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Sarasota Herald Tribune
January 1, 2006

Sarasota Golf Community Gets Makeover

Formerly known as the "in-town golf club," Forest Lakes Golf Club in Sarasota will soon be opened as a semi-private golf course, complete with a community center and gated condominium development called The Legends at Forest Lakes.

Situated on 100 acres on Beneva Road between Webber Road and Bahia Vista Street, seven multi-story buildings will feature 189 condominiums in three floor plans, ranging in size from 1,606 to 2,014 square feet and starting in the $400,000s.  The development offers indoor parking.

Plans also include erecting a 20,000-square-foot clubhouse with a full-service restaurant and bar that seats 150 people and a banquet space for private functions of up to 200 people, said Jimmy Stewart, director of business development for the builder, Sarasota-based Westwater Construction, Inc.

Golf club memberships will be included in the purchase price of the condos.

"The golf course will be renovated," said Stewart. "We are redesigning two holes to accommodate where the condos are going. (The condos) will... have views of the number 10 fairway, and we are renovating all the grass, tees, greens."

The 18-hole, par-71 golf course, the condominiums and the community center will be built to eco-sensitive standards.  The condos will feature high-efficiency HVAC systems, insulated concrete ceilings and landscaping with indigenous species.

"One of the other neat things we're going to do is provide the condos a type of room service from the clubhouse," said Stewart.  "We're calling it in-home dining.  You can do a meal or two but you can also do some catering in your residence."

There is a pool strictly for residents' use, apart from the community center, and a home owners' association to handle maintenance.  Indoor amenities include granite countertops and Viking appliance packages.

Construction is slated to begin in spring 2006 with move-in scheduled for spring 2007.

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