Taylor Morrison Hosts Luau to Celebrate Esplanade Golf & Country Club Official Name Change and Amenity Center Opening

SARASOTA, FL, February 20, 2013 (Press-News.org) Taylor Morrison recently celebrated the opening of its new Amenity Center at Esplanade Golf & Country Club with exotic flair. Visitors enjoyed tropical refreshments, live island music and performances by hula dancers. In addition to admiring the new Amenity Center, attendees had the opportunity to tour the facility, grounds and furnished models on the property. This event served a dual purpose by marking the one-year anniversary of Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, the only active lifestyle community in Lakewood Ranch and the opening of the highly anticipated Amenity Center.

Pictured here for the sunset ribbon cutting ceremony are: From left to right: Taylor Morrison's Maria Amundson, Amy Vleck, Jenny Lytle, Kathleen Gagg of Pope Golf, Jerry Moore of Pope Golf, Taylor Morrison's Tony Squitieri, Cammie Longenecker, Mike Mansfield, Alan Anderson of HBA Sarasota Manatee, Jimmy Stewart of Lakewood Ranch, Taylor Morrison's Andy Sorensen, Shawn Cate and Coby Hinkle.

The approximately 6,000-square-foot Amenity Center is home to a state-of-the-art fitness and aerobics facility, grand ballroom, billiard room with library, cards and crafts room, and catering kitchen. The outside space is equally well appointed, with a beautiful lagoon-style and lap pool, resistance pool, and spa with an expansive lanai with covered seating. There is an outdoor kitchen, a fire pit with seating and barbecue area, and pickle ball and bocce ball courts. A formal events lawn provides a sense of open space, while a nearby fenced bark park gives pets a place to socialize and play. There is even an adventure playground.

Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch has a full-time Lifestyle Director on staff to plan events, outings and activities for residents and their guests. As a maintenance-free community, residents have more leisure time to enjoy neighborhood amenities and the many attractions found in Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota and the surrounding Tampa Bay area.

Future plans for Esplanade Golf & Country Club include the development of a proposed 18-hole championship golf course, Club Esplanade, fine dining, poolside bar and grill, tennis and racquet sports, wellness and fitness center, professional instruction and much more.

Located just north of State Road 70 on some 600 acres, Esplanade Golf and Country Club is a gated community and is expected to include 1,250 home sites featuring California Tuscan architecture. Taylor Morrison offers three collections of designs, including single and two-story designs with two or three bedrooms, ranging in size from approximately 1,686 to over 3,000 square feet. In addition to its many amenities, Esplanade Golf & Country Club also offers an abundance of open spaces and opportunities to enjoy nature. Miles of walking trails with gazebos crisscross the village, and there is a fitness lawn and canoe and kayak launch. All building and development is keeping with environmental standards set by Lakewood Ranch as the largest green certified community in America.

For more information about Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, call 941-799-5496 or visit esplanadeatlakewoodranch.com. The Models and Sales Center are open for tours Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. at 5235 Esplanade Blvd. Lakewood Ranch, Florida 34211.

About Taylor Morrison
Taylor Morrison is the largest North American privately-owned homebuilder based in the United States, as reported by Hanley Wood based on 2011 revenues. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona, Taylor Morrison is a builder and developer of single-family detached and attached homes. Under the Taylor Morrison brand, the Company operates in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. Under the Monarch brand, the Company operates in Ontario, Canada where the Company builds and develops single-family detached and attached homes in both Toronto and Ottawa. Monarch also builds high-rise condominiums in Toronto. Taylor Morrison serves a wide array of homebuyers, including entry-level, move-up, luxury and active adult customers, through its innovative product mix.

For more information about Taylor Morrison or Monarch, please visit http://www.taylormorrison.com and http://www.monarchgroup.net.

For more information about Taylor Morrison communities in West Florida, call 866-495-6006 or visit http://www.taylormorrison.com.