Cresswind on Lake Lanier

3300 Cresswind Marina Drive
Gainesville, Georgia 30504
United States

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Cresswind is one of the finest new retirement communities in Georgia situated on the shores of Lake Lanier, a 38,000 acre blue green lake. Built by Kolter Homes, the 490 acre neighborhood has one of the largest lakefront clubhouses we've seen in Northern Georgia. The three-story 40,000 square foot clubhouse has an indoor Olympic size swimming pool, heated whirlpool spa and resort-style zero edge outdoor swimming pool. Clubhouse amenities include a state of the art fitness center, aerobics room, locker rooms, learning center and multiple purpose classrooms. The great lawn behind the back of the clubhouse has a social fire pit, event lawn, outdoor movie theater and a scenic pavilion with a cabana bar overlooking the lake. 

Folks searching for the best places to retire Georgia will find covered boat slips adjacent to the clubhouse available for purchase in the $100k range. A day dock is available. The marina bathhouse provides bathroom and shower facilities. Additional amenities include the Tennis Campus with championship seating, bocce ball courts, pickleball court and horseshoe pits. The monthly HOA fees here are low at around $269 per month for the new Lake Lanier homes for sale. In addition to the amenities, the HOA fees include lawn and irrigation maintenance, trash removal, security monitoring, and basic cable providing a low maintenance life at retirement. Social clubs are plentiful and include a travel club, quilting group, painting group, dinner clubs, cooking club, Veterans club, and Pickleball club.

CRESSWIND LAKE LANIER AMENITIES

  • 40,000 Square Foot Clubhouse
  • Indoor Olympic Size Swimming Pool
  • Outdoor Resort-style Swimming Pool
  • State of the Art Fitness Center
  • Event Lawn with Fire Pit and Outdoor Movie Theater
  • Scenic Pavilion overlooking Lake Lanier
  • Tennis Courts
  • Bocce Ball Courts
  • Pickleball Courts
  • Community Boat Dock
  • Lakeside Bath House

Kolter Homes has carefully designed one of the area's newest retirement communities in Georgia so that most homes don't back up to one another. The roads are paved bordered by beautiful sidewalks and landscaping. Lot sizes average 1/4 to 1/2 acre. Standard home features include granite kitchen counters, oversized showers, hardwood flooring, crown molding, and 11 foot ceilings. Buyers searching for Lake Lanier homes for sale will find Cresswind's home pricing begins in the mid $200k's, plus the lot. The spacious homes are one level ranch-style homes with the option of adding a basement or loft. Approximately 1/3 of the community is built out of the 950 homes planned. 

Cresswind at Lake Lanier is located on the northeast side of the lake, below the country's snowline and southeast of Gainesville Georgia. Baby Boomers and active adults who are searching for the best places to retire in Georgia are drawn to the area because of the mild winter weather and four distinct seasons. Quality medical care, scrumptious restaurants and brand name shopping are all available in Gainesville. The neighborhood is easily accessible to Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport, just over an hour's drive to the south.

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4.3 / 5 (38 reviews)
"The quality of the residents here makes you feel like you are a member of a large family. Living in Cresswind has been a 3 year wonderful experience!"
-- Anonymous, Resident
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4.7 / 5
"Well built home. Responsive Developer. Participate in any of the numerous clubs and activities to the degree you want. Very friendly neighbors. If you want more detail, email chuckwharton2@gmail.com"
-- Charles, Resident
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5 / 5
"Great place to live but management company is awful!"
-- Keith, Resident
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2 / 5
"The developer does not produce a quality home. The reason is because there is little or no supervision of subcontractors. The developer is a broker and subcontracts most if not all of the work. Poor workmanship is obvious and when it is brought to the construction representative attention it is allowed to remain. Owner concerns are not resolved and issues remain unresolved. It has been 10 months since we closed and there are still items from the "pre closing" inspection which have not been corrected. There is very little feedback or action to correct deficient workmanship or resolve issues. At the closing the buyer is not allowed to hold retainage until all issues are resolved to the buyers satisfaction. I have never seen a project constructed without a set of construction drawing on site at all times. This is not the case with the construction at Cresswind. Many of the hone owners echo the same frustrations. The residents who live here are friendly and good neighbors. "
-- Don, Resident
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2.7 / 5
"The residents, for the most part, are friendly, welcoming, and helpful. The biggest problem we, as new home buyers, face is getting our developer to address and correct those multitude of construction defects that are bound to occur when the developer is trying to sell 50+ homes a year. Compounding this is an apparent lack of feedback to the individual sub-contractors which results in the same defect appearing in multiple homes, plus a lack of staff to address these issues in a timely manner. As a result, it is not uncommon to have an initial construction defect uncorrected more than a year after closing. Granted the community is active, friendly, and social to a fault, but the developers inability to correct construction defects in a timely manner is maddening. In addition, his absolute refusal to replace maintenance contractors whose workmanship quality is not always acceptable is not in the best interest in maintaining a quality community."
-- Anonymous, Resident
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3.4 / 5

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