Buttonwood Bay is a premier HOPA 55+ waterfront manufactured home and active adult resort community situated along the southern shores of 1,236-acre Lake Josephine at 10001 US Highway 27 South in Sebring, Highlands County, Florida (ZIP 33876). Governed under Florida Statutes Chapter 723 with resident representation by Buttonwood Bay Mobile Home Owner's Association, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# N25271, incorporated March 8, 1988, alongside on-site community organizations Church of Buttonwood Bay Corp. Doc# N18000006129, Buttonwood Bay Master Activities Inc., and Buttonwood Bay Hobby Shop, Inc.) and professionally managed by Sun Communities / Sun Outdoors, the gated community is renowned across Central Florida for its freshwater bass and crappie fishing and boating lifestyle. Residents enjoy a private marina with boat slips and a boat launch ramp, a 210-foot lighted fishing pier on Lake Josephine, two heated swimming pools, a grand lakeside clubhouse, fitness center, lighted tennis and pickleball courts, shuffleboard, miniature golf/putting green, and an on-site non-denominational community church between Sebring and Lake Placid.
Official Verification Sources: Sun Outdoors / Sun Communities — Buttonwood Bay (Sebring, FL) Official Website; Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) — Buttonwood Bay Mobile Home Owner's Association, Inc. (Doc# N25271); Florida DBPR Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes
Issuer: Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) / Florida DBPR
Notes: Homeowners represented by statutory HOA Buttonwood Bay Mobile Home Owner's Association, Inc. (Florida Sunbiz Non-Profit Doc# N25271, filed March 8, 1988, principal address 538 Spoonbill, Sebring, FL 33875) alongside Church of Buttonwood Bay Corp. (Doc# N18000006129) and Buttonwood Bay Master Activities Inc. at 10001 US Highway 27 South, Sebring, FL 33876.
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How is Buttonwood Bay in Sebring organized for 55+ manufactured homeowners?
Buttonwood Bay (10001 US Hwy 27 S, Sebring, FL 33876) is a HOPA 55+ community regulated under Florida Statutes Chapter 723 and managed by Sun Communities, where homeowners are represented by the long-standing statutory HOA Buttonwood Bay Mobile Home Owner's Association, Inc. (Sunbiz Doc# N25271, incorporated in 1988).
What boating and fishing amenities does Buttonwood Bay offer on Lake Josephine?
Sitting directly on 1,236-acre Lake Josephine, Buttonwood Bay features a 210-foot lighted fishing pier, a private boat launch ramp, wet boat slips, and a fish-cleaning station, plus two heated swimming pools, pickleball and tennis courts, a hobby shop, and an on-site community chapel.
Where is Buttonwood Bay located in Highlands County?
Buttonwood Bay is located along US Highway 27 South in southern Sebring (ZIP 33876/33875) on the shores of Lake Josephine, approximately 7 miles south of downtown Sebring and 6 miles north of Lake Placid.
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