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Pelican Landing, Bonita Springs
- Water
- Bay
- Golf
- Yes
- Gated
- Yes
- City
- Bonita Springs
What Is Pelican Landing?
One of the established gated club communities in Bonita Springs, on bay water, with golf as part of its amenity base.
It is a master-level community, which matters more here than it does elsewhere: the gatehouse, the golf and the overall footprint belong to that master level, and there are separately gated enclaves inside it with their own identity and their own rules.
I am Kris Asquith, Broker Associate at Premiere Plus Realty, and Bonita Springs is one of the nine Southwest Florida markets I work.
Is Pelican Landing in Bonita Springs or Estero?
Bonita Springs. This one needs saying plainly because the sources disagree.
The community sits near the boundary, and at least one brokerage lists it as "Pelican Landing, Estero, FL". It is not. I confirmed the city directly, and it is Bonita Springs.
The practical consequence is a search problem. Filter a portal by Estero and you will not see it. Filter by Bonita Springs and you will. Search the community name itself rather than trusting a city filter, and confirm the governing city on any listing before you build a shortlist around it.
How Does The Colony Fit Inside It?
The Colony is a private, gated enclave built inside Pelican Landing, at 23505 Tuscany Way. Its full name is The Colony at Pelican Landing, and that is not a marketing flourish. It is a description of the structure.
So the two names are related rather than interchangeable. Pelican Landing is the larger community whose association sets the baseline; The Colony is a specific neighbourhood inside it with its own gate and its own layer on top.
In practice a buyer touring The Colony should expect two entrances rather than one, and two sets of documents to read. It is worth knowing which one you are actually being shown.
What Kind of Water Is It?
Bay. Pelican Landing sits on bay water, which puts it alongside Bonita Bay and Saltleaf rather than alongside the inland lake communities.
As everywhere on this coast, what a specific home has is an address question. Dockage, depth and the route out differ lot by lot inside one community, so confirm it for the property rather than assuming it from the gate. See waterfront homes in Bonita Springs for how that distinction plays out across the market.
How Does It Compare With the Rest of Bonita Springs?
Its distinguishing feature is the layering. Most communities here are one thing behind one gate. Pelican Landing is a master community with enclaves inside it, which means the question "what are the fees" has more than one answer depending on where in it you buy.
Against Bonita Bay, it is the other established bayfront club. Against Saltleaf, it is the older one. Against The Brooks and Shadow Wood Country Club, it is on the bay rather than on a lake, which is the difference that decides most searches. For the wider view see Bonita Springs real estate, Bonita Springs golf communities and gated communities in Bonita Springs.
How I Would Approach It With You
By working out which layer you are buying into before we look at a single house.
What I would establish with you: whether the address sits in the master community or in an enclave, what each association charges and what each one covers, how golf and club membership are structured and whether either carries a waiting list, and what the documents say about letting the property if that is any part of your thinking.
The step-by-step buying process shows where those checks fall, and buying a home in Bonita Springs covers the ground around them. Get in touch or call (239) 300-1427.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Pelican Landing in Estero or Bonita Springs?
Bonita Springs. The community sits near the boundary and at least one brokerage lists it as being in Estero, which is wrong. Search the community name directly rather than relying on a city filter, because an Estero filter will not return it.
Is The Colony the same community as Pelican Landing?
Related, not identical. The Colony at Pelican Landing is a private gated enclave inside the larger Pelican Landing community, at 23505 Tuscany Way. Pelican Landing is the master community; The Colony is a neighbourhood within it with its own gate and its own association layer.
Is Pelican Landing a golf community?
Yes, and it is gated. As with any club community here, whether golf membership comes with the home or is applied for separately is a question to confirm in writing for the specific address.
What kind of water does Pelican Landing have?
Bay water, which places it with Bonita Bay and Saltleaf rather than with the inland lake communities. What any individual home has in the way of dockage and access varies by address inside the same community.
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