Gated 5.86-Acre Lakefront Estate — Lakeland, Florida

A rare six-acre holding inside Lakeland city limits: 5.86 fully gated acres wrapped around a private lake with an ornamental fountain at its center. The residence was custom built in 1990 by a well-regarded local builder and has been carefully maintained since. Roughly 6,732 square feet of heated living area is arranged with most of the living space on one level — five bedrooms, five full and one half bathrooms, and a separate executive office. Upstairs, a large bonus room with its own full bath serves as a media suite or converts to a sixth bedroom with the addition of a closet. Custom cabinetry and unusually generous storage run throughout the home. Outside, a screened pool area with a covered bar and a full exterior bathroom overlooks landscaped grounds laid out for privacy. The oversized three-bay garage is deep enough for a boat, larger vehicles, or up to six cars parked in tandem, with a separate pad for guest parking. Scale, seclusion and a privately owned lake rarely come together this close to the center of Lakeland — the quiet of a country property, minutes from dining, medical facilities and the Polk Parkway, in one of Florida's fastest-growing corridors. MLS L4960558 · Polk County · Built 1990 · 5.86 acres

• Bridgefield Phase 02, in the Oakbridge area of southwest Lakeland, Polk County. Deed-restricted community with sidewalks. Direct access to the Polk Parkway (FL-570) via Oakbridge Boulevard puts Lakeland's medical district, dining and retail within minutes, with Tampa and Orlando each roughly an hour away. Assigned schools: Dixieland Elementary, Southwest Middle School, Kathleen High.