On Top of the World Communities was included in a major white-paper report presented by the Vancouver, Canada-based professional organization at its recent national conference in San Diego, says Jo Salyers, marketing director for On Top of the World Communities. Founded in 2001, the ICAA’s 8,200 member organizations represent all phases of senior living from active-adult communities to health-care facilities to education.
The white paper pointed out that On Top of the World Communities avoids offering “fluff” programs found in many senior-living communities, opting instead to provide the “full gamut of activity from as deep an intellectual or creative experience as a person may choose, to recreational experiences or just plain fun.”
One of the community’s most compelling features is the Master the Possibilities Education Center, where 600 classes, lectures, presentations and film series are taught each year by a professional faculty. Also located here is the Circle Square Cultural Center, Ocala’s largest indoor venue for concerts, art exhibits, conventions and social functions, draws top-name entertainment to its 830-seat theater.
The community has two recreation centers with two outdoor and one indoor swimming pools. It has a state-of-the-art fitness programs with certified trainers, six tennis courts, an arts-and-crafts building and more than 200 clubs and organizations.
Named to the list of America’s 100 Best Master-Planned Communities by Where to Retire magazine and Best Neighborhood for 55+ by Ocala magazine, On Top of the World Communities has built more than 4,500 homes in 14 neighborhoods in this central Florida location since construction began in the 1980's.
On Top of the World Communities boasts three par-72, 18-hole golf courses, including Candler Hills Golf Club, which opened in 2005.
On Top of the World offers 13 residential designs in three distinctive series – Premier, Estate and Custom homes – providing a wide selection of home designs, specifications and prices.
All On Top of the World homes are steel-reinforced concrete block construction, and every home exceeds ENERGY STAR® guidelines ... verified by independent inspectors. In fact, On Top of the World is Florida’s first active-adult community to receive 100 percent ENERGY STAR qualification on all new homes.
Located in Ocala, On Top of the World Communities is a 12,972-acre master-planned community offering sustainable, high-performance homes and state-of-the-art amenities for 21st century active adults.
