PARRISH — Residents are enjoying it now, but the new 4-acre lagoon at Seaire is slated to open to the public early next year with paddleboard and kayak rentals and a water obstacle course.
Guests will be able to purchase day tickets to the unheated lagoon for $10 to $60 per person, depending on the season, with summer being more costly, said Lisa Gibbings, vice president of of corporate affairs for builder Metro Development Group.
Still under construction, Seaire, at the corner of Mocassin Wallow Road and Carter Road, has sold 580 homes, about 20% of its projected 3,000, she said, adding that eight builders are offering townhomes that start in the mid-$300s and single-family homes with prices surpassing $1 million.
When open to the public, lagoon amenities will be similar to other MetroLagoons in Southwest Florida that feature swim-up bars, food trucks, live entertainment, water slides, private cabanas and more.
Other regional lagoon destinations include Mirada Lagoon in San Antonio, Epperson Lagoon in Wesley Chapel, Southshore Bay Lagoon in Wimauma and Brightwater Lagoon in North Fort Myers. Some locations recently hosted Christmas in July parties and are planning New Year’s eve parties; other activities offered on the shores of the lagoons include cigar night, bartending classes, line dancing and yoga, she said.
MetroLagoon opened the first-ever lagoon within a master planned community at Epperson, Gibbings said, and the largest-ever, Mirada, at more than 15 acres. Another is planned for the Jacksonville area. Seaire opened July 4.
The development is designed to make coastal-style living more accessible to more people, Gibbings said.
“Living on the water can be extremely expensive and there’s limited availability,” she said, in addition to high insurance costs, property taxes and flooding risk. “The vision was to design inland coastal living with a beach relaxation lifestyle more available to more people at an affordable price.”
Residents are able to reach the lagoon and nearby businesses by golf cart, she said.
For more information, visit SeaireFL.com.
Cindy Lane is a staff writer for the Tampa Bay Beacons. She can be reached at clane@tbnweekly.com.