Lake Ridge - Toms River, NJ
Lake Ridge Overview
Lake Ridge in Toms River, NJ is an active adult community built on 300 acres of beautifully landscaped property. This resale community open to adults aged 55 or better is comprised of 925 thoughtfully designed single-family homes. Amenities include a 13,800 square-foot clubhouse, community bus service, 24-hour gated security, and a full-time activities director.
Lake Ridge is situated around two lovely lakes: the smaller houses a pair of swans and the larger one is stocked for light fishing. The community features a monthly newspaper and also has its own in-house cable TV channel. Lake Ridge at Toms River is surrounded by many other adult communities and has easy access to shopping and entertainment destinations.
Lake Ridge Amenities
The attractive 13,800 square-foot clubhouse at Lake Ridge is the focal point for all social and fitness activities within the community. Residents can engage in invigorating workouts at the fitness center complete with an indoor pool. Game and billiard rooms as well as arts and craft rooms provide the perfect setting for relaxing activities. In addition, Lake Ridge features a separate annex building which is used for meetings and card games.
Outdoors, residents enjoy horseshoe pits, a basketball court, tennis facilities, and bocce ball courts. Lake Ridge also has a refreshing outdoor pool perfect for cooling off during hot summer days while an outdoor patio is also available for relaxing with friends and family.
Lake Ridge Homes & Real Estate
Homebuyers can choose from a resale inventory of single-family homes constructed between 1994 and 1998. The Kokes Organization offered several different models ranging in size from 1,308 to 2,254 square feet. Most of these models are ranch-style homes with two bedrooms and two bathrooms on one level, while one model has three bedrooms and three bathrooms divided among two levels. Homes have one or two-car garages and sit on private lots. The monthly homeowner’s association fees at Lake Ridge are very reasonable.
Lake Ridge Lifestyle
This outstanding community offers an attractive lifestyle for active adults with a zest for life. Lake Ridge residents are surrounded by a nice array of recreational offerings and interesting organized activities. Some of these activities include audiovisual club, day travel, sports, music club, book club, bridge, computers, travel, fishing, golf, gardening, and theater. In addition, there is a model builders club where residents build boat models that they sail on the larger of the community’s two lakes. That same lake also is stocked with fish and residents like to take their grandchildren there for some light fishing.
A full-time activities director is part of the dedicated staff at Lake Ridge. The in-house cable TV channel and monthly newspaper keeps all residents informed about everything that goes on within the community. Residents can also leave their car at home and go shopping by using the courtesy bus service.
Area
Lake Ridge at Toms River is located off Route 70 with easy access to major conveniences and attractions in all directions. New York City is one hour to the north, Philadelphia is to the west, Atlantic City is to the south, and beaches are half an hour to the east. Some popular attractions in Toms River are Garden State Philharmonic, Cattus Island County Park, and Bey Lea Golf Course. The Ocean County Mall can be reached in 15 minutes and Freehold Mall is 25 minutes away. Some of the area’s other noteworthy destinations are Wharton State Forest, Point Pleasant Beach, Seaside Park, Island Beach State Park, and Long Beach Island. Lake Ridge is a great community with world-class amenities for Southern New Jersey's active adult homebuyer.