Ideal Florida living! Beautifully updated and secure pool home with privacy and golf views in The Meadows, a park-like oasis 15 minutes to downtown! Meandering canopied streets and a lush courtyard welcome you home. With over $100K in updates, the semi-open plan with spacious rooms, walls of windows and natural light create a cheerful and tranquil ambiance. Indoor and outdoor spaces are blurred by pocketing sliders to the private and expansive paver lanai with a gorgeous custom resort-pool framed by palm trees and relaxing golf course views, plus no neighbors in sight. Doesn’t get much better than this! You will enjoy the open kitchen with white cabinetry, Giallo granite countertops and a pass-through window to the lanai, making entertaining a breeze. Additional updates include porcelain tile flooring in living areas, no-popcorn ceilings, crown molding, updated bathrooms, and for peace of mind, hurricane impact windows and doors throughout, repiped plumbing, upgraded electrical and newer roof. Please request update list. All on almost 1/3 of an acre in a tranquil and private setting, and a quick ride to all the fun The Meadows has to offer. With a five-star location and on 1,600 park-like acres, The Meadows is a resort lifestyle community 15 minutes from downtown. Residents enjoy 14 miles of biking and hiking trails, fun-filled activities, fitness center, Jr. Olympic pool, pickleball courts, dining venues, and pay-to-play for 3 18-hole golf courses and top tennis complex. Plus, close vicinity to the country's award-winning beaches, remarkable arts and culture, and just 2 miles from Nathan Benderson Park, the new MoteSEA Aquarium (2024), the future Sarasota Orchestra, and The Mall at University Town Center: a world-class fashion and dining destination. A fabulous Florida lifestyle awaits. 2023 water heater, 2018 shingle roof, 2007 A/C system, hurricane-rated windows and doors, propane tank, block construction, in best flood zone X.