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Gated entrance and gatehouses seen from above at Cresswind at Lakewood Ranch, Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Cresswind Lakewood Ranch

New home communities · 55+ active adult

Kolter Homes

2 communities in Lakewood Ranch and Parrish, with Janelle as your agent from your first visit.

Key facts

Builder
New home communities, 55+ active adult
Homes priced
$428,990 to $826,990
Communities now
2
Floor plans
27
Based in
Delray Beach, Florida (The Kolter Group)

About the builder

About Kolter Homes

Kolter Homes is a production home builder and an affiliate of The Kolter Group, a Delray Beach real estate investment and development firm, with communities in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and the Carolinas, many of them 55+ under its Cresswind brand. In the Sarasota and Manatee market it currently sells two gated 55+ communities: Cresswind Lakewood Ranch and Woodland Preserve in Parrish. Published base prices run from about $429,000 to about $827,000, and move-in ready homes are listed up to about $1.07 million. Most plans are single-story with many structural options, and finishes are chosen at an on-site Design Studio. Its earlier gated community in east Sarasota, Artistry Sarasota, is sold out.

  • Averages 27 structural options per floorplan, plus finish selections at a Kolter Design Studio
  • Platinum Builder Award winner 2019 to 2023 and 2022 Homebuyers' Choice Award for overall purchase and ownership experience (builder trophy case)
  • Cresswind Lakewood Ranch: Silver Award, Best 55+ Living Community, 2024
  • Woodland Preserve amenity center named Best Overall Amenity Center in the 2026 Suncoast Parade of Homes
  • Affiliated lender CTC Mortgage Company; using it is not required to buy a home

From Kolter Homes's own pages, checked September 24, 2026. The builder's website (opens in a new tab)

Communities

Where Kolter Homes is building now

  • Aerial of the gated entrance at Cresswind Lakewood Ranch, Lakewood Ranch, FloridaNow selling

    Lakewood Ranch

    Cresswind Lakewood Ranch

    Single-family homes, mostly single-story, some with a second-floor bonus room, 20 floor plans, 5 quick move-ins

    $487,990 to $826,990

  • Clubhouse entrance at Woodland Preserve, Parrish, FloridaNow selling

    Parrish

    Woodland Preserve

    Single-family homes, single-story, some with an optional second floor, 7 floor plans, 8 quick move-ins

    $428,990 to $591,990

Open a community for its floor plans and its latest incentives, or ask Janelle which one fits. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

On the map

Where Kolter Homes builds

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Cresswind Lakewood Ranch

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Completed neighborhoods

Artistry Sarasota (Sarasota). Resales here come up through the MLS.

Janelle can watch for resales in these neighborhoods and send them to you. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

News

Kolter Homes news

From Janelle

In the news

Have a question about Kolter Homes? Janelle can tell you how they build and negotiate. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

Before your first visit

Talk to Janelle before you visit Kolter Homes

Janelle began in corporate real estate sales at a Fortune 500 builder company, then oversaw sales and marketing for several of the region's most exclusive custom home builders. In 2017 she moved from representing builders to representing her own clients, so she knows how builders structure pricing, upgrades, and contracts.

  • Having Janelle on your side costs you nothing: the builder pays her fee, and you pay the same price either way.
  • She can save you money. Builder prices leave room to negotiate, and Janelle negotiates the price, the upgrades, and the incentives, then gets every promise in writing.
  • The sales team in the model works for the builder. Janelle works for you, from the first visit to the closing.
  • Call her before your first visit or online registration: most builders accept your own agent only when the agent registers you at the start.

Your first visit

Plan your builder visit with Janelle

Tell Janelle which Kolter Homes communities or plans interest you. She can register you before your first visit, find the builder's quick move-in homes and current incentives, or compare Kolter Homes with other builders. Prefer to talk? Call or text (813) 394-3313.

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Questions

Kolter Homes FAQ

Where does Kolter Homes build in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte?

Kolter Homes is selling in Cresswind Lakewood Ranch (Lakewood Ranch) and Woodland Preserve (Parrish).

Which Kolter Homes neighborhoods are sold out?

Artistry Sarasota (Sarasota). Homes there now sell as resales.

Can I use my own real estate agent with Kolter Homes?

Usually yes, if your agent registers you on your first visit or first contact; the builder's sales team represents the builder. Call Janelle before you visit a model or register online.

Does Kolter Homes build on your own lot?

Kolter Homes builds in its own communities here and does not advertise building on buyers' lots.

Builders change prices, plans, and incentives often. Have a question that is not answered here? Ask Janelle for today's answer. Email Janelle or call (813) 394-3313.

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