In recent years, architects and media alike have denounced big houses. These behemoths, they say, are ugly, vacuous and without soul; in short, “there’s no there there.” While such criticisms certainly characterize some big houses out there, they do not describe every big house built today. Many are well designed, with soul oozing from every corner. This truism came to mind as I toured six large furnished models at the Founder’s Club, a new subdivision in Sarasota Fl Real Estate. The houses had 4,700 to 7,500 square feet of “conditioned space,” plus another 1,000 square feet of shaded outdoor living space around a swimming pool and 800 to 1,500 square feet of patio around the pool itself.

As is often case in new-home communities with several builders competing for the same market, there are many similarities in the models. Each one has a U-shaped footprint that wraps around the lanai and pool area. The formal entry is centered in the “bottom” of the U, where it opens onto formal living and dining areas. Turn towards one side of the house, and you’re heading for the master suite; turn towards the other and you’ll be in the eat-in kitchen and family room area.

The guest suites, a necessity when you live in a climate that beckons relatives and friends from November to April, are discreetly placed at some distance from the master suite, usually on a second floor. Each house also has a bonus game room for those few summer months when the weather during the day is insufferable, and the three largest houses have home theaters.

To find the perfect home, Palm Beach realtor Annette Smith is available to help you be an informed home buyer or home seller in today’s changing Sarasota real estate market.

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