One of Englewood’s finest gated communities, Oyster Creek Golf and Country Club, consists of 560 single family homes and villas built on and around a challenging 18 hole executive golf course. The golf course, designed by Ted McAnlis, is perfectly maintained. Every fairway is either lined with mature trees or bordered by unique hazards. The 18-hole "Oyster Creek" course features almost 4,000 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 60. The course rating is 59.3 and it has a slope rating of 100. Several ponds and small lakes sparkle in the midst of all the green. The community is surrounded by environmentally-protected wetlands, attracting all kinds of wildlife.
The ground breaking for Oyster Creek Golf and Country Club took place in the late 1980’s. In Phase I smaller 2 and 3 bedroom homes, the majority without a pool, were sold in the very low $100,000 range and sold out quickly. None of the homes is facing the golf course. Phase II was started in the mid 1990’s. Phase II homes are facing either the greenbelt or the golf course. The homes are bigger (1,800+sqft) and many of them are Pool Homes. Only 10 years later Phase III, the last section, was sold out again. Beautiful homes with a golf course or green belt view are nestled into manicured gardens. There was also a section with paired villas added.
Surprisingly, the homes in Oyster Creek kept pretty much their value. One reason is that they were reasonably priced when being built; the other reason is that Oyster Creek is a very stable community. There are barely any short sales or foreclosures, and most of the homeowners tend to stay in their homes for a long time. Only very few homes are investment properties, which have a tendency to go belly up more often than private residences. Smaller homes are in the low $200’s, bigger Pool Homes in prime Golf View locations usually sell for $100k more. Furthermore, the community has a lot to offer: 24h manned security gate, community center with a huge pool and a club house with exercise room, meeting room, and library. Lighted tennis courts are next to the club house. All this + ground maintenance is included in a monthly fee below $170.
Brief summary:if you like the small town feeling check out Englewood, Florida - beautiful Gulf Coast living at a fraction of the price of neighboring towns like Sarasota, Fort Myers or Naples. Oyster Creek G. & C.C. has all the amenities you may be looking for, and you are close to beaches, shopping, airports, and entertainment. Don't rob a bank – check out Englewood first.
The Englewood - Cape Haze area lies in the south end of Sarasota County and the west end of Charlotte County on the Gulf of Mexico. Englewood is an unincorporated community of approximately 32,000 population that is split between northwestern Charlotte County and southwestern Sarasota County. Englewood Beach (previously known as Chadwick Beach and Punta Gorda Beach) is one of four beaches associated with the Gulf Coast community . All four are located on Manasota Key, a barrier island that stretches along the coastline of southwest Florida.
Literally surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico, Englewood has been called the “Gem of the Suncoast”. Much of the area’s housing enjoys close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, the Barrier island of Manasota Key between the Gulf and the Intracoastal and on or near the Intracoastal Waterway/Lemon Bay. For the natural beauty of Florida and its wildlife Englewood is rich with parks. Cedar Point, Don Pedro Barrier Island, Indian Mound Park, Kiwanis Park and the Lemon Bay Park and Environmental Center are worth checking out. Also close at hand are the Oscar Scherer State Recreation Area and nearby Myakka River State Park for kayaking, canoeing and hiking.
Prime fishing is found in Lemon Bay and Stump Pass. As an aquatic preserve, Lemon Bay is also an underwater ecosystem of mangrove, sea grasses and oyster communities.
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long time. Only very few homes are investment properties, which have a tendency to go belly up more often than private residences. Smaller homes are in the low $200’s, bigger Pool Homes in prime Golf View locations usually sell for $100k more. Furthermore, the community has a lot to offer: 24h manned security gate, community center with a huge pool and a club house with exercise room, meeting room, and library. Lighted tennis courts are next to the club house. All this + ground maintenance is included in a monthly fee below $170.
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