Where Resort Style Living is at Home
North Port is a friendly city right on the sparkling Gulf Coast with low-rise Mediterranean style architecture and a lovely boulevard shaded by giant live oaks. This crown jewel is one of Florida’s most prestigious places to call home. It’s lush and tropical. It’s rich in culture. And it’s rich in quality of life, beginning with the sparkling beaches, beautiful year-round weather, and warm Gulf breezes. North Port is also blessed with a thriving recreational and cultural scene-golf, sport fishing, boating, and swimming. And let’s not forget world-class shopping.
Now, DiVosta Homes brings you IslandWalk at the West Villages, an 830-acre gated, lakefront community of luxury single-family homes and attached villas. Surrounded by lakes and a preserve, IslandWalk is a community where residents enjoy resort-style living. Rich with its own amenities, the IslandWalk lifestyle is enhanced with a Town Center, heated lagoon pool, state-of-the-art fitness center, eight lighted har-tru tennis courts, bocce courts, and neighborhood walking paths.
With so many things to do, you’ll quickly find yourself immersed in the on-the-go lifestyle here at IslandWalk. You simply have to choose a floor plan that will suit your needs. No matter which of the plans you choose, you’ll have confidence knowing it comes with DiVosta standard features that include barrel tile roofs, brick paver driveways, and much more. Then, the only thing that’s left to do is make yourself at home at IslandWalk at the West Villages.
- Keeping Fit. Staying Healthy.
- Dive in for Some Fun
- Fun for Tots, Too
- The Center of It All
- A Walk-able Community
- Get in Touch with Your Inner Artist
Keeping Fit. Staying Healthy.
From group classes, to a great cardiovascular workout, to strength training with weights, you can choose a fitness program that fits your lifestyle at our state-of-the-art fitness center. You’ll find just about everything you could possibly think of, including eight well-lit tennis courts, bocce ball courts, and a basketball court.
- Fitness center
- Eight lighted har-tru tennis courts
- Bocce ball courts
Dive in for Some Fun
Whether you love doing energy-boosting laps or just like to splash around, you can do it at the community pool. With lounge chairs and tables, it’s the perfect place to relax after a fun-filled day on the golf course or after a game of doubles on the tennis courts.
- Resort pool
- Lap pool
Every Hour is Social Hour
The Town Center is the center of it all here at IslandWalk at the West Villages. There’s even a full-time Activities Director who can give you a hand planning a group or team event.
- Full-time Activities Director
Fun for Tots, Too
If you’ve got grandchildren that are visiting, they’ll love the tot lot. It’s safe. It’s got everything kids love. And it’s a great place for them to meet other kids.
- Tot lot
The Center of It All
The Town Center is the center of it all, with meeting and community rooms for your enjoyment. There is also a library to make your relaxed life here even more enjoyable.
- Activity Room
- Meeting Room
- Library
A Walk-able Community
This walkable community has miles and miles of scenic walking paths. Get out for an early morning stroll and see what nature’s doing, or take an after dinner walk and catch the sunset. The walking paths are perfect for getting your exercise and meeting some of your neighbors.
- Miles of walking paths
Get in Touch with Your Inner Artist
If you’re an experienced crafts person, or simply a novice, it doesn’t matter-there’s a class that will interest you. Check the schedule and let your artistic side shine through.
- Crafts rooms
About the Area
There's far more to Venice than sparkling water and beautiful beaches. Stroll through one of the renowned museums of art or history. Observe wildlife and nature and the old Florida scenery along the Myakka River. Play golf on one of the beautifully manicured courses. Catch a concert or crafts show on Venice Avenue. Venice offers big city amenities with a small town way of living-from sophisticated to leisurely.
Shopping
If it’s on your list, you’ll find it at one of Sarasota’s many shopping venues. Explore the uniqueness of St. Armands Circle with its collection of upscale shops and specialty stores. Downtown Venice offers a quaint downtown shopping experience, while the art galleries on Palm Avenue will remind you of New York and Los Angeles. Between Red Bar Flea Market Plaza, Prime Outlets, De Soto Square Mall, Sarasota Outlet Center, Murdock Circle Shopping Mall, Centre Shops of Longboat Key, and so many others, you’ll never run out of places to shop.
Recreation
From pristine Gulf Coast beaches to tropical forests, you’ll find it in the Venice area. Catch the Pittsburgh Pirates spring training at McKechnie Field or the Cincinnati Reds spring training at Ed Smith Stadium. Make a tee time at Oak Ford Golf Club, The Meadows, or Tournament Players Club, Heron Creek Golf and Country Club, or Venetian Golf and River Club. Or spend a day at Siesta Beach, Venice Beach, or Nokomis Beach.
Medical
Venice Regional Medical Center, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, Doctors Hospital of Englewood, Peace River in Port Charlotte and Fawcett Memorial in Port Charlotte are all located in the area with world-class healthcare whenever you need it—from emergency care, critical care, inpatient and outpatient care, cardiovascular care, nursing care, physical rehabilitation, and senior programs and fitness, just to name a few.
Culture / Entertainment
Spend an afternoon at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, the Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, the G. Wiz Hands-On Science Museum, Sarasota Classic Car Museum, the Mote Marine Laboratory, North Port Performing Arts Center, and Aquarium or Sarasota Jungle Gardens. Spend an evening at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, Sarasota Opera House, or the Florida West Coast Symphony. The area is just teeming with culture and entertainment.
Transportation
Sarasota County Area Transit provides public transportation, in addition to the convenience of Sarasota Bradenton International Airport, Tampa International Airport, and Southwest Florida International Airport.
Utilities
The following utilities serve this community: Comcast Cable (941-484-0602); Florida Power and Light for electricity (941-917-0708); Venice City Utilities for electricity (941-486-2626); TECO for gas (941-342-4000); Verizon for telephone (800-483-4000); and Sarasota County Utilities for water (941-861-6790).
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This beautiful waterfront home boasts stainless steel appliances, granite counters in the kitchen, extended 18" tile flooring, 9'4" ceiling heights per plan, washer and dryer, full house gutter wrap and more. |
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Directions
From I-75:
- Take Exit 193 to Jacaranda Boulevard and go south
- Turn left onto U.S. 41 south
- Travel .5 miles past Taylor Ranch Trail
- The IslandWalk Sales Center will be on the right
