Questions residents ask
Is Crescent Lakes gated?
Yes — Charlotte County records list it as a gated community.
What evacuation zone is Crescent Lakes in?
Zone D, per Charlotte County Emergency Management (checked September 2026). Always confirm your exact address on the county's official lookup before a storm.
What day is trash pickup in Crescent Lakes?
Contact : 941.467.1499, per the county's collection map (checked September 2026).
Who is building Crescent Lakes, and how big will it be?
Crescent Lakes at Babcock Ranch is a gated Meritage Homes community in the MidTown phase, sold across three product lines — the Premier Series (1,269–2,168 sq ft), Reserve Series (1,654–2,190 sq ft) and Signature Series (2,181–2,791 sq ft), 3–4 bedrooms. Aggregator listings describe a build-out around 360+ single-family homes; Charlotte County GIS shows 280 homes built against 85 vacant platted homesites as of September 2026 (roughly 365 total). Confirm the current build-out total with Meritage directly (Meritage Homes materials and Charlotte County GIS, checked September 2026).
Is Crescent Lakes in a flood zone?
Mostly not — about 67% of its mapped flood features are zone X, outside the high-risk area, with about 33% in zone AE. That's county map data — not a flood determination for insurance or lending purposes — so check your parcel on the official lookup.
