$199,000
About this home
WATER FRONT! Where peaceful lakefront living meets convenient Gainesville living. Welcome to Bivens Lake Estates North, where you can enjoy tranquil water views while being conveniently located 1mile to University of Florida and Shands Hospital, 3 miles to downtown Gainesville, 3.6 miles to Butler Plaza shopping, dining, and more. This updated move-in ready condo offers a comfortable living space and a setting that feels wonderfully removed from the hustle and bustle of the city. The home features a spacious Florida room and balcony, creating inviting spaces to relax and take in the surrounding trees, birds, and beautiful views of Bivens Lake. Timeless updated kitchen and bathrooms. The split-bedroom layout provides added privacy, while inside laundry, great room, and living/dining combination add functionality to the floor plan. Tile flooring throughout, no carpet! Outside your door, enjoy the community's waterfront setting, swimming pool, clubhouse, and sauna. Canoes are available for community use and can be launched from the dock, offering another way to enjoy the natural beauty of Bivens Lake. The property also includes a detached one-car garage, providing convenient parking and additional storage. With exterior maintenance, groundskeeping, water, sewer, trash, pest control, pool and recreational facility maintenance, and other services included in the condominium fees, this community offers a low-maintenance lifestyle. Whether you're looking for a peaceful home near UF and Shands, a convenient Gainesville condo, or an investment opportunity, this waterfront property offers something increasingly difficult to find—a serene lake setting without giving up proximity to the best of Gainesville.
Highlights
Property details
- MLS #
- MFRGC543140
- Property type
- Condominium
- Subdivision
- BIVENS LAKE ESTATE NORTH
- Status
- Active
- Days on market
- 12
- On market date
- September 3, 2026
- Stories
- N/A
- Total bathrooms
- 1.5
- Garage spaces
- 1
- Parking spaces
- N/A
- Lot size
- 0.04 acres
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 (e.g. NC Dept. of Public Instruction, SC Report Card).
- Enrollment
- 81
- Student:teacher ratio
- 9.0:1
- District
- ALACHUA
- Enrollment
- 735
- Student:teacher ratio
- 24.5:1
- District
- ALACHUA
- Enrollment
- 0
- District
- UF LAB SCH
Walkability
Blended score for GAINESVILLE'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
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