Neighborhood Scoop 
By Debbie Sanacore
I Love Calling Stonehaven My Home
I love calling Stonehaven my home, it is so close to everything, yet nestled away on a natural 35-acre lake is this manned, gated community of 253 one and two story homes. It was one of the first “newer communities” built in the Wellington area along the 441 corridor constructed by Centex homes on 133 acres in unincorporated Palm Beach County. The first homes were completed in 2001. The community features two sections; the estates section features a minimum lot size of 65 X 120 and the Classic series lot size is a minimum of 55 x 120. Under air sq. footage ranges from 2200 to 3800 square feet providing a variety of living spaces well-designed to suit many different lifestyles.
The Community has its own website www.stonehavenestates.org, and newsletter “The Stonehaven Chisel” communicates important information to residents regarding all community affairs.
The recreation area includes an Olympic-size heated pool and Jacuzzi, as well as tennis courts on a 35-acre lake that can be used for fishing and boating. A lovely Clubhouse is available for all the residents with a banquet/meeting room, kitchen facilities and an exercise room with free weights and machines. By the pool is a large covered patio is with tables and chairs.
A sand-based tot lot is used by our younger residents, as well as four other park areas. The association fee includes the use of all this, as well as basic cable, individual home alarm monitoring and the 24-hour manned gate for extra security.
One thing that Stonehaven residents enjoy is the small size of this community. In other words, it’s large enough to have these nice amenities, yet small enough that you can “get to know your neighbors.”
Debbie Sanacore has lived and worked in Palm Beach County for the past 30 years. She is a Realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Wellington, where she serves on the agent leadership council and is the current secretary of the Wellington Rotary Club. She also owns a thriving “unfranchise” business. Want to know more? Call her at 561-301-3229.