Named by Money Magazine as one of the best places to live, Deer Island, Florida is a place like no other. Deer Island is a gated, private island, golf community sited near Mount Dora. Often called Mount Dora's private island, Deer Island Golf and Country Club is an exclusive community with tropical breezes and amazing waterfront views with an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Joe Lee. To view the course click here.

Surrounded by Lake Dora and Lake Beauclaire, Deer Island Golf and Country Club has amazing water and golf views from every one of the magnificent homes located on this island. These exclusive addresses offer clay tile roofs, driveway pavers, granite countertops, tile flooring, crown molding, and so much more.

Although you have the privacy of being on an island it is centrally located 45 minutes from the theme parks of Orlando (Disney, Universal, SeaWorld), 60 minutes from the beaches (Daytona, New Smyrna, Cocoa) and the Ocala National Forest for hunting and camping.

Deer Island is surrounded by the Harris Chain of Lakes which totals approximately 76,000 acres. The Harris Chain is connected to the St Johns River which enters the Atlantic Ocean near Jacksonville. You can get to the ocean from your backyard! It is great for boating, skiing and jet-skiing with lower boat traffic than other Orlando lakes.  It has great fishing and is home to some of the biggest largemouth bass in Florida.

In addition to golfing, boating and fishing, Deer Island residents enjoy scenic bike rides, tennis, and boating. Located within minutes of historic Mount Dora, Deer Island residents can drive or boat over for fine dining and shopping at any one of the beautiful antique and specialty shops that Mount Dora is known for.

Mount Dora offers annual events such as the Mount Dora Arts Festival, an antique boat show, antique car show, sailing regatta, golf tournament, crafts fair, bicycle festival, and an annual Christmas lighting festival.  Mount Dora has been named by Florida Living Magazine as Florida's "Friendliest Small Town" and is noted as having the best antique shopping area in the state of Florida.  Money Magazine ranked it in the "Top 10 Best Retirement Towns". Mount Dora, when it comes to the overall cost-of-living, rates a 74, with 100 being the national average, ranking it below the cost-of-living in many other areas of the United States. Average Winter Temp=60F and Summer=82.5F

Community Website- http://deerislandfl.org/

This Prime Lakefront Lot is:

·         Ready for you to build your dream home

·         Cleared lot with all utilities in place

·         Permitted for private dock

·         Permitted for weed removal along shoreline

·         Not in a flood zone

·         Sub-surface soil penetration test conducted.

·         No State Income or Estate Tax

·         Low Real Estate Taxes with Homestead Exemption

·         Priced to sell at $299,000

                                Lot 22E location on Deer Island                                   Picture from back of lot                                                                Picture of street in front of lot



Contact 404-435-0205 or email info@DeerIslandLot.com