- December 13, 2025
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It took three months to achieve perfection, but now developers of The Lakeshore Condos are ready to move forward with Lakewood Ranch’s newest luxury condominium project.
“When we first went under contract, we had never seen the real floor plans,” project architect Jack Bodziak said. “We were disappointed. Fred (Bullard Jr.) and I sat down and said, ‘Let’s do this right.’ We reimagined it within the existing footprint.”
Bullard, owner of The Bullard Group, is the new developer of The Lakeshore project and had planned to break ground on the 44-unit, two-building condo project at Lakewood Ranch Main Street in June.
But he and Bodziak stopped to re-evaluate and make it more marketable because of what they deemed to be design flaws. For example, master bedrooms were the size of many standard bedrooms, about 11 feet. There were no restrooms by the pool. There was no exercise room for owners.
Bodziak spent three months reworking the designs to improve floor plans and maximize space for owners, extend private lanais, and improve and increase amenities. There is now a fitness center and a club meeting room, among other features.
“There was a lot of room for improvement,” broker associate and saleswoman Kim Dowling said. “Every floor plan has changed. The pool has been reimagined, so it’s got a better view of the lake and it’s out in the sun. It’s really, really beautiful.”
With the redesign, home prices still range from the low $600,000s to about $1.3 million, but will give customers more buying power — $327 to $389 per square foot, compared with previous prices of $352 to $390 per square foot. New floor plans range from 1,887 square feet to 3,3346 square feet of living space (compared with 1,702 to 3,588 square feet).
Although homeowners choose from specific floor plans, the units’ interiors are fully customizable, with everything from wood to ceramic tile floors or choices of granite or Corian countertops. Home prices include the cost of build-out and there are no additional charges for upgrades, Dowling said.
Developers will relaunch marketing this week, sending revised plans to the nearly 80 people on their VIP pre-sale list for review. The Bullock Group is waiting for its blessing from Lakewood Ranch developer Schroeder-Manatee Ranch on the changes, but otherwise is ready to break ground.
“We’re ready to get to work,” Dowling said. “We’re excited. We’ll start site work as soon as we get that thumbs up.”
Construction will start on the northern building first. The first homeowners will move in around the same time the building is completed, in about 12 months.
The Lakeshore Condos project has been in the plans since the mid-2000s, but was put on hold in 2008 when the residential real estate market crashed.
In June 2014, former owner/developer Larry Pearce relaunched the project. Clearwater-based The Bullard Group, owned by Fred Bullard Jr., is under contract to purchase the property from Pearce, who is selling because of health issues. The Bullard Group has developed in Florida since the 1960s.
The Lakeshore sits on 1.32 acres between The Fish Hole Miniature Golf and Michael Saunders & Co., adjacent to Lakewood Ranch Main Street, and will feature two five-level buildings, composed of 44 units.
