Summerfield, FL

Spruce Creek South in Summerfield, Florida is a gated 55+ community for value seeking active adults. With pricing from well under $100,000, it’s easy to find a budget friendly home in this mature active adult community. Built by Harvey Erp between 1989 and 1995, the community is located in the heart of central Florida surrounded by charming thoroughbred horse farms.

A nice convenience of Spruce Creek South is the ability to use golf carts as a primary mode of transportation. Residents can hop on their golf cart for a quick trip to the bank, restaurants, stores and even some doctor’s offices. Also nearby within just three miles, by car, are several grocery stores, restaurants, hospitals, theaters and more. Orlando is about an hour-and-a-half away were residents can spend the day or a weekend enjoying the fantastic theme parks, the Kennedy Space Center and more.

Home within this attractively priced Florida active adult community are set on large, oversized homesites at least one-quarter acre in size or more. In total there are 1,650 single family homes sized from a cozy 768 square feet all the way up to 2,338 square feet. Today there is a nice selection of resale homes available priced from well under $100,000 to the high $100’s. When built as new construction there were 16 different floor plans to choose from and today many of those can be purchased on a resale basis.

Amenities at Spruce Creek South include a charming 25,000 square foot clubhouse offering a nice selection of amenities. There is a fitness center, various rooms for hobbies, games and billiards, a relaxing library plus a ballroom perfect for special events, holiday parties, dances and more. An 18-hole golf course winds throughout the community offering lovely views and water features. Golfers will appreciate the fully stocked pro shop and casual dining restaurant offering a light breakfast, lunch and dinner. Other amenities include bocce ball courts, a softball field, picnic area, pickleball, horseshoes, basketball and volleyball courts. There is also a large, heated outdoor swimming pool, miles of trails, rivers and lakes plus convenient on-site RV parking.

To ensure residents enjoy this welcoming neighborhood there is a full-time activity director on-hand coordinating numerous social and fitness activities. There are over 30 different special interest clubs to participate in such as the book club, friendship, dominoes, table tennis, dancing, bowling, chorus, bingo, billiards, computers and more. This relaxed and casual 55+ community is the perfect match for Florida retirees in search of the perfect active adult community on a budget.

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Spruce Creek Country Club in Summerfield, Florida is a resort-style active adult community by Del Webb. With 3,250 homes, this popular Florida retirement destination offers fabulous golf and gorgeous surroundings plus an exciting line-up of world-class amenities.

Spruce Creek Country Club has a long history dating back to the 1970’s when the community actually began with homes built around the original 18-hole golf course. After a few short years, construction stopped. In 1998 Del Webb purchased the community and quickly transformed it into an amazing active adult destination. The community was completed in 2007 and today offers a nice selection of resale, single-family ranch homes priced from the mid $100’s to the low $500’s. Throughout the years there were approximately 45 different floor plans offered ranging in size from 1,020 to over 2,800 square feet.

The Horizon Center is the main community clubhouse offering a wide variety of amenities. The facility was originally built in 1996 and was since then beautifully remodeled by Del Webb. Features include a grand ballroom with a performance stage, billiards tables, a card room, hobby and craft studio, computer room and more. Outdoors there is a swimming pool, covered lanai, shuffleboard courts and bocce ball courts.

Fitness enthusiasts will enjoy the state-of-the-art 14,000 square foot Lake Vista Fitness Center. It offers the latest in cardiovascular and weight-training equipment plus an indoor swimming pool, a charming picnic pavilion, softball field, fishing lake, basketball court and horseshoe pits.

The list of amenities keeps going with the third amenity center known as Peninsula Park. This sprawling outdoor facility offering a beautiful outdoor swimming pool and bathhouse, a spa, pickleball courts, 7 tennis courts and a sand volleyball courts. Other special features through Spruce Creek Country Club include miles of walking and biking trails, a nature preserve and convenient RV parking.

Golfers will be thrilled with the 36-holes of challenging golf all designed by Terry Doss. The four 9-hole courses of the Eagle Ridge Golf Club beautifully wind throughout the community and offer perfectly maintained greens and gorgeous scenic views. The golf club is complete with a convenient pro-shop and The Players Grill offering a full-menu of lunch and dinner items.

With so many exciting amenities it’s easy to stay busy at this popular Florida active adult community. The Del Webb lifestyle offers countless activities and a full-social calendar. A full-time community activities coordinator ensures there is always something exciting to look forward to and helps facilitate the activities of over 80 special interest clubs. It’s easy to meet new people and make new friends who share common interests and hobbies.

Aside from the wide variety of amenities and activities within the community, the town of Summerfield and surrounding areas offer their own exciting recreational opportunities. Set in the heart of central Florida, Spruce Creek Country Club is just 15 miles from Ocala which has been named by Money Magazine as one of the “Best Places to Live” in the country.

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Stonecrest is a well-known active adult community in Florida located right next to the sprawling Villages community. With 2,200 homes at Stonecrest, as compared to 75,000 homes in The Villages, Stonecrest is popular among retirees in search of a smaller community still close to all the wonderful conveniences in the Summerfield area. The ideal location of Stonecrest allows for golf-cart access to The Villages community with 200 retail stores and 60 restaurants. Some of the popular local amenities include the Silver Springs Park, the charming towns of Leesburg and Mount Dora plus fantastic local shops, restaurants and outdoor recreation. The Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic coast are just an-hour-and-a-half away as are all the recreational parks of Disney.

The amenities of Stonecrest are centered around a 7,000 square feet clubhouse. There is a fitness center, heated swimming pool, card room, library, computers, billiards and a grand ballroom with a raised stage. There is a cultural arts center and a community kitchen as well. Outdoor amenities include two outdoor swimming pools, tennis courts, bocce ball courts, pickleball and horseshoes. Golfers appreciate the 18-hole links-style course featuring challenging water play on eight of the 18 holes. For a quicker round there is a 9-hole par-3 course as well. There is a full-service pro-shop and fantastic restaurant too. The Stone Cup Grill, offers the perfect place for a relaxing lunch or romantic dinner.

Stonecrest opened in 1989 by Armstrong and is planned for 2,200 single-family style homes upon completion. Homes are set on ¼ acre sites and many offer golf course views. Sizes range from nearly 1,100 square feet to 2,300 square feet. Among the new construction homes there are thirteen floor plans to choose from and numerous opportunities for customization. Today there is a nice selection of resale homes to choose from offering unique features such as screened in porches, swimming pools, beautiful views of the golf course or farms, elegant brick driveways and three-car garages.

As one of hundreds of active adult communities in Florida, Stonecrest stands out for its fabulous location minutes from all the fabulous shops and restaurants at The Villages. Stonecrest is the perfect destination for retirees wanting to be within golf-cart driving range of it all, yet live in a smaller more intimate sized neighborhood.

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Spruce Creek Preserve and Spruce Creek Golf Course are about 25 miles away from each other yet both of them are wonderful, picturesque Golf Course Communities. While Spruce Creek Golf Course is a large more elaborate community with plenty of amenities, Spruce Creek Preserve is more of a homey welcoming feel. Click on each Community for available homes in those communities.

You are faced with decisions in choosing location and properties and now you must think about who to call when you want to buy a home in The Villages, FL. The Villages is a "retirement community" which is also called the Disneyland for adults located in Central FL, just south of Ocala and 75 miles north of Orlando. Golf is just one of the many activities that are available for mature adults looking for a fun lifestyle. Hundreds of homes are for sale with good prices but it is the "great deal" that you are looking for which can seal your emotional purchase.

The Villages is a development which has numerous sales people who work for the developer. Their first objective is to sell you a new property versus a resale or as they term quality pre-owned homes. The developer has built all of the homes and they are good construction. Some homes that are pre-owned have been customized. The most important thing that all Buyers should know: The Villages adds their own infrastructure bond to a new purchase which can be over $ 30,000.00 added to your expenses. Of course they let you pay this off over a time period for a competitive rate of interest, but in reality, you have added a mortgage to your property as this is a debt that you the owner incur.

As a Realtor, I do not work for the Villages but for the buyer looking for a great deal. I have found these bonds are very negotiable to a motivated seller. Some property owners have paid off their bond as they understand this is a tax and new owners of resale properties are not willing to pay the prior owners left over tax on the property.

A Realtor who is offering the buyer Buyers Representation should take the active role and negotiate the transaction for the buyers to make the deal work in your favor - not the developers favor.
Understanding the power of negotiating makes a big difference in what a new homeowner will pay whether buying a new home or a preowned home in The Villages. This can save you many thousands of dollars for a beautiful golf course home in this fun community of golf cart transportation, a lifestyle for mature adults.

Bottom line, you the buyer make the decision. Do you want the Villages Salesperson representing the owner or the Realtor with 29 years of experience who has sold over 2500 properties and represents you the buyer! It's your call.

Give Crystal McCall and the Sold Team a call today at 1-800-391-8354 x 0