Discover Calusa Country Club, Lennar’s newest bundled golf community in Lakewood Ranch, FL. Explore new construction homes, 30 holes of golf, and resort amenities perfect for a lock-and-leave Florida escape.

Across Sarasota and the Gulf Coast, pickleball has become part of our daily rhythm, particularly in and around some of the area’s most desirable residential areas, including downtown Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Venice, and Longboat Key. While pickleball may be the fastest-growing sport in the country, here it feels like something more enduring: a part of our culture that shows how people really enjoy and live life to the fullest in Florida.

Lakewood Ranch isn't one luxury market — it's a collection of very different new-home lifestyles. Golf, resort amenities, custom estates, larger homesites, waterfront settings, and low-maintenance living can all look very different from one community to the next. In 2026, several communities are particularly worth watching, from the bundled golf lifestyle of Calusa Country Club to the estate-scale homes of Monterey and the custom-builder lineup at Wild Blue.

If you've been house hunting in Sarasota and feeling stuck between “too far from everything” and “too expensive to be close to everything,” Gracewater is worth a look. This new gated community sits just minutes from downtown Sarasota, with easy access to SRQ airport, the area's famous beaches, and the shops and restaurants of University Town Center (UTC). Few new communities in the area can match that combination of location and convenience.