Esplanade at the Heights

Esplanade at the Heights is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community built by Taylor Morrison within the larger Heights master-planned community off State Road 70 in Bradenton, Manatee County. It is a genuinely distinct community from Taylor Morrison’s other Florida Esplanade developments, including Esplanade at Wellen Park, Esplanade by the Islands, Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, and Esplanade Lake Club, all of which are already covered separately on this site; buyers should take care not to conflate facts across Taylor Morrison’s extensive Esplanade brand family. Construction began roughly in 2020 or 2021, with the community largely complete by 2024, though a few move-in-ready homes reportedly remained available as of this research. Home count estimates vary across sources, with one estimate citing roughly 260 total homes, though this figure was not fully confirmed and should be verified directly with Taylor Morrison. Both single-family and attached villa product is offered, with all homes built as single-story designs, across four distinct model lines. Pricing shows a genuinely wide spread across the sources reviewed, ranging from roughly $435,000 up to $2,450,000 — a range wide enough to suggest the community includes distinct sub-sections or home types with meaningfully different price points, possibly including a higher-end estate collection alongside more standard villa and single-family product. This wide range should be verified directly before being published as a single characterization of the community’s pricing, since the upper figure appears unusually high for a mid-size Bradenton 55-plus community relative to comparable Taylor Morrison developments elsewhere in the region. The community’s amenity center includes a clubhouse, a resort-style pool and spa with a cabana area, a fitness center, and pickleball and tennis courts. Some sources describe the amenity center as still completing certain multipurpose spaces as of a recent snapshot, so current completion status should be verified directly before publishing specific claims about full amenity availability. HOA fees are reported with genuine inconsistency across sources: one set of figures cites $294 to $1,577 per month for homes and $546 to $1,640 per month for townhomes, while another source cites approximately $434 per month specifically for newer construction. This unusually wide spread likely reflects a mix of base HOA tiers and bundled-fee structures across the community’s different construction phases and housing types, and should be verified directly with the HOA before being cited as a settled figure. Community Development District status was not confirmed for Esplanade at the Heights in this research. For healthcare access, Manatee Memorial Hospital serves the broader Bradenton area, though a specific distance from Esplanade at the Heights itself was not independently confirmed in this research. For air travel, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport similarly serves the broader area without an independently confirmed community-specific distance. Given the genuine gaps identified in this research around exact home count, pricing range, and HOA fee structure, prospective buyers should treat this profile as a starting point for direct verification with Taylor Morrison or a local agent rather than a fully complete picture of the community. Esplanade at the Heights’ position within the larger Heights master-planned community gives residents genuine access to shared infrastructure and amenities that extend beyond the Esplanade section’s own gated boundaries, a pattern common across Taylor Morrison’s many communities built as age-restricted sections within larger, mixed-age master plans. This positioning gives buyers access to a broader base of nearby retail, dining, and recreational infrastructure than a fully standalone, isolated active-adult community could typically offer on its own, while still preserving the age-restricted, gated character of the Esplanade section itself. Bradenton’s State Road 70 corridor has seen substantial residential growth over the past decade, positioning Esplanade at the Heights within a genuinely convenient location relative to both downtown Bradenton and the broader Sarasota-Bradenton metro area’s healthcare, shopping, and cultural infrastructure. Buyers evaluating the community against other Manatee County active-adult options should weigh its single-story housing stock, itself a genuine advantage for buyers prioritizing aging in place without stairs, against the specific pricing and fee uncertainties identified in this research, confirming exact figures directly with Taylor Morrison or a local agent before finalizing a purchase decision. As with any community still working through the final stages of its construction, buyers should also confirm current phase status and remaining new-construction availability directly with Taylor Morrison’s sales office before assuming the community is entirely sold out. Overall, Esplanade at the Heights offers a genuinely well-located, single-story active-adult option within one of Manatee County’s more established growth corridors, appealing to buyers who prioritize proximity to both Bradenton and the broader Sarasota-Bradenton metro area. Prospective buyers should confirm current pricing, HOA fees, and precise healthcare-facility distances directly with Taylor Morrison or a local agent before finalizing any purchase decision, since several of these figures showed genuine inconsistency across the various sources reviewed for this profile. Taylor Morrison remains one of Florida’s most active and well-regarded active-adult builders, giving buyers reasonable confidence in the underlying construction quality even where specific pricing and fee figures require direct verification with the sales office before a final purchase decision is made.

Age Restriction

Esplanade at the Heights is an age-restricted, 55-plus, gated community built by Taylor Morrison within the larger Heights master-planned community off State Road 70 in Bradenton, Manatee County. It is a genuinely distinct community from Taylor Morrison’s other Florida Esplanade developments, including Esplanade at Wellen Park, Esplanade by the Islands, Esplanade Golf & Country Club at Lakewood Ranch, and Esplanade Lake Club, all already covered separately on this site.

Housing Types

• Single-family homes
• Attached villas (single-story, four model lines)

Pricing

Esplanade at the Heights was built starting roughly 2020-2021, with construction largely complete by 2024, though a few move-in-ready homes reportedly remained available as of this research. Home count estimates vary; one estimate cites roughly 260 total homes, though this was not fully confirmed. Both single-family and attached villa product is offered, all single-story, across four model lines. Pricing shows a genuinely wide spread across sources, from roughly $435,000 up to $2,450,000, a range wide enough to suggest distinct sub-sections or home types within the community; this should be verified directly before publishing a specific range, since the top end appears unusually high for a mid-size Bradenton 55-plus community.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: HOA fees are reported inconsistently: one set of figures cites $294 to $1,577 per month for homes and $546 to $1,640 per month for townhomes, while another cites approximately $434 per month for newer construction. This spread is unusually wide and should be verified directly, likely reflecting a mix of base HOA tiers and bundled-fee structures across different construction phases.

CDD Assessment: Community Development District status was not confirmed for Esplanade at the Heights in this research.

Amenities

• Amenity center with a clubhouse
• Resort-style pool and spa with a cabana area
• Fitness center
• Pickleball and tennis courts

Getting Around

Healthcare: Manatee Memorial Hospital serves the broader Bradenton area; a specific distance from Esplanade at the Heights itself was not independently confirmed in this research.

Airport: Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport serves the broader Bradenton area; a specific distance from Esplanade at the Heights itself was not independently confirmed in this research.