Florida, Ranch

3 BEDROOM, 2 BATH HOME IN QUAINT LAKEFRONT GATED NEIGHBORHOOD WITH ACCESS TO THE CHAIN OF LAKES VIA COMMUNITY BOAT RAMP. This home boasts an open floor plan with a dedicated front office which could also serve as a fourth bedroom. The home offers an inviting setting perfect for entertaining with an oversized open kitchen with lots of counter top space, newer refrigerator, cabinetry and island overlooking the great room with high vaulted ceiling. The home is a split bedroom plan allowing everyone privacy. The master bedroom offers a tray ceiling and attaches to the large master bath with his and hers closets, separate shower and soaking tub. The secondary bedrooms are on the other side of the home and are spacious (13x13) and (13x11) with attached full bathroom to the larger one with entrance and exit from the lanai allowing it to be a future pool bathroom. The home has a full two car garage, a very private 22x12 screened lanai overlooking the rear lawn with high wall, a less than 5 year old A/C system and a 2 year old roof. This small gated, lakefront community consist of approximately 60 homes. HOA fee includes lawncare and exterior pest spraying and offers direct access within the community (boat ramp and dock are approx. 75 yards from home) to Lake Hartridge, one of 15 lakes connected by a navigable canal system offering great fishing, skiing, wildlife watching and only a few lakes away from great waterfront restaurants and lakefront LEGOLAND theme park. This community is very well known and desired by aircraft owners and flying enthusiast as its directly across the street from Gilbert field, a city owned airport that supports over 80,000 flights a year and is home to Jack Brown seaplane base renowned as the largest and one of the oldest seaplane training and base operations in the world. This airport is highly desired location because of its abundance of freshwater lakes and superb flying weather, visitors from around the world have chosen Winter Haven as the ideal location.