Dane Werk

The Views of Prestwick at Grasslands

Some of the best views in Grasslands, an exclusive private country club community located in the beautiful city of Lakeland, Florida, are located in Prestwick.  There are 22 single family homes that are attached as duplexes that sit on San Gully Lake with views of the golf course and clubhouse.  Homes range from 2100 sq. ft. of living up to 3600 sq. ft.

For years as I played golf here at Grasslands, I always wondered what the Drummond Company would build on the site that ended up being Prestwick Drive.  My wife Denise and I had a home in south Lakeland sitting on 1.3 acres and I was definetly interested in something easier to take care of, while Denise had a certain square footage that she wanted.  When the two story model was finished I stopped by to look at it after I played golf on a Sunday.  It was very nice and I suggested to Denise that she might want to look at it and Monday we both went to see it together.  After we took a good look at it, we asked the company representative if we could make some interior changes and they said no problem.  We said we would build one and they asked what lot.  After those years of looking at that the vacant land, I knew exactly what lot I wanted.  We signed the contract and they asked if we wanted to sell our house first.  I said start building.  Not knowing at that time how that decision would change my life.  I was not a REALTOR then, but it turned out I was before the home was completed and three years later I was the #1 single agent in the #1 office in the county.

It is not always the easiest decision to buy in Grasslands because of the premium you pay to live here.  Denise and I had a very nice 4 bedroom home on a large lot, a pool with a spa, koi pond, and an oversized 3 car garage, with two driveways.  We sold that home for $220,000 in 1998 and paid $299,000 for our Prestwick home that had the same square footage, no pool, and a 2 1/2 car garage.  The difference being the view, lifestyle, and location, location, location.  Without a doubt we have never regretted the move to Grasslands.

The only thing that concerned us about a Prestwick home was whether we would be able to here sounds coming from our neighbors since we did share the interior wall.  This wall is block that goes all the way to the roof line and is insulated.  To give people an example of how quiet these are, we went out of town for a week and came back and my alarm clock was going off with the volume all the way up.   I said, oh heck and called my neighbor tho apologize and he asked for what.  I explained and he said they didn’t hear anything.

The maintenance fee in Prestwick is $340 a month and includes mowing, trimming, hedge trimming, mulch, pressure cleaning of home and roof annually, interior pest control, roof reserves, exterior painting every 6 years, 24 hr. guarded gate, common grounds, fountains, and road reserves.  There is currently a single story available and a two story short sale that is available.  If you would like more info on these homes, feel free to contact me anytime.

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