Choosing the year’s best community is never easy, but there is one neighborhood that really stood out in 2018, not just for its amenities and attractions, but also for the enthusiasm its residents feel for their new home.
The 55 Places Community of the Year for 2018 is Latitude Margaritaville in Daytona Beach, Florida, where 6,900 single-family homes are being designed with Jimmy Buffett’s famous lifestyle in mind. The residents who have already moved in are quick to gush that their every expectation has been exceeded, and they have high hopes for the upcoming amenities.
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Kelley and Bill Sarantis have been taking lessons in pickleball.
“We want to be ready for the pickleball courts,” Kelley said. “So we’re working with an instructor in the community. It’s great exercise and safer than tennis, and it’s also a great way to meet neighbors. We’ll all be learning and playing.”
Kelley says she’s also looking forward to the pool, which will be important when the family is in town. Margaritaville will have both an outdoor resort-style pool with a patio and an indoor lap pool for residents who want to swim for exercise.
Lana said she is also looking forward to the pool, as well as the fitness center and exercise facility.
“They’re putting in shops adjacent to the community,” Lana said. “It will be nice to have a grocery store that’s within golf cart distance.”
The Latitude Bar & Chill Restaurant will provide a casual dining spot for residents and their guests. Other amenities planned include an aerobics studio, a theater, a business center, and a pet spa named Barkaritaville.
If these amenities aren’t enough, there’s also a strip of private beach that’s on its way.
“Everyone is looking forward to the beach club,” Lana said. A shuttle will run to the beach, where residents can enjoy the Atlantic Ocean, take walks on the sand, and enjoy coastal living within the privacy of their own community.
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