Burnt Store Marina

Burnt Store Marina is a large, non-age-restricted waterfront and golf community spanning 600 acres in Punta Gorda, Charlotte County, on Florida’s Southwest Gulf Coast. The community comprises 1,920 total residences organized across 47 separate sub-associations, spanning single-family homes, attached homes, and high-rise condominiums — a genuinely diverse housing mix that gives buyers real flexibility in choosing between low-maintenance condo living and a full single-family home, all within one overarching boating-and-golf-focused community. Unlike many of the age-restricted 55-plus communities covered elsewhere on this site, Burnt Store Marina draws a genuinely mixed-age population of boating enthusiasts, fishermen, and golf-oriented buyers. The community’s defining amenity is its marina: one of the largest deep-water marinas on the west coast of Florida, offering 525 wet boat slips alongside dry boat storage and a boat launch ramp, giving residents direct, unparalleled access to the Gulf of Mexico for boating and fishing. That marina infrastructure is the genuine centerpiece of Burnt Store Marina’s identity and distinguishes it from land-locked golf communities elsewhere in Southwest Florida. Golf carries real additional weight through the Burnt Store Golf & Activity Club, which offers a 27-hole course alongside a cafe, an aqua driving range, a horseshoe pit, and dedicated golf practice facilities. The Fitness, Racquet, and Pool Club serves as a further hub of community activity, offering a state-of-the-art fitness center, an eight-court pickleball center, a dedicated tennis center, and a heated pool and spa. Governance at Burnt Store Marina reflects its scale and long development history: each of the 47 sub-associations maintains its own board of directors and collects its own operating fees, while a master association for the entire community, commonly referred to as the Section 22 HOA, collects a separate annual fee through its property manager to cover maintenance of common areas, roads, access systems, and shared infrastructure. That layered structure means buyers must confirm both the specific sub-association fee for their particular housing type and section, plus the master Section 22 HOA fee, rather than assuming a single flat rate applies uniformly across the community’s 1,920 residences. Social programming reflects the community’s boating-forward culture: residents can join boat teams, fishing clubs, book clubs, and bicycle groups, alongside community-wide events including garage sales and holiday celebrations that give neighbors across the 47 sub-associations a chance to build lasting friendships. As a large, well-established community with both resale and some remaining new-construction inventory, Burnt Store Marina offers a genuine combination of Gulf Coast boating access and golf-club amenities distinct from the more purely golf-centric or purely age-restricted communities elsewhere in Charlotte County. The community’s straddling position near the Charlotte/Lee county line places it within a genuinely convenient location relative to both Punta Gorda’s historic downtown and marina district and the broader Cape Coral/Fort Myers market further south, giving residents access to a wider range of shopping, dining, and healthcare options than a more isolated waterfront development might offer. Burnt Store Marina’s scale and age, having developed over multiple decades, mean the community includes a genuine mix of older, established sections alongside newer condominium and single-family construction, giving buyers a real range of price points, build eras, and finish levels to choose from within one overall boating-and-golf-focused community. Buyers evaluating Burnt Store Marina should weigh its genuine boating-first identity and direct Gulf access against the community’s inherent hurricane and flood exposure as a coastal, marina-centered development in a historically storm-affected part of Southwest Florida; current, address-specific windstorm and flood-insurance quotes should be obtained before purchasing rather than relying on regional averages, particularly for waterfront condominiums and homes directly adjacent to the marina basin. The community’s deep-water marina infrastructure itself represents a genuine, ongoing capital asset requiring maintenance and periodic storm-recovery investment, a cost consideration reflected in the master Section 22 HOA’s annual assessment that buyers should factor into their overall cost-of-ownership analysis alongside their specific sub-association’s own fees.

Age Restriction

Burnt Store Marina is not an age-restricted community; it draws a genuinely mixed-age population of boating and golf-oriented buyers rather than exclusively retirees, distinct from the age-restricted 55-plus communities covered elsewhere on this site.

Housing Types

• Single-family homes
• Attached homes
• High-rise condominiums
• A genuine range of build eras and price points across the community’s 47 sub-associations

Pricing

Burnt Store Marina spans 600 acres in Punta Gorda with a total of 1,920 residences across 47 separate sub-associations, spanning single-family homes, attached homes, and high-rise condominiums. As a large, largely built-out but still partially active community, current pricing and any remaining new-construction availability vary meaningfully by specific sub-association and housing type, and should be confirmed directly for any address under consideration, with marina-view and waterfront-adjacent properties typically commanding a real premium over interior, non-waterfront homes.

Fees & Assessments

HOA Dues: Each of Burnt Store Marina’s 47 sub-associations has its own board of directors and collects its own operating fees from residents. A master association covering the whole community, commonly referred to as the Section 22 HOA, collects a separate annual fee through its property manager to cover maintenance of common areas, roads, access systems, and shared infrastructure. Buyers should confirm both the specific sub-association fee and the master Section 22 HOA fee for any address under consideration, since Burnt Store Marina’s layered governance structure means no single flat rate applies community-wide, and marina-adjacent or condominium sub-associations commonly carry meaningfully higher fees than interior single-family sections given the added infrastructure they maintain.

CDD Assessment: Specific Community Development District status for Burnt Store Marina was not independently confirmed in this research; the community’s primary governance runs through its 47 sub-associations and the master Section 22 HOA rather than a documented CDD structure, though buyers should still verify against Charlotte County or Lee County records before purchasing given the community straddles the county line, since the applicable county and any associated tax and assessment structure can differ depending on exactly where a given address sits.

Condo Fees: High-rise condominium sub-associations within Burnt Store Marina carry their own separate condo association fees layered alongside the master Section 22 HOA fee; buyers considering condo product should request an itemized breakdown of both layers before purchasing.

Amenities

• One of the largest deep-water marinas on Florida’s Gulf Coast, with 525 wet boat slips, dry boat storage, and a boat launch ramp
• Burnt Store Golf & Activity Club — 27-hole golf course with cafe, aqua driving range, horseshoe pit, and golf practice facilities
• Fitness, Racquet, and Pool Club — state-of-the-art fitness center, eight-court pickleball center, tennis center, and a heated pool and spa
• Direct Gulf of Mexico access for boating and fishing

Getting Around

Healthcare: Burnt Store Marina sits in Punta Gorda, within reach of HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital and Bayfront Health Punta Gorda, both serving Charlotte County, with additional Lee County facilities also within a reasonable regional drive given the community’s position near the county line; specific drive time from the community itself was not independently confirmed in this research and should be verified directly before purchasing.

Airport: Punta Gorda Airport sits close to Burnt Store Marina, giving residents a genuinely convenient regional airport option with growing low-cost carrier service, with Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers available as a larger secondary option offering broader route service; specific mileage was not independently confirmed in this research and should be verified directly by residents who travel frequently.