Between the destinations of Lido Key and Anna Maria Island, LONGBOAT KEY is a fine mix of tasteful luxury and manicured surroundings. Just minutes from the heart of Sarasota, the long and narrow island feels like a secluded community with an elegant flavor of its own.
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Neighborhood Video Profile - Longboat Key
Michael Saunders & Company
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The Neighborhood Report – Lido Shores
John Butzko
Lido Shores is home to an array of luxurious homes.
Established in 1950 and nestled between St. Armands and Longboat Key, Lido Shores is an intimate oasis of approximately one hundred homes. The waterfront properties have frontage on Pansy Bayou, Sarasota Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and New Pass, which provide direct deepwater boating access to the Gulf of Mexico or Sarasota Bay.
Lido Shore’s location is ideal, within walking distance of St. Armands Circle and Mote Marine, and just a few miles from downtown Sarasota with its restaurants and myriad of cultural activities. Residents have a private beach with pavilion directly on the Gulf of Mexico. The voluntary and friendly Lido Shores Property Owners Association organizes social activities including sunset parties, a Fall House Tour with Dinner, and Spring Beach Barbecue. Some of the most elegant homes in Sarasota are located on Westway Drive, often called “The Rodeo Drive of Sarasota.” (More …)
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The Buyers’ Choice
Michael Saunders & Company
If selling your home or condominium is high on your agenda in 2010 here are some important facts you should know.
Any licensed brokerage is capable of listing your property. But only one is the undisputed leader in finding buyers for homes on Longboat Key. Michael Saunders & Company.
The proof is in the performance. Based on dollar volume sales over the past 12 months—as recorded by the Mid Florida MLS and published by the leading independent real estate tracking firm TRENDGRAPHIX—agents from Michael Saunders & Company bring buyers to Longboat Key property sales nearly twice as often as their next closest competitor.
As the below bar graphs depict, this phenomenon holds true across all price ranges; but becomes noticeably more dramatic as the price range increases. For properties $1 million and up, our agents furnish buyers more often than our next four closest competitors combined.
Before you list your Longboat Key property, contact an agent from Michael Saunders & Company. Find out how the region’s largest network of top-producing agents, its most heavily-frequented Web site and unparalleled network of international brokerage affiliations will help you succeed in finding a buyer faster. After all, isn’t that what selling your home is all about?
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The Neighborhood Report – Emerald Harbor
John Butzko
Our office on south Longboat Key specializes in communties throughout the area.
Located near the north end of Longboat Key, Emerald Harbor captures the essence of the Florida lifestyle as a quiet bayfront community. The neighborhood’s 72 homes are all set on deep boating water along extra wide canals that offer direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway with no bridges to Sarasota Bay. Owners in this desirable community enjoy deeded beach access to Longboat Key’s sandy white beaches just across Gulf of Mexico Drive for shelling, strolling and watching beautiful sunsets.
Market Activity – Emerald Harbor
There are currently four active listings in Emerald Harbor, but activity in Emerald Harbor has been brisk recently with four of the five sales in 2009 occurring in the last four months of the year. One of those sales took place within the last 30 days. Selling prices in this community have ranged from $610,000 to a high of $1.375 million. (More …)
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Neighborhood Report – St. Armands, Bird Key and Lido Key
John Butzko
The St. Armands area offers a variety of lifestyle options.
Barbara Roberts, managing broker of our St. Armands Circle offices, reports an increase in walk-in activity. During the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the agents of her office noted return customers coming in to inquire about the status of the real estate market.
St. Armands Office Agents – News and NotesWe are pleased to welcome Karen Lyons Nowadly to our St. Armands offices. Karen brings over 10 years of real estate experience Michael Saunders & Company.
A premier property was just listed by Jenifer Schwell in the Grand Bay condominium community on Longboat Key. This residence is elegant and sophisticated with top-of-the-world views of the city and Sarasota Bay. This newly listed property is priced at $1.295 million. (More …)
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The Neighborhood Report – Longboat Key
John Butzko
Enjoy a tropical, laidback lifestyle on Longboat Key. Pictured: 612 Juan Anasco Dr.
Longboat Key is a unique barrier island located in both Sarasota and Manatee counties. There are 11 miles of exceptional beaches, beautiful neighborhoods, fine dining venues, and entertainment and shopping destinations among an active community of full- and part-time residents. The meandering bicycle and walking path makes this a special place to enjoy the outdoors.
The island combines the country club environment of the Longboat Key Club with a casual atmosphere that includes educational and recreational facilities for adults and children, tennis courts, beaches, boating, arts, shopping and dining. Longboat Key welcomes visitors from all over the world, many of whom fall in love with this desirable location on Florida’s southwest coast. The agents serving our South Longboat Key office are area experts who specialize in finding the perfect property for those who choose the key as their next home. (More …)
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Spooky Sarasota – Top 10 Sarasota Area Haunts
John Butzko
Sarasota's past comes alive for Halloween. Pictured is an artist's rendition of a spooky Sarasota.
The mere mention of the name Sarasota is enough to cast fear into the minds of those who are aware of its terrifying past. No other place in the world is home to a more gruesome, bone-chilling history of blood-curdling horror and shocking tales of ghastly fright sunken deep within…
Ok, I apologize. None of that is even remotely true. But with Halloween just around the corner, I would be remiss to let this moment pass without researching and digging up the scary tales and spooky celebrations found throughout the Sarasota area. Turns out, our sleepy waterfront destination is more sun drenched than blood drenched, which is fine by me.
While we may not boast the macabre notoriety of places like Salem or Transylvania, you can rest assured that Sarasota does have some skeletons hiding in its tropical closet. Here are the top 10 most horrifying stories and scary places of Halloween celebration throughout the Gulf Coast area. Beware—some of these may cause nightmares. Probably not, though. (More …)
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Well-Known and Well-Hidden – Top 10 Best Sarasota-Area Beaches
John Butzko
The end of summer never indicates the end of beach days on Florida's Gulf Coast
As the summer season winds to an end, we find it perfectly fitting to boast the beautiful weather that defines Florida’s Gulf Coast. While those up north are readying their snow shovels, winter coats and heating systems, we here can continue donning our bathing attire to enjoy a few more months of frolicking on our favorite area beaches—some of which are renowned as among the world’s very best.
To send a taste of our tropical splendor to our cold weather friends, we present the top 10 beaches on Florida’s Southwest Coast. To help guide travelers on their journey down, these spots are listed from north to south. (More …)
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The Neighborhood Report - Longboat Key Communities
John Butzko
A View of the Gulf from 6171 Gulf of Mexico Drive - Sleepy Lagoon
Sales of desirable, well-priced properties are happening on Longboat Key, according to Georgina Clamage, branch manager of Michael Saunders & Company’s Longboat Key South office. Longboat Key is Sarasota’s only barrier island offering a country club lifestyle with a beautiful beach and marina, fabulous restaurants and a thriving arts community.
Successes in Sales
Sleepy Lagoon
On the north end of the key, one of the more popular communities is Sleepy Lagoon. Located in a laidback part of the key with properties on both the Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay, Sleepy Lagoon has become a major point of interest. In fact, 7 of the 12 sales there this year have been in the last 90 days. Listing agents Emmy Lou Gilbert, Michael Yawitz and Saint Cacchiotti of the Longboat Key South office worked with their sellers to keep them up-to-the-minute on the local market conditions, which resulted in successful sales for each in July. Terri Derr and Ken Torrington, also of the Longboat Key South office, sold 6429 Gulfside Road, a Gulf-front home that had been on the market since early 2007 and finally reached a price that the buyers couldn’t resist. (More …)
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The Neighborhood Report - St. Armands Communities
John Butzko
St. Armands Circle
The casually elegant St. Armands Circle on Lido Key stands as the southern gateway to Longboat Key, and presents a superlative collection of boutiques, art galleries, restaurants and outdoor cafes. Encircling a well-manicured park and enveloped by a tropical Florida ambiance, St. Armands Circle provides a memorable experience for residents and visitors alike, who seek the charms of a world-class shopping and dining destination. For those who desire their own piece of this exclusive location, the agents our longstanding St. Armands real estate office are area experts who specialize in matching people with the perfect properties.
Areas of Interest
Barbara Roberts, Managing Broker of our St. Armands office, has noticed a heightened buyer interest in available properties located on the southern end of Longboat Key and throughout Lido Key. These residential opportunities vary from elegant beachfront penthouses to modest single-family homes, so the choices are sure to please any taste. Agents working out of our John Ringling office are greeting more and more people who stop by to inquire about what “great buys” are around for them. We are also seeing more buyers who are planning to retire within the next several years and want to know how the market is faring. (More …)
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