Forest Lakes Country Club Estates is an established single-residential neighborhood in central Sarasota, off Beneva Road and north of Webber Street, a short drive from the commercial districts around downtown Sarasota yet quiet thanks to mature trees and the golf-course layout (FLCCE HOA, sunnysarasotahomes.com). It was created in the late 1960s and has held a place in Sarasota for more than 60 years.
The neighborhood is roughly 400 deed-restricted homes built from the mid 1960s through the late 1980s, when Florida ranch-style homes were in vogue. They are generally concrete-block-and-stucco construction with tile roofs, and all have a two-car garage. Home sizes run from under 1,500 square feet up to over 4,000 square feet, with many lots taking advantage of golf or meadow and creek views.
At its heart is the golf course now operating as The Palms Golf Club at Forest Lakes, a semi-private par-64 layout that reopened in 2016 after the original course closed following the 2008 recession. Some homes carry golf frontage, so confirm the exact view and any course-side exposure per parcel.
The pitch is an established golf-neighborhood feel at a central-Sarasota address: deed restrictions that hold standards, a voluntary HOA with modest dues, and quick reach to Siesta Key, downtown, I-75, and UTC. The work is sorting mature housing stock by condition and reading the roof, systems, and insurance math before you fall for a price.
