NEW UPDATED PRICE! Welcome to this one of a kind home in River Place. This home boasts 3 bedrooms with an office that could easily be a 4th bedroom along with an oversized bonus room upstairs and a half bath. The heated square footage is over 2700 and when you add the lanai square footage it's over 3500. The first-floor primary suite has a slider to the pool area, dual walk-in closets, an en-suite bathroom with dual sinks, a garden soaking tub and a walk-in shower. On the other side of the home, you will find 2 more nice size bedrooms that share a full bath in the hallway. Walk up the stairs to your bonus room which could double as a second living room, playroom or overnight guest space along with their own half bath. The living and kitchen space is all open with beautiful views out to the lanai. The heated saltwater pool was just resurfaced, a new pool pump was added, along with a brand new spa, the lanai was expanded to add an outdoor kitchen (2022). Nothing to do but enjoy the great outdoor space while cooking and watching TV. Some recent updates to this home include. AC (2022), most appliances (2022), microwave (2024), dishwasher (2019). Brand New dock and stairs replaced. New lighting updated throughout the home. The highlight of this home is the lot!! As you walk outback you will find a stairway to a dock that leads right out to the Braden River. You can put your boat or kayak right outback and fish or take a ride down the river to visit two local restaurants. Pick where you would like to dine at the iconic Linger Lodge or enjoy the lively atmosphere of Jiggs Landing, complete with pub food, refreshing beverages and live music. Nowhere else can you pull up your boat and enjoy an evening out. This home is nestled on Tara Preserve. You can watch the tropical birds, and other wildlife right in your own backyard while enjoying two golf courses which are located up the street on Tara Boulevard. The desirable Lakewood Ranch, featuring Main Street and Waterside Place. Easy access to I-75, UTC Mall and tons of other shopping, premier golf courses, and the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches including, Lido, Longboat Key, Holmes Beach, and Coquina Beach and the iconic Anna Maria Island. Low HOA and no CDD which is a big plus.