This exceptional home, built in 2003, located in the award winning Hawthorne at Leesburg community, features 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, an office/den, and an additional bonus room suitable for a craft room or TV room. The property also includes a screen porch on the front, carport and a large utility room ideal for a workshop or storage. With 1750 square feet of living space under air, this residence offers ample space for relaxation and entertainment. Recent upgrades include a new roof and the replacement of most windows with double pane windows. Hawthorne at Leesburg is a private, gated 55+ community that offers everything to keep you entertained without the congestion of some communities. You can be busy every day of the week or just relax at the pool. Amenities Included in Your Maintenance Fee: Hawthorne’s courtesy bus will pick you up and drop you off right at your door for weekly trips to stores, banks and malls. Fitness room available Library on site Wi-Fi available in our spacious club house Garden plots available for residents to grow vegetables and flowers Storage area for boats, recreational vehicles and trailers Outdoor geo-thermally heated swimming pool and two enclosed therapeutic pools Men’s and women’s sauna Twenty-four (24) tournament class, lighted shuffleboard courts affiliated with the Florida Shuffleboard Association Northern District. Four tennis courts (2 lighted) Three pickleball courts. they also have four bocce courts, Softball field (men’s and women’s teams) Putting area and 18-hole pitch and putt course Two dragon boats for recreational as well as competitive use Three card rooms in main recreation hall – Like to play Bridge, or how about Mahjong or Arizona Rummy? A billiard room with four championship tables How about a game of croquet with the grandkids or a group of friends? Amenities available at an extra cost. Check with HOA for current fees. Marina with over 120 boat slips, mostly covered, as well as a boat launch on site. Fully equipped woodcrafters’ shop with over 1500 square feet of space. Laundromat on premises with commercial sized washers and dryers (coin operated) Hawthorne boasts a concert series each year with artists from around the country. Many travel to see our +concerts from areas around Central Florida. The following emergency services are included in your monthly maintenance fee: • Hawthorne has private emergency services dedicated solely to the community. • Three state-certified firefighter/emergency medical technicians (EMT) are on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, including holidays. • Three emergency response vehicles are available 24/7. • A gate house is staffed at the main entrance 24/7. • Hawthorne has monitored private entrances with bar code accessed gates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. • State-of-the-art emergency alarm buttons in each home are designed to summon EMTs in mere minutes. • Remote necklace alarms are available for a minimal monthly fee. • The Hawthorne community is routinely patrolled. • There are two automatic external cardiac defibrillators onboard emergency response vehicles.