Manatee County lagoon community hits milestones

  • By Elizabeth King
  • | 1:11 p.m. November 18, 2025
  • | Updated 11:38 a.m. November 23, 2025
Behind the bulldozers, a 4-acre lagoon is being built as as beach-like amenity for residents and the community.
Behind the bulldozers, a 4-acre lagoon is being built as as beach-like amenity for residents and the community.
Photo by Elizabeth King
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A Tampa-based developer building a lagoon-centered community in Manatee County has provided an update on the project, including an opening date for its manmade water attraction. Metro Development Group also announced it has hit some residential and commercial milestones.

 

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