Offering comfortable Florida style living at its best in the amenity-rich gated community of Laurel Lakes is this 4 bedroom 3 bath pool home. This well-maintained home with many extras including 10’ ceilings (some tray), transom windows, pavered driveway and hardwood floors is large enough for your primary home and perfectly carefree for a 2nd home or vacation getaway. Functional split plan offers three private wings. To the right of the foyer is the primary suite with two walk-in closets and spacious en suite bath with soaker tub, separate shower, and water closet. From the left of the foyer, you will find a wing with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. From this same hallway, you will find the laundry exiting into the sizeable three-car garage. The formal dining and living room with sliders to the lanai are open from the foyer giving you plenty of options for living and entertaining. The third bedroom wing with its own private pool bath opens from the rear of the family room. Spacious, open kitchen with breakfast bar and dinette adjacent to family room also has sliders to the screened lanai. The screened lanai has plenty of room for al fresco dining and enjoying the self-cleaning, gas heated pool and spa. Peace of mind with whole house fitted with Lexan hurricane panels for all doors and windows and a COMPLETE NEW TILE ROOF coming the middle of April. The Laurel Lakes community has 320 residences with a low HOA ($200 monthly) which includes unmanned security gate, irrigation, heated community pool, and recreational facilities. In addition to the community pool, there are tennis courts, fitness center, and restrooms. Community activities include pickleball, bingo, yoga, poker, bunko, water aerobics, book club, etc. You are sure to enjoy this active community. Short bike ride or minutes to Publix, restaurants, Classical Academy and Rothenbach Park with five miles of trails. Sarasota is home to world-class beaches with crystal sand and turquoise waters of Lido Key, Siesta Key and Longboat Key. Sarasota offers many cultural offerings including the Ringling Museum, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota Ballet, The Van Wezel Performing Arts and more. Sarasota has an international airport, excellent hospitals, plenty of fine restaurants, golf courses, Selby Botanical Gardens and the like. Shopping areas include the UTC Mall, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, etc.