Situated on an expansive, almost half-acre waterview lot in the highly desirable community of River Wilderness, this updated model-like home offers rare financial value with an assumable VA loan at 2.875%, a low HOA, and no CDD fees. Enjoy total peace of mind with major structural upgrades already complete, including a new tile roof (2023) and fresh exterior paint (2025). Offering 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, and a sleek sideload garage, this turnkey residence provides the ideal blend of privacy, security, and quiet beauty in a welcoming 24-hour manned gated neighborhood. The wide-open floor plan is designed for effortless entertaining, featuring wood flooring throughout (zero carpet), updated bathrooms, and a modern kitchen anchored by waterfall quartz countertops and upgraded appliances. Pocketing sliding glass doors draw you outdoors to a private, heated pool with a water fountain that can be operated via an indoor remote. River Wilderness provides an exceptional lifestyle featuring a community boat ramp with direct access to the Manatee River, hiking trails, nature views, and RV/boat storage. Optional club membership grants access to recently renovated country club facilities, including championship golf, a restaurant, tennis and pickleball courts, bocce, an Olympic-sized pool, a fitness center, and active social programming. Strategically positioned between St. Petersburg and Sarasota, you are within 45 minutes of two major airports, minutes from Ft. Hammer Park, and a quick trip across the Fort Hammer Bridge to Lakewood Ranch dining and shopping. Home Highlights: Property: 3 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | Sideload Garage | Almost 0.5-Acre Waterview Lot | Assumable 2.875% VA Loan | Low HOA & No CDD. Interior: Open layout, wood flooring throughout (no carpet), updated bathrooms, modern kitchen with waterfall quartz countertops and upgraded appliances. Outdoor Space: Heated pool with fountain and indoor remote controls, pocketing slider doors to spacious patio. Maintenance & Systems: New tile roof (2023), exterior painted (2025), A/C replaced (2018). Community & Amenities: 24-hour manned gated entry, community boat ramp (Manatee River access), hiking trails, RV/boat storage. Optional membership for golf, restaurant dining, tennis, pickleball, bocce, Olympic pool, and fitness center. Prime Location: Positioned between St. Pete and Sarasota near regional medical centers, Ft. Hammer Park, and quick bridge access to Lakewood Ranch.
River Wilderness, located between the Manatee River and I-75, is a gated and golf-oriented Bradenton neighborhood with a riverfront setting and a canopy of mature oaks. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the River Wilderness Golf & Country Club clubhouse, where fairways, tennis courts, and social spaces set the daily rhythm. Streets curve through low-slung Florida homes and newer builds, with water views appearing along ponds and preserve edges. The Manatee River shoreline frames the landscape with mangroves and broad-sky sunsets. Nearby, the Gamble Plantation Historic State Park adds a distinct sense of place through preserved grounds and guided-history programming. For a local night out, the Riverhouse Waterfront Restaurant and Woody’s River Roo keep the riverfront scene grounded in Bradenton tradition.
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Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Dining
Interior features
Cathedral ceilings
Vaulted ceilings
High ceilings
Ceiling fans
Open floorplan
Kitchen/family room combo
Living room/dining room combo
Eat-in kitchen
Stone counters
Thermostat
Central vacuum
Walk-in closets
Window treatments
Bedrooms
3 bedrooms
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
Kitchen
Cooktop
Range
Microwave
Dishwasher
Disposal
Refrigerator
Exhaust fan
Electric water heater
Laundry & utility
Inside laundry room
Inside utility
Flooring
Laminate
Wood
Heating & cooling
Electric heating
Central air conditioning
Exterior features
Front porch
Rear porch
Screened porch
In-ground heated spa
In-ground heated pool with screen enclosure
Lighting
Private mailbox
Rain gutters
Landscaped yard
Near golf course
Paved road access
Irrigation equipment
Home design
Single-family residence
One story
Faces west
Parking
Covered driveway
Detached garage that faces side
2-car garage
Attached garage
Security
24-hour guard (included in association fees)
Security (association fee includes)
Construction
Block construction
Concrete and tile roof
Slab foundation
Built as a residential single-family home
Utilities
Public water
Public sewer
Electricity connected
Sewer connected
Water connected
Underground utilities
HOA & community
Has HOA (Advanced Management, Inc. of SW FL)
HOA required
Monthly HOA approximately $204.33
Annual HOA fee approximately $2,452
Association fee includes 24-hour guard, common area taxes, and security
Association offers optional additional fees
Deed restrictions
Sidewalks and street lights
Senior community
Pets allowed (with number limit)
Other
Lease restrictions apply
Electricity and solar
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A cream puff like this is a rare find! This house shows like a model and has been updated in nearly every area. If quiet beauty, privacy, security and friendly neighbors are important to you and your family, you have found your home. This lovingly cared for 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has a sparkling, heated pool with fountain. SITUATED ON A POND, oozing with curb appeal, this sweet home offers wood floors, new A/C (2018), updated kitchen with waterfall quartz, new appliances and updated bathrooms. The exterior was recently painted (2020). The wide open floorplan provides a very conducive space for entertaining and spills out onto the patio through sliding glass doors that pocket away. With no carpet in the house and easy to clean surfaces throughout the home, there will be so much time left over to enjoy all that the community has to offer. The pool can be operated from the remote inside the house. The sideload garage enhances the curb appeal even further. All the furnishings in this home are for sale and the buyer can shop the home for the items they would like. This home would be a great turnkey home to just move in and enjoy! RW is a Golf & Country Club community offering golf, tennis, fitness, bocci ball, pickle ball and country club activities. There is an Olympic size swimming pool and boat and RV storage available. For the nature lovers, there are hiking trails and abundant wildlife. There are two 24-hour manned gates. Club membership is optional but you will want to be a part of the excitement! The golf and country club was recently purchased and the facilities are undergoing a massive renovation. There is so much excitement in the air! For the latest happenings on the club, tune into the YouTube Channel: River Wilderness Times & Tours. There is a COMMUNITY BOAT RAMP that is open to the entire community and provides direct access to the Manatee River. River Wilderness is PERFECTLY LOCATED! Strategically positioned between St. Pete and Sarasota, access to 2 airports (45 min. ) several hospitals is available to the north and south. The newly constructed Ft Hammer Park located on the beautiful Manatee River is just minutes south of the front gate and features a boat ramp, fishing pier plus picnic pavilion. The new Fort Hammer Bridge also provides a convenient back route into Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota where fine dining and shopping are within easy reach. Buyer to verify room dimensions. NO TRUCKS IN DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT.
Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #A4141263
Feb 25, 2016
Sold
$299,000
$156/sq ft
Jan 21, 2016
Pending
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Jan 15, 2016
Listing Removed
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Jan 10, 2016
Pending
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Jan 3, 2016
Contingent
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Jan 1, 2016
Listed
$299,000
$156/sq ft
An exceptional, meticulously-maintained home in one of Manatee County’s premier gated, golf course communities, River Wilderness Golf & Country Club. This spacious and bright 3 bedroom, 2 bath home is loaded with upscale finishes and offers an open great room floorplan with vaulted ceilings, central vac system, tile roof and over-sized, side-load garage for outstanding curb appeal. The 3rd bedroom is well-suited to use as a den/study and the guest bath serves as a pool bath with direct access to the lanai. Fully-pocketing sliding doors open to a spacious screened lanai featuring a pool & spa with lake views. River Wilderness Golf & Country Club features a 24 hour manned gated entrance, Ted McAnlis designed golf course, tennis, fitness/athletic center and a community boat ramp on the Manatee River. Many membership options are available but none are mandatory. There are no CDD fees in River Wilderness.
Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid #M5830172
Nov 8, 2012
Sold
$257,000
$134/sq ft
Jun 28, 2012
Listed
$269,000
$140/sq ft
Public Records
Feb 23, 1995
Sold
$6,000,000
$3,132/sq ft
Year
Property tax
Land + Additions
Assessment*
2022
$6,544 (+113.2%)
$90,000 + $362,035
$452,035
2021
$3,070 (−1.1%)
2020
$3,105 (+1.7%)
2019
$3,053 (+1.1%)
2018
$3,021 (+7.5%)
2017
$2,810 (−25.7%)
2016
$3,782 (+5.0%)
2015
$3,601 (+11.0%)
$37,500 + $198,587
$236,087
2014
$3,245 (+4.5%)
2013
$3,106 (+28.0%)
2012
$2,427
Public record
Public record
Zoning
Permits
Beds
3
Baths
2
Stories
1
Lot width
—
Lot depth
—
Lot size
0.42 Acres
Year renovated
2015
Finished Sq. Ft.
1,916
Unfinished Sq. Ft.
—
Total Sq. Ft.
1,916
Year built
2001
Style
Single Family Residential
County
Manatee County
APN
503918906
Parking Spaces
—
Basement
—
Accessible
—
HOA Dues
—
Garage
—
Features
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Last updated by owner on Jul 15, 2026.
PD-R
Planned Development Residential District
It is the intent of these regulations to provide for development of residential development in areas adequately served, or which can be served, by necessary utilities and services, in locations that are compatible with adjacent and surrounding land uses in accord with the goals, objectives, and policies of the Comprehensive Plan and in compliance with the standards set forth herein. It is further the intent to permit the establishment of such districts only where planned development with carefully located buildings, parking and service areas, and landscaped open space will provide for internal convenience and ease of use as well as external compatibility. It is further intended that PDR districts may provide a broad range of housing types appropriate to the general need of the area served. Uses in PDR districts shall be consistent with Comprehensive Plan requirements regarding use, type, locational criteria and other applicable Comprehensive Plan criteria.
Permitted uses
Include but are not limited to:
Housing-Single unit
Housing-Multiple units
Housing-Senior
Housing-Student
Bed & breakfast
Office
Medical office
Fire house
Police station
Post office
Jun 3, 2025 • Active
Residential door and window express
Replace a garage door with a new one of the same size.
Remodel
Apr 22, 2025 • Final
Aluminum structure
Install a new screen enclosure on a residential property.
ADU
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Climate risks
1/10 Flood Factor
Minimal risk of a flood reaching the building in the next 30 years
4/10 Fire Factor
1% chance of being in a wildfire in next 30 years
10/10 Heat Factor
7 days above 107° expected this year, 28 days in 30 years
10/10 Wind Factor
99% chance of strong winds in next 30 years
3/10 Air Factor
3 unhealthy days expected this year, 3 days in 30 years
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Historical weather
Parrish, FL • 34219
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Sun exposure
96/ 100
Exceptional sunlight
Sunscore
There appears to be minimal shading by surrounding buildings, terrain, and vegetation.
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7.6 hrs
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