3608 Garden Lakes Ivy Bradenton FL 34203 MLS A4624171

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Home Description: 3608 Garden Lakes Ivy

Stunning, Tasteful & Beautifully Maintained describe this tranquil home in Garden Lakes, a true hidden gem of a community. Stunning views great you throughout the home via updated hurricane impact windows and oversized sliding doors. The large panoramic sliders invite the beaty of the outside in year-round. Enjoy the sounds of nature from your panoramic screened brick paver lanai, added in 2021. The beautiful open kitchen features great storage, a breakfast bar, updated appliances, beautiful tile backsplash, & cabinet lighting. Do you like to entertain? This is the perfect space allowing your friends & family to gather around the large kitchen island & still interact with you from the family room & casual dining room, which also offers additional storage and counter space for platters. The homes flooring was updated throughout in 2022 with Portuguese Tile, High-end Luxury Vinyl & grand baseboards enhancing the elegance felt throughout. The homes lighting, fans & fixtures were updated in 2018 with the exception of the Kitchen & Dining Room that were updated in 2024. The split floorplan large Primary bedroom features beautiful nature views, His & Hers Closets, one a very large walk-in & a private Ensuite bathroom. The Primary bathroom has been beautifully updated with a stunning tile walk-in shower, dual sink solid wood vanity with quartz counters, additional quartz top wood cabinetry & tile floors. The guest bathroom was updated in 2019 to include vanity, backsplash, tile in shower, lighting, mirror & toilet. The custom shelving in the bedrooms & added cabinetry in the home was completed in 2019. The converted laundry room just off the kitchen functions as a pantry/office but is easy to convert back into a laundry room if desired. The washer & dryer are currently situated in the large garage that features a hurricane impact garage door, epoxy flooring, & ample storage cabinets, an organizers dream. The HVAC was replaced in 2021, and the water heater was replaced in 2022. This beautiful move-in ready home is awaiting its new family. Garden Lakes is a resort-style, amenity rich, maintenance-free, active yet peaceful, gated neighborhood with a social & event calendar that has something for everyone. The true definition of community can be experienced in this nature friendly, tree loving, 55+ neighborhood conveniently located close to shopping, dining & entertainment including continually expanding Lakewood Ranch & University Town Center. Even with all of this minutes away don’t be surprised to find yourself never wanting to leave with so much to enjoy within your community. This neighborhood offers a nature lovers forest wonderland with towering oaks and weeping hibiscus throughout in addition to walking paths, ponds & lakes, with docks & benches to enjoy the views. The community also offers a recently updated clubhouse, meeting room, billiard room, inside common area, library, Kitchen, fitness Room, heated pool, tennis/pickleball courts & shuffle board. Immersing yourself in this maintenance free community allows you to live like your on vacation while enjoying the natural beauty that surrounds without the work and upkeep. Even your trees and landscaping are maintained for you. In addition to the amenities and maintenance-free lifestyle you will enjoy having your cable, trash & water for your irrigation covered in your association dues. The search is over. Schedule a private showing, fall in love, & make this home yours today.