Welcome hom to your spacious 5-bedroom, 3-bath home in the heart of Apopka. Recent updates include fresh interior and exterior paint, and newer flooring, Located in a community with amenities like a pool, gym, playground, and dog parks, and just minutes from top schools and parks. Enjoy your screened in patio and fenced in yard. Come enjoy Florida living at its finest.
Emerson Park, located between W Orange Blossom Trail and Lake Apopka, is a residential and park-adjacent Apopka neighborhood with tree-lined sidewalks and pocket greenspaces. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the Emerson Park clubhouse and central green, where front-porch streetscapes frame evening strolls and casual meetups. Architecture leans toward early-2000s Florida Traditional and Craftsman-influenced homes with garages set back from the street. The setting reads calm and orderly, with lakeside air and open-sky views shaping daily routines. For local culture, the Apopka Amphitheater, the Museum of the Apopkans, and the historic Apopka Seaboard Air Line Depot anchor community life beyond the gates. Weekends often point toward the Lake Apopka Loop Trail and nearby trailheads for long, flat rides and birdwatching.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
High ceilings
Open floor plan
Bedrooms
5 bedrooms
Bathrooms
3 full bathrooms
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Disposal
Range
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Laundry room
Flooring
Carpet
Heating & cooling
Central heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Balcony
Asphalt road frontage
Home design
Single family residence
Two stories
Faces west
Parking
Attached garage
2-car garage
Construction
Block construction
Shingle roof
Slab foundation
Built on 0.21-acre lot
Utilities
Public sewer
Public utilities
No water source specified
HOA & community
Has HOA (Emerson Park Homeownes Assoc.) — $126 monthly
Pets allowed
Financial info
Total annual fees listed as $3,024 (monthly equivalent $252)
Other
Homestead exempt
Electricity and solar
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Emerson Park is a beatiful community that offers many ammenities suach as a clubhouse, fitness center and a fenced playground. This beatiful home features a kitchen with granite coutertops, recessed lighting, stainless steel appliances, breakfast bar and a spacious pantry. The master suite is big enough to accomodate a king size bedroom set and the master bath it's full of luxury and space everywhere you look, from the Roman tub and separate shower to the his and her vanity. The guest room is on the first floor with a full bathroom right across the hall for convenience; the room could be converted into an office, if desired. This home has a water softener system and irrigation system. The spacious covered back lanai is perfect for entertaining. This home is closed to everything, minutes away from the new Advent Health Hospital in Apopka, Publix, Walmart and to major roadways and highways.
Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #T2603411
Jun 20, 2014
Sold
$220,990
$99/sq ft
Jun 13, 2014
Pending
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Jun 10, 2014
Listing Removed
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Nov 29, 2013
Listed
$220,990
$99/sq ft
The "Santa Cruz" offers you great space. .. indoors and outdoors. The minute you step into this home, you know there's something "great" about it. Front and rear covered porches. .. perfect for parties and it opens directly into your dining area. Spacious eat in kitchen. In the master bath, it's full of luxury and space everywhere you look, from the Roman tub and separate shower to the his and her vanity and also a private water closet. All appliances including washer and dryer are included along with 2" faux wood blinds.
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2025
$4,256 (+14.0%)
2024
$3,733 (+7.0%)
2023
$3,488 (+4.5%)
2022
$3,338 (+1.5%)
2021
$3,288 (+29.9%)
2020
$2,531 (−1.6%)
$60,000 + $184,582
$244,582
2019
$2,572 (+1.0%)
2018
$2,547 (+2.8%)
2017
$2,477 (+0.3%)
2016
$2,470 (+0.9%)
2015
$2,448 (+626.4%)
$25,000 + $159,060
$184,060
2014
$337 (+54.1%)
2013
$219 (−0.9%)
2012
$221
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Beds
5
Baths
3
Stories
2
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
9,008 Sq. Ft.
Year renovated
2014
Finished Sq. Ft.
2,232
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
2,232
Year built
2014
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Orange County
APN
282120252202670
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Aug 17, 2026.
MU-ES-GT
Mixed-Use East Shore-Gateway Subdistrict
The purpose of the MU-ES-GT: Mixed-Use East Shore-Gateway subdistrict, is to serve as a gateway to the MU-ES-NM subdistrict, with uses that are more suburban in character but are developed in a more walkable and pedestrian-friendly form. Subdistrict streets, while supporting a larger block structure than the other subdistricts, are well connected and support multiple modes of mobility. The subdistrict allows for a range of uses including multi-family, retail, light industrial, gas stations, and large scale retailers when outparcels frame the street.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Day care facility
Retail-Grocery
Restaurant
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Infrastructure
Hotel / motel
Mixed use
Office
Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
3/10 Fire Factor
0.31% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
9/10 Heat Factor
8 days above 108° expected this year, 25 days in 30 years
9/10 Wind Factor
99% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
1/10 Air Factor
0 unhealthy days expected this year, 0 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Apopka, FL • 32703
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Sun exposure
In this area, properties receive around 8.7 hours in
June and 6.7 hours in December, placing it above the
U.S. average for solar exposure.
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Redfin Estimate for 1976 Ruckman Pl
$439,837
$63 under list price of $440K
Nearby comparable homes
The Redfin Estimate uses 6 recent nearby sales, priced between $409K to $500K.