VENICE, Fla. (Aug. 11, 2025) – Wellen Park continues to draw homebuyers in, maintaining the No. 6 position on RCLCO’s mid-year ranking of the nation’s best-selling communities based on mid-2025 sales. With 531 homes sold through June 30, 2025, Wellen Park’s sales momentum is fueled by a wide range of new home options, neighborhood diversity and the introduction of more homebuilders.
“Wellen Park is a multigenerational community where people at all life stages can find a home that fits their lifestyle,” said Rick Severance, president of Wellen Park. “Homebuyers today are looking for more than just a beautiful house. They want a place for meaningful experiences, strong community connections and the chance to live a well-rounded, active life.”
Wellen Park features more than a dozen neighborhoods from both local and national homebuilders, offering home options that include paired villas, condos, coach homes, townhomes, and traditional, custom and semi-custom single-family homes. New residential offerings include the just-announced Oakbend, a neighborhood of 181 single-family homes with resort-style amenities.
Each neighborhood is thoughtfully integrated into natural landscapes of preserves, lakes and wetlands, offering scenic beauty along with rich amenity packages and a low maintenance lifestyle designed to appeal to families, empty nesters, retirees, seasonal residents and everyone in between.
These unique enclaves are also interlinked with the community’s multi-surface trail system, including nature trails and dedicated bike lanes throughout the community roadways. Wellen Park is expanding outdoor recreation over the coming year with the addition of three new parks, including a custom-built fire station themed playground for children of all ages and abilities; a pollinator park to support pollinators like bees, butterflies, hummingbirds and insects that help plants reproduce by transferring pollen; and a 2-acre fenced dog park with canine agility stations located in Downtown Wellen.
Downtown Wellen remains the vibrant heart of the community, drawing people in with its carefully curated blend of dining, shopping, wellness and entertainment. From live music and local markets to art showcases, fitness classes and peaceful moments along the lakefront, it offers something for everyone to enjoy.
Wellen Park’s growth is also supported by expanding network of health and wellness services including a 13,000-square-foot Millennium Physician Group medical facility and HCA Florida Englewood Hospital’s new emergency department. Additionally, a three-story medical office building and upcoming projects by Sarasota Memorial Hospital are in progress, enhancing both preventive and emergency care to meet the needs of the community’s growing population.
A full spectrum of learning opportunities is available in Wellen Park, ranging from infant care and early education to college courses and continuing studies. A new public high school by Sarasota County Schools is currently under construction, with plans for a future K-8 addition.
Wellen Park is home to CoolToday Park, the Atlanta Bravess spring training stadium. More than just a ballpark, it serves as a lively year-round destination, hosting spring training games, community gatherings, and concerts.
About Wellen Park
With a focus on wellness, community connections and a vibrant lifestyle, Wellen Park offers an array of homes and neighborhoods built by leading national and regional builders. Ranked the No. 6 best-selling community in the nation by prominent national real estate consultants RCLCO and John Burns, Wellen Park is planned for more than 50,000 residents and 22,500 homes at full buildout. The community is currently home to 10,000 residents who enjoy on-site recreational and fitness opportunities, amenities, events, Downtown Wellen and proximity to the area’s top-rated Gulf of Mexico beaches.
Wellen Park continues to expand residential and lifestyle choices with new gated neighborhoods featuring private amenities, low-maintenance villas, coach homes and condominiums, plus custom, semi-custom and single-family homes, including the community’s first enclave for active adults 55 and over.
Traditional apartment and single-family home rentals are also available as is world-class independent, assisted living and memory care.
For more information about Wellen Park, call 941-960-7805, go to www.wellenpark.com or visit the Welcome Center, open daily 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 12275 Mercado Drive in Venice, Fla.
