Spring Lakes

Updated October 2026 · Jesse McGreevy and Marc Comisar, Domain Realty

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Spring Lakes is a neighborhood of 213 homes on Forest Mere Drive, Red Hibiscus Drive, Robin Way and Southern Pines Drive, east of downtown Bonita Springs, Florida, between East Terry Street, Imperial Parkway and I-75. The county and the MLS call its single-family plats Spring Lakes; the homeowners' association that serves those houses is the Forest Mere Property Owners Association, so you will hear both names for the same street. The neighborhood also holds the 44 Forest Mere townhomes, the 4-unit Forest Mere Court condominium and Red Hibiscus, a 26-home Habitat for Humanity neighborhood on Red Blossom Court.

This guide is built from the public record: the Lee County Property Appraiser's roll dated October 11, 2026, every Lee County recorded sale through September 25, 2026, the Florida Division of Corporations filings for each association, the Forest Mere rules posted in July 2026, FEMA's flood map at every parcel, the Lee County evacuation and school layers, and the City of Bonita Springs' East Terry Street project. Every figure carries its source and date, and where a record does not exist we say so.

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Recent Spring Lakes track record: In the 12 months to September 25, 2026 we tracked every qualified sale in the Lee County record for Spring Lakes, Forest Mere and Red Hibiscus. The county recorded 10 home sales, all Spring Lakes single-family resales, from $278,959 to $569,000, at a median of $420,000, or $287.41 per square foot of county heated area. Eight were on Forest Mere Drive and two on Red Hibiscus Drive.

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Key Takeaways: What Should Spring Lakes Buyers and Sellers Know?

Spring Lakes buyers and sellers in Bonita Springs should know eight facts from the public record before they price, offer or list: what the neighborhood holds, who governs each part, what the homes have recorded, which lots face a lake, what FEMA's map shows, where the schools are and what is being built on East Terry Street.

• Spring Lakes holds 213 homes on 236 roll parcels: 139 single-family houses on three plats, 44 Forest Mere townhomes, a 4-unit condominium and the 26 Red Hibiscus homes, all inside the City of Bonita Springs.
• The single-family houses are governed by the Forest Mere Property Owners Association, Inc., filed in 1984; the townhomes and Red Hibiscus have their own associations.
• Lee County recorded 10 home sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026, at a $420,000 median, from $278,959 to $569,000.
• 67 of the 139 single-family houses back onto a lake, and over 36 months lake homes recorded a $465,000 median against $425,000 for the others, at almost the same price per square foot.
• FEMA maps 147 of the 213 homes in Zone AE and 66 in the shaded Zone X, and the split runs by section: every Phase One house and every townhome is AE, while most of Phases Two and 3 are shaded X.
• Lee County places the neighborhood in evacuation Zone B, inland, with ground elevations near 14 feet.
• Bonita Springs Middle, Elementary and High schools are each 2.3 to 3.3 miles away by road.
• The City's $17.8 million East Terry Street stormwater and pathway project, approved April 15, 2026, rebuilds the road the neighborhood uses to reach downtown.

Table of Contents

• What Is Spring Lakes in Bonita Springs, and Where Is It?
• Is Spring Lakes the Same as Forest Mere?
• What Is It Like to Live in Spring Lakes?
• What Do Spring Lakes Homes Sell For?
• How Do the Three Spring Lakes Phases Compare?
• How Have Spring Lakes Prices Moved Since 2019?
• Which Spring Lakes Single-Family Homes Sold in the Last Five Years?
• How Did Spring Lakes and Forest Mere Begin?
• Does Spring Lakes Have an HOA?
• What Are the Forest Mere HOA Rules?
• What Are the Forest Mere Townhomes?
• What Is Forest Mere Court?
• What Is Red Hibiscus in Bonita Springs?
• What Does It Cost to Own in Spring Lakes?
• What Does a Year in a Spring Lakes House Cost? Worked Examples
• What Can You Build or Change on a Spring Lakes Lot?
• Can You Rent Out a Spring Lakes Home?
• What Flood Zone Is Spring Lakes In?
• Did Spring Lakes Flood in Hurricanes Irma and Ian?
• How Do Insurance and Hurricane Rules Affect Spring Lakes Homes?
• What Evacuation Zone Is Spring Lakes?
• What Schools Serve Spring Lakes?
• Where Are the Nearest Hospitals and Emergency Rooms to Spring Lakes?
• How Far Is Spring Lakes From the Beach, Coconut Point, Naples and the Airport?
• What Is Near Spring Lakes: Parks, Preserves and Recreation?
• What Is Being Built or Planned Near Spring Lakes?
• Spring Lakes vs Wildwood Preserve: Which Fits Your Priorities?
• Why Buy in Spring Lakes? Honest Pros and Cons
• Thinking of Selling Your Spring Lakes Home? List With the #1 Team in Southwest Florida Since 2012
• Your Local Real Estate Experts
• Frequently Asked Questions, Buyer Edition: Spring Lakes
• Frequently Asked Questions, Seller Edition: Spring Lakes
• What We Could Not Verify
• Sources
• Downloadable Documents

What Is Spring Lakes in Bonita Springs, and Where Is It?

Spring Lakes is a 1980s to 2000s neighborhood of single-family houses, townhomes and a small Habitat for Humanity enclave in the City of Bonita Springs, ZIP 34135, about two and a half miles east of downtown. It fills the land between East Terry Street to the south, Imperial Parkway to the north and west, and I-75, which runs about a quarter mile to the east.

Data updated: October 2026 (county roll October 11, 2026; Lee County road layers read October 17, 2026).

The streets

Forest Mere Drive is the main loop and carries most of the single-family houses (98 parcels). Red Hibiscus Drive (37 parcels) and Snowberry Lane cross it; Robin Way and Southern Pines Drive hold the Forest Mere townhomes; Red Blossom Court is the Red Hibiscus cul-de-sac. The Lee County road layer lists Forest Mere Drive, Robin Way and Southern Pines Drive as City of Bonita Springs maintained, each on a 60-foot right of way, and Red Hibiscus Drive, Snowberry Lane and Red Blossom Court as not county maintained, also 60 feet wide.

The four parts of the neighborhood

The roads around the edge

Imperial Parkway, a Lee County arterial posted at 45 mph on the county's major roads layer, runs along the north and west edge and leads north to Bonita Springs High School and Estero; East Terry Street runs along the south edge to downtown. The nearest point of I-75 is about a quarter mile east, measured in a straight line on the county layers, and the interstate's Exit 116 at Bonita Beach Road is 3.3 to 3.7 miles by road.

Which city, which county

All 236 parcels sit in Lee County taxing district 017, City of Bonita Springs and Bonita Springs Fire, so the City sets the zoning, issues the permits and maintains the main streets. The mailing city on every parcel is Bonita Springs, 34135.

Is Spring Lakes the Same as Forest Mere?

Spring Lakes and Forest Mere are two names for overlapping parts of the same neighborhood in Bonita Springs. The plats and the county roll say Spring Lakes for the single-family houses; the association that governs those houses, its website and the street itself say Forest Mere; and the townhomes and condominium carry the Forest Mere name on their own records.

How the names line up

• A Spring Lakes single-family house is a member of the Forest Mere Property Owners Association.
• A Forest Mere townhome on Southern Pines Drive or Robin Way belongs to the Forest Mere Townhouse Community Association, not to the single-family association.
• A Red Hibiscus home on Red Blossom Court belongs to the Red Hibiscus Homeowners Association.

Why the name matters when you search

"Forest Mere" alone also names a spa in Hampshire, England, and "Spring Lakes" names places in Texas and elsewhere, so search results mix them up. Search "Spring Lakes Bonita Springs" or "Forest Mere Drive Bonita Springs", and ask your agent to search the MLS by the subdivision name, Spring Lakes, and by the street.

What Is It Like to Live in Spring Lakes?

Living in Spring Lakes in Bonita Springs means a modest one-story house on a street of similar houses, about half of them backing onto a lake, with no gate and no clubhouse, a short drive from downtown, I-75 and three public schools. Two-thirds of the homes are owner-occupied.

Data updated: October 2026 (county roll October 11, 2026; OSRM drive times run October 17, 2026).

The houses are similar in size

The 139 single-family houses range from 1,034 to 2,185 square feet of heated area, with a median of 1,511. Phase One houses run a little smaller (median 1,416 square feet) than Phase Two (1,563) and Phase 3 (1,520). Across all 209 non-condominium homes, three bedrooms is the norm (147 records), most homes are one story (169 records) and most have a garage (169).

Half the houses face a lake

The roll codes 67 of the 139 single-family houses as lake lots: 22 in Phase One, 27 in Phase Two and 18 in Phase 3. All four Forest Mere Court units also face a lake. There are no boat docks; the lakes are stormwater and scenery, not navigation.

Owners who live here

139 of the 209 non-condominium homes, about two in three, carry a Florida homestead exemption on the 2026 roll, so most are the owners' primary residences. Owner mailing addresses are overwhelmingly in Florida (217 of 236 parcels).

Day to day

Downtown Bonita Springs, Riverside Park and the public library are 2.3 to 2.8 miles away, 6 to 9 minutes by car. The Publix at the Shoppes at Pelican Landing is 5.6 to 6.0 miles, and Coconut Point in Estero 7.3 to 7.7 miles, 15 to 17 minutes. Waste Management collects trash on Friday, Bonita Springs Utilities supplies water and sewer, FPL supplies power, and LeeTran's ULTRA on-demand service covers the area.

Thinking of Selling a Spring Lakes Home? Start With the Recorded Sales

Before any listing appointment we pull the Spring Lakes recorded sales for your plat and your lot type, the flood zone of your parcel and the Forest Mere rules a buyer will ask about. Request a free Spring Lakes home valuation or call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072. Buying? Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or start with how we represent buyers. You are working with Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.

What Do Spring Lakes Homes Sell For?

Spring Lakes homes in Bonita Springs recorded 10 qualified sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026, at a median of $420,000, from $278,959 to $569,000, or $287.41 per square foot of county heated area. All ten were single-family resales; no townhome, condominium or Red Hibiscus sale was recorded in the window.

Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County recorded sales, DOR-qualified, through September 25, 2026; county roll October 11, 2026).

The window ladder, all homes

We pulled every qualified recorded sale of an improved parcel in the 236-parcel set, anchored to the newest sale in the county file (September 25, 2026).

Single-family houses alone

Every sale in the last 12 months

The $278,959 sale in December 2025 sits far below the other nine for its size. A sale that low can reflect condition, an estate or a sale between related parties, and the county still codes some such deeds as qualified; we treat it as an outlier when we price.

Lake lots against the rest

Lake homes recorded a higher median, but almost the same price per square foot: the lake houses that sold were, on average, larger. Over 60 months the medians were $470,000 for 18 lake sales and $427,500 for 16 others.

Townhomes and the condominium

The Forest Mere townhomes and Forest Mere Court recorded no qualified sale in the 12 months, 3 in 24 months ($180,000 to $190,000) and 11 in 60 months at a $200,000 median, from $180,000 to $385,000. The $385,000 sale, in April 2023, was one of the four 2007 Robin Way townhomes, larger at 1,526 square feet.

Red Hibiscus

The county record holds no qualified sale of a Red Hibiscus home. These are Habitat for Humanity homes sold through Habitat's own program, and the county has not coded any of their transfers as a qualified market sale.

What the MLS adds

Days on market, list-to-sale ratios, active listings and months of supply for Spring Lakes come from the Southwest Florida MLS, and no MLS pull for this neighborhood was on file when we wrote this guide: Information not available at time of publishing (checked 2026-10-10).

What the roll says the homes are worth

The 2026 roll gives a median just value of $380,247 across the 209 non-condominium homes, from $144,494 to $526,406. Just value is the county's assessment for tax purposes, not a price; the recorded sales above are the better guide. For your own house, request a free Spring Lakes home valuation.

How Do the Three Spring Lakes Phases Compare?

The three Spring Lakes plats in Bonita Springs hold 139 one-story single-family houses with garages, but they differ in age, lot size, pools, lake frontage and flood zone. Phase One is the oldest and sits wholly in FEMA Zone AE; Phases Two and 3 are mostly 2000s houses and mostly shaded Zone X.

Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County Property Appraiser roll dated October 11, 2026; Lee County recorded sales, 60 months to September 25, 2026; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer read October 17, 2026).

The phases on the county roll

We read every single-family record on the 2026 roll and grouped it by plat. Every one of the 139 houses is one-story on the roll and every one carries a garage.

Phase One

Phase One holds the oldest houses: 23 of its 45 were built in the 1980s, the first in 1988, and it carries the largest median lot of the three, 0.239 acre. It also has the most two-bedroom houses, four, and the fewest pools, 16. Every Phase One house is mapped in FEMA Zone AE, so a buyer with a federally backed mortgage should expect a flood insurance requirement unless a FEMA letter covers the house. Phase One recorded 10 qualified sales in the 60 months to September 25, 2026, at a $422,500 median and $280.66 per square foot of county heated area.

Phase Two

Phase Two is the largest by house size, with a median of 1,562.5 square feet, and the most pools, 28 of 46. Its houses were built in two runs, 14 in the 1990s and 32 from 2000 on, and 27 of them back onto a lake. Twenty Phase Two houses are mapped AE and 26 shaded X. Phase Two recorded 10 qualified sales in 60 months at a $472,500 median and $304.39 per square foot, the highest of the three.

Phase 3

Phase 3 is mostly 2000s houses, 39 of 48, on lots with a median of 0.188 acre, and it holds the preserve tract and one of the two lakes. 33 of its 48 houses are mapped shaded X and 15 AE. Phase 3 recorded the most sales of the three in 60 months, 14, at a $474,000 median and $300.70 per square foot.

Sales by phase, 60 months

Phase One's lower median follows its older, smaller houses and its flood zone. Phases Two and 3 recorded medians within $1,500 of each other, so for a 2000s house the lot, the pool, the lake and the condition matter more than the plat.

How Have Spring Lakes Prices Moved Since 2019?

Spring Lakes single-family prices in Bonita Springs rose from the mid-$200,000s in 2019 to a 2023 to 2024 peak near $500,000, then eased: the 2026 sales to September 25 ran $415,000 to $569,000. The county record shows the path house by house, by year, street and price band.

Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County recorded sales, DOR-qualified, through September 25, 2026).

Single-family sales by year

A median is shown only for a year with 10 or more sales; for the others we give the range.

By street and price band, 60 months

Forest Mere Drive carries most of the market: 24 of the 34 single-family sales in 60 months, at a $457,500 median, from $278,959 to $577,500. Red Hibiscus Drive recorded 6 sales from $417,000 to $569,000, Snowberry Lane 2 ($425,000 and $461,850) and the single-family houses on Robin Way 2 ($270,000 and $335,000).

The same house size, years apart

The cleanest reading of the market is the same house size sold in different years. Three 1,242-square-foot houses recorded $442,000 in December 2022, $415,000 in March 2023 and $479,900 in May 2023. The 1,258-square-foot size recorded $500,000 in May 2022, $425,000 on Snowberry Lane in May 2025 and $360,000 in December 2025. Two 2,118-square-foot houses recorded $430,000 in April 2022 and $577,500 in April 2023, the 60-month high. Each pair also carries its own condition and lot, so read them as the direction of the market, not a discount.

Which months Spring Lakes houses close in

Spring Lakes does not follow the spring-only pattern of many Bonita Springs condominium communities: December recorded the most closings, 4 of them in December 2025 alone, and August six. The houses are mostly primary residences, 97 of the 139 homesteaded on the roll, which may be why closings spread across the year.

Which Spring Lakes Single-Family Homes Sold in the Last Five Years?

Spring Lakes in Bonita Springs recorded 34 qualified single-family sales in the 60 months to September 25, 2026, from $270,000 to $577,500 at a $455,925 median, or $299.04 per square foot of county heated area. Every one was a resale. Here they are, newest first, by month and street, without a house number.

Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County recorded sales, DOR-qualified, 60 months to September 25, 2026; county roll dated October 11, 2026).

What the five-year list shows

Two things stand out. First, age alone does not set the top: the three highest sales were $577,500 for a 2003 house on Forest Mere Drive, $569,000 for a 1993 house on Red Hibiscus Drive and $541,000 for a 1993 house on Forest Mere Drive. Second, the per-square-foot figure is widest among the small houses: a 1,167-square-foot house recorded $450,000 in May 2022, $385.60 per square foot, while no house of 1,700 square feet or more topped $316 per square foot. A buyer of a small house in Spring Lakes pays for the lot, the pool and the location as much as the space, and a seller of one should price from the small-house sales, not the average.

How Did Spring Lakes and Forest Mere Begin?

Spring Lakes and Forest Mere began in 1984, when the Forest Mere Property Owners Association and the Forest Mere Townhouse Community Association were incorporated on the same day, March 27, 1984, and the first townhomes went up on Southern Pines Drive. The single-family plats followed in phases from 1988 to 2005, and Red Hibiscus was added by Habitat for Humanity from 2014.

The townhomes came first

The roll dates the oldest Forest Mere townhomes to 1984, and most of the 44 were built from 1984 to 1986 under declarations recorded in Official Records Books 1707, 1716 and 1719. Four larger townhomes on Robin Way were added in 2007 on land the declaration had reserved for a later building.

The single-family plats, phase by phase

Building came in two waves: 55 single-family houses from 1988 to 1999, then 84 in the 2000s, most of them from 2002 to 2004.

A joint venture that closed in 1995

A Florida profit corporation named Forest Mere Joint Venture, Inc. was filed on May 9, 1989 and voluntarily dissolved on May 19, 1995, according to the Division of Corporations. The plat images at the Lee County Clerk would name the developer of each phase; we could not load them for this guide, and we list that gap below.

Red Hibiscus: from foreclosure to Habitat homes

Red Hibiscus was laid out as a 26-lot subdivision by the Bonita Springs Area Housing Development Corp., with infrastructure the City of Bonita Springs paid for with community development block grant funds, and was then foreclosed by Branch Banking and Trust, according to Florida Weekly. Lee County contracted with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties to buy the lots with federal Neighborhood Stabilization Program money. Habitat broke ground on the 26-home neighborhood in 2014, and the roll dates the homes from 2015 to 2019.

Does Spring Lakes Have an HOA?

Spring Lakes has a homeowners' association. The single-family houses belong to the Forest Mere Property Owners Association, Inc., a Florida not-for-profit corporation filed March 27, 1984 and active on the state record, managed by Advanced Property Management Services in Naples. The townhomes and Red Hibiscus have separate associations.

The four associations on the record

The Forest Mere association's history

The single-family association has been administratively dissolved and reinstated twice, in 1998 and on October 11, 2009, and it has filed every annual report since, most recently on April 27, 2026. A buyer should still ask for the current board minutes and budget, as with any association.

What the association owns

The roll shows the Forest Mere Property Owners Association as owner of the Phase One lake (Tract A) and the Phase 3 preserve (Tract C). The Phase 3 lake (Tract B) is held under the name "Spring Lakes PH-3 Lot Owners". The townhouse association owns the townhouse common areas, and the Red Hibiscus association owns its four tracts.

Who manages each association

• Forest Mere Property Owners Association: Advanced Property Management Services, Naples (registered agent and principal address).
• Forest Mere Townhouse Community Association: Infinity Property Management Firm, LLC, Bonita Springs.
• Red Hibiscus Homeowners Association: Alliant Property Management, LLC, Fort Myers.

What Are the Forest Mere HOA Rules?

The Forest Mere Property Owners Association posts its Approved Rules and Regulations, dated July 7, 2026, on its website. They set exterior standards, parking limits and use restrictions for the single-family houses, and they require association approval before construction or changes.

Exterior upkeep

• Each owner maintains the house, roof, driveway, walkways, fences, pool cage, gutters, mailbox, landscaping and irrigation on the lot.
• Roofs (tile included), driveways, pool cages and gutters must be kept free of mold, mildew, algae and stains, with pressure cleaning as needed.
• Houses must be repainted at least every 8 to 10 years, or sooner if the paint deteriorates, in colors approved through architectural review.
• Lawns must be mowed and edged, and shrubs, hedges and trees trimmed.

Parking and storage

• Boats, RVs and campers may be parked on a driveway for no more than 72 hours.
• PODS and moving containers need association approval and are for temporary use only.
• Inoperable or unregistered vehicles may not be kept on a lot.

Signs, pets and building

• One owner sign of up to 2 square feet, or customary real estate signs during a sale.
• Household pets only, never for commercial purposes, leashed, with waste picked up.
• Only one detached single-family dwelling per lot, no structure moved onto a lot, and prior association approval for all construction and modifications.

Antennas, trash cans and repairs

• No exterior antenna or satellite dish visible from the street or a neighbor without prior written approval, except as federal law permits.
• Trash containers are stored out of view except on collection day, and yard debris is removed promptly.
• Damaged or deteriorated elements are repaired or replaced promptly; temporary or makeshift repairs are not permitted.
• Gutters are kept attached, clean and draining, and staining or overflow corrected.

Before you buy or sell

The association's website links its estoppel and resale portal and a sales and leasing application. Florida law requires an association to issue an estoppel certificate on request under section 720.30851, and a seller in a homeowners' association must give the buyer the disclosure summary in section 720.401.

What Are the Forest Mere Townhomes?

The Forest Mere townhomes are 44 attached homes on Southern Pines Drive and Robin Way, most built from 1984 to 1986, with four larger homes added on Robin Way in 2007. They are the oldest and the least expensive homes in the neighborhood, governed by their own association.

Sizes and layouts

The roll records 828 to 1,526 square feet of heated area, with a median of 1,104. Most units in the sale records are two-bedroom, two-bath homes of about 1,040 to 1,200 square feet; the 2007 Robin Way homes are three-bedroom and about 1,526 square feet.

What they have sold for

The townhomes recorded seven qualified sales in the 60 months to September 25, 2026, and none in the latest 12 months: three in 2022 from $204,000 to $252,500; $235,000 in January 2023; $385,000 in April 2023 for one of the 2007 Robin Way homes; $185,000 in November 2023; and $190,000 in May 2025. With fewer than ten sales we list them rather than state a median.

Fees and rules

The townhouse association is a homeowners' association, managed by Infinity Property Management Firm. Its fee and rules are not published on a public page we could read: the estoppel certificate and the association's documents state them.

Flood zone

All 44 townhomes are mapped in FEMA Zone AE.

The building on the townhouse land

One large parcel inside the neighborhood is not a home: a 2009 multifamily building of 45,416 square feet of heated area on 3.436 acres, coded DOR 03 (multifamily, 10 units or more) on the 2026 roll and owned by a company, on land the Forest Mere townhouse declaration had reserved for a later building. It is outside the Spring Lakes and Forest Mere home counts on this page.

What Is Forest Mere Court?

Forest Mere Court is a four-unit condominium at the north end of Forest Mere Drive, built in 1993, recorded at Official Records Book 2489, Page 1832. Each unit has 875 square feet of heated area, two bedrooms and two baths, and all four face a lake.

Sales and status

The four units recorded four qualified sales in 2024: $199,900 in February, $200,000 in June and two at $180,000 on the same day in December. The Forest Mere Court Condominium Association, Inc. is listed as inactive on the Division of Corporations record, so a buyer should ask who maintains the building's common elements and carries its insurance before signing.

What Is Red Hibiscus in Bonita Springs?

Red Hibiscus is a 26-home Habitat for Humanity neighborhood on Red Blossom Court, off Red Hibiscus Drive, built from 2015 to 2019. Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties built the homes through its homeownership program, on lots Lee County bought with Neighborhood Stabilization Program funds.

The homes

The houses have 1,284 to 1,465 square feet of heated area, a median of 1,341, and the parcels are zoned RPD, a residential planned development. The Red Hibiscus Homeowners Association, Inc. was filed on October 6, 2014 and is managed by Alliant Property Management.

Can you buy one?

Habitat homes are sold to qualified applicants through Habitat's program, usually with Habitat financing and resale terms in the recorded deed and mortgage. The county record shows no qualified market sale of a Red Hibiscus home. A Red Hibiscus owner who wants to sell should start with Habitat and the recorded documents.

What Does It Cost to Own in Spring Lakes?

The cost of owning in Spring Lakes comes down to property tax in City district 017, an association assessment, insurance and upkeep. None of the associations publishes its assessment on a public page we could read, so the estoppel certificate is the only reliable source for the fee.

Property taxes

Every parcel is in Lee County taxing district 017, City of Bonita Springs and Bonita Springs Fire. The Lee County Property Appraiser's 2025 millage book sets that district's 2025 rate at 12.7970 mills before any non-ad valorem charges, and its 2026 millage book shows 12.7942 mills adopted for 2026 (12.8217 had been proposed). The bill on a given house depends on its assessed value and its homestead exemption: the Save Our Homes cap keeps a long-held homestead's assessment low, and the assessment resets to just value in the year after a sale.

Association fees

The association fees are not published in any public record we could read; the estoppel certificate states the current assessment, any special assessment and the transfer fees. Ask for it before you write an offer.

Insurance

147 of the 213 homes are in FEMA Zone AE, where a lender requires flood insurance unless a FEMA letter has removed the house itself from the floodplain; the other 66 are in the shaded Zone X, where flood insurance is optional and usually cheaper. Wind insurance depends on the roof age and shape, the opening protection and the wind mitigation features. Order a wind mitigation inspection and, on an AE lot, an elevation certificate.

Utilities

Bonita Springs Utilities bills water and sewer, FPL bills electricity, and Waste Management collects trash on Friday.

What Does a Year in a Spring Lakes House Cost? Worked Examples

A year in a Spring Lakes house in Bonita Springs starts with an ad valorem tax line that ran from about $2,800 to $3,850 at each phase's 2026 median taxable value, at the 12.7942 mills adopted for City district 017, before the association assessment, flood and wind insurance and upkeep. A new buyer's bill follows the purchase price after the reset.

Data updated: October 2026 (2026 roll taxable values; Lee County Property Appraiser 2026 Taxing District Millage Book, read October 17, 2026).

The tax line at each phase's median taxable value

Taxable value is after exemptions, so a long-held homestead next door can carry a much smaller bill than a house that just sold. The table is arithmetic on the county's own figures.

Non-ad valorem lines, such as City stormwater and solid waste, are billed on top.

What a buyer's first bill looks like

On the January 1 after a purchase the county resets the assessed value toward just value. Worked example: if a buyer's house lands at the single-family median just value on the 2026 roll, $389,824, with no exemption, the ad valorem line is 389,824 x 12.7942 / 1,000 = $4,987.49. With a homestead exemption, filed with the Lee County Property Appraiser by March 1, the taxable value and the bill are lower, and the assessment then grows by no more than 3 percent a year under section 193.155, Florida Statutes.

Buyer closing taxes at the Spring Lakes median

Flood insurance by phase

Whether a lender requires flood insurance follows the house's zone. Every Phase One house and every townhome is mapped AE, Phase Two splits 20 AE to 26 shaded X and Phase 3 15 AE to 33 shaded X. On an AE house a federally backed mortgage requires a flood policy unless a FEMA letter of map amendment has removed the structure; on a shaded X house it is optional. A flood quote under FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0 is priced on the house itself, so ask the seller for the current premium and the elevation certificate before you set a monthly number.

The 50 percent rule, in numbers

In Zone AE, an improvement or repair that costs 50 percent or more of the structure's market value is a substantial improvement, and the whole house must then meet current flood rules. As an illustration only: on a house whose structure carries the roll's single-family median building value of $301,981, the line falls at about $150,990 of work. The City of Bonita Springs floodplain staff set how the structure's value is measured for a permit, and an appraisal can replace the roll figure, so check before you plan an addition or a rebuild.

What Can You Build or Change on a Spring Lakes Lot?

The City of Bonita Springs zones the 139 single-family lots RS-1, the townhomes and condominium RM-2 and Red Hibiscus RPD. Zoning sets what can be built; the Forest Mere rules require association approval first; and FEMA's map and the Florida Building Code set how high a new or substantially improved house must sit.

City zoning

RS-1 allows one single-family house per lot with the setbacks and height limits of the City's Land Development Code. RM-2 is a multiple-family district, which is how attached townhomes and a small condominium fit. RPD is a planned development with its own approved site plan.

Association approval

All construction and exterior changes on a single-family lot need prior approval from the Forest Mere Property Owners Association, including paint colors.

Flood rules for an addition or rebuild

On an AE lot, an addition or a repair costing 50 percent or more of the building's market value is a substantial improvement, and the house must then meet the current flood rules. Plan any large renovation with the City's floodplain staff and an elevation certificate in hand.

Can You Rent Out a Spring Lakes Home?

Spring Lakes homes can be rented, within the limits of the association documents, the City's rules and Florida law. The Forest Mere association's website links a sales and leasing application, which means leases go through the association, and the City of Bonita Springs runs a rental permit program.

What to check first

• The Forest Mere declaration and rules on minimum lease length and the leasing application.
• The City of Bonita Springs rental permit requirements.
• Florida's vacation rental license for stays under 30 days rented more than three times a year.

Red Hibiscus is different

Habitat homes are owner-occupied by program design; the recorded documents control whether and when a Red Hibiscus home may be rented.

What Flood Zone Is Spring Lakes In?

Spring Lakes sits partly in FEMA Zone AE and partly in the shaded Zone X on the current Lee County flood map, panel 12071C0657G, effective November 17, 2022. Of the 213 homes, 147 are mapped AE, the 1 percent annual chance floodplain, and 66 are shaded X, the 0.2 percent annual chance area, and the line runs between sections rather than lot by lot.

Data updated: October 2026 (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer read at every roll parcel, October 17, 2026).

Flood zone by section

Why an inland neighborhood maps AE

This AE zone is a rainfall and creek floodplain, not a coastal surge zone. Lee County's watershed layer places Spring Lakes in the Leitner Creek watershed, and the City's Flood Reduction and Watershed Restoration Plan lists the Leitner Creek crossings at Terry Street and at I-75 among the places that flooded in August and September 2017, during Invest 92L and Hurricane Irma.

Base flood elevation and ground elevation

The AE areas here carry no single static base flood elevation on the FEMA layer; the nearest BFE line we found, within about 400 meters of the Phase 3 sample point, reads 12 feet NAVD88. The USGS 3DEP elevation service read the ground at 13.6 to 14.7 feet at eleven sample points. The elevation certificate for a specific house, not the map alone, sets its flood policy.

FEMA letters that remove a house from the floodplain

FEMA's own Letter of Map Amendment layer lists 14 determinations inside Spring Lakes, each one "Structure removed, property partially inundated": the house is out of the special flood hazard area even though part of its lot stays in it. Two were issued under the current 2022 map: September 2024 for two Robin Way homes and June 2026 for a Robin Way property with two buildings. The other twelve, from 2009 to 2020, cover 19 Red Hibiscus lots in three multi-lot letters and nine Spring Lakes single-family houses in Phases One, Two and 3; they predate the 2022 map, and FEMA's layer marks them "Not incorporated," so whether each one still governs a house is a question for the lender's flood zone determination. A seller with a letter should hand it to the buyer on day one. (FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, LOMA layer 34, read October 17, 2026; LOMR layer: no map revision inside Spring Lakes.)

The 14 FEMA letters, case by case

Every one of the 14 reads "Structure removed, property partially inundated". A letter marked "not incorporated" was issued under an earlier map; the lender's flood zone determination decides whether it still applies, so a seller with one should hand the letter to the buyer with the elevation certificate.

What shaded X means

Shaded Zone X is outside the 1 percent annual chance floodplain. A lender does not require flood insurance there, but flooding can happen outside the mapped floodplain, and a flood policy on a shaded X house usually costs less than on an AE house.

Did Spring Lakes Flood in Hurricanes Irma and Ian?

Spring Lakes sits inland, in evacuation Zone B and storm surge zone 2, so it was outside the Gulf surge that Hurricane Ian pushed across the barrier islands in September 2022. Its flood risk is rain and creek water: the 2017 Leitner Creek and Imperial River floods after Invest 92L and Irma are the events the City's flood plan was written around.

What we could and could not find

We found no public record of house-by-house flood damage in Spring Lakes from Irma, Ian or Milton. The City's flood plan and news coverage name the creek crossings and the Imperial River neighborhoods, not individual Spring Lakes streets.

Questions to ask about a specific house

• Has water ever entered the house or garage, and when?
• Does the seller have an elevation certificate, and what is the lowest floor elevation?
• Is the house in the AE part or the shaded X part of the map?
• What does the current flood policy cost, and is it assumable?

How Do Insurance and Hurricane Rules Affect Spring Lakes Homes?

Insurance in Spring Lakes depends on the flood zone of the lot, the age and shape of the roof and the house's wind protection. The LeePA wind layer gives a 160 mph design wind speed where it returns a value, and the neighborhood is inside the wind-borne debris region, so new windows and doors must be impact-rated or protected.

Flood insurance

Under FEMA's Risk Rating 2.0, a flood premium is priced on the building's own features, not the seller's history. On the 147 AE homes a federally backed mortgage requires flood insurance unless a FEMA letter of map amendment has removed the house from the floodplain (see the flood section). Citizens Property Insurance requires flood coverage on its wind policies for homes in special flood hazard areas.

Wind and roof

Most Spring Lakes houses date from 1988 to 2005, so a roof may already have been replaced once. Insurers ask for the roof's age and permit, a four-point inspection on older homes and a wind mitigation inspection; the City's permit records show when the roof was last replaced.

The 50 percent rule

In Zone AE, a repair or renovation costing 50 percent or more of the building's market value triggers the current flood rules for the whole house. Ask the seller for any City substantial damage letter and the permit history.

What Evacuation Zone Is Spring Lakes?

Lee County places every Spring Lakes parcel in evacuation Zone B, storm surge planning zone 2. Lee County orders evacuations zone by zone, A through E, according to the storm's threat; Zone B is the second zone in that sequence, so Spring Lakes residents watch for Zone B orders.

Shelters and alerts

Lee County Emergency Management issues evacuation orders by zone and opens shelters by storm. Sign up for LeeAlert and keep the zone in your hurricane plan.

What Schools Serve Spring Lakes?

The Lee County School District places Spring Lakes in elementary Zone Q, middle Zone GG and high South Zone 3, in student study areas 2230 (Spring Lakes, the townhomes and the condominium) and 2254 (Red Hibiscus). Three Bonita Springs public schools are within about three miles by road.

Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County school site locator layers and OSRM drive times, October 17, 2026).

The nearest public schools

How assignment works

Lee County assigns students through zones and a choice process, so the school a student attends depends on the application as well as the address. The district's enrollment office and its online lookup confirm the options for a specific address; zones change, so check before you buy if a school matters to you.

Charter and private options

Bonita Springs Charter School is on the district's charter school list and enrolls by application.

Where Are the Nearest Hospitals and Emergency Rooms to Spring Lakes?

The nearest emergency rooms to Spring Lakes are NCH's freestanding emergency department in Bonita Springs, 6.2 to 6.6 miles away, and Lee Health Coconut Point, 7.0 to 7.4 miles. The nearest full hospital is NCH North Naples, 8.4 to 8.8 miles and 16 to 17 minutes by road.

Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue's Station 24 is the response zone for every point we read.

How Far Is Spring Lakes From the Beach, Coconut Point, Naples and the Airport?

Spring Lakes is 7.1 to 7.5 miles by road from Bonita Beach Park, about 15 minutes, and 18.9 to 19.2 miles from Southwest Florida International Airport, under half an hour. I-75 Exit 116 at Bonita Beach Road is 3.3 to 3.7 miles away.

Data updated: October 2026 (OSRM road routing from five points across the neighborhood, free-flow times, October 17, 2026).

Season traffic from January to April adds time on Bonita Beach Road, Old 41 and US 41.

Farther afield

From the same five starting points, our OSRM routing put Gulf Coast Town Center at 15.3 to 15.7 miles (23 to 25 minutes), Hertz Arena at 11.4 to 11.8 miles (20 to 21 minutes) and Florida Gulf Coast University at 11.5 to 11.9 miles. For schools beyond the zoned three, Three Oaks Elementary is 9.9 to 10.3 miles and Three Oaks Middle 11.0 to 11.4.

What Is Near Spring Lakes: Parks, Preserves and Recreation?

Spring Lakes has no clubhouse or pool of its own; its open space is the two lakes and the Phase 3 preserve. The nearest larger green space is Pine Lake Preserve, a Lee County preserve on East Terry Street with its entrance on Kent Road, 1.1 to 1.5 miles away.

Pine Lake Preserve

Bonita and Estero Magazine notes that visitors park in the YMCA lot across Kent Road from the preserve, and trail listings describe a loop of about 1.2 miles around the lake. The City has posted a public notice for a drainage improvement at the preserve.

City parks and the pool

The Red Hibiscus side

Habitat's description of the Red Hibiscus site, in 2014, placed it across from the soccer fields and near the YMCA, close to I-75 and near the center of downtown Bonita Springs.

What Is Being Built or Planned Near Spring Lakes?

The largest project at the neighborhood's edge is the City of Bonita Springs' East Terry Street Stormwater and Multi-Use Pathway Project, a $17.8 million contract City Council approved on April 15, 2026, running from Old 41 Road east to Bonita Grande Drive. It adds stormwater capacity and a pedestrian and bike path along the road Spring Lakes uses to reach downtown.

East Terry Street

According to Gulf Shore Business, the contract went to Quality Enterprises USA Inc., $16.8 million of the cost comes from a HUD Community Development Block Grant for mitigation through Florida Commerce, with Federal Highway Administration money through FDOT, and construction is expected to take 593 days after the notice to proceed. Expect lane shifts and detours on East Terry Street during construction.

I-75 next door

I-75 runs about a quarter mile east of the neighborhood. Highway sound carries differently by lot, so visit a house at rush hour as well as on a weekend before you buy. FDOT District One lists its I-75 and interchange projects on its project site.

Stormwater plans

The City's Flood Reduction and Watershed Restoration Plan, written after the 2017 floods, covers the Leitner Creek and Imperial River basins. Ask the City's stormwater staff which projects affect the Leitner Creek crossings near Terry Street.

Spring Lakes vs Wildwood Preserve: Which Fits Your Priorities?

Wildwood Preserve is the closest comparable neighborhood, a 44-house community built in 2018 and 2019 off Terry Street, about 0.2 miles away. It is newer, slightly larger and slightly higher-priced; Spring Lakes is older, more varied and bigger, with lake lots and three home types.

When Spring Lakes fits better

Spring Lakes fits a buyer who wants more choice and a lower entry price: a townhome near $200,000, a 1980s or 1990s house near $400,000 or a 2000s lake-lot house near $470,000, with a 1984 association and a long sales record.

When Wildwood Preserve fits better

Wildwood Preserve fits a buyer who wants a house built in 2018 or 2019, under a recent edition of the Florida Building Code and with a younger roof, and who will pay a little more for it.

How does Spring Lakes compare with Woods Edge?

Woods Edge, on US 41 at the Collier County line, is zoned for the same elementary, middle and high schools as Spring Lakes, so families comparing school zones often see both.

Spring Lakes offers more single-family houses for the money, with lake lots and pools; Woods Edge's villas cost more and sit in shaded X, inside a gate, with a master association on top of the villa association.

Why Buy in Spring Lakes? Honest Pros and Cons

The pros and cons of Spring Lakes come straight from the public record: the price, the location and the owner-occupancy on one side, and the flood map, the interstate and the age of the houses on the other. Weigh both against the specific house.

Pros

• A $420,000 median single-family price in the last 12 months, with most houses carrying a garage.
• Ten county-recorded sales a year, enough to price a house against real comparables.
• 67 lake-lot houses and a preserve tract.
• Three public schools within about three miles.
• Two in three homes owner-occupied.
• Inland, in evacuation Zone B, with ground near 14 feet.

Cons

• 147 of 213 homes in FEMA Zone AE, including all of Phase One and every townhome.
• I-75 about a quarter mile away.
• Houses from 1984 to 2005, so roofs, windows and systems need checking.
• Association fees and budgets not published; you need the estoppel certificate.
• A 593-day East Terry Street construction schedule once work starts.

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Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County recorded sales through September 25, 2026; county roll dated October 11, 2026).

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Spring Lakes sales in the last 12 months

In the last 12 months we tracked every recorded Spring Lakes sale: 10 qualified home sales to September 25, 2026, from $278,959 to $569,000, at a $420,000 median, all single-family resales. Over 60 months the single-family record holds 34 sales at a $455,925 median.

Size, lot and section move a Spring Lakes price. In the year, 1988 to 1990 houses of about 1,330 to 1,460 square feet sold for $355,000 to $420,000, 2003 houses of about 1,560 to 1,760 square feet for $465,000 to $485,000, and the top sale was a 1993 four-bedroom house of 1,804 square feet on Red Hibiscus Drive at $569,000.

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Seller closing costs at the Spring Lakes median

In Lee County the seller customarily pays the deed documentary stamp tax of $0.70 per $100 of the price and the owner's title policy premium at Florida's promulgated rate ($5.75 per $1,000 up to $100,000 and $5.00 per $1,000 from $100,000 to $1,000,000); the contract controls.

The title premium is $575.00 on the first $100,000 and $1,600.00 on the $320,000 above it. The association's estoppel fee is added at closing; Florida law sets the maximum under section 720.30851. Commission and closing-agent fees are set by agreement and are not printed here.

Do I need an estoppel letter to sell in Spring Lakes?

Yes. The Forest Mere Property Owners Association issues an estoppel certificate stating the assessment, any amounts owed and any special assessment, and its website links the resale portal that handles the request. The townhomes and Red Hibiscus request theirs from their own associations.

How long does a Spring Lakes home take to sell?

Days on market come from the Southwest Florida MLS and are not in the county record: Information not available at time of publishing (checked 2026-10-10). What the county record shows is a steady pace: 10 recorded home sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026 and 45 in 60 months.

Will the flood zone hurt my sale?

It depends on the section. Every Phase One house and every townhome is mapped AE, so their buyers are already shopping a flood-zone home; most of Phases Two and 3 are shaded X. On an AE house, an elevation certificate and a current flood quote answer the buyer's first question.

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Frequently Asked Questions, Buyer Edition: Spring Lakes

Buyers ask whether Spring Lakes in Bonita Springs has an HOA, whether it is the same place as Forest Mere, what homes sell for, which lots face a lake, what FEMA's map shows and which schools serve it. The answers below come from the Lee County record, the Forest Mere association, the City of Bonita Springs and state and federal sources. For your own purchase, call Marc at (239) 287-5873.

Data updated: October 2026 (Lee County recorded sales through September 25, 2026; county roll October 11, 2026; FEMA and school district layers read October 17, 2026).

Where is Spring Lakes in Bonita Springs?

East of downtown, between East Terry Street, Imperial Parkway and I-75, in ZIP 34135. Forest Mere Drive is the main street.

Is Spring Lakes the same as Forest Mere?

Largely, yes. The single-family plats are recorded as Spring Lakes, and their association is the Forest Mere Property Owners Association. The Forest Mere townhomes and Forest Mere Court are separate parts with their own associations.

Is Spring Lakes a gated community?

No gate or guardhouse appears on any public record or association page we read. The main streets are City of Bonita Springs roads.

Does Spring Lakes have an HOA?

Yes. The Forest Mere Property Owners Association, Inc., filed in 1984 and active, governs the single-family houses.

How much are the HOA fees in Spring Lakes?

The fee is not published in any public record we could read. The association's estoppel certificate states the current assessment; ask for it before you write an offer.

Who manages the Forest Mere association?

Advanced Property Management Services, Naples, according to the Division of Corporations record.

How many homes are in Spring Lakes?

213: 139 single-family houses, 44 townhomes, 4 condominium units and 26 Red Hibiscus homes.

How old are the homes?

Single-family houses date from 1988 to 2005, townhomes from 1984 to 1986 (four from 2007), the condominium from 1993 and Red Hibiscus from 2015 to 2019.

How big are Spring Lakes houses?

1,034 to 2,185 square feet of heated area, with a median of 1,511.

What do Spring Lakes homes sell for?

Lee County recorded 10 home sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026, at a $420,000 median, from $278,959 to $569,000.

What is the price per square foot?

$287.41 per square foot of county heated area for the 10 sales of the last 12 months.

Are there lake lots?

Yes. 67 of the 139 single-family houses and all four condominium units back onto a lake.

Do lake lots cost more?

Over 36 months, lake houses recorded a $465,000 median against $425,000 for the others, at almost the same price per square foot.

Can I keep a boat?

There is no boat access from the lakes, and the Forest Mere rules limit boats, RVs and campers on a driveway to 72 hours.

Are pets allowed?

Household pets are allowed under the Forest Mere rules, leashed and picked up after, and not for commercial purposes.

Is Spring Lakes in a flood zone?

147 of the 213 homes are mapped in FEMA Zone AE and 66 in the shaded Zone X. Every Phase One house and every townhome is AE.

Do I need flood insurance?

A lender requires it on an AE home with a federally backed mortgage, unless a FEMA letter of map amendment removes the house from the floodplain; FEMA lists 14 such letters inside Spring Lakes. On a shaded X home it is optional.

What evacuation zone is Spring Lakes?

Lee County Zone B.

Did Spring Lakes flood in Hurricane Ian?

We found no public record of flood damage here from Ian. The neighborhood is inland, in Zone B, and its flood history is rain and creek flooding, notably in 2017.

What schools serve Spring Lakes?

Elementary Zone Q, middle Zone GG and high South Zone 3. Bonita Springs Middle, Elementary and High are 2.3 to 3.3 miles away.

How close is I-75?

About a quarter mile east of the neighborhood. Exit 116 at Bonita Beach Road is 3.3 to 3.7 miles by road.

How far is the beach?

Bonita Beach Park is 7.1 to 7.5 miles, about 15 minutes.

Who provides water, sewer and trash service?

Bonita Springs Utilities for water and sewer, FPL for power, and Waste Management on Friday.

Is there a pool or clubhouse?

No association pool or clubhouse appears on any public record. The Bonita Springs Community Pool is 2.3 to 2.7 miles away.

Can I rent out a Spring Lakes house?

Leases go through the association's leasing application; check the declaration's lease terms and the City's rental permit rules first.

Can I buy a Red Hibiscus home?

Red Hibiscus homes are Habitat for Humanity homes for qualified program buyers; start with Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties.

What are the Forest Mere townhomes?

44 attached homes on Southern Pines Drive and Robin Way, most built 1984 to 1986, with a median of 1,104 square feet.

What do the townhomes sell for?

Seven qualified sales in 60 months, from $185,000 to $385,000; none in the last 12 months.

What is the East Terry Street project?

A $17.8 million City stormwater and multi-use pathway project from Old 41 Road to Bonita Grande Drive, approved April 15, 2026.

Which Spring Lakes phase is in the flood zone?

All 45 Phase One houses are mapped FEMA Zone AE. Phase Two has 20 AE houses and 26 shaded X, and Phase 3 has 15 AE and 33 shaded X, on panel 12071C0657G, effective November 17, 2022. Every townhome and the four condominium units are AE.

Are all Spring Lakes houses one-story?

Yes. All 139 single-family houses on the three plats are one-story on the 2026 county roll, and every one carries a garage. Two-story records in the neighborhood belong to the townhomes.

How many Spring Lakes houses have a pool?

69 on the 2026 roll: 16 in Phase One, 28 in Phase Two and 25 in Phase 3. The Forest Mere rules require pool cages to be kept in good repair and free of mold and stains.

Which Spring Lakes phase has the biggest lots?

Phase One, with a median lot of 0.239 acre on the roll, against 0.188 in Phase 3 and 0.174 in Phase Two. Phase One also has the oldest houses, most from the 1980s.

What watershed is Spring Lakes in?

Lee County's watershed layer places Spring Lakes in the Leitner Creek watershed, which is why part of an inland neighborhood maps in Zone AE: the risk is rain and creek water, not Gulf surge.

Is Spring Lakes inside the City of Bonita Springs?

Yes. All 236 parcels are in Lee County taxing district 017, the City of Bonita Springs and Bonita Springs Fire, so the City zones the land, issues permits and maintains Forest Mere Drive, Robin Way and Southern Pines Drive.

Is there a CDD in Spring Lakes?

No. The Lee County MSTBU layer returned no special district at six points, and no community development district names Spring Lakes or Forest Mere on the state list. The associations bill their own assessments.

Can I put up a satellite dish in Spring Lakes?

The Forest Mere rules bar an exterior antenna or dish visible from the street or a neighbor without prior written approval, except as federal law permits. Ask the association for its approval process.

Where do trash cans go in Spring Lakes?

Out of view except on collection day, under the Forest Mere rules. Waste Management collects on Friday.

How far is Spring Lakes from Bonita Springs High School?

2.9 to 3.3 miles by road, 7 to 9 minutes, by our OSRM routing from five points in the neighborhood. Bonita Springs Middle is 2.3 to 2.7 miles and Bonita Springs Elementary 2.5 to 2.9.

How far is Spring Lakes from the airport?

Southwest Florida International Airport is 18.9 to 19.2 miles by road, 27 to 29 minutes free-flow, by way of I-75, whose Exit 116 at Bonita Beach Road is 3.3 to 3.7 miles away.

What did Spring Lakes houses sell for at the peak?

The 60-month high was $577,500, a 2,118-square-foot house on Forest Mere Drive in April 2023. The 2024 sales ran $335,000 to $535,000, and the 2026 sales to September 25 ran $415,000 to $569,000.

Are there four-bedroom houses in Spring Lakes?

A few. The 2026 roll shows 7 four-bedroom single-family houses: 2 in Phase One, 4 in Phase Two and 1 in Phase 3. The top sale of the last 12 months, $569,000 in July 2026, was a 1993 four-bedroom house of 1,804 square feet on Red Hibiscus Drive.

Are there two-bedroom houses in Spring Lakes?

Seven of the 139 single-family houses are two-bedroom on the roll, 4 in Phase One and 3 in Phase 3; the rest are three or four bedrooms. A 1988 two-bedroom house of 1,328 square feet recorded $355,000 in December 2025.

How wide are Spring Lakes lots?

Where the roll records a frontage, it reads 75 feet, on 37 of the single-family lots. The median lot is 0.239 acre in Phase One, 0.188 in Phase 3 and 0.174 in Phase Two.

Which phase has the most lake lots?

Phase Two, with 27 of its 46 houses coded on a lake, against 22 of 45 in Phase One and 18 of 48 in Phase 3. Over 36 months, lake houses recorded a $465,000 median on 11 sales and the others $425,000 on 10, at almost the same price per square foot.

How do I tour Spring Lakes homes?

Call Marc at (239) 287-5873 or start with our Spring Lakes buyer guide.

Frequently Asked Questions, Seller Edition: Spring Lakes

These are the questions Spring Lakes sellers ask us, answered from the county record, the association documents and Florida law. For your own home, call Jesse McGreevy at (239) 898-6072; you are working with Top 1% Real Estate Agents Nationally Since 2008.

What is my Spring Lakes home worth?

It depends on the section, the lot, the size and the condition. The county recorded 10 sales in the last 12 months at a $420,000 median. Request a free valuation for your number.

How many Spring Lakes homes sold last year?

10 qualified home sales in the 12 months to September 25, 2026.

What was the highest sale last year?

$569,000 in July 2026, a 1993 four-bedroom house of 1,804 square feet on Red Hibiscus Drive.

What was the lowest?

$278,959 in December 2025, an outlier well below the other nine sales.

Do lake lots sell for more?

The median is higher, $465,000 against $425,000 over 36 months, but the price per square foot is nearly the same.

Does my section matter?

Yes. Phase One houses are older and smaller (median 1,416 square feet) and all mapped AE; Phases Two and 3 are larger and mostly shaded X.

How long will it take to sell?

MLS days on market were not available for this guide: Information not available at time of publishing (checked 2026-10-10). The county shows about ten sales a year.

Do I need an estoppel certificate?

Yes, from the Forest Mere Property Owners Association, requested through its resale portal.

What does the Forest Mere association require before closing?

The estoppel certificate, and any sales or leasing application the association requires; ask the manager for the current list.

Do I have to give the buyer an HOA disclosure?

Yes. Florida's section 720.401 requires the disclosure summary in a sale of a home in a homeowners' association.

Should I repaint before listing?

The Forest Mere rules require repainting every 8 to 10 years in approved colors; a house overdue for paint can draw a violation notice and a buyer's discount.

Should I clean the roof and driveway?

Yes. The rules require roofs, driveways and pool cages to be free of mold and stains, and buyers notice.

Does my AE flood zone hurt my price?

It adds a flood policy cost a buyer weighs. An elevation certificate and a flood quote help.

Should I get an elevation certificate?

On an AE house, yes. It is the first document a flood insurer asks for.

How old is too old for a roof?

Insurers ask for the roof's age and permit. Have the permit and a wind mitigation report ready.

Who pays title insurance in Lee County?

The seller customarily pays for the owner's policy; the contract controls.

What will I pay at closing?

At the $420,000 median, deed stamps of $2,940.00 and an owner's title premium of $2,175.00, plus the estoppel fee, commission and closing-agent fees.

When is the best time to list?

Southwest Florida's seasonal buyers arrive from January to April. We prepare the house and the documents before then.

Can I sell with a tenant in place?

Yes, subject to the lease; the buyer takes the house subject to it.

How do I sell a Forest Mere townhome?

The same way, with the townhouse association's estoppel certificate. The last townhome sale was $190,000 in May 2025.

How do I sell a Forest Mere Court condo?

Ask first who maintains the building and its insurance, because the condominium association is inactive on the state record. The 2024 sales ran from $180,000 to $200,000.

Can I sell my Red Hibiscus home?

Start with Habitat for Humanity and your recorded deed and mortgage, which set the resale terms.

Will East Terry Street construction affect my sale?

It affects access while work is under way. We show buyers the finished project plan: a stormwater and multi-use pathway project, not a road widening.

Does I-75 noise affect value?

Lots nearer the interstate can hear it. We price against sales on similar lots.

How do you price a Spring Lakes house?

Against the county sales in the same section and lot type, adjusted for size, age, roof and condition.

What do buyers ask first?

The fee, the flood zone, the roof age and the lake.

What do buyers ask about the association?

The fee, any special assessment, the rules on parking and pets, and the leasing rules.

How is a Spring Lakes home marketed?

With the record first: the section, the lot, the flood zone, the association documents and the recorded sales, on the MLS and to the buyers we already work with.

Do I pay for a home inspection?

The buyer usually orders it. A pre-listing inspection can surface roof or system issues before a buyer does.

Will my homestead transfer?

No. The buyer's taxes reset on the purchase price, but Florida's portability can carry part of your benefit to your next Florida homestead.

Which Spring Lakes phase sells for the most per square foot?

Over the 60 months to September 25, 2026, Phase Two: $304.39 per square foot of county heated area on 10 sales, against $300.70 for Phase 3 on 14 and $280.66 for Phase One on 10.

What month do Spring Lakes houses sell?

Spread across the year. Of 34 single-family sales in 60 months, December recorded 7 and August 6, with April and May 5 each. Price and condition matter more here than the calendar.

Do I need my FEMA letter to sell?

If your house has one, yes, hand it over. FEMA's layer lists 14 letters of map amendment inside Spring Lakes, 9 of them on single-family houses, and a buyer's lender uses them in its flood zone determination.

Does a pool add value in Spring Lakes?

69 of the 139 houses have one on the roll, so a buyer can usually choose. We compare a pool house with pool houses in the same phase and size, rather than adding a fixed amount.

What is the 50 percent rule if I am selling a damaged house?

In Zone AE, repairs costing 50 percent or more of the structure's market value make the whole house meet current flood rules. A buyer will ask for any City substantial damage letter and the permit history, so have them ready.

How many Spring Lakes houses sell in a year?

The county recorded 5 single-family sales in 2019, 10 in 2020, 13 in 2021, 8 in 2022, 5 in 2023, 6 in 2024, 9 in 2025 and 5 in 2026 through September 25.

Who do I call to sell my Spring Lakes home?

Call Jesse direct at (239) 898-6072.

What We Could Not Verify

These Spring Lakes facts are not in any public record we could read in October 2026; we name them so you know to ask.

• Association assessments for the Forest Mere Property Owners Association, the townhouse association and Red Hibiscus: not published; the estoppel certificate states them.
• The developer of each Spring Lakes plat and the plat acceptance dates: the Lee County Clerk's plat images did not load for this guide.
• MLS days on market, list-to-sale ratios, active and pending listings: Information not available at time of publishing (checked 2026-10-10).
• The Forest Mere declaration's lease terms: the declaration was not posted publicly.
• House-by-house flood history in 2017, 2022 and 2024: no public record located.
• Red Hibiscus resale restrictions: in each recorded deed and mortgage, which we did not read.

Sources

Every fact on this page traces to one of these sources, read or queried in October 2026.

1. Lee County Property Appraiser, property search: https://www.leepa.org/Search/PropertySearch.aspx
2. Lee County Property Appraiser parcel layer (ParcelsWFS): https://gissvr4.leepa.org/gissvr/rest/services/ParcelsWFS/MapServer/0
3. Lee County Property Appraiser, 2025 taxing district millage book: https://www.leepa.org/TaxRoll/Millage%20Books/2025%20Taxing%20District%20Millage%20Book.pdf
4. Lee County Property Appraiser, 2026 preliminary millage book: https://www.leepa.org/TaxRoll/Millage%20Books/2026%20Taxing%20District%20Millage%20Book%20Prelim.pdf
5. Lee County Property Appraiser, hazards and wind layer: https://gissvr.leepa.org/gissvr/rest/services/HazardsFloodZones/MapServer
6. Lee County Tax Collector, property taxes: https://leetc.com/property-taxes/
7. Florida Department of Revenue, property tax data portal: https://floridarevenue.com/property/Pages/DataPortal.aspx
8. Florida Department of Revenue, property use codes: https://floridarevenue.com/property/Documents/pt-userguide.pdf
9. Florida Department of Revenue, homestead application DR-501: https://floridarevenue.com/property/Documents/dr501.pdf
10. Lee County Clerk, Spring Lakes Phase One plat, Plat Book 37, Page 96: https://or.leeclerk.org/LandmarkWeb/Document/GetDocumentByBookPage/?booktype=P&booknumber=37&pagenumber=96
11. Lee County Clerk, Spring Lakes Phase Two plat, Plat Book 48, Page 77: https://or.leeclerk.org/LandmarkWeb/Document/GetDocumentByBookPage/?booktype=P&booknumber=48&pagenumber=77
12. Lee County Clerk, Spring Lakes Phase 3 plat, Plat Book 50, Page 38: https://or.leeclerk.org/LandmarkWeb/Document/GetDocumentByBookPage/?booktype=P&booknumber=50&pagenumber=38
13. Lee County Clerk, Forest Mere Court condominium, Official Records Book 2489, Page 1832: https://or.leeclerk.org/LandmarkWeb/Document/GetDocumentByBookPage/?booktype=O&booknumber=2489&pagenumber=1832
14. Florida Division of Corporations, entity search "Forest Mere": https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResults?inquiryType=EntityName&searchTerm=FOREST%20MERE
15. Florida Division of Corporations, entity search "Red Hibiscus": https://search.sunbiz.org/Inquiry/CorporationSearch/SearchResults?inquiryType=EntityName&searchTerm=RED%20HIBISCUS
16. Forest Mere Property Owners Association: https://www.fmpoa.com/
17. Forest Mere Property Owners Association, Approved Rules and Regulations (July 7, 2026): https://www.fmpoa.com/private-files/document-page/530999078/Tj01Mz00sTcuaIZ0/Rules%20&%20Regulations.pdf
18. Forest Mere Property Owners Association, City code enforcement notice: https://www.fmpoa.com/private-files/document-page/3662109431/7VaUSQWsHZtDW5do/Bonita%20Code%20Enforcement.pdf
19. HomeWiseDocs, estoppel and resale portal linked by the association: https://www.homewisedocs.com/
20. Florida Statutes, chapter 720 (homeowners' associations): https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter720
21. Florida Statutes, section 720.401 (disclosure summary): https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/720.401
22. Florida Statutes, section 720.30851 (estoppel certificates): https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/720.30851
23. Florida Statutes, chapter 718 (condominiums): https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter718
24. Florida Statutes, section 509.242 (public lodging and vacation rentals): https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/509.242
25. Florida Weekly, Bonita land preserved for affordable housing: https://www.floridaweekly.com/articles/bonita-springs/bonita-land-preserved-for-affordable-housing/
26. SW Florida Spotlight, Red Hibiscus Ready For Homes (January 1, 2014): https://www.swspotlight.com/articles/giving-back/red-hibiscus-ready-for-homes/
27. Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties, milestones: https://www.habitat4humanity.org/milestones/
28. Florida Weekly, Habitat for Humanity dedicates seven homes in seven days: https://www.floridaweekly.com/articles/fort-myers-arts-and-entertainment-news/fort-myers/bonita-springs/habitat-for-humanity-dedicates-seven-homes-in-seven-days/
29. Lee County DCD zoning layer: https://gismapserver.leegov.com/gisserver910/rest/services/Layers/DCD_Zoning/MapServer/7
30. City of Bonita Springs, zoning ordinances: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/government/city_documents/zoning_ordinances
31. City of Bonita Springs Community Development, planning and zoning: https://www.cityofbonitaspringscd.org/resources/Planning_and_Zoning.html
32. City of Bonita Springs: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/
33. Lee County road centerline layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/RoadCenterline/FeatureServer/0
34. Lee County major roads layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/MajorRoads/FeatureServer/0
35. Lee County city limits layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/CityLimits/FeatureServer/0
36. Lee County watersheds layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/Watersheds/FeatureServer/0
37. Lee County garbage collection layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/Garbage/FeatureServer/0
38. Lee County water franchise layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/WaterFranchise/FeatureServer/0
39. Lee County wastewater franchise layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/WastewaterFranchise/FeatureServer/0
40. Lee County electric territories layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/Electric_Territories/FeatureServer/0
41. Lee County MSTBU layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/MSTBUs/FeatureServer/0
42. Lee County evacuation zones layer: https://services2.arcgis.com/LvWGAAhHwbCJ2GMP/ArcGIS/rest/services/NewEvacZones_PublishAGOL/FeatureServer/0
43. Florida Department of Health, wastewater inventory layer: https://maps.floridahealth.gov/server/rest/services/FLWMI/FLWMI_Wastewater/MapServer/0
44. FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer: https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer
45. FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, base flood elevation lines: https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer/16
46. FEMA Flood Map Service Center: https://msc.fema.gov/portal/search
47. FEMA, Risk Rating 2.0: https://www.fema.gov/flood-insurance/risk-rating
48. USGS 3DEP elevation point query service: https://epqs.nationalmap.gov/v1/docs
49. City of Bonita Springs, FEMA Community Rating System: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/FEMACRS
50. City of Bonita Springs, flood protection information: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/services___departments/communications_department/emergency_resources/flood_protection_information
51. City of Bonita Springs, Flood Reduction and Watershed Restoration Plan: https://cdnsm5-hosted.civiclive.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_11726458/File/Departments/Public%20Works/Stormwater/Flood%20Reduction%20and%20Watershed%20Restoration%20Plan.pdf
52. City of Bonita Springs, stormwater and drainage: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/services___departments/public_works/stormwater__drainage
53. Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council, Bonita Springs flood resilience plan: https://www.swfrpc.org/wp-content/uploads/Projects/Ecosystem_Services/Bonita_Springs_Flood_RHRPlan.pdf
54. WGCU, Bonita Springs still contending with flooding weeks after Irma (September 28, 2017): https://www.wgcu.org/weather/2017-09-28/bonita-springs-still-contending-with-flooding-weeks-after-irma
55. American Flood Coalition, Bonita Springs: https://floodcoalition.org/members/bonita-springs/
56. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Irma report: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL112017_Irma.pdf
57. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Ian report: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL092022_Ian.pdf
58. National Hurricane Center, Hurricane Milton report: https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/data/tcr/AL142024_Milton.pdf
59. Citizens Property Insurance, flood requirement: https://www.citizensfla.com/flood
60. Lee County Emergency Management: https://www.leegov.com/publicsafety/emergencymanagement
61. Lee County Emergency Management, Zone B sheet: https://www.leegov.com/publicsafety/Documents/Emergency%20Management/ZONE%20B.pdf
62. Florida Building Code: https://floridabuilding.org/
63. City of Bonita Springs, wind-borne debris region and wind speed map update: https://www.cityofbonitaspringscd.org/public_announcements/2021/011221_Bonita_Springs_Wind_Borne_Debris_Regiom_and_basic_wind_speed_map_update.html
64. Lee County School District, student enrollment: https://www.leeschools.net/student_enrollment
65. Lee County School District, school zones: https://www.leeschools.net/student_enrollment/school_zones
66. Lee County school site locator: https://www.schoolsitelocator.com/apps/leecounty/
67. Lee County school site locator map service: https://www.schoolsitelocator.com/server/rest/services/ssl_IM/MapServer
68. Bonita Springs Elementary: https://bne.leeschools.net/
69. Bonita Springs Middle: https://bnm.leeschools.net/
70. Bonita Springs High: https://bnh.leeschools.net/
71. Spring Creek Elementary: https://spc.leeschools.net/
72. Bonita Springs Charter School: https://www.bonitaspringscharter.org/
73. Lee County School District, charter schools: https://www.leeschools.net/our_schools/schools/charter_schools
74. NCH North Naples Hospital: https://locations.nchmd.org/fl/naples/nch-north-hospital
75. NCH, Bonita Springs locations: https://locations.nchmd.org/fl/bonita-springs/
76. Lee Health, Coconut Point: https://www.leehealth.org/locations/find-a-location/coconut-point
77. Lee Health, Bonita Community Health Center: https://www.leehealth.org/locations/find-a-location/bonita-community-health-center
78. Bonita Springs Fire Control and Rescue District: https://www.bonitafire.org/
79. Bonita Springs Utilities: https://www.bsu.us/
80. Bonita Springs Utilities, rates: https://bsu.us/rates/
81. LeeTran, ULTRA on-demand service: https://www.leegov.com/leetran/ultra
82. Lee County Solid Waste, curbside collection: https://www.leegov.com/solidwaste/residential/curbside
83. Lee County Parks, Pine Lake Preserve: https://www.leegov.com/parks/preserves/pinelake
84. Bonita and Estero Magazine, Pine Lake Preserve: https://www.bonitaesteromagazine.com/businesses/fl-bonita-springs-pine-lake-preserve
85. City of Bonita Springs, Pine Lake Preserve drainage notice: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/services___departments/public_works/public_works_news/public_notice_1
86. City of Bonita Springs, parks: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/discover_bonita_springs/discover_bonita_parks
87. YMCA of Southwest Florida, Bonita Springs: https://www.ymcaswfl.org/locations/bonita-springs-ymca
88. Lee County Library, Bonita Springs branch: https://www.leegov.com/library/branches/bn
89. Everglades Wonder Gardens: https://wondergardens.org/admission/
90. Lee County Parks, Bonita Beach Park: https://www.leegov.com/parks/beaches/bonitabeach
91. City of Bonita Springs, East Terry Street improvements: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/services___departments/public_works/east_terry_street_improvements
92. City of Bonita Springs, Council approves contract for East Terry Street Stormwater and Multi-Use Pathway Project: https://www.cityofbonitasprings.org/news/what_s_new/council_approves_contract_for_east_terry_street_st
93. Gulf Shore Business, Bonita Springs approves contract for $17.8M East Terry St. project (April 16, 2026): https://www.gulfshorebusiness.com/lee/bonita-springs-approves-contract-for-17-8m-east-terry-st-project/article_c0afdcf7-28c2-493e-8f8b-4c7b3c0b816f.html
94. FDOT District One projects: https://www.swflroads.com/
95. OSRM routing service (drive distances): https://router.project-osrm.org/
96. McGreevy and Comisar, Bonita Springs guide (parent hub): https://mcgreevyandcomisar.com/bonita-springs
97. McGreevy and Comisar, Wildwood Preserve guide (comparison rows): https://mcgreevyandcomisar.com/neighborhoods/wildwood-preserve
98. Lee County Property Appraiser, roll census of the three Spring Lakes plats by phase (LCPA2609, 2026 roll), analysed by McGreevy and Comisar, October 17, 2026 (cited in words): https://www.leepa.org/TaxRoll/TaxRollDownloads.aspx
99. FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, letters of map amendment (layer 34): https://hazards.fema.gov/arcgis/rest/services/public/NFHL/MapServer/34
100. Florida Statutes, section 193.155 (homestead assessment limitation): https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0193/Sections/0193.155.html
101. Florida Statutes, section 196.011 (exemption applications): https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0196/Sections/0196.011.html
102. Florida Statutes, section 201.08 (documentary stamp tax on notes and mortgages): https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0201/Sections/0201.08.html
103. Florida Statutes, section 199.133 (nonrecurring intangible tax): https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0199/Sections/0199.133.html
104. FEMA, substantial improvement and substantial damage: https://www.fema.gov/floodplain-management/manage-risk/substantial-improvement-damage
105. McGreevy and Comisar, Woods Edge guide (comparison rows): https://mcgreevyandcomisar.com/neighborhoods/woods-edge

Downloadable Documents

These Spring Lakes documents are published by the Forest Mere association, the Lee County Clerk, the City of Bonita Springs, the Florida Legislature and state and federal agencies. Each link opens the issuer's own copy.

Market data from the Lee County Property Appraiser and the county sale file, pulled October 2026. McGreevy and Comisar, Best Realtor for Spring Lakes. Brokered by Domain Realty. Jesse McGreevy, FL Lic. SL3101296 · Marc Comisar, FL Lic. BK3060671.