New Developments


Forest at Hi Hat Ranch
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 The Founders Club

The Founders Club is a private, traditional Golf and Social Club Community that showcases Florida's natural beauty, and fosters camaraderie among its Residents and Members. The winding entry of The Founders Club meanders peacefully through the vast 700 acres of picturesque lakes, gently swaying stands of pines, palms and mature oaks. Only 262 home sites define an intimate and exclusive setting.  Traditional architectural and native landscape guidelines provide a tasteful and sustainable setting for Residents to live well. Club Members enjoy such benefits as no tee times, professional caddie program, fine and casual dining, fitness facility, massage room and golf training facility.
The Founders Club features a limited number of Estate Home Sites. 

· Estate Home Sites range from a half-acre to over one and a quarter acre and benefit from deep golf course vistas, the privacy of verdant oak hammocks or the pristine beauty of native wetlands.

· The Fairway Collection is a limited release of exquisite Developer Home Sites, with packages starting in the $700,000s.  Residents have up to three years to start construction on Developer home sites.

· The Golf Cottages is an intimate collection of exclusive luxury residences overlooking the lush 10th fairway of the gently sculpted signature Robert Trent Jones, Jr. golf course. These thirteen elegant, maintenance-free custom homes offer a rare golf-front living opportunity for those who seek a seasonal home or year-round residence.

LINKS magazine has placed The Founders Club among “America’s 100 Premier Properties", in 2007, 2008 and 2009.  The Founders Club is the only club community in Sarasota to be selected for this exclusive list and one of only 18 such communities in the state of Florida.

Travel + Leisure Golf listed the Founders Club “America’s Top 100 Golf Course Communities” for 2007, 2008 and 2009, which is “an annual list of the best places to live—and live well.”  Virtual Tour

For more information on The Founders Club, contact Cheryl Loeffler at cheryl.loeffler@sothebysrealty.com, call 941.302.9674 or visit www.SignatureSir.com. 


Forest at Hi Hat Ranch
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 The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch

Set within an expanse of unspoiled Florida countryside, The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch is a gated neighborhood of 54 three to five-acre estates and is located five miles east of I-75 on Clark Road. Unique low-impact development guidelines are in place to preserve the natural beauty and integrity of the land and allow each homeowner to create their own private estate. Each home will be built uniquely by premier homebuilders with a particular emphasis on exceptional design, true craftsmanship, top quality materials and unsurpassed customer service.
Brian Wood of Signature Sotheby’s International Realty has been a part of the Forest since its inception and has been integral in many of the sales that have occurred on the property. Brian has become the resident expert on the individual lots at The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch from his years of personally showing his clients the individual uniqueness of the select lots.

"Through my experience of taking clients out on tour to highlight the beautiful acreage at The Forest, I have developed a good base of knowledge related to each of the lots in this one-of-a kind development. This allows me to showcase the specific types of lots that may be of interest to our clients. Whether they enjoy Florida oak hammocks or serene wetland views, The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch offers unparalleled beauty in a development that is one of the true environmental gems of the West Coast of Florida."
The Forest at Hi Hat Ranch offers three approved builders to choose from John Cannon Homes, Anchor Builders and Gibraltar Homes. Lot prices start in the $200’s and for a limited time; the developer is offering an incentive on the lot purchases. For more information, please contact Brian Wood at 941.928.8408 or Brian.Wood@sothebysrealty.com.

Balsam Mountain Preserve
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Balsam Mountain Preserve - Unique. Authentic. And Completely Unexpected.

The lowest density private Club community in the western North Carolina mountains, just 40 minutes from downtown Asheville, Balsam Mountain Preserve offers a concept rarely found in today’s homogenized, digitized world – a true sense of place.

Only 354 homes will nestle into this high elevation 4,400 acre private community, an average of one home for every twelve acres. Created with a commitment to preserve its natural surroundings, 3,000 acres, or nearly 70% of the community, has been placed in a permanent conservation easement, ensuring it will never be developed and will always remain for future generations in its present park-like state.

Members select from an impressive array of family and individual activities – from championship golf and tennis courts, to miles of hiking trails and private family camping.

The selection of Real Estate offerings include dramatic mountain view Homesteads with elevations up to 4,700 feet, Featured Builder homes, and a very special Private Residence Club that is available to only 40 families.

 Honors and Accolades for Balsam Mountain Preserve

  • A ‘Vanguard Level’ Green Golf Community, Golf Course Home Network, 2009
  • Best New Course in North Carolina, Business N.C. Magazine, 2009
  • #2 Best Course in the Ashevile area, Business N.C. Magazine, 2010
  • Top 100 Communities in the U.S., Travel + Leisure Golf, 2008, 2009.
  • Best of the Best, Top 20 Communities in the U.S., Links Magazine, 2009
  • Winner “Best Preservation Practices” and “Best Outdoor Fun”, Mountain Homes Magazine, 2009
  • One of America's Top 100 Premier Properties, Links Magazine, 2007-2009
  • “11th Best New Private Course in the U.S.”, Golf Digest, 2008

For more information, please contact Brian Wood at 941.928.8408 or Brian.Wood@sothebysrealty.com.