Fieldstone Lakes

Fieldstone Lakes is a low-maintenance, retirement-focused community of 236 freestanding ranch and Cape Cod-style cluster homes tucked off Bender Road in southeastern Elyria, right at the North Ridgeville border. Construction began in 2006 and new homes are still being built by William Thomas Homes, the local builder who also manages the master HOA. The neighborhood is organized into three sections — the Commons, the Enclave, and the Village — each with its own sub-HOA and Codes of Regulation, all sitting under one master association. Homes are 2-3 bedrooms with 2 baths, attached two-car garages, underground utilities, masonry block foundations, low-maintenance vinyl siding, and self-sealing roof shingles. Buyers choose from roughly 15 flexible floor plans, with options for sunrooms, covered porches, and attic storage above the garage. Interiors feature spacious foyers, formal dining areas, open kitchens, and primary suites with walk-in closets. The community is not deed-restricted to 55+ but is marketed toward active adults and downsizers drawn to the carefree living model: a standout $10-per-month HOA covers mowing, mulching, common grounds, and snow removal, so owners can lock and leave without worrying about yard work or winter shoveling. The setting is genuinely pretty — small lakes, ponds, and green spaces thread through the neighborhood, and walking the internal streets is a primary amenity. There is no on-site clubhouse in the resort-style sense, no pool, and no on-site golf; the lifestyle draw is the low-maintenance build and the quiet lake-and-pond surroundings, not a full activities calendar. Location is a strong selling point. Fieldstone Lakes sits minutes from I-480 and the Ohio Turnpike (I-80), putting downtown Cleveland about 23 miles and roughly 30 minutes away, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport about a 20-minute drive. Everyday shopping — Walmart Supercenter, ALDI, Giant Eagle — is within five miles, and Walmart Pharmacy and Discount Drug Mart are essentially walkable. Healthcare is well covered by Mercy Health Allen Hospital and University Hospitals St. John Medical Center within about ten miles. Golfers have the Nicklaus-designed Valley of the Eagles Golf Club — the only Nicklaus daily-fee course in Northern Ohio — and Elyria Country Club a short drive away, while Cascade and Elywood Parks, Lake Erie beaches, and the Rocky River Reservation of the Cleveland Metroparks are all close by for everyday outdoor time.