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    Marina Bay is a bayfront condominium community behind the gates of Bay Isles on Longboat Key, Florida. Set on approximately 7.5 acres along Sarasota Bay, Marina Bay has 60 residences in three five-story buildings, with the community association reporting spacious floor plans of approximately 3,2

    Beach Harbor Club is a condominium community at 3800 Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat Key, Florida, where residents can enjoy access to both sides of the island’s coastal setting. The community combines deeded Gulf of Mexico beach access with Sarasota Bay boating and fishing amenities, including

    Some Sarasota neighborhoods are prized for their waterfront setting. Others stand out because they are close to downtown, the beaches or boating. Bird Key occupies an unusual position because it brings all of those qualities together on one residential island in Sarasota Bay. Located along the J

  Bayport Beach and Tennis Club is a Gulf-to-bay condominium community on Longboat Key, Florida, combining private Gulf beach access with recreation along Sarasota Bay. Set across approximately 27 landscaped acres, the community includes 136 residences in a low-rise setting, along with tennis courts

    When buying a home on Florida’s Gulf Coast, insurance deserves attention much earlier than the week before closing. A home’s location, roof, age, construction, storm-protection features, flood characteristics, claims history, and property type can all affect the insurance picture. For buyers com

    Not every Longboat Key property is about grand towers, formal lobbies and expansive resort complexes. Beach Castle offers something different: a smaller-scale, decidedly relaxed version of island living where the Gulf of Mexico is on one side and Sarasota Bay is on the other. Set at one of the n

    If your vision of Longboat Key living includes a gated residential setting, private Gulf beach access, boating, golf-course views and a choice between single-family homes, villas and luxury condominiums, Bay Isles deserves a place near the top of your search. Located on the bay side of Longboat

    Buying a second home in Sarasota can mean waking up near the Gulf, spending winters in Florida, keeping a condominium close to downtown, owning a waterfront retreat, or creating a gathering place for family and friends. But a second-home purchase should be approached differently from a vacation.

    For buyers who want boating to be part of everyday life, the Sarasota real estate market offers an unusually diverse collection of waterfront communities. You can find luxury homes with private docks on Sarasota Bay, canal-front neighborhoods with convenient boating access, island condominiums w

    If you're searching for a beach home near Sarasota, two islands are likely to rise quickly to the top of your list: Longboat Key and Siesta Key. Both offer beautiful Gulf Coast settings, waterfront real estate and easy access to Sarasota, but the lifestyles can feel remarkably different. Longboa

    Some Longboat Key condominiums impress through sheer scale. The Pierre takes a different approach. Set directly on the Gulf of Mexico behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club, this established luxury condominium combines unusually spacious residences, a relatively intimate 66-residence environm

  The Water Club is a luxury Gulf-front condominium community on the southern portion of Longboat Key, Florida, offering direct beach access, expansive residences and an extensive collection of private amenities. The community consists of 172 residences in two towers, with floor plans ranging from a

    There are luxury waterfront communities, and then there is Casey Key. This slender barrier island south of Sarasota offers something increasingly difficult to find on Florida's Gulf Coast: miles of predominantly residential shoreline, mature tropical vegetation, private estates and properties wh

    Westchester is an established Gulf-front condominium community on Longboat Key, Florida, offering residents direct access to the Gulf of Mexico shoreline and a collection of recreational amenities. The community is known for two-bedroom condominium residences, Gulf-facing outdoor spaces in many

    Living on Longboat Key offers a distinctive version of Florida Gulf Coast life: beaches on the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota Bay on the opposite side of the island, luxury condominiums, waterfront homes, boating, golf, and convenient access to Sarasota and St. Armands Circle. But buying on Longboat K

Longboat Key's north end has a character all its own: quieter, more residential and closely connected to the natural beauty that first made the island a vacation destination. Whitney Beach captures that character particularly well. This established condominium community stretches from the Gulf of Me

    Luxury on Longboat Key does not always mean a high-rise tower with hundreds of neighbors. At Beach Walk, the experience is deliberately more intimate. This Gulf-front condominium community on northern Longboat Key contains just 19 residences, combining the space and privacy of a beach home with

    Anna Maria Island real estate offers buyers something increasingly difficult to find on Florida’s Gulf Coast: a small barrier-island setting with beaches, boating, walkable commercial districts, established residential streets, vacation properties, and luxury waterfront homes. But buying on Anna

    Living on Siesta Key puts home buyers on a Sarasota barrier island known for Gulf beaches, Siesta Key Village, waterfront neighborhoods, condominiums, boating, and a distinctly coastal lifestyle. The real estate varies considerably, from beachfront condos and Gulf-front estates to canal homes an

    A $500,000, $1 million, or $2 million budget can produce very different home searches in Sarasota real estate. Around $500K, buyers can find condos and single-family homes, with location and condition driving major differences. Around $1M, the search can expand into larger or more updated homes,