$224,900
About this home
Welcome to easy, maintenance-free living in the highly sought-after 55+ community of Garden Lakes Courtyard! This inviting one-story villa offers the perfect combination of comfort, convenience, and an active Florida lifestyle. Inside, you'll find an open, light-filled floor plan with soaring vaulted ceilings, a skylight, and attractive laminate plank flooring throughout the main living areas for easy everyday living. The spacious living and dining areas flow seamlessly into the kitchen, creating a comfortable space for entertaining family and friends. The generously sized primary suite offers abundant closet space, while the updated bathrooms add a fresh, modern touch. One of the home's standout features is the walk-in jetted therapeutic tub, providing comfort, safety, and a spa-like retreat at the end of the day. Storage is exceptional, with multiple closets throughout the home, including a large walk-in closet in the primary suite. Step outside to your private screened courtyard patio, perfect for enjoying your morning coffee, relaxing with a good book, or dining outdoors in Florida's beautiful weather. A covered two-car carport is conveniently located just outside your door. Garden Lakes is known for its beautifully maintained grounds and vibrant social atmosphere. Residents enjoy a heated community pool, clubhouse, fitness center, tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard, scenic walking paths, and an active calendar of clubs and social events. The association also covers many exterior maintenance items, allowing you to spend less time on chores and more time enjoying life. Ideally located just minutes from UTC, shopping, restaurants, medical facilities, I-75, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, and the Gulf Coast's world-famous beaches, this villa offers the carefree Florida lifestyle you've been waiting for.
Property details
- MLS
- Stellar MLS
- MLS #
- MFRA4700271
- Property type
- Villa
- Subdivision
- GARDEN LAKES COURTYARD PH 2 AMD
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 42
- On market date
- July 17, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 2
- Garage spaces
- N/A
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- N/A
Location
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Within 10 miles. School directory data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), accessed via the Urban Institute Education Data API. Local Score is calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate; where a state rating is shown, it comes from that state's own official school report card.
- Enrollment
- 514
- Student:teacher ratio
- 17.1:1
- District
- MANATEE
- Enrollment
- 666
- Student:teacher ratio
- 18.0:1
- District
- MANATEE
- Enrollment
- 0
- Student:teacher ratio
- 0.0:1
- District
- MANATEE
Walkability
Blended score for BRADENTON's center, calculated by INNOVATE Real Estate from two sources: the EPA's National Walkability Index (street network, transit, land-use mix) and Google Places amenity data (what's actually reachable on foot from this point). 60% EPA National Walkability Index + 40% nearby-amenity density (Google Places).
Market position
How this listing compares to current activity in BRADENTON, from live MLS data.
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Data source: Listing information provided by Stellar MLS (mfrmls) via Trestle/CoreLogic. Last updated August 28, 2026.
Information herein deemed reliable but not guaranteed; all measurements, school assignments, HOA fees, taxes, and feature lists are approximate and should be independently verified. Equal Housing Opportunity.