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Originally Posted by MrLonzo
I thought maybe Lakewood Ranch would become a competitor with the Villages. Start small and build out, developing lifestyle along the way. But their crazy autonomous villages policy dooms them from the start. One of the best features of the Villages is the intermingling of the various villages and their amenities. The villages of Lakewood Ranch (now close to 20 +/-) are each gated and open only to residents (and guests) of that village. Makes no sense to me...
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I lived in the villages behind Bonifay country club in a premier from 2012 to 2020. Built a new home and moved to Lakewood Ranch in 2020 on a lake not a retention pond.
The activities in the villages are obviously incomparable to anywhere.
I miss my golf cart. Now where to go with one here.
Many friends from the villages have moved to Lakewood Ranch as well.
The location is so much better.
I chose not to live in a 55+ neighborhood here and really enjoy that.
To each his own, but Lakewood Ranch is a success.
I wonder as to the future of the villages being 55+ ; will it be affordable to those without pensions, etc.
Most of us still have friends in the villages and read the villages websites and newspapers. In fact, my girlfriend lives there and we commute back-and-forth.