Mabel Bridge Homes for Sale

About Mabel Bridge Neighborhood

Mabel Bridge sits in the southern stretch of Windermere's 32836 ZIP code, just east of Reams Road and immediately north of the Lake Mabel basin — geographically transitional between historic Windermere and the newer Horizon West master-planned communities to the southwest. The neighborhood opened in July 2011 as KB Home's eleventh — and Florida's first — Martha Stewart Living branded community, debuting with a Martha Stewart-designed model home and a public food festival drawn from her published recipe collection.

The original four floor plans ranged from 2,294 to 3,277 square feet with four to six bedrooms, but the community's continued build-out through 2016 expanded the inventory to roughly 1,800 square feet on the smaller end and over 4,400 square feet on the larger end, with three- to six-bedroom configurations and two- to three-and-a-half-bath layouts. Every home was built ENERGY STAR qualified with low-E windows, radiant barrier roofing, and KB Home's Energy Performance Guide documentation — a standard package across all KB communities of that era, but a real differentiator against pre-2010 Windermere resale stock.

The neighborhood's 244 homes cluster on a grid of streets bordered by Reams Road on the west, the Butler Chain of Lakes-adjacent Lake Mabel basin on the east, and First Baptist Church of Windermere property to the north. A handful of homes along the south and east edges enjoy conservation buffers and water views, and approximately 25% of the inventory features private swimming pools added by individual homeowners. The architectural mix reads as production builder rather than custom — most facades use the same handful of elevations — but the Martha Stewart finishing details (kitchen layouts, cabinet hardware, light fixture treatments) have aged better than equivalent-era KB stock outside the collection.

Mabel Bridge Location & Connections

Mabel Bridge occupies a transitional position in Windermere's southern corridor — close enough to Walt Disney World property to catch nightly Magic Kingdom fireworks from select upper-floor windows on the southern-facing homes, but far enough north on Reams Road to fall outside the Horizon West master-plan boundary. The 32836 ZIP code carries a different identity than the 34786 ZIP that defines downtown Windermere and the Butler Chain estates: less old-Windermere lakefront, more 2010s production neighborhoods built around Reams Road, Chateaubriand Avenue, and the Winter Garden Vineland Road (CR 535) corridor.

From the entrance off Reams Road, drivers reach the SR 429 Western Beltway in roughly five to seven minutes via Winter Garden Vineland Road, providing a tolled bypass to the Florida Turnpike or Apopka. I-4 access at Lake Buena Vista is reachable in eight to ten minutes south on CR 535, and the historic downtown Windermere roundabouts on Apopka-Vineland Road sit about a mile and a half north for residents heading toward Town Square.

Mabel Bridge Amenities & Lifestyle

Mabel Bridge's lifestyle pitch is straightforward: production-builder pricing with branded design, real (not token) shared amenities, no CDD assessment, and a location that splits the difference between Disney-employee proximity and downtown Windermere access. The community is family-heavy, walkable internally on its own sidewalk grid, and well-positioned for residents who want southwest Windermere shopping at Cornerstone at Summerport without committing to a full master-planned community's larger fee structure.

How Mabel Bridge Compares

Mabel Bridge's competitive position is well-defined. It sits between two distinct alternatives: newer Horizon West master-planned communities (which carry CDD assessments and are typically smaller-lot/townhome-heavy), and older 32836 production neighborhoods (which lack the energy-efficient construction and Martha Stewart finish package). The closest direct competitor is the adjacent Windermere Trails; the closest waterfront alternative is Lake Mabel Shores next door.

Mabel Bridge HOA & CDD Information

Mabel Bridge is governed by a single homeowners association covering the entire 244-home community, with assessments funding the community pool and cabana, putting and chipping greens, soccer field, playground, common-area landscaping, and entry features. The neighborhood is not in a Community Development District — there are no CDD bonds and no separate CDD assessment on the tax bill, which is the most consequential financial difference between Mabel Bridge and most of the newer master-planned communities immediately southwest in Horizon West.

HOA fees and management contact details change periodically and we don't quote figures on this page — see below to request current information directly.

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