Your next home is this delightful and versatile CEDAR Model Designer Home.
Your home search will be over once you step into this sparkling DIAMOND GEM - a Designer home w/poured concrete & stucco exterior (not just block and stucco), boasting 3 BR/ 2 BA / 2 Car Garage, w/ 1865 sf of living space, and 2,572 sf Gross Area. Nestled on a 0.129-acre lot in the highly sought-after VILLAGE of SANIBEL, right next to Bonifay Country Club, which is in the center of The Villages, between the northernmost and southernmost boundaries of The Villages, and conveniently located between the two main N-S arteries, (Buena Vista Blvd and Morse Blvd). Just 1.5 miles away is the Colony Plaza Publix and a slew of restaurants and shopping, a 5 minute drive by car, 10 minutes by golf cart), as well as tons more shopping on CR-466A, with big-box stores like Lowes, Target and Home Depot, as well as the HCA Florida Trailwinds Villages Emergency Immerse yourself in any of the many LIFESTYLE AMENITIES unique to The Villages - from FREE LIVE ENTERTAINMENT at Brownwood (11 mins), Lake Sumter Landing (12 mins), & Spanish Springs (19 mins) town squares, to endless leisure activities across 50+ rec centers, COMPLIMENTARY year-round EXECUTIVE GOLF on 38 courses, & over 3100+ special interest clubs. Just 2 mins away from your doorstep, you will find the Sanibel NRC w/ PO Boxes a bank teller machine and the Sanibel Adult (for ages 30+) Pool. If you have visiting children, the Captiva NRC Family Pool is just 0.5 mile away. Nearby EXECUTIVE golf courses include Sarasota, Volusia, Okeechobee, & Escambia. Nearby CHAMPIONSHIP golf courses include Bonifay (one street away), Evans Prairie, & Belle Glade. The Sarasota Golf Practice Center is a 3 min golf cart jaunt.
This home which front faces South-Southeast, will check so many of your boxes, and even offer you extra benefits that you hadn't even thought of! Independent of the amazing lifestyle offerings of a home in the Village of Sanibel in The Villages, this home sparkles w/ a beautiful stucco exterior, recent new ARCH SHINGLE ROOF (2023), new fresh and mature LANDSCAPING, newly sealed STACKED STONE HARDSCAPING, and a welcoming entryway. A newly added pavered patio, offers the opportunity for many reunions and entertainment with neighbors as they walk by in the evenings. The entrance is graced by a beautiful front door w/ twin HALF LITES & a matching SIDE LITE. As you step inside you'll be welcomed by a light wood-toned LVP (Luxury Vinyl Plank) to a TILED FOYER accented w/ a decorative archway, leading into a spacious OPEN CONCEPT floor plan w/ VOLUME CEILINGS in the main LA. Fresh neutral INTERIOR PAINT (2024) which blends perfectly w/ the FLOORING & neutral wall color. The combo DINING/LIVING ROOM area is perfect for entertaining as it is adjacent to the SCREEN ENCLOSED LANAI (32' L x 9' W) and the open KITCHEN. The kitchen, as the heart of the home, will impress w/ MAPLE WOOD cabinets featuring an upscale ginger stain & ebony glaze finish, underlighting, PULL OUTS in the Pantry and the cabinets, a lazy-Susan in the corner, & a BUILT-IN PANTRY. Gorgeous HIGH DEF, BEVELED EDGE laminate countertops complement the APPLIANCES ensuring a blend of beauty & functionality. There is an UNDER SINK WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM with water dispenser on the sink, which provides quick & easy access to filtered water at the sink. The INTERIOR LAUNDRY features a WASHER & DRYER, LAUNDRY SINK, & plenty of overhead storage. Moving on to the PRIMARY BEDROOM (rear of home), you can retire to your personal cozy, yet spacious retreat which features an octagonal TRAY CEILING, a HUGE WALK-IN CLOSET, recently updated by Closet By Design, & a splendid ENSUITE BATHROOM hidden behind a POCKET DOOR. The ENSUITE bathroom has two separate vanities, a tiled ROMAN SHOWER, with glass-block lighting, and a private water closet and a COMFORT HEIGHT ELONGATED TOILET with a POCKET DOOR for privacy.
Next, on the front of the home there is a private ensuite Guest Bedroom (front corner of the house) with a Bathroom (tub/shower) that can be separated from Bedroom #3 and the open concept social area, by a locking pocket door. It is separated from BEDROOM #3 (front center of house), both which have a large double window for ample NATURAL LIGHT. This design provides excellent privacy for your overnight guests. BA #2 features a TUB/SHOWER COMBO w/ TILE SURROUND & a COMFORT HEIGHT ELONGATED TOILET as well. Add'l perks include: HVAC (2012), HWH (2012), ATTIC PULL DOWN STAIRS, ADT security system, irrigation system, gutters & buried downspouts (2023/2025), & an open rear patio (outside of the lanai), for outdoor entertaining.
The present owner has recently added the following improvements, (ALL in 2025), which make it so much better, more comfortable and more valuable. Among the many, which you will see when you tour it, are:
💙YARD LANDSCAPING: A complete re-landscaping of the front and side of the home, replacing some scraggly and unkept trees and bushes, with a complete upgrade of the planting areas, re-papering the beds with weed prevention paper (and even washing the rocks to remove any old weeds from them). New rocks and solar lighting was added to highlight the landscape. The front yard boasts a magnificent Sylvester Palm. and three (3) Robellini Palms, plus Hibiscus, Allamandas, Plumbago and Ixora Dwarf plants. 💙 YARD LANDSCAPING: There was a drainage issue between the houses, created a long time ago (and never corrected by the previous owner) caused by the enlarging of the two planting islands between the houses, that bottle necked the flow of drainage between the houses to the street. Accordingly the rainwater collected in excess between the houses and pooled between them, causing a softening of the turf. This was even made worse by the drainage of the rainwater from the roof from the downspouts. Then, when the landscapers came to mow with their heavy, large tired mowers, it created a rut in the lawn. To resolve this issue we contracted a Drainage and Foundation specialist firm and contracted them to bury each and every downspout of the house and drain the water underground. If and when there is too much water flow to filter down through the ground, then it comes up an unto the lawn past the issue point and out in the front of the lawn to flow out to the street. That solved the problem.
💙WHOLE HOUSE: Replaced the original carpeting and tile throughout (except in the laundry and baths).
💙WHOLE HOUSE: The house already had an ADT Home Security System, and still does (owned), however it is a monitored, account-based security system which costs about $50/month. So, instead, we installed a SimpliSafe Home Security System which can be self monitored with $0/month. However, BOTH systems are available to you. It's your choice. Both exterior signs are available as well.
💙KITCHEN: Upgraded the Pantry and Lower Cabinets with pull-out drawers.
💙KITCHEN: Added/installed a filtered water dispenser in/under the sink.
💙KITCHEN: Leveled the top of cabinets to be able to place decor on them.
💙KITCHEN: Added Tip-Out trays in front of sink for sponges, soap, etc.
💙LAUNDRY: Added Tip-Out trays in front of sink for sponges, soap, etc.
💙MASTER BEDROOM: Replaced the wire-framed closet with a Closets by Design.
💙MASTER BEDROOM: Replaced the 2" Blinds with matching Plantation Shutters.
💙MASTER BEDROOM: Added Remote-Controller to the ceiling light/fan to make it easier to turn off an on from the bed.
💙BEDROOM #2: Replaced the 2" Blinds with matching Plantation Shutters.
💙BEDROOM #2: Added a 32"-65" TV mount on Wall.
💙BEDROOM #2: Added Remote-Controller to the ceiling light/fan to make it easier to turn off an on from the bed in the Guest Room.
💙BEDROOM #3: Replaced the 2" Blinds with matching Plantation Shutters.
💙LANAI: Added CFL Awnings Sun-Pro 95% Dimout Lithium-powered remote controlled Shades (rated 65mph wind) for privacy and to keep rain/cold wind out, as wanted to the Northern openings.
💙LANAI: Added Mr & Mrs Blindmaster Lithium 97% dimout remote-controlled shades on tracks, for privacy and to keep rain/cold/wind out on the E&W sides. The East side also covers the lanai doorway for added security.
💙GARAGE: Changed the original, old and noisy, chain-drive Electric Garage Door Opener (EGDO) with a new, belt-drive WiFi enabled Chamberlain (MyQ) EGDO which allows the garage door control by Wi-Fi on your phone, as well as by the remote control in your vehicle. Belt drive is a lot quieter than chain-drive, too.
💙GARAGE: Additionally, a remote-controlled Garage Screen has been added to the outside of the garage door. This serves a two-fold purpose. First it serves to ventilate the garage when used by itself,; however, even when the garage door is closed, it allows the screen to be lowered to shield the garage door from radiant heat transfer through the garage door.
💙GARAGE: Added a Chamberlain (MyQ) Video Door Control, to see who is at your garage door and be able to open the garage for them, or not.
💙GARAGE: Added an 95% Radiant Barrier to the Garage Door (The Solar Guys)
💙GARAGE: Added 85%Solar Film to the glass on the Garage Door, to reduce the heat intake through the glass in summer.
💙ATTIC: Added additional flooring to the usable attic storage area.
💙ATTIC: Added 2 SOLAR EXHAUST FANS (one over the garage and one over the kitchen area. This greatly reduces the attic heat buildup in the attic, which helps the A?C to work more efficiently and less expensively.
💙FRONT: Taking part of the front landscaping area, we added a paver patio, which is a great place to sit in the evenings, and have neighbors come by to sit with us for a drink. Later we added a Marygrove 12' x 10' Awning (remote-controlled with lights) to allow usage of the patio even in light rain and winds up to 25mph. It even has a screen to shield from the sun on any of two sides (front and East or West). The Awning does not automatically convey with the sale of the house, but is AVAILABLE separately, if desired by the Buyer. IF NOT desired, Sellers will take it with them and and repair the installation holes and repaint to match the existing color of wall.
💙FRONT: New front entry lights (Garage (2), Entry and Lamppost, were replaced in Bronze, along with a new Sensor.
So there you have it. It is a house that is ready to be your home... ready to move into without any additional work needed to do so. And to top it off, it is even being offered FURNISHED. Aside from all that, we can personally vouch for GREAT neighbors, most of which are not snowbirds, so there will always be neighbors to watch over your new house, if you are.
You owe it to yourself to view this home,
before someone else does, then make an offer on it.
PHOTOS OF INCLUDED FURNITURE
WILL BE ADDED LATER,
AFTER WE GET IT IN THE HOUSE
