Elevate your lifestyle with this gorgeous maintenance free home located in the highly desired Esplanade at Artisan Lakes. From the moment you enter, you’ll be impressed by the elegant tray ceilings and crown molding throughout, enhancing the spacious feel created by the tall 8′ doors. Large windows and sliding doors flood the space with natural light, connecting the living, casual dining, and kitchen areas seamlessly. The heart of the home is the chef’s dream kitchen, featuring a GE Profile LED backlit refrigerator, high-end stainless-steel GE Café appliances, and for the cooking enthusiast, the gas cooktop is a dream. Upgraded light gray glazed cabinets with soft-close mechanisms and pull-out drawers are beautifully accented by a sleek tile backsplash. Luxurious quartz countertops with a large center island including knee wall cabinets for extra storage, give workspace for cooking, entertaining, and informal dining. Additionally, the kitchen includes a reverse osmosis system, ensuring pure, clean drinking water right at your fingertips, and a whole house water softener enhances the water quality throughout. The thoughtful layout of this kitchen flows to a casual dining area overlooking the lakeside views. Enjoy the true Florida lifestyle taking in the water views from the extended outdoor lanai with pocket sliding doors that offer a seamless fusion of indoor and outdoor living. This outdoor area is an entertaining retreat with space to add an outdoor kitchen and pool if desired. Escape to the owner’s private suite, featuring bay windows that create a cozy sitting area with stunning water vistas. The ensuite bathroom, reminiscent of a high-end spa, offers a tranquil retreat while a customizable storage system in the closet ensures space for all your needs. The home’s design ensures privacy with a split bedroom floor plan; the second bedroom includes an ensuite bathroom for ultimate guest comfort. French doors lead to both an additional dining space, currently used as an office, and a versatile flex room with beautiful bay windows currently furnished as an office and den lounging area that can easily be converted into a third bedroom. Additional conveniences include a guest half-bath and a large laundry room with ceiling to floor storage space, a large stainless steel farmhouse sink and quartz countertops and ceiling fans throughout. Storage enthusiasts will appreciate the tandem garage with room for 3 cars, extra storage shelving, an installed ceiling-mounted storage system, workbench, cabinets and an epoxied floor for a sleek finish. This home boasts energy-efficient solar panels, offering substantial savings and reliable backup power. Plus, the irrigation system utilizes reclaimed water, enhancing both sustainability and convenience. The HOA fee includes cable, internet, maintenance of the grounds along with access to the clubhouse with gathering space, a catering kitchen, and a billiards room. Also included is the use of the resort-style pool and spa with inviting pool cabanas, bocce ball courts, popular pickleball courts, tennis courts, dog parks, a state-of-the-art fitness center, and signature community events with an on-site lifestyle director where every day is a vacation. Artisan Lakes is strategically located between Tampa Bay and Bradenton, convenient to I-75 with an easy drive to downtown St Petersburg, Bradenton and Sarasota, Florida’s pristine beaches. Only forty minutes to Tampa International Airport!