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Hidden gem of a association is amidst by dependable accustomed habitat
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The small, gated residential adjacency of Riva Trace off Honore Avenue in Bradenton lies south of the banks Braden River — “riva” agency bank in Italian. A accomplishment belted community, it appearance 86 aliment chargeless homes amidst by dependable accustomed habitat.
Completed in 2016, Riva Trace is a adequately new development in the average of the added accustomed communities like Mote Ranch, and University Park Country Club. And article of a apple-pie secret.
“Most bodies don’t apperceive it’s there,” said Jack Miller. He and his wife Chantal bought the aboriginal acreage in the adjacency in April of 2012.
“It’s a abundant location, two afar arctic of University Parkway, acceptable to aggregate in the area,” he continued. “You can appealing abundant go in any administration and aural three afar you’ll acquisition nice restaurants, shopping, banks, the hospital at Lakewood Ranch. UTC and Home Depot are appropriate there.”
From the alluringly landscaped admission on Honore Avenue, a advanced roadway, Rio Bella Place, runs due east for about bisected a mile with houses on both sides. A 10-home cul-de-sac, San Miguel Cover, branches off midway. At the end is baby ambagious and a abbreviate bend with addition 10 homes to the north.
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“Forty percent of the houses are on the two lakes,” said Miller. “In Mississippi, we’d alarm them ponds. They’re not actual deep,” said Miller.
The blow of the backdrop aback assimilate attributes preserves or accept abundant bracken buried in the rear as a absorber from the I-75 and University Place, the association anon to the south. (There is a aboideau amid the two neighborhoods, but it is alone opened in emergencies.)
Plans for Riva Trace go aback to 2006 back the Manatee County Commission accustomed the armpit plan, but the absolute acreage blast intervened and put the activity on hold. Around the time the bazaar recovered, bounded architect Carlos Beruff and company, Medallion Homes, bought the acreage and developed it, starting in 2011.
Miller and his wife were attractive to buy in addition Medallion association back one of the agents there told them about Riva Trace. “Only two models had been put up and the sales appointment hadn’t opened yet, but the basement — anchorage and abandoned lots all apparent — were there,” Miller remembered. “We bought a large, pie-shaped property. It’s big abundant so we’re hardly acquainted of our neighbors.”
The 2- and 3-bedroom homes all accept tiled roofs, 2 car garages (some three), paver driveways, and adhesive facades with bean masonry elements. The accessible attic affairs ambit in admeasurement from 1,673 to 2,459 aboveboard feet. Added than three-quarter of the residences accept their own, clandestine pond pools.
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Beth Noppenberger and her bedmate Tom congenital their home in 2013 and confused in the afterward year. “Medallion offered semi-custom construction, so bodies did a lot autogenous redesigning,” she explained. “Homes attending agnate on the outside, but on the inside, they’re all different.”
She added, “I like the adroitness and quiet.”
The ample attention breadth amid the Braden River and the houses action ambush to a lot of wildlife. “We see deer, bobcats, raccoons, opossums, rabbits, a advanced array of birds” said Miller. “There are a lot of hawks, too. Every now and again one will dive bottomward and acreage on the lanai. They’re actually gorgeous”
Homeowners can booty advantage of attributes walks and an ascertainment accouter by the river. A kayak barrage provides admission to 21 afar of meandering waterways to the Manatee River For the athletically minded, a cardinal of golf and country clubs aural accessible active ambit action memberships and pay-to-play.
A majority of Riva Trace’s association — a mix of retirees, abandoned nesters who accept downsized, alive professionals and a scattering of families with baby accouchement — alive there year-round. Most of them barrage from the Midwest, Pennsylvania and New York. There is additionally an all-embracing flavor. “We accept snowbirds from Germany, England, Canada and the Dominican Republic,” said Noppenberger.
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The adjacency is pet friendly. “I’ve never apparent so abounding baby dogs,” said Miller with a smile. “We’re acclimated to bigger dogs — hounds!”
There are no CDD fees. With no amenities, like a adviser or association pond pool, HOA ante are $582 a division for backyard aliment and budget of the lakes, the gate, kayak facilities.
Currently, there are two homes for auction in Riva Trace, priced at $394,900 and $399,500.
“It has angry out to be a absolutely nice community,” said Noppenberger.
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