Four Seasons at Chestnut Ridge

Four Seasons at Chestnut Ridge is a sold-out 55+ active adult community of 229 single-family ranch homes spread across nearly 100 acres in Elyria, Ohio, developed by national builder K. Hovnanian between 2019 and 2024. Sitting at the corner of Chestnut Ridge Road and Bender Road in Lorain County — about 30 minutes southwest of downtown Cleveland and 17 miles from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport — the community was designed from the ground up around a low-maintenance, resort-style lifestyle where residents can put the lawnmower and snow blower away for good. The community was built out across three phases and offered eight different ranch floorplans ranging from roughly 1,324 to 2,588 square feet, with resale inventory now trending larger (up to around 3,200 sq ft on expanded builds). Every home is a slab-on-grade ranch with no stairs (unless buyers opted for a basement or bonus loft storage in the garage), and floorplans are built around open-concept living with high ceilings, two bedrooms plus a flex room that can function as a home office or third bedroom, modern kitchens with quartz islands and walk-in pantries, and owner's suites with oversized closets. Popular options on the original builds included three-car tandem garages (with room for a Harley or classic car), covered porches, in-law suites with kitchenettes for multi-generational living, and premium pond or walking-path lots. Social life revolves around a large central clubhouse with a fireplace-anchored gathering space, a fitness center, yoga studio, billiards room, and multi-purpose rooms used for card games, meetings, and community events. Outside, the clubhouse veranda opens onto a resort-style outdoor pool, a fire pit, and a bocce ball court, with pickleball courts, a tennis court, walking trails, and a dog park rounding out the amenity package. Grandkids are welcome in the pool during designated hours. Residents have organized clubs around wine, bridge and other card games, and social gatherings — the community regularly hosts open-house-style mixers that have become a hallmark of the neighborhood's social culture since its 2019 opening. The HOA is a flat $215 per month and covers landscaping, snow removal, and access to all common grounds and amenities, which means no separate gym membership, no pool maintenance fee, and no landscaping bills on top of the fee. Elyria itself offers day-to-day convenience — ALDI, Giant Eagle, Walmart, CVS, and Save a Lot are all close by, along with three hospital systems (University Hospitals Elyria, Mercy Regional, and Elyria Medical Center). For bigger outings, residents are 20–25 minutes from Avon and North Ridgeville shopping, 30 minutes from downtown Cleveland for Browns, Guardians, and Cavaliers games plus the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and a short drive from four area golf courses including Forest Hills, Elyria Country Club, Cherry Ridge, and Valley of the Eagles. Quick access to I-90, I-80, and Routes 2, 10, 57, 83, and 113 makes the location unusually well-connected for a quiet suburban setting.