This gorgeous lakefront home in the gated Country Club East neighborhood was built for the good life. As a former model home, the spacious initial design features a plethora of high-end upgrades and architectural details. The owners have spared no expense with additional customizations, making this truly a great house. The layout is absolute perfection; an open floorplan with 3 bedrooms, each with en-suite bathrooms, complemented by an office with 15' ceilings as well as a bonus room with en-suite pool bathroom. Between the gorgeous custom-built outdoor kitchen with island, heated saltwater pool/spa with app-controlled temperature/lights/water features, and the expansive covered outdoor space, this home has it all. The huge island in the kitchen will be the focal point of many great nights with friends and family, who will marvel at the seamless indoor-outdoor living space provided by two sets of sliding glass doors that completely pocket into the walls. The kitchen is a chef's delight, with a gas cooktop, high-end KitchenAid appliances and an enormous walk-in pantry. The primary bedroom, which features 13' ceilings and custom built walk-in closets, overlooks the pool and lake and gets tons of natural light. You'll enjoy peace of mind year-round with hurricane rated impact glass throughout, a new upgraded iron front door and a 22,000 watt natural gas powered whole-home Generac generator. It's basically a fortress. Even the storage space is upgraded; the 3-car garage is air conditioned, as is another storage closet out by the pool. Additional improvements include hardwood floors in all bedrooms, a gorgeous bonus room with custom bar and ceilings, new landscaping with custom landscape lighting and an upgraded irrigation system. As a resident of this wonderful golf neighborhood you'll enjoy access to The Retreat, a neighborhood amenity center with a beautiful pool, fitness center and billiards room, as well as The Residents Club, which features another pool, spa and volleyball court. Lakewood Ranch Golf & Country Club, with 54 holes of golf, 20 Har-Tru tennis courts, multiple pools and The Lodge bar/restaurant are all only a few streets over and optionally available with multiple membership packages. Lakewood Ranch is one of, if not the best master planned communities in the country. You'll be a stone's throw away from the new Waterside Place and just a short drive to the world famous beaches of the Suncoast. This is luxury living at its finest. Call today for your private showing!