Riverview, FL

Lake St. Charles

Located in Riverview, a town rich in heritage and tradition, this community has a number of impressive qualities to offer. Lake St. Charles offers a beautiful rural lifestyle without the noise, distraction, and hustle of an urban environment. The mossy oaks and scattered ponds throughout this community make it especially beautiful as well as unique.

Surrounding a 70 acre lake and established as over 420 acres of residential property in Southeast Hillsborough County, homes within the Lake St. Charles community are in and around conservation areas where the trees grow un-disturbed and ponds are rich with wildlife. Birds and other small woodland creatures also call this place home, making the scenery much more enjoyable and nature a part of everyday life. Near the community, the Alafia River winds through Riverview Florida, making the setting for this serene community even more enjoyable.

Located a short distance from the interstate systems, the location of the Lake St. Charles community makes the trip to Tampa, Brandon Florida, or the Bay-area beaches a much quicker, easier, and more economical venture. Just twelve miles South of Tampa, the commute to MacDill is also made easier, and many military families choose Lake St. Charles as their home.

Within the Lake St. Charles community there are several ways to entertain children and guests. The community center is the perfect place for homeowners to gather and have a good time. Homeowners have exclusive access to a beautiful Junior-Olympic sized swimming pool with a heated spa and wading pool with fountains, a ten-acre Recreational Park, Basketball Courts, Soccer Field, three lighted Tennis Courts, two Children's Playgrounds, a 70-acre Recreational Lake with a lake-view park, and a ten-acre passive recreational park for those lazy summer days. With all these options for entertainment, this community is the ideal place for anyone to live!

The Homeowners Association for Lake St. Charles owns no land, and is primarily in charge of ensuring that all property complies with the architectural standards. The parks and recreational areas of this community are governed by the Lake St. Charles' Community Development District, which enters into contracts to maintain the landscape for all of the communal areas. Homeowners, however, must maintain their own lots, but the Homeowners Association makes special deals with local business owners to make this task easier.

Homeowners in the Lake St. Charles community have several dining, shopping, and entertainment options available to them. The Westfield Mall in Brandon and the Prime Outlets in Ellenton are two of the highest rated shopping centers that are only a short drive away. There are also lots of other local shopping plazas with grocery stores, pharmacies, banks, convenience stores, and local small businesses in the Riverview area within minutes of this wonderful community. The Riverview Library is nearby and is always looking for new volunteers for those who like to get involved for a valuable local cause.

There are also several highly rated schools that are available to children of homeowners of the Lake St. Charles community. These schools include: Sessums Elementary, Riverview Elementary, Boyette Springs Elementary, Collins Elementary, Symmes Elementary, Rogers Middle, Giunta Middle, and Progress Village Middle schools as well as private schools and area high schools.

From the wide open spaces and beautiful natural environment to the caring members of the community and the wide variety of activities that are offered, Lake St. Charles is the ideal living environment. Homeowners in Lake St. Charles enjoy living in Maintenance Free Villas and Single Family Homes from the $200,000s and up. There homes available. For more information please call your local Twin Palms Realty Inc Agent today!