Sarasota National is a gated golf and lifestyle community in Venice, in southern Sarasota County, built on roughly 2,400 acres with more than 1,300 acres set aside as lakes and preserves. Homebuilding gained full traction in 2013 when WCI Communities took over development, and Lennar Corporation acquired WCI in 2017 and finished the community (community fact sheet and area guides, 2024 to 2026).
The community is organized around an 18-hole, par 72 course designed by Gordon Lewis and recognized as an Audubon International Certified Signature Sanctuary, with a clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness center, tennis, pickleball, and dining anchoring the amenity campus. It is one of the larger gated golf plans in the Venice area, with a planned count near 1,584 homes.
Sarasota National is really two villages. The Golf Village faces the course and carries a golf membership that is deeded to the home, so golf dues come with ownership, while the Lake Village is built around lakes and preserves without mandatory golf, for a lower carrying cost. The product spans condos and coach homes, villas, and single-family homes, so the village and the floor plan, not the Sarasota National name, set the number.
The pitch is a gated, amenity-dense golf lifestyle minutes from Wellen Park, downtown Venice, and the Gulf beaches. The work is matching the village and the product to how you will use the golf and amenities, and reading the HOA, CDD, and golf-deed lines honestly before you fall for a view.
