Willow Bend, 9196 Independence Way, Fort Myers, FL 33913

New roof in 2025 and new four-ton ac last year! This arthur rutenberg beauty is sure to grab your attention. Beautiful water views from your covered lanai with pool and spa plus hurricane shutters. Check out the many extras: double crown molding, granite counter tops and custom cabinets in the kitchen, wood shelving in closets, gas appliances, and it is being offered turnkey less owners' personal items. Exterior of home was freshly painted in 2024. Verandah is a highly sought after gated community with social and golf memberships available. No minimums in the three restaurants. Free use of kayaks and 10-12 miles of walking, biking, and hiking trails. Three one-time fees at closing: choose social at $21, 000 or golf initiation at $80, 000 both plus tax, $3, 000 transfer fee and .25% of selling price for collaboratory donation fee. You will love the peaceful atmosphere at verandah where members are friendly, active and social. Selling agents have lived here for 14 years. Please call to schedule your private showing today.

Please visit the matterport 3d virtual tour link and click on the ‘gallery’ pictures to fully appreciate everything this home has to offer! The sellers have done all the heavy lifting to make this home perfect - and it comes furnished! The 50’ wide neal ‘daybreak’ floor plan is unique to palmetto grove and sits in the cul de sac where it’s quiet and private. The lanai and pool cage overlook the fairway on whispering oak par 5 #11. With over $90k in original builder upgrades and another $75, 000 homeowner-invested improvements since 2019, this place has everything! And that doesn’t even include the furniture which is next-to-new. The more notable interior features include: updated paint, granite bath counters, upgraded appliances and cabinetry, the primary bath frameless shower and his/hers custom closets, a sonos sound system, a kinetico water softener system and reverse osmosis drinking filter, a central vacuum, hvac (with a platinum 2 stage compressor, uv germicidal light, 4” air cleaner filter and remote controlled nest thermostat). The exterior features: a ‘killer’ garage (with a 4’ depth extension, perfect epoxy floors, a custom wall cabinet system, overhead storage, a pull down attic staircase, insulated garage doors, and an hvac split - it truly is amazing!), a saltwater pool (with an enlarged integrated spa, 4hp swim jet for lap swimming, and 400k btu gas heater and solar heating), a new outdoor lanai gas kitchen, kohler 20k watt generator, storm smart lanai hurricane screen, a whole-home surge protector and both front and back landscape lighting. The roof has been routinely cleaned and maintained as recently as 01/2025. It’s hard to beat relaxing around this pool or in the spa - at dusk -with a beverage in hand and someone manning the grill! Palmetto grove at verandah itself is a very unique street with larger 70’ wide lots that allow for homes to spread out vs running front to back. If all this isn’t enough to sell you on this home, verandah members enjoy two championship golf courses, pickle ball, tennis, bocce, an attended fitness center overlooking a resort-style pool and free kayaking at our own orange river launch. Our own blossoms offers lively, but casual, outdoor riverfront dining while the river house dining is smart casual with a perfect after-sports bar. Bingo night, club dinners and live entertainment are frequent. Because verandah is situated around two 18-hole championship golf courses, it has the green space for 9.3 miles of walking, biking and jogging paths, 2 bark parks and a large wooded playground area. The ‘natural’ ambience here is quite different from most communities. Join our casual, friendly verandah community. There truly is something for everyone here! Don’t forget to click on the virtual tour link!!!