The Village of Lake Rachard-For all your Florida PreConstruction Programs investments around Florida.

The Village on Lake Rachard is located in southern Highlands County within the town of Lake Placid, Florida. Immediately adjacent to US 27, the major north/south Highlands County traffic corridor, The Village is at the epicenter of the remarkable population and housing growth currently being experienced by Lake Placid. The community is approximately 90 minutes south of Orlando, less than 90 minutes from Tampa and Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic Beaches, and approximately 2 hours’ drive from Broward and Palm Beach County. As a matter of fact, over 85% of Florida’s population is within 150 miles of Lake Placid, which was twice recognized as Rural Community of the Year.

With 29 freshwater lakes in the southern Highlands area, Lake Placid has been nationally recognized for its un-crowded and un-spoiled fishing, boating, water skiing and other exciting water-oriented activities. Adjacent to Lake Placid’s Town which houses baseball as well as soccer fields, The Village is within walking distance of Lake Placid’s Town Center as well as the town’s excellent elementary, middle and high schools. The Village’s unique location and easy accessibility to the local amenities add tremendous value to this development.

The Village consists of 363 homes on approximately 95 acres surrounding picturesque Lake Rachard, a 18-acre, sandy bottom, passive sports and fishing lake. Lake June, Lake Placid’s signature 3,500 acre clear “ridge” lake is less than 100 yards from The Village’s boundary. Most importantly, a boat ramp is located just off The Village’s property for easy access to Lake June.

The Village will offer three distinct residential “neighborhoods” employing Traditional Neighborhood Development concepts where appropriate. In addition to lakeside estate homes, cottage homes will be designed around parks which consist of playing fields with gazebos and barbeques for community gatherings and events. Finally, The Villages will provide attached Garden Homes for the active adult population as well as two lakefront clubhouses with pools, spas, fitness and recreation facilities.

The incredible real estate opportunity I am recommending is the purchase of raw land within the community. Currently, investors have an opportunity to purchase a build-able lakefront or lakeside lot in The Villages on Lake Rachard. These homesites are on a minimum of ½ acre and will be the future location of the Estate Homes within the community. If you are interested in this opportunity, please respond via email and I will forward you the complete marketing package. There are only a limited number of these lots available so please respond quickly. Thank you for your time and I look forward to a long and profitable relationship.

Information Guide for Lake Rachard

“Lake Placid is a place where there are murals, flowers and smiles everywhere you look.”

Unique among the state’s small hometown communities, Lake Placid is located on Route 27 in Florida’s quietly popular Lakes Region just 18 miles south of the legendary town of Sebring and approximately 80 miles southwest of the hustle of Orlando. Less than 90 minutes from Tampa and Florida’s Gulf and Atlantic beaches, Lake Placid is within 150 miles of 75% of the state’s population, yet it’s surrounded by 29 lakes and more virgin countryside than you could ever hope to explore.

Twice recognized as “Florida's Rural Community of the Year" by Main Street USA and recognized as the Caladium Capital of The World, Lake Placid was described in the May 2005 issue of Southern Living as “Picture perfect … a charming place where there are murals, flowers and smiles everywhere you look.” In short, this storybook town is a place where your neighbors are neighborly, and friends celebrate the easy living lifestyles that are unique to this quiet, uncrowded and almost undiscovered world.

With a baker’s dozen golf courses, a wide range of first-class tennis facilities, the nation’s only clown school, state-of-the-art healthcare, higher education institutions, fascinating museums and just about every “name brand” retailer you could imagine within a leisurely 10 to 30 minute drive, access to everything that puts life in Florida living is “just down the road” from your home at The Village.

Surrounded by 29 of the clearest lakes you've ever seen and a hometown that Norman Rockwell could have painted, The Village offers a unique combination of easy living lifestyles and unforgettable 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom Cottage and Garden homes integrated into an enchanting collection of traditionally planned family and adult neighborhoods.

Connected by wide winding sidewalks, a 24-station fitness trail, 10 neighborhood parks and gathering places, and two lakeside fitness, activity and recreation centers, this charming gated community is reminiscent of the traditional, small town communities of days gone by, yet offers all of today’s most wanted conveniences and amenities.

For homebuyers weary of cookie-cutter communities whose streets are lined by row upon row of look-alike houses with monolithic, garage-dominated elevations, The Village is proud to offer a veritable cornucopia of energy-efficient residential designs, Anglo Caribbean-style elevations and distinctive color palettes.

As the first and only community to be located within Lake Placid's town limits, The Village is about 100 yards away from the sparkling 3,500 acre Lake June and its community boat launching ramp, and less than a 10 minute walk (or a 5 minute bike ride) from all the quaint shops, museums, restaurants, healthcare, financial and professional services of a home town that's been twice voted

Florida's Rural Community Of The Year!

The Village’s expert land planning and distinctively colorful architecture have been specifically designed to assure never-boring streetscapes and an activity-enriched, easy-going, "get to know your neighbors" feel for the entire community.

The Village’s distinctive neighborhoods are dotted with numerous small parks and other carefully planned residential green spaces. Additionally, each Village resident can chose to enjoy their own private garden and relaxation areas or opt to take advantage of the abundant interactivity options encouraged by the community’s master plan.

If you’ve been thinking about escaping from the 24-hour-a-day hustle and hassle of big city life, Lake Placid’s Village on Lake Rachard might just offer everything you’ve been looking for in a small town community to call home.

The Village offers a collection of traditionally planned adult and family neighborhoods built around a wide selection of uncommonly exciting, easy living and easy access 1- and 2-story, 2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom single family Garden and Cottage homes.

Specifically designed by master architects to emulate the look of classic Anglo-Caribbean-style residences, The Village’s single family homes range from a stepless entry, easy access 2-bedroom, 2-bath attached Garden home with 1,213 (up to to 1,534) sq. ft. of air-conditioned living area, to easy living 2, 3 and 4 bedroom detached Cottage homes with 1,670 to 3,098 sq. ft. of fully personalized air-conditioned living area. By taking advantage of The Village’s wide range of bonus rooms and flex plan options, you can easily configure a Cottage home to contain up to 7 bedrooms and 5 1/2 baths should your lifestyle call for it.

To further accent the laid-back, informal feel of The Village, all homes offer inviting front porches, optional alley-access garages and picturesque accents of metal seam roofs. The Village’s energy efficient, low maintenance homes will be showcased by manicured lawns and lush landscaping, while the community will have a network of sidewalks, gathering areas and picturesque parks that will enhance the community’s natural beauty and encourage social interaction.

The Orlando office of the nationally renowned architectural firm of Bloodgood Sharp and Buster designed the Village’s eight model homes with more than 45 optional floor plan and bonus room options that can be utilized to include such lifestyle-enhancing features as game / playrooms, home offices, extra bedrooms, dens, expanded master suites, guest rooms, lanais, garden courtyards and splash pools.

According to Gregory L. Arnone, principal of The Village’s development company, “Our vision and ultimate goal is to create a pedestrian-friendly, multi-generational community with a hometown sense of place that gives The Village’s homebuyers the opportunity to select the plan and residential ‘look’ that best fits their individual lifestyle and living needs”.

Developer – Builders – Land Planners and Engineers
Architects – Landscape Designers

The Village’s developer, Arnone Consulting, Inc. led by its founder and president Gregory L. Arnone, a 20-year residential development and construction veteran, knows it takes an exceptional development team to build a dream. To assure that every aspect of The Village will be the best that it can possibly be, he has built a team of nationally recognized builders, land planners, architectural designers and landscape architects to help fashion a community already recognized as one of Lake Placid’s premier water-oriented residential addresses.

This synergy of planning and design will not only maintain the beauty and integrity of The Village’s natural setting, but will create a wide variety of state-of-the-art, energy-efficient homes with wide-open, easy living and easy access floor plans as well as a host of community amenities where The Village’s adult and family residents can easily and comfortably interact and enjoy an unmatched, activity-enhanced quality of life in this one-of-a-kind Traditional Neighborhood Development.