Renaissance, in plain terms
Renaissance is a gated, resort-style community in Wellen Park (Venice), built by Mattamy Homes — roughly 680 to 700 homes made up of one-story paired villas and single-family homes (up to about 3,300 square feet), in Coastal, West Indies, and Spanish styles. The community is now largely sold out, so most sales are resales with a final phase of new construction. It is not age-restricted.
What makes Renaissance different: full amenities without bundled golf
Renaissance's identity is the affordable, full-amenity Wellen Park community without bundled golf. Residents get resort amenities — clubhouse, resort-style pool, fitness center, tennis, pickleball, bocce, dog park, and a full-time activities director — with no golf course or bundled golf cost baked into the dues. It's smaller and more intimate than some larger Wellen Park neighborhoods, and you can walk, bike, or take a golf cart to Downtown Wellen. It's often cited as one of the more attainably-priced full-amenity options in Wellen Park — a genuinely different value equation than the golf communities nearby.
Why one Renaissance home is worth more than another
Value here turns on specifics. The biggest swing factors: villa vs. single-family (separate micro-markets); preserve or water view vs. an interior lot (many homes here have water views, which command a premium); pool vs. non-pool; how close the home sits to the amenity center; outdoor-living upgrades; and larger Signature Series homes vs. smaller villas. Because the community was built in a narrow window, lot, view, upgrades, and floor plan usually matter more than a home's age. A national estimate can't see any of this; a local comparative market analysis prices it in.
Home types behave like separate micro-markets
Renaissance pairs one-story villas — popular with downsizers and seasonal owners — with single-family homes up to roughly 3,300 square feet, including larger Signature Series plans. These draw different buyers and price differently, so a villa sale isn't a reliable comp for a single-family home.
Fees and location
Renaissance is gated, with an HOA plus a CDD assessment on the annual tax bill — standard for Wellen Park communities, and something to factor into ownership cost (amounts change, so verify current figures; how gated-community fees work). It sits in the hub of Wellen Park, a short walk, bike, or golf-cart ride to Downtown Wellen's restaurants, lakefront, and events and the Marketplace shopping center, with CoolToday Park nearby and the Gulf beaches about 15 to 20 minutes away. Because it's nearly built out, most sales are resales (more on new vs. resale).
Renaissance vs. other Venice and Wellen Park communities
Buyers weighing Renaissance are usually also comparing nearby communities. Where Sarasota National is built around bundled golf and Grand Palm around nature and preserves, Renaissance is the full-amenity, no-golf, more-affordable option — and it's more walkable to Downtown Wellen than most. If you're also weighing IslandWalk or the newer Sunstone, Renaissance stands out for pairing resort amenities with a lower overall cost of ownership.
Renaissance home value questions
It depends heavily on villa vs. single-family, view (water, preserve, or interior lot), pool, proximity to amenities, and upgrades. Use the instant estimate above for a ballpark, then a local comparative market analysis for a real, address-specific number.
Yes. Paired villas and single-family homes (up to about 3,300 sq ft, including larger Signature Series plans) draw different buyers and behave like separate micro-markets.
Mattamy Homes. It's a gated community of roughly 680 to 700 homes in Wellen Park, Venice, now largely sold out with mostly resales.
No. Renaissance is not age-restricted and all ages are welcome.
Yes. Like most Wellen Park communities, Renaissance has a CDD assessment on the annual tax bill in addition to HOA dues. Amounts change, so verify current figures for a specific home.
You pay a one-time fee to list on the MLS instead of a percentage commission. Putnam Realty Group offers tiers starting at $499.