, the very best in you. At Solivita, your beautiful new home is just the beginning of the lifestyle you've been dreaming of. Here you'll find so many ways to fill your days, and nights, whatever your interests, whatever kinds of activities you enjoy. Play a round of golf on our spectacular championship course. And plan the future you've waited a lifetime to enjoy. Choose from 12 single-family plans. And leave your lawnmower behind, because at Solivita full lawn care and landscape maintenance is included in your monthly fees.

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Community: Crane Lakes Golf and Country Club                   Florida's Crane Lakes Golf and Country Club

City: Port Orange

County: Volusia

Price Range:

Home Type: Manufactured Homes AND Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1151 - 2500

Features: Cul-de-sac Waterfront Golf front

Community Description: Active Adult Community
 Here is an environment and lifestyle that motivates you to enjoy every day and every moment.  324-acre community winds through and around its 18-hole semi-private Golf Course, providing the opportunity for both Golf Course and Lakefront homes sites. Golf is available to Crane Lakes Homeowners through affordable annual memberships or individual round play and pay. There's also a magnificent 19,000 square foot multi-million dollar Clubhouse with a fully equipped Exercise room, Billiard room , Mens and Ladies card rooms, craft room, library and Grand Ball room with resident kitchen. The Clubhouse also features 2 pools (one heated), an outdoor spa, large pool decks and a full service Restaurant, Bar and Grill. Lighted Clay Court Tennis, Shuffleboard, Bocce, Horseshoes and HOA planned activities and trips. You can custom order your home or choose from one of our already finished new homes and move in right away. All homes: are fully landscaped and have underground sprinkler systems. We mow your lawn while you play.  Located just 5.8 miles straight west from the World's Most Famous Beach. As well, we are close enough to the launch pads at Cape Canaveral for you to view space shuttle and rocket launches during the day or night.

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Community: Royal Harbor                                                    Florida's Royal Harbor Active Retirement Community

City: Tavares

County: Lake

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes

Air Conditioned Square Footage: 1200 - 3000

Features: Oversized Cul-de-sac Waterfront Nature preserve

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Royal Harbor is a premier waterfront community complete with its own lake front access to the largest chain of lakes in central Florida. The community center is new and features a large pool and jacuzzi with lake views, a library, a computer and training room, a dancing and meeting hall, arts & crafts, fitness room, and much more. This gated community also incorporates cutting edge technology with 'Harbornet', an up to the minute computer Intranet that connects clubs, activities and calendars across the entire community with computer access and training available. A special community feature is the towering lighthouse located atop a hill in the community and is an impressive landmark for those who drive or sail by. It can also be used for community functions and get-togethers. Plus, we are ready to meet your home customization needs from increased home size to redesign of interior features, and more.

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Community: Aberdeen at Ormond Beach                                   Florida's Aberdeen Active Retirement Community

City: Ormond Beach

County: Brevard

Price Range:

Home Type: Manufactured Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
 Aberdeen is designed around a series of sparkling lakes, ponds and forested glens to accentuate the natural surroundings of our beautiful coastal setting.   A 300-acre manufactured home community designed to provide a lifestyle of total convenience, charm, and recreation. Lush semitropical landscaping and creative placement of the homesites.   No homesite shares a common rear property line - all homes are set on lakes or our natural forest preserve. 24-hour staffed security entrance, fully equipped large luxury clubhouse, oversize pool and oversized indoor spa.  Florida manufactured homes not only match the strength of site-built homes, but exceed them by as much as 25%.

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Community:  Bear Creek                                                        Florida's Bear Creek Active Retirement Community

City: Ormond Beach

County: Brevard

Price Range:

Home Type: Manufactured Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
 Bear Creek features a lush, wooded setting just minutes from the beach, medical facilities and convenient shopping... with nature trails and a golf course right next door!  3 fully equipped clubhouses offer many activities and a 24-hour manned security gate offers security.

 

 

 

 

 

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Community:  Palm Valley                                          Florida's Palm Valley Active Retirement Community

City: Oviedo

County: Seminole

Price Range:

Home Type:  Mobile Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Choose a Chateau Community, recipient of The Community Operator of the Year award for eight years. Just 10 miles east of Orlando in the suburbs of Oviedo, Palm Valley offers the best of Florida living and possesses the quiet comforts that reflect a well-planned community in balance with nature. Wide, tree-lined streets and lighted boulevards quietly compliment the many lakes with their abundant Florida wildlife and, of course, palm trees. An elegant clubhouse with many amenities stands ready to host residents' activities and community events. Palm Valley residents enjoy a warm, friendly neighborhood away from the big city, but with easy access to Orlando's airport, the University of Central Florida, and many attractions
900 - 1800 SF

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Community:  Colonial Colony                                      Florida's Colonial Colony Active Retirement Community

City: Daytona Beach

County:    Brevard

Price Range: $

Home Type:  Manufactured Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
 There's no better place to find that home and lifestyle than in a Colonial Colony community in Daytona Beach, Florida. We cater exclusively to persons aged 55 and over. Our communities are located within easy access to major shopping and banking facilities while providing our residents a quiet, secure community atmosphere. Being family owned and operated, you can live with the peace of mind that you will never be treated as just another tenant. When you select a manufactured home, you have also selected a way of life, a new dimension in leisure living. There is the privacy that nothing but your own home affords, combined with the joys of minimum maintenance. Mutual interests make neighbors your friends.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Community:  Carriage Cove                                         Florida's Carriage Cove Active Retirement Community

City: Sanford

County: Seminole

Price Range:

Home Type:  Manufactured Homes           Air Conditioned Square Footage:  Up to 1500

Community Description: Open To All Community
 The Community with the flavor of America's Hometown. From our brick and wrought iron fenced entryways to the tree-lined lake and well-lit streets and cul-de-sacs, Carriage Cove is a community that our residents are proud to call home. Whether you are taking an evening stroll or bike ride around the neighborhood, cast fishing from the banks of the lake, or enjoying one of the community amenities or resident get-togethers, you and your family can enjoy many safe and fun-filled days at Carriage Cove, the community with the flavor of America's hometown!

 

 

 

 

 

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Community: Starlight Branch                                   Florida's Starlight Branch Active Retirement Community

City: Orlando

County: Orange

Price Range:

Home Type:  Manufactured Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
A Chateau Community with 783 sites, 2 clubhouses, 5 shuffleboard courts, swimming pools, basketball courts, card room, library, dancing, crafts, year 'round activities and much, much more.

 

 

 

 

 

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Community:  Zellwood Station and Country Club       Florida's Zellwood Station Active Retirement Community

City;  Apopka

County: Orange

Price Range:

Home Type:  Manufactured Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
This community has an 18 hole Par 72 semi-private championship golf course, driving range, fishing lakes, 24 hour guard gate and patrol and community center. 

Located about 15 miles north of Orlando, Florida - close enough to be able to enjoy what the area has to offer, but far enough away to relax with security and peace of mind.

 

 

 

 

 

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Community:  Valencia Estates                                     Florida's Valencia Estates Active Retirement Community

City:  Apopka

County:  Orange

Price Range:

Home Type:  Manufactured Homes

Community Description: Active Adult Community
Valencia Estates is a prestigious adult community located on Highway 441, 12 miles northwest of Orlando, Florida. Our privately owned park of 120 lots is a congenial and semi-tropical community nestled by Lake Annie. Convenient to everything. Small Pets welcome

Well-equipped clubhouse, Solar heated swimming pool and sun deck, Fishing lake and fishing dock, Fitness and exercise programs

 

 

 

 


 

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Community: Magnolia Pointe                             Florida's Magnolia Pointe Active Retirement Community

City:  Clermont

County:  Orange

Price Range:

Home Type: Single Family Homes