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Opportunities for property acquisitions at Laurel Oak Country Club often go into the short list of Florida home buyers and investors. This 800-acre Laurel Oak real estate complex in Sarasota City boasts more than its golfing privileges but also provides classy homes and abundant community amenities. Its location east of Interstate 75 is likewise very ideal, placing the community only minutes away from the city downtown, its urban offerings as well as its centers for arts, culture, and entertainment. Moreover, meticulous efforts went into the property’s development as eloquently expressed in the twenty-two wetland and twenty-nine lake preserves within its embrace.
Likewise bidding for immediate attention is the community’s clubhouse, a magnificent 45,000 square foot structure that provides club members with two luxurious dining rooms—the Laurel and the Garden Rooms. These venues have large picture windows that generously allow views of the surrounding lakes, verdant woodlands, and lush greeneries. Each can host more than two hundred persons and thus enabling the club to accommodate more than one hundred eighty social events every year.
Membership to the country club, open both to Laurel Oak residents and non-residents, likewise enables access to twelve state-of-the-art tennis courts, eight of which have lighting for nighttime sets. The services of professional tennis instructors are available for players of all age levels.
Owners of homes in Laurel Oak without a private pool can avail of the six-lane Junior Olympic size swimming pool at the clubhouse complex. This facility likewise hosts classes in water aerobics as well as lessons in swimming for kids and age groups competitions.
The main draw of the country club consists of two 18-hole golf courses that have hosted several major competitions like the qualifying round for the US Open and the Michelob Ultra-Lite National Tournaments. The two Laurel Oak golf courses consist of the East and West Courses offering varying challenges to suit player skill levels. A signature Gary Player layout, the East Course has a yardage of 6,875 from the black tees and 4,673 from the white markers. Renovated in 2005 under the famed course designer Rees Jones, the West Course plays at 6,934 yards and 4,647 yards from the black and from the white tees, respectively.
When searching Sarasota Florida real estate listings, there are many attractive options on Laurel Oak homes for sale. A fine starting point can be a single family home with a floor space of about 2,400 square feet and a posted price in the vicinity of the $300s. Larger sales-listed residences can include a posting for a house with a 3,250-square-foot floor area and a price tag in the mid-$600s. An impressive 5,173 square-foot custom-built home with a $1.3 million asking price, likewise, can serve as benchmark for the premium home choices available at Laurel Oak.
