Offering comfortable Florida style living at its best in the amenity-rich gated community of Laurel Lakes is this 4 bedroom 3 bath pool home. This well-maintained home with many extras including 10’ ceilings (some tray), transom windows, pavered driveway and hardwood floors is large enough for your primary home and perfectly carefree for a 2nd home or vacation getaway. Functional split plan offers three private wings. To the right of the foyer is the primary suite with two walk-in closets and spacious en suite bath with soaker tub, separate shower, and water closet. From the left of the foyer, you will find a wing with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths. From this same hallway, you will find the laundry exiting into the sizeable three-car garage. The formal dining and living room with sliders to the lanai are open from the foyer giving you plenty of options for living and entertaining. The third bedroom wing with its own private pool bath opens from the rear of the family room. Spacious, open kitchen with breakfast bar and dinette adjacent to family room also has sliders to the screened lanai. The screened lanai has plenty of room for al fresco dining and enjoying the self-cleaning, gas heated pool and spa. Peace of mind with whole house fitted with Lexan hurricane panels for all doors and windows and a COMPLETE NEW TILE ROOF coming the middle of April. The Laurel Lakes community has 320 residences with a low HOA ($200 monthly) which includes unmanned security gate, irrigation, heated community pool, and recreational facilities. In addition to the community pool, there are tennis courts, fitness center, and restrooms. Community activities include pickleball, bingo, yoga, poker, bunko, water aerobics, book club, etc. You are sure to enjoy this active community. Short bike ride or minutes to Publix, restaurants, Classical Academy and Rothenbach Park with five miles of trails. Sarasota is home to world-class beaches with crystal sand and turquoise waters of Lido Key, Siesta Key and Longboat Key. Sarasota offers many cultural offerings including the Ringling Museum, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota Ballet, The Van Wezel Performing Arts and more. Sarasota has an international airport, excellent hospitals, plenty of fine restaurants, golf courses, Selby Botanical Gardens and the like. Shopping areas include the UTC Mall, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, etc.

Embrace the charm of Gillespie Park as you tour this 1948 downtown triplex. Gillespie Park is known for its historic character, mature tree-lined streets, and proximity to the vibrant cultural scene of downtown Sarasota. Being within the city limits allows for the flexibility of weekly rentals making it a terrific investment opportunity. This generous 8,346 sf lot offers the possibility of development in the DTE, Downtown Edge zoning, which is under the Florida Live Local Act. Nestled in the heart of this vibrant neighborhood, this delightful main home boasts two cozy bedrooms, full bath, front porch, screened porch and picket fenced front yard with garden. Adjacent to the main home is a sweet studio apartment with combo living and bedroom, kitchen, full bath and walk-in closet. If that’s not enough, you will find an adorable cottage with a sleeping alcove, full bath, and french doors out to a private screened porch. Arched entry to laundry facilities which all three units share. Peace of mind with concrete construction, masonry walls and in flood zone X. There is plenty of room for parking, gardening and enjoying the fresh air. The property has been thoughtfully and lovingly updated while preserving its vintage charm. Just steps away you will find the walkable Rosemary District, a hip neighborhood with artisan cafes and modern bistros. Across the street you can enjoy the reconstructed Gillespie Park with a tree-lined ten-acre park including playground, picnic area, basketball, tennis and pickle ball courts, a scenic pond, and dog park. Easy bike ride to explore art galleries, fine dining, shopping and all the culture Sarasota has to offer. Short distance to the new Bay Park with 53 acres for your walking, playing and picnicking pleasure. A new police substation is a block away. Main house is vacant ($1700) while the studio ($1150) and cottage ($1175) are tenant occupied.

Welcome to this delightful pool home in the well-established community of Sabal Harbour. This is a one of a kind property with an expansive fenced yard for your fur babies and own enjoyment. Featuring high ceilings (some 12’), an abundance of windows, and sliding doors, you are sure to enjoy the natural light this home offers. From the foyer, the guest wing with two bedrooms and full bath give a distinct separation offering privacy from the primary bedroom. The primary bedroom with en suite bath offers dual sinks, walk-in shower, water closet and sizeable walk-in closet which has been tastefully remodeled. Ther is plenty of room for entertaining and cooking with the open kitchen and capacious great room. The roomy kitchen with breakfast bar, dinette area, stainless appliances (refrigerator, microwave and oven new in 2022) and pantry open to the two-car garage equipped with an EV240 outlet and the laundry. Beyond the great room sliders, your private oasis awaits you complete with screened lanai, 12’ x 30’ salt-water pebble tech pool (new system), Jacuzzi hot tub (2022) overlooking your enormous sweeping backyard. For your peace of mind, the home has a 2021 roof and 2021 HVAC. This home is located steps from the community center offering tennis, pickleball, basketball, community pool, playground, and recreational facilities. Fabulous shopping, dining, and nearly any kind of store you can imagine within a mile. Enjoy the world-class beaches with crystal sand and turquoise waters of Lido Key, Siesta Key and Longboat Key. Sarasota offers many cultural offerings including the Ringling Museum, Asolo Repertory Theatre, Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota Ballet, The Van Wezel Performing Arts and more. Sarasota has an international airport, excellent hospitals, golf courses, Selby Botanical Gardens and the like. Shopping areas include the UTC Mall, Whole Foods, Fresh Market, etc.

Luxurious living with all the upgrades less than a mile from FSU Center for Performing Arts, Ringling Museum, New World College, Asolo Theater, and SRQ (10 minutes to downtown, 15 minutes to St Armand’s Circle/Lido Key Beach, 20 minutes to Siesta Key). This condo has been renovated to the hilt to give the feel of living in a luxury hotel. Enjoy high-end, first-class comfort and style in a superb location for a fraction of what you would pay for a comparable unit just a couple of miles south in downtown. New hurricane windows 2025, freshly painted interior and exterior. New roof in 2022. New A/C unit in 2021. Abundance of natural light. Kitchen: new white with gold, blue, and gray marbled granite countertops, stylish white cabinets, new stainless double sink with disposal, new faucet fixtures, new reverse osmosis tankless water filtration system, lots of cabinets and a pantry for storage. Stainless refrigerator, black glass-top stove, dishwasher. Bathrooms: new fixtures, gorgeous Victorian wooden vanities, multi-layered filtration systems on sinks so you can brush your teeth and wash your face with the cleanest water. Florida room (aka lanai) is fully enclosed with big sliding glass windows overlooking new landscaping (palm trees and flowers) with new tropical ceiling fan. Like-new gray waterproof laminate wood floors throughout. Large family room open-space area for couches, tables, dining, and such. Front-loading nearly-new washer and dryer in their own closeted area with storage shelves above. Generous primary suite with walk-in closet, barn door to bath and dressing area. Charming guest bedroom with seagrass wallpaper, crown molding and white piping on the walls, baseboards and ceiling light details add class and style. Front porch big enough for sitting or for large potted plants. Outdoor storage closet (that locks securely) for storing your gardening tools, beach chairs and bicycle. Lawn maintenance included. Sprinkler system for lawn. Short stroll to the pool just across the quaint wooden private pedestrian bridge over the pond where the birds and turtles frolic. Your own parking space in front of the unit under the cover of a carport. Plenty of guest parking available nearby. Pets allowed up to 30 lbs. Move-in ready with some furnishings available upon request. (Seller provided description)

Come see this spacious, well-cared for villa in the tranquil Glen Oaks Ridge neighborhood. This active 55+ community is centrally located minutes from downtown, the airport, the beaches and a plethora of shopping and dining. Your fur babies are welcome in this quiet, established complex offering many amenities including a clubhouse, heated pool, shuffleboard, entertainment room, meeting room, game room, library, fitness area and a putting green. Low dues include maintenance grounds, sewer, trash, water, cable tv, and recreational facilities. This expansive villa has a screened porch, large office which could become a third bedroom, single car carport, attached air conditioned laundry room with plenty of storage and open floor plan. For your peace of mind, the villa was replumbed in 2006, water filtration system, HVAC serviced and 10” of added blown-in insulation to improve energy efficiency. Sarasota offers superior hospitals, a multitude of cultural and recreational activities, golfing and the perfect powder sand beaches of Siesta and Lido.