What’s available right now
| Floor plan | Beds/Baths | Sq Ft | Price range | Units listed today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amethyst | 1 / 1 | 864 | $1,525 to $1,959 | 9 |
| Bronze | 2 / 2 | 1,220 | $1,719 to $2,109 | 12 |
| Tangelo | 2 / 2 | 1,242 | $1,729 to $2,098 | 5 |
| Citron | 3 / 2 | 1,385 | $2,220 to $3,003 | 4 |
| Celadon | 3 / 2 | 1,380 | Call for rent | 0, not currently posted |
| Coral | 3 / 2 | 1,460 | Call for rent | 0, not currently posted |
Bronze carries the deepest inventory at twelve listed units, while Celadon and Coral have nothing posted today: asking about either means asking the leasing office to open a waitlist rather than picking from live availability.
Windermere is a small town on an isthmus between the lakes of the Butler Chain, about twelve miles southwest of downtown Orlando. Citra sits directly across the street from the Lakeside Village shopping strip in the town’s Lakeside Village submarket.
The true cost to move in
| Fee | Amount | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| Application fee, per applicant | $85 | Due at application |
| Administrative fee, per unit | $250 | Due at move-in |
| Security deposit | $500 | Due at move-in, refundable |
| One-time pet fee, per pet, max 2 | $400 | Due at move-in, if applicable |
| First month’s rent, lowest listed Amethyst unit | $1,525 | Due at move-in |
Stacked, that’s $2,360 to move into the cheapest available one-bedroom without a pet, or $2,760 with one, plus $50 a month in ongoing pet rent afterward. No single source states this total; Apartments.com’s fees and policies tab lists the pieces separately, which is why doing the addition yourself matters before you budget a move.
Is the rent I see online the rent I’ll actually pay? No. The listed base rent excludes the application fee, admin fee, deposit, and any pet fees, all due at application or move-in per the fee schedule above.
Where the listings disagree
| Data point | Source A | Source B | What to trust |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle school zone | livecitra.com’s amenities page: Bridgewater Middle School | Apartments.com’s GreatSchools-sourced structured data: Horizon West Middle School | The structured GreatSchools feed, since two independent marketplace pulls match it and the brand copy reads as unedited legacy text |
| Total unit count | Redfin: 30 units, matching Apartments.com’s own per-floor breakdown of 8 plus 12 plus 9 | Apartments.com’s separate property-info panel: “360 units/3 stories” | 30, an order-of-magnitude figure that reads as a typo rather than a verified count |
| Monthly pet rent | livecitra.com’s amenities page: $30 per pet per month | Apartments.com’s fee schedule: $50 per pet per month | $50, the figure quoted at application per the live fee panel; confirm at tour since the brand page hasn’t been updated |
Each of these three figures is easy to state as settled fact if you only check one source. Checking two turns each into a two-minute phone confirmation instead of a guess.
Which middle school is Citra at Windermere actually zoned for? Two independent, GreatSchools-sourced marketplace feeds name Horizon West Middle School; only the brand site’s uncredited copy still names Bridgewater. Confirm with the Orange County Public Schools attendance-zone tool before enrolling.
What residents actually say
Apartments.com’s rating panel shows a 2.5 out of 5 average across 30 reviews: seven five-star, four four-star, one three-star, two two-star, and sixteen one-star. That distribution is heavily bimodal, not a mild average.
The one-star reviews collected on ApartmentRatings.com cluster around four recurring complaints: air-conditioning repairs that stretched over weeks in summer, move-out cleaning charges deducted from deposits despite tenants providing their own cleaning receipts, high leasing-staff turnover that made getting a consistent answer difficult, and renewal rates quoted above what the same floor plan was listed for as a brand-new lease. A handful of five-star reviews single out individual maintenance responsiveness as the deciding factor in an otherwise mixed experience.
How it compares to nearby Windermere communities
| Property | Neighborhood | Beds available | Price range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citra at Windermere | Lakeside Village | 1 to 3 bd | $1,525 to $3,003 |
| MAA Windermere | Lake Burden | 1 to 2 bd listed | $1,733 to $2,978 |
| Cortland Independence | Windermere | 1 to 3 bd | $1,593 to $2,588 and up |
| Windermere citywide average | All neighborhoods | 1 bd average | $1,669 to $1,737 |
Citra’s cheapest one-bedroom starts below both the citywide average and MAA Windermere’s floor. Cortland Independence lands between the two. Price alone doesn’t settle the choice: the 2.5-star pattern above is the real tradeoff against that lower entry rent.
Is Citra at Windermere cheaper than other Windermere apartments? Its lowest one-bedroom starts below the citywide average and below MAA Windermere’s posted range, and close to Cortland Independence’s starting price.
Location, schools, and the fireworks claim
Every marketing source repeats a version of the same line: close proximity to Disney World with a great view of nightly fireworks. Apartments.com’s own HowLoud Soundscore for this address is 77 out of 100, with airport noise rated Calm and business noise rated Calm. That score aggregates ambient traffic, airport, and business noise; it doesn’t isolate a specific event like a nightly fireworks show, so it neither confirms nor rules out how audible those fireworks are from a given unit.
Citra at Windermere is managed by Two Coast Living, according to the property’s own management-company listing. The Better Business Bureau’s file on the operator was opened February 28, 2014, and lists the business as “Not Rated” with unresolved complaint volume as of this writing.
How loud are the Disney fireworks at night? No source measures fireworks specifically. The closest available figure, HowLoud’s Soundscore, rates ambient airport and business noise Calm, but that isn’t the same measurement as event noise.
Lease terms and pet policy
- Lease length: 8 to 16 months, listed as discrete term options rather than a continuous range, per Apartments.com’s details tab.
- Pets: cats and dogs, breed restrictions apply, maximum two per unit, 75-pound weight limit, $400 one-time fee and $50 monthly rent per pet.
Whether the shorter end of that range carries a rent premium over a standard 12-month term isn’t disclosed on any source checked for this page.
Is an 8-month lease more expensive than a 12-month lease here? Not stated publicly by any source checked. Ask the leasing office directly, since term pricing isn’t broken out on the live listing.
Citra at Windermere is required to operate as an Equal Housing Opportunity provider.
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