The Fairways at Bent Tree is a small gated neighborhood of single-family homes built by D.R. Horton inside the larger Bent Tree golf community in east Sarasota, near Bee Ridge Road and a short drive from Interstate 75 (Sarasota brokerage community guides, 2026). It is a newer pocket set within an older established golf community.
The homes are open floor plan designs that run roughly from the high 1,000s to the mid 3,000s of square feet, from a three-bedroom plan up to a larger two-story five-bedroom plan, with golf-course and lake views from many of the backyards (Sarasota brokerage listings, 2026). Verify the exact square footage, view, and condition per home.
What sets the Fairways apart from the surrounding Bent Tree core is age and structure. The Fairways is gated, newer construction, with an HOA that handles basic lawn care, while the wider Bent Tree community is largely 1970s and 1980s housing. Bent Tree Country Club, the par-72 course the community wraps around, is semi-private, so a club membership here is optional rather than deeded.
The pitch is a golf-community lifestyle and an east-Sarasota location with quick Interstate 75 access, downtown Sarasota, the UTC retail district, and Siesta Key all within a manageable drive. The work is reading the specific home, the lot view, the HOA dues, and deciding whether the optional Bent Tree membership is worth it for how you would play.
