Southshore Bay

Medley at Southshore Bay is the gated 55+ active adult neighborhood within the larger Southshore Bay master-planned community in Wimauma, Florida, roughly 30 minutes south of downtown Tampa and a short drive north of Bradenton and Sarasota. Lennar broke ground on the age-restricted enclave in 2017 and continues to build a mix of attached villas and single-family homes here, with plans for approximately 655 residences at completion — about 226 villas and the balance single-family. Floor plans range from roughly 1,396 to 2,785 square feet, with collections including The Villas, The Manors, and The Grand Estates. The Grand Estates sit on 70-foot homesites and offer three-bedroom, three-bath single-story homes with three-car garages, while smaller plans like the Eventide, Daybreak, Soleil, and Ray cater to right-sizing buyers. All homes are built under Lennar's 'Everything's Included' program with aging-in-place touches such as open-entry walk-in showers with built-in benches, wide doorways, and smart home features powered by ULTRAFi high-speed internet. The signature amenity is the 5.5-acre Crystal Lagoon — a Metro Lagoon by Crystal Lagoons that brought the tropical lagoon-living concept from Chile to Hillsborough County. Residents get free access (non-residents pay a day-use fee) plus perks like complimentary loungers and discounted kayak and paddleboard rentals. The lagoon features a sandy beach entry, swim-up bar, cabanas, tide pool area, and calm turquoise water kept clean through remote-monitored filtration. Beyond the lagoon, Medley residents have their own private Medley Club with a resort-style pool and lap pool, fitness center, café/restaurant open for lunch and dinner, card room, billiards, multipurpose rooms, tiki bar, event lawn, and pet wash station. Outdoor recreation includes pickleball courts, tennis courts, bocce ball courts, a volleyball court, a dog park, golf-cart paths, a zen garden, and miles of connected walking and biking trails that wind through the master plan. Because Medley sits inside a 1,000-acre master-planned community with non-age-restricted sections built by D.R. Horton and Skymor, residents enjoy the amenity depth and energy of a mixed-generation development while keeping the privacy of a gated, age-qualified neighborhood. The HOA is remarkably low for the Tampa metro — roughly $79 to $91 per month — though a CDD assessment applies in addition. A full-time lifestyle director programs social events, clubs, and fitness classes, with active groups around pickleball, tennis, bocce, billiards, and volleyball. Wimauma itself remains a quiet, nature-adjacent pocket of south Hillsborough County with quick access to I-75, the shops and medical offices of Sun City Center just minutes away, U.S. 301 dining, Ellenton Premium Outlets, Little Manatee River State Park, and Gulf Coast beaches. Tampa International and Sarasota-Bradenton International airports are both within easy reach, and spring training facilities and championship golf courses dot the surrounding area.