Engage in designing your retirement days, and the retirement community - as a home owner and co-owner of Resident-Owned Hawthorne at Leesburg
Join the board, start a club, lead a club.. lead a sports team..
Gathering info on the best places to retire in Florida on a budget?
You found your one-of-a-kind place: HAWTHORNE at LEESBURG
you've found the ONE 55+ active retirement community originally planned in partnership with AARP.
Why In-Home Emergency Buttons and In-Community EMS, Fire Services Matter for active, independent retirement living:
Uniquely Nostalgic Retirement Homes of Hawthorne
Retire to a new chapter of life | on-budget, enabling room left in your budget remaining to travel, or.. think what all you could do..
retire in Hawthorne at Leesburg as your home-base while you mostly retire to the world... or make Hawthorne and the nearby areas yours for day-to-day best Florida retirement life. - many Hawthorne residents enjoy the convenient location of Leesburg, Florida,
Hawthorne Monthly Maintenance Fee ('HOA fee') inclusion of:
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Water utility
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Sewage utility
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Lawn Mowing
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Activities and Clubs
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In-home buttons connected to EMS
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Three private community EMS vehicles 24/7
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1000-gallon fire truck on site
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Security: 24/7 staffed gate house at the main entrance, and monitored private entrances with bar code accessed gates 24/7
and more..
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A Retirement Community With a History As Unique As Your own: Hawthorne at Leesburg is the first and only 55 plus active retirement community planned in partnership with AARP, in 1972'.
Designed by seniors | for affordable, active, engaging and productive retirement | for purpose and longevity.
Unique benefits in Resident-Owned Hawthorne vs. nearby active communities
Health-Safety
Hawthorne at Leesburg houses have a health focus: two built-in emergency buttons - connected to the community's own EMS, for fast response times - in every home in Hawthorne.
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Built-in emergency buttons are a unique retirement home feature, part of the original plan of essentials for maintaining independence, identified by seniors in the planning of Hawthorne.
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Learn more about the private community Meals-on-Wheels program for owners in a brief phase or new chapter of life needing food support.
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Peace of Mind
Retired home owners in Hawthorne enjoy being the priority when emergencies arise - via their own in-community Fire Department, EMS (and even community water treatment plant).
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"[Hawthorne..] where emergency personnel are always on standby." - VOA America 2023
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Important to note: residents mention the 24-hr staffed, gated main gate entry and exit brings added peace of mind through a feeling of safety.
Water, Nature Connection
Enjoy this resident-only, unique connection to nature: the private, in-community marina. Hawthorne's boat dock includes 120+ boat slips* (mostly covered).
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Access to the Harris Chain of Lakes (one of the largest lake chains in the State of Florida) and beyond.
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*Boat slips available for residents-only, at a minimal fee. Fuel for resident boats can be obtained on-site for a fee.
Empowered to Contribute
Hawthorne at Leesburg is a Resident-Owned Community ('ROC') in central Florida. A community built around current owners interests with over 100 resident-led clubs and recreation, where your input as an owner is welcomed and matters.
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Transparency, involvement: attend board meetings, or watch on the community TV station.
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Serve, contribute, connect: use your lifetime of previously honed leadership, planning.. financial.. communication.. skills by joining the board via elected position, or on a specific committee.
