Cascades Sarasota – Active Retirement Community

One of the hottest gated communities in our area is Cascades Sarasota.  This resort community is located north of University Parkway between Lockwood Ridge and Tuttle.  The BuySarasota.com Team recently closed on a newly constructed home in the neighborhood, and currently there are 7 single family homes listed in the Sarasota MLS.  Prices in Cascades Sarasota range from $229,999 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with over 1600 square feet to $314,000 for a 2 bedrooms home that is slightly larger with just over 2000 square feet.  The community features include lawn maintenance, irrigation 24 hour guarded gate and high-speed internet.

Nature lovers will enjoy the views of Cascades’ preserves as well as the serene lakes throughout the community.  There is a guard gated gate maintained 24/7 at maintenance-free Cascades, and that’s just the beginning.  This outstanding retirement community features a 25,000 square foot clubhouse, and sports complex.  Residents enjoy an indoor/outdoor pool, fitness center, a billiards room, ballroom, arts and crafts, as well as the services of a full time social director.  Outside activities include tennis providing 6 lighted Har-Tru tennis courts. 

Cascades Sarasota 6 Months Sales Activity

• Homes Currently Listed: 7
• Lowest Priced Home: $229,999
• Highest Priced Homes: $314,000
• Pending Sales: 4
• Homes Sold in Last 6 Mos: 12
• Lowest Priced Home Sold: $219,900
• Highest Priced Home Sold: $355,000

For an active lifestyle community, Cascades of Sarasota is the best!  For an overview of Cascades Sarasota homes for sale or any gated retirement community, contact the John Allen Team at 941-544-6467.  We have agents who will send you available properties to consider.  Should you choose a Sarasota lifestyle, we’ll guide you through a smooth Sarasota real estate transaction.

 More Gated Community Info:

• Sarasota Florida Real Estate
• Gated Communities Sarasota
• Cascades Sarasota Florida

The Meadows Sarasota FL – Recent Sales in Country Club Community

If you are looking for an affordable country club community with plenty of amenities, the Meadows Sarasota FL has quite a lot to offer. Homes, condos, villas and townhouses are available in the Meadows. This Sarasota country club community was developed by Taylor Woodrow in the early 1980s and 1990s. A mature neighborhood encompassing more than 1,650 acres of beautiful oaks, serene lakes and three golf courses, the Meadows homes blend into the landscape and scenery.

The Meadows Sarasota FL

Judi Kerzner, one of Allen Real Estate Services’ agents recently sold a gem in the Meadows Sarasota FL in the Stratfield Park subdivision. The maintenance free single family home was built in 1991 and offers 2 bedrooms and 2 baths within a spacious 2122 square feet. The community pool is just steps away from this Meadows home, and the new owners can enjoy the Meadows clubhouse, golf, tennis, fitness, walking and biking baths as well as the shops in the Meadows Village.

The Meadows Sarasota FL 6 Months Sales Activity

• Current Homes for Sale: 19
• Least Expensive Home for Sale: $189,999
• Most Expensive Home for Sale: $1,332,000
• Current Condos, Villas & Townhouses: 58
• Least Expensive Condo: $76,000
• Most Expensive Condo/Villa: $495,000
• Pending Sales: 28

Sales Last Six Months: Condos/Villas-65, Single Family Homes-14

• Least Expensive Condo Sold: $36,500
• Most Expensive Condo/Villa Sold: $350,000
• Least Expensive Home Sold: $140,000
• Most Expensive Home Sold: $370,000

If you are interested in finding an affordable home in the Meadows, contact the John Allen Team for an agent who specializes in Sarasota country club communities.

More Sarasota Country Club Communities

• The Oaks Club
• University Park Country Club
• Prestancia

Harbor Acres Sarasota Homes for Sale Market Update

Located just to the south of downtown Sarasota, Harbor Acres has long been regarded one of our area’s most desirable neighborhoods. There are 166 homes in the neighborhood including a charming mix of architectural styles including Mediterranean, Modern, Key West and old Florida ranch homes. If you are just starting to familiarize yourself with the market for waterfront Sarasota homes for sale, Harbor Acres should be at the top of your list.

Harbor Acres Homes for Sale – Market Update

Harbor Acres in Sarasota Florida

As of January 1st, there are currently 7 Harbor Acres Sarasota homes for sale in the MLS system. In addition, 4 homes are under contract. Because the neighborhood is so desirable, there is not a lot of turnover of houses. 

Harbor Acres Homes – Inventory

• Current Active Listings: 7
• Highest Priced Home: $7,900,000
• Lowest Priced Home: $524,900
• Median Listing Price: $1,950,000
• Average Listing Price: $2,818,271

Homes Under Contract

• Pending Sales: 4
• Highest Priced: $1,950,000
• Lowest Priced: $360,000

Harbor Acres Real Estate Sales in the Past 9 Months

• Total MLS Sales: 3
• Highest Priced Sale: $2,400,000
• Lowest Priced Sale: $412,500

In addition, there are two non MLS sales listed in Sarasota County Property Records.

Non MLS Sales in Harbor Acres

1. 1370 Harbor Dr. Sarasota, FL 34239 – $2,365,000 on 12-15-2010
2. 1908 S Orange Ave. Sarasota, FL 34239 – $599,000 on 11-12-2010

Location Map

As you can see below, Harbor Acres Sarasota Florida is located close to the hospital, restaurants, shopping, downtown, beaches and St Armands. It just does not get much better.

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If you would like more information on Harbor Acres or the Sarasota real estate market, please feel free to call us direct at 941-544-6467 anytime. We have a team of local experts ready to assist you.

Bird Key – Sarasota FL Homes for Sale

Bird Key Entrance

Bird Key homes are popular with boaters.  The lush gated waterfront community just across the Ringling Bridge from downtown Sarasota, Florida is intertwined with canals and open waters leading to the Gulf of Mexico.  Many of thes homes for sale have scenic waterfront views from canalfront settings to spacious seeping views of Sarasota Bay.

The Sarasota MLS currently reports 43 homes for sale in Sarasota on Bird Key.  Prices range from $499,000 for a three bedroom, three bath inland garden home to $9,490,000 for a luxurious Mediterranean style home featuring more than 300 feet of seawall with docking for large yacht and sensation open Bay views.  There are 3 pending sales on Bird Key and 15 homes have sold on Bird Key in the last six months.

Homes Sales Activity on Bird Key

• Lowest Priced Home: $499,000
• Highest Priced Home: $9,490,000
• Pending Sales: 3
• Homes Sold Last 6 Mo: 15
• Average Price: $1,303,793
• Medium Price: $899,000

Bird Key residents are minutes from downtown Sarasota’s cultural venues such as the opera, ballet and theater as well as shopping, restaurants and Palm Avenues art galleries.  Lido Key Beach and St. Armands Circle are minutes a away from Bird Key too!

If you are searching for a home for sale in a boating community with an active Yacht Club, the Bird Key Yacht Club, call the John Allen Team today for a look at Bird Key real estate listed in the MLS.  We show this waterfront community regularly.

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Sarasota Homes for Sale

Sarasota Homes for Sale

Home for Sale in Sarasota

Buyers of Sarasota homes for sale from Sarasota’s mainland to its barrier islands are provided a variety of options in all prices rages. The selection of homes for sale in Sarasota is still excellent as the Sarasota real estate market stabilizes. If you come to Sarasota, Florida searching for a home, you can now choose a lifestyle and purchase a property that meets your needs at much lower prices.

Amenities such as golf, tennis, swimming and fitness are available at Sarasota golf course communities. Gated communities like University Park, the Oaks, Prestancia, Lakewood Ranch and Laurel Oak offer a terrific selection of single family homes, villas and townhouses. Maintenance free living is in Sarasota golf course condos provides a resort lifestyle eliminating a lot of the responsibilities of home ownership.

If the beach lifestyle is your dream, Sarasota’s barrier islands currently offer hundreds of properties ranging from single family homes for sale to condos, townhouses and villas. Many Sarasota homes for sale on the barrier islands provide boat docks and include outstanding resort amenities sought by today’s buyers.

On Sarasota’s barrier islands, the beach is within walking distance from many of the homes for sale. Many homes for sale on Siesta Key and Longboat Key have resort styled swimming pools. These pools are popular with buyers from the colder parts of the world. Sarasota has a lifestyle for the beachcomber, golfer or tennis buff. Sarasota has a home for sale in a community that will fulfill your Florida dream!

Harbor Acres – West of the Trail in Sarasota

If you are looking for a Sarasota home for sale that is close to everything, homes West of the Trail in Harbor Acres will fit your criteria.  From Harbor Acres, you can walk to Selby Gardens, the downtown Bayfront, Sarasota Memorial Hospital and many restaurants and shops in South Side Village.  Morton’s Market is a must stop if you live in Harbor Acres.  Not only do you meet and greet your neighbors, but the fresh food, specialty delights and wine are first class!

Homes for sale in Harbor Acres range from four bedroom single family home on Osprey to a six bedroom waterfront mansion on the Sarasota Bay.  The prices have adjusted in the last couple of years and the Sarasota MLS reports 10 houses currently on the marrket.

Elegant Waterfront Living

Harbor Acres Real Estate Activity

Active Homes for Sale:  10

Homes Under Contract: 3

Homes Sold in Last 6 Months:  3

In the last six months 3 homes for sale have closed at prices ranging from $525,000 to $1,900,000.  If you are searching for a luxury home West of the Trail in Sarasota, we show these properties regularly.  Give us a call with plenty of notice to make appointments with the listings agents or owners.

Longboat Key Homes

Maintenance Free Living in Emerald Pointe in Bay Isles

Bay Isles is a popular guard gated community offering a variety of Longboat Key homes for sale.  Residents enjoy the privacy of the prestigious Longboat Key Club.  The Bay Isles Beach Club provides beach access to residents, and the amenities in this community are tops.  Among the most sought after Sarasota homes for sale are those with water views, and many homes in Bay Isles are on canals, lagoons, lakes or Sarasota Bay.

Siesta Key Homes

Walk Through this Garden Gate to the Beach

Many Siesta Key homes for sale offer magnificent wrought iron gates providing exquisite architectural detailing.  Walled estates are sprinkled along Higel Road among smaller beach homes.  Residents enjoy walking on the beach, walking to the Village, fishing, swimming, gardening and just “being in Paradise.”

Homes for Sale at Solymar on Siesta Key Florida

Quiet Gated Gulf-front Community

 Behind beautiful scrolled gates, you’ll find the Gulf-front community of Solymar.  These luxury homes offer outstanding features and are built with creative architectural detailing.  Steps from the Gulf of Mexico, you’ll enjoy sensational sunsets everyday at Solymar on Siesta Key.

Luxury Homes for Sale

Sarasota Luxury Home

Sarasota is located 50 miles south of Tampa on the Gulf Coast of Florida. Luxury home buyers have a variety of lifestyle and location options including beach front, bay front, gated communities and golf communities. Whether you prefer the dramatic views of a waterfront estate or the security of a gated community, Sarasota has choices for almost every lifestyle and budget.

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