42726 Valley Brooks St, Punta Gorda, Florida
List Price: $449,000
MLS Number: C7491171

5 REASONS YOUR SEARCH IS OVER! ONE: Low Interest Rate! = 4.9% for (2 years) TWO: Huge Great Room! = at 30ft long, it's almost 500sqft in an extra-open floor plan THREE: 3-Car Garage! = Hobby/workshop/2car+golf cart FOUR: Luxe upgrades throughout! FIVE: NO-FLOOD ZONE on a premium lot overlooking a Nature Preserve! Highly motivated sellers asking $32K below the build price for this 2024 never-lived-in Pulte Mystique 2-bed/2-bath home in famously hurricane-resistant Babcock Ranch. An outstanding open floor plan maximizes the living areas--with 9 ft ceilings, 8ft doors, and crown molding. The lot backs to a nature preserve, so no neighbors in back, ever! The Preserve is the view from the great room--with space for an entertainment center, pool table, conversation nooks, farm table, play area... The upgraded kitchen boasts: soft-close cabinetry/drawers and Quartz countertops (same for bathrooms), plus upgraded SS appliances with slide-in gas range, a dove-gray Blanco sink, and butlers pantry. The Master suite has a spa-like bath with double vanity, huge shower and walk-in closet. For those with a workshop hobby, side-business, or car enthusiast -- this house sports a 3-car tandem garage with a 220 outlet and EV charge port. There's also loads of inside climate-controlled storage in a large laundry room and walk-in utility closet. Hurricane safety glass means no need for on-and-off shutters. Babcock Ranch is a master planned community focused on solar sustainability and hurricane safety. Utility cables run underground, it's own water system; and at 30' above sea level with ecology planning, NO flood insurance requirement! In fact, the community Field House recently acted as an evac-center during Hurricane Milton. This is "America's First Solar Town" built to make people healthy and happy with: community pools, nature trails, festivals, concerts, farmer's markets, wellness programs, lighted racket-sport courts, dog parks and coming soon, a skate park. And it's just a golf cart ride to the grocery store/shopping/dining : ) Babcock Ranch K-12 schools are charter schools of choice with a brand new sports complex. Babcock Ranch has been featured on CNN, 60 Minutes and Time Magazine -- and did lose any power or internet after hurricane Ian's direct hit. Every inch and corner of this home exudes taste and comfortable sophistication. Schedule your tour with Wendy and COME LIVE A BETTER, SAFER, HAPPIER LIFE in this special and affordable home at Babcock Ranch!