At 338 homes, this is the most intimate of the Bradenton-area Esplanade communities — smaller than Azario's 1,400, smaller than Artisan Lakes' 800. Small has real upside. It also has trade-offs the sales floor won't volunteer.
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Talk to a Specialist →Taylor Morrison's standard Esplanade formula is intact here at a lower entry price than Palmer Ranch or Lakewood Ranch: Italian-inspired design, a Bahama bar at the pool, spa treatment rooms, and a culinary kitchen — the same amenity quality as the 1,400-home Azario, just delivered to a much smaller resident base. Pricing runs $300s–$600s, meaningfully below the $400s–$1M range at the larger area Esplanades. New construction near the I-75/SR-64 interchange gives convenient highway access without the premium address of Palmer Ranch or the master-plan scale of Lakewood Ranch.
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A 338-home association carries the same category of shared infrastructure — pool, clubhouse, spa, landscaping crews — as a much larger community, spread across fewer households. That doesn't automatically mean a higher HOA fee; Taylor Morrison prices the amenity package into the community's original financial plan, and per-home cost is generally comparable across the Esplanade portfolio. But it does mean the community has less room to absorb a large unplanned capital expense — a roof replacement on the amenity center, a pool resurfacing — without a meaningful special assessment or fee increase. Ask to see the reserve study before you buy, not just the current monthly HOA figure.
Esplanade at The Heights makes the most sense for buyers who want the Esplanade lifestyle brand at the lowest entry price in the Sarasota-Bradenton cluster, don't golf, and genuinely prefer knowing their neighbors over having the largest possible amenity campus. If golf or a big master-plan-within-a-master-plan energy (Lakewood Ranch's Main Street, Waterside Place) is what you're after, look at Azario or Esplanade at Lakewood Ranch instead — you'll pay more, but for a different and larger set of amenities.
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