Medley at Southshore Bay

Medley at Southshore Bay is a gated, guard-attended 55+ active adult community developed by Lennar in Wimauma, Florida, tucked into southern Hillsborough County between Tampa and Bradenton along the SR-674 corridor. Construction began in 2017, and at completion the neighborhood will hold approximately 854 homes — about 226 attached villas and 628 single-family homes across four Lennar collections: The Villas (low-maintenance attached homes from roughly 1,396–1,747 sq ft), The Manors (single-family from about 1,646–2,104 sq ft), The Estates (2,216–2,775 sq ft with up to 3-car garages), and The Grand Estates (the largest single-family floor plans). All homes are built under Lennar's Everything's Included® program, designed with aging-in-place features: open-concept floor plans, walk-in showers with built-in benches, covered lanais, and ULTRAFi gigabit internet. Recent home sales have generally ranged from the high $200s for smaller villa resales to the high $500s and low $600s for new Grand Estates. Medley functions as a 55+ sub-association within the larger master-planned Southshore Bay community, which means residents enjoy a double layer of amenities. Inside the Medley gates is a private clubhouse exclusive to Medley residents (owned as of November 2025 by the Medley HOA itself following a special assessment) with a cafe/bar, restaurant open for lunch and dinner, ballroom, resort-style pool with lap lanes, fitness center, billiards, card room, pickleball and bocce courts, tennis courts, and a dog park. Just beyond the Medley gates, residents can also access Southshore Bay's signature feature: one of the first Crystal Lagoons in the United States, a 5.5-acre man-made turquoise lagoon with a swim-up tiki bar, sand beach, kayaking, paddleboarding, snorkeling, and sand volleyball. Walking trails wind through the community, and the layout is explicitly golf-cart friendly. Day-to-day life leans toward resort-style relaxation — an on-site Lifestyle Director coordinates clubs and events, and social gatherings center around the pool deck, the tiki bar, and the lagoon. The community is organized across two CDDs (Hidden Creek CDD for the northern section, Southshore Bay CDD for the southern section), both billed annually on Hillsborough County property tax bills as non-ad valorem assessments. Villa owners pay a higher monthly HOA than single-family owners because villa fees cover roof replacement and exterior maintenance. Beyond the gates, residents are about 30 minutes south of downtown Tampa, 15 minutes from Apollo Beach and Bahia Beach on the Gulf, and 6 miles from Little Manatee River State Park. Sun City Center — with its larger medical and shopping ecosystem — is the closest neighbor to the east.