Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Longboat Key Condominium Report

Longboat Key Condominiums for Sale with Views of Gulf of Mexico

In our May, 2008 Longboat Key condominium report, there were over 162 Longboat Key condos listed in the Sarasota MLS with full Bay or direct waterfront views of the Gulf of Mexico.
Data below includes timeshares and boat docks.

Condos for Sale on Longboat Key

November 2008 Real Estate Data for Longboat Key

Active Listings in 34228 Zip Code:

426 Condos for sale priced from $64,995 (boat dock) to $5,000,000

Pending Listings:

14 condos are under contract - list prices range from $235,900 to $5,000,000

November Sales:

6 condos closed priced frp, $275,000 to $3,200,000

Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Longboat Key condos homes, villas and waterfront properties and search for names like Sea Gate Club, Longboat Harbor, Fairway Bay, Beaches or Positano.
If a Sarasota condo buyer is looking for luxury, Water Club lowest priced condos is available at $1,325,250 with direct Gulf views. One of the best condominiums on Longboat Key, Water Club's amenities are tops: Gulfside swimming pool and spa, tennis courts, exquisite clubhouse, fitness center, private beach access.
Contact Annette at 941-504-3922 for the highest of Internet exposure for your Longboat Key property on multiple websites and utilizing a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Update on Promenade Condos, Longboat Key FL


Promenade Condos on the Beach, Longboat Key, FL




Built in 1985, Promenade is directly on the beach. Residents enjoy spectacular beach, Gulf of Mexico and Sarasota Bay, as well as golf course views. Many older condos in Promenade are updated with the latest appointments. Buyers purchasing units at great prices are refurbishing condos on Longboat Key and enjoying Sarasota's buyers market. Promenade's amenities offer its residents: security, concierge, exercise facility, his/hers party rooms, craft room and resort Gulfside pool.

There is a 24-hr guarded gate at Promenade as well as a concierge service.

Walk on the beach and experience sensational sunsets at this Gulf of Mexico complex or take a short drive to restaurants on St. Armands Circle or visit Sarasota's cultural attractions.

In November 2007, the Sarasota MLS database results showed 4 active listings ranging in price from $849,000 to $1,699,000. MLS records currently list 8 active listings and prices now range from $600,000 to $1,595,000. Read about Promenade, condos on Longboat Key on Active Rain.

For detailed information on Longboat Key condos, click to our main website. Annette Smith markets Sarasota's finest waterfront and country club communities including Positano, Privateer, Sanctuary and Water Club.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Water Club - Longboat Key Condos for Sale Update

Water Club Resort Pool at Longboat Key FLOur August 2008, Water Club report, highlighted 9 Longboat Key condos available at Water Club in the Sarasota MLS.

Located along Longboat Key's prestigious Gulf of Mexico Drive directly on the oceanfront, Water Club provides outstanding amenities and excellent concierge services to its owners and part-time residents. With one of Longboat Key real estate's most beautiful and efficient Club Houses, residents and guests experience the ultimate in luxury including an elegant entry for entertaining, library, game room, fitness center and ballroom for larger functions.

Currently there are 12 available condos for sale at Water Club priced from $1,325,250 to $3,595,000. A 940 sq. ft., 1 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath guest condo is also available for $500,000.

For more Sarasota FL real estate information on Longboat Key condos, contact Annette Smith at 941-504-3922 or email Annette.

Monday, October 27, 2008

Sarasota FL Real Estate Search

Today is a catch-up day after showing Sarasota FL real estate to customers from Michigan from Thursday through Saturday. We've looked from Anna Maria Island to Lido Beach and on to Siesta Key. They are interested in a Sarasota condo or house that they can use themselves and also rent out. During their search they were a little disappointed to see that properties from a previous visit were under contract or sold. Inventory is still way up and the selection of Sarasota real estate is still wonderful if you are looking to buy and rent too. Be sure to have your agent check for rental minimum time periods and how often you can rent the unit in a year.

Condo Possibilites on the Keys:

Lido Key:

Lido Beach Club
St. Armands Tower
Orchid Beach Club
The Beach Club Residences

Siesta Key:

Harbour Towne Yacht
White Sands Village
Crescent Royale

Longboat Key:

Beachplace
Seaplace

For more Sarasota real estate information, call Annette Smith to help with your search. Come stick your toes in the Sarasota sand!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

St. Armands Circle Restaurants Are Five Minutes From Longboat Key Condos

A short drive from most Longboat Key condos is St. Armands Circle, home to fabulous restaurants, world-class shopping and some of the best people watching ever. Tommy Bahamas Tropical Cafe always offers diners a relaxed elegant setting. This St. Armands Circle restaurant is located at 300 John Ringling Blvd on St. Armands Circle and parking is really easy here.

Try the world-famous coconut shrimp to start and then for your entree, the Shoal bay snapper is excellent. Browse in the Tommy Bahama shop below the restaurant if you have a little bit of a wait or order at drink at the bar and people watch while you sip. The Tommy Bahama experience takes you away to the island even though you might live in a Longboat Key condo five minutes away. Take a break and kick back for a tropical feast!

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

Gulf front Longboat Key Condos Under $1 Million at Beachplace

Beach Community on Longboat Key, Sarasota County Florida

Beachplace offers its residents array of amenities and the selection is terrific for these condos on Longboat Key, many with Gulf views. Longboat Key FL - approximately 90 minutes from Tampa International Airport, and Beachplace is right on the beach providing a beach lifestyle in some units under $1 Million!

The Sarasota MLS currently lists 15 Longboat Key condos for sale at Beachplace. Prices range from $499,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment with 1100 sq.ft. to 975,000 for a 1392 sq.ft furnished unit with Gulf view.
Amenities at Beachplace include recreational building, elevators, fitness, heated pool and tennis courts. Beachplace is a gated community and St. Armands Circle restaurants and shopping are close.

Drive to the Longboat Key to shop or dine or sit and watch beautiful birds, dolphins playing in the Gulf, fishermen with their early morning and evening catches. Feel like dressing up a little and adding some culture to your relaxed lifestyle? Sarasota is a short drive to cultural amenities including opera, ballet and theater.

Have your Sarasota real estate agent check on pet policies at the Longboat Key condos that interest you. Policies regarding pets are different in each condo community. Pets are not allowed at Beachplace.

Call Annette Smith for more information on condos for sale at Beachplace on Longboat Key or check our websites for daily updates on condo listings. For photos, virtual tours and area information or reports on condos on Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Casey Key, visit our blogs to find more about all Longboat Key Fl condos.

For more information on Longboat Key or Siesta Key real estate, visit our lifestyle blogs.

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Longboat Key Condos Report - Water Club

In our December 2007, Water Club report, there were 11 Longboat Key condos available at Water Club in the Sarasota MLS. Water Club is conveniently located along Longboat Key's prestigious Gulf of Mexico Drive directly on the oceanfront. This popular luxury complex offers outstanding amenities and excellent concierge services to its full-time and part-time residents. With one of Longboat Key's most beautiful and opulent Club Houses, residents enjoy an elegant entry for entertaining, library, game room, fitness center and ballroom for larger functions.

Currently there are 9 available untis priced from $1,395,000 to $3,595,000 at Water Club. There is also a 1 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath guest condo available for $500,000.

For more Sarasota FL real estate information on Longboat Key condos, contact Annette Smith at 941-504-3922 or email Annette.

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Beachplace, Longboat Key Condos for Sale

Longboat Key Gulf Condos for Sale Under $1 Million

Beachplace, condos on Longboat Key, offer an assortment of amenities in addition to being right on the beach. The community features a recreational building with a fitness center, heated pool, tennis courts, all behind its guarded gates. Beachplace on Longboat Key does not allow pets so be sure to ask your agent if you want to bring Fido or Felix along to your second home in Florida. Many units have sweeping views of the water from balconies that are steps from the white sands of the Gulf of Mexico. Units can be rented for a minimum of one month.

Currently in the Sarasota MLS, 15 units are listed as active, some with 3 bedrooms.

Prices at Beachplace start at $499,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit with 1172 sq.ft. of heated space. For $995,000, you can buy a condo with two bedrooms, two baths and over 1531 sq.ft. with full Gulf views. Beachplace is centrally located on Longboat Key making your drive for shopping, dining, groceries, errands convenient. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Beachplace on Longboat Key, Florida.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties in Sarasota or surrounding keys with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota FL real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Longboat Key Condos - Beachwalk

Beachwalk on Longboat Key might be the place to look if you don't want a highrise condo on Longboat Key. This enclave of only 19 homes is is more like a beach house than a condo. There are two three bedroom units available currently in the Sarasota MLS which is hard to find in a condo that allows pets. You can bring two to Beachwalk! Beachwalk has two private pools and is a townhouse style condo. Prices are $1,475,000 and $1,595,000.

For details on the two condos available at Beachwalk, click to our Advanced Property Search and highlight Beachwalk under the communities available. The search results will display the two units and their parameters.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Longboat Key Condos for Sale

See all the condos for sale on Longboat Key on our site and search for the Sarasota MLS directly or search our luxury real estate blogs. If you don't see the information you want, call us and we'll answer your condos questions.

One of our customers emailed today from England a question regarding HOA fees. Fees are different at each building and cover different amenitites and services at each complex. We'll email the full listing info to you with this information if it has been provided on the MLS sheet by the listing agent.

Many Longboat Key condos are on the Gulf of Mexico with beach access and others are on the bayside, some with boat dockage. Whatever your parameters, we'll find you the perfect luxury Longboat Key condo.

Over 500 condos on Longboat Key are currently for sale.

Call us today at 941-504-3922 if condo living on Longboat Key is for you or search for hundreds of luxury waterfront or golf course properties right now. For luxury living on Longboat Key, ask about condos at Water Club.

Sunday, June 1, 2008

Beachplace - Longboat Key Oceanfront Condos

Oceanfront Condos for Sale on Longboat Key at Beachplace

Are you looking for a condo where you can stick your toes in the sand every day? Rentals are allowed at Beachplace a minimum of one months, 12 times a year and there is an excellent management team onsite at these Longboat Key condos if you're planning to rent your condo part time and enjoy condo living in Florida seasonally. The oceanside community of Beachplace on Longboat Key features incredible views of the water, beach swimming pool, barbecue area, clubhouse, fitness area and tennis courts. Currently in the Sarasota MLS, 18 units are listed as active, some with 3 bedrooms. Sorry you have to leave the pets at home at this community, no pets allowed.

Prices at Beachplace start at $499,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit with over 1172 sq.ft. For $1,589,000, a new buyer can enjoy a condo with three bedrooms, two baths and over 1800 sq.ft. with full Gulf views and a walkdown to the beach. Beachplace is centrally located on Longboat Key making your drive for shopping, dining, groceries, errands on St. Armands and downtown easy. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Beachplace condos on Longboat Key, Florida or check out more condos under $1 million at Seaplace.
Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties in Sarasota or surrounding keys with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota Florida real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Thursday, May 22, 2008

Longboat Key Condominium Report

Longboat Key Condominiums for Sale with Views of Gulf of Mexico
In our April, 2008 Longboat Key condominium report, there were over 100 Longboat Key condos listed in the Sarasota MLS with full Bay or direct waterfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. Currently there are now 162 with 2 bedrooms. Inventory and selection are great on Longboat Key.
Prices start at $315,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit at Windward Bay. Windward Bay is on the Bay side of Gulf of Mexico Drive across the street from the Hilton. For best views and best condominium buildings, expect to pay much more than the starting prices and up to almost $4 million for luxury units on Longboat Key. At Grand Bay, also, on the bayside there is a penthouse available offering sweeping bay views with a price of $3,999,000. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Longboat Key condos homes, villas and waterfront properties.
Currently in the Sarasota MLS, prices remain as low as $669,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit at Seaplace. Seaplace is right on Longboat Key beach and amenities include bbq picnic area, swimming pool/spa, clubhouse, exercise room and bike paths.

If a Sarasota condo buyer is looking for luxury, Water Club currently has a unit available at $1,800,000 with direct Gulf views. Considered by many as the nicest complex on Longboat Key, Water Club's amenities are tops: Gulfside swimming pool and spa, tennis courts, exquisite clubhouse, fitness center, private beach access.
Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties on Siesta Key with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.


Friday, May 2, 2008

Beach Condos on Longboat Key FL at Beaches

Beach Condos on Longboat Key FL at Beaches
Longboat Key Resort Living

Waterfront condo right on the beach on your "bucket list?" You can hear the Gulf of Mexico waves on your lanai. Most of these Beaches condos Longboat Ke have Gulf views and some lucky residents have a Bay view too.

Check our main website to search Longboat Key condos at Beaches for sale and available listings and pricing. Amenities are luxurious and a doorman takes care of many of your area questions and admits service companies when you are away from home.

St. Armands Circle or Sarasota are quick drives from a Beaches condo. Beaches located behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club. Play golf, tennis or enjoy lunch with friends.

Call Annette at 941-504-399 for more information on Sarasota Florida homes or check our websites for daily updates on condo listings. For photos, virtual tours and area information about condos on Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Casey Key, visit our blogs to read about specific communities or search for more Longboat Key Fl condos on our idx database.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Longboat Key Condos Report

Longboat Key Condos for Sale Update from the MLS

In our February Longboat Key condo report, there were over 100 Longboat Key condos listed in the Sarasota MLS with full or direct waterfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. Inventory is still excellent offering a great selection if you are considering this barrier island. Current records report 176 units with a minimum of two bedrooms and two baths available with full or partial Gulf views.

In February prices started at $449,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit at Fairway Bay. This Bayside community is popular for its price point as well as the Bay Isles Beach Club which provides access to the beach. Prices for fabulous views, updated or new condominium buildings are much more than outdated buildings and buildings without views. Click the highlighted link for the more information about Fairway Bay, Longboat Key luxury condos, villas and waterfront properties.

Currently in the Sarasota MLS, prices start at $450,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit at Sand Cay, where you can rent "52 times per year." if you wish. Sand Cay is right on the beach with an on-site rental office, close to shopping and area restaurants.

If you are looking for a Sarasota condo loaded with luxury, call us about the condos currently listed at Wicker Beach, new construction in the $3 millions. We'll be happy to send you a package. For more luxury beach units, consider the newly built Lafirenz. There is a unit available in the MLS priced at $3,750,000 with direct Gulf views. This is a 10 residence complex with majestic views of the Gulf of Mexico. Lafirenza's amenities are include: Clubhouse, elevator, fitness, kitchen and heated pool.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties on Longboat Key with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota FL real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Gulf Front Longboat Key Condos


Gulf front Longboat Key Condos Under $1 Million at Seaplace

Beach Community on Sarasota's Pristine Key

Seaplace offers and array of amenities and in this buyer's market an incredible inventory of condos on Longboat Key, many with Gulf views. Interesting townhouses units in some buildings offer an alternative to a garden unit. Townhouses aren't often available here..
Longboat Key FL - approximately 90 minutes from Tampa International Airport

Seaplace is right on the beach providing a beach lifestyle in some units are under $1 Million!

The Sarasota MLS currently lists over 20 Longboat Key condos for sale at Seaplace. Prices range from $399,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment with 1200 sq.ft. to 895,000 for a 1532 sq.ft unit with beautiful Gulf views.
Amenities at Seaplace include bbq area, Club house, child play area, bike path, elevator, fitness, kitchen, heated pool and spa. Seaplace is a guaded community and St. Armands Circle restaurants and shopping are close.

Drive to the Longboat Key to shop or dine or sit and watch the sites at the Seaplace complex -- beautiful birds, dolphins playing in the Gulf, fishermen with their early morning and evening catches. Feel like dressing up a little and adding some culture to your relaxed lifestyle? Sarasota is a short drive to cultural amenities including opera, ballet and theater.
Have your Sarasota real estate agent check on pet policies at the Longboat Key condos that interest you. Policies regarding pets are different in each condo community. Seaplace does not allow pets.

Call for more information on Sarasota Florida homes or check our websites for daily updates on condo listings. For photos, virtual tours and area information or information on condos on Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Casey Key, visit our blogs to find more Longboat Key Fl condos.

Monday, March 24, 2008

Longboat Key Condos - Fairway Bay Update


Fairway Bay on Longboat Key Florida Offers a Resort Lifestyle

Last Saturday I went to a birthday party of a friend from Charleston, WV at their Fairway Bay golf villa. I did a review of Fairway Bay in January and thought an update was in order since the complex was on my mind. Residents have a choice from many buildings at Fairway Bay: midrise, golf course villas or townhouses. These condos were built in in the early 1980s and are accessed through the Bay Isles (south gate on the Bay side of Gulf of Mexico Drive)gate. Offering a resort lifestyle with amenities including walking paths, swimming pool, deeded beach access and a community marina, Fairway Bay is conveniently position on Longboat Key for a quick drive to St. Armands Circle.

Enjoy your private sunsets at the Bay Isles Beach Club, carded entry to members only Beach Club.

Currently, the Sarasota MLS database results show 19 active listings ranging in price from $449,000 to $899,424. These townhomes range in square footage from 1270 to are over 2000 sq.ft.

For detailed Sarasota real estate information on Fairway Bay condos on Longboat Key, click to our main website. Annette Smith markets Sarasota's finest waterfront and country club communities including Promenade, Water Club, Beaches and Sanctuary.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Longboat Key Beachfront Condos Under $1 Million, Seaplace

Longboat Key Gulf Condos for Sale

Are you looking for a condo right on the beach? Maybe you'd like to rent your condo part time and enjoy condo living in Florida. The beachside community of Seaplace on Longboat Key allows rentals with a stay of two months, six times per year. Seaplace is a popular Gulfside condo community featuring sweeping views of the water, beach swimming pool, barbecue area, bike paths, meeting room, clubhouse, fitness area and tennis courts. Currently in the Sarasota MLS, 26 units are listed as active, some with 3 bedrooms. Sorry you have to leave the pets at home at this community.

Prices at Seaplace start at $399,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit with over 1200 sq.ft. For $999,000, a new buyer can enjoy a condo with three bedrooms, two baths and over 2100 sq.ft. with full Gulf views. Seaplace is centrally located on Longboat Key making your drive for shopping, dining, groceries, errands easy. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Seaplace condos on Longboat Key, Florida.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties in Sarasota or surrounding keys with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Saturday, February 2, 2008

Longboat Key Luxury Condo Report

Longboat Key Condos for Sale with Views of Gulf of Mexico

In our January 19 report on Longboat Key Condos, there were over 100 Longboat Key condos listed in the Sarasota MLS with full or direct waterfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. Currently there are now 86 with 2 bedrooms. As we pointed out previously, in the last few years during the real estate boom, condos in Sarasota and Longboat Key skyrocketed in price as the city made every destination hot list on the Internet. Beach areas are more affordable now as prices have dropped along the coastline as well the mainland. Inventory is up and buyers still have quite a selection of properties available.

Last month prices started at $449,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit at Fairway Bay. Fairway Bay is on the Bay side of Gulf of Mexico Drive and even though it listed with a full Gulf view, it is not on the Gulf. A realtor in Sarasota would point out that the unit is Bayside but with a Gulf views in the distance. For best views and best condominium buldings, expect to pay much more than the starting prices and up to almost $4 million for luxury units on Longboat Key. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Longboat Key luxury condos homes, villas and waterfront properties.

Currently in the Sarasota MLS, prices remain as low as $449,000 for a 2 bedroom, 2 bath unit at Fairway Bay in Bay Isles. Bay Isles is behind a guarded gate and offers owners deeded beach access at the Bay Isles Beach Club. Other amenities include two swimming pools, tennis courts, clubhouse, exercise room and private walking paths.

If a Sarasota condo buyer is looking for luxury, Water Club currently has a unit available at $1,950,000 with direct Gulf views. Considered by many as the nicest complex on Longboat Key, Water Club's amenities are tops: Gulfside swimming pool and spa, tennis courts, exquisite clubhhouse, fitness center, private beach access.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties on Siesta Key with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Longboat Key Condos for Sale

Condos on Longboat Key with Views of Gulf of Mexico

In marketing Sarasota real esate it's all about the water. Currently there are over 100 Longboat Key condos listed in the Sarasota MLS with full or direct waterfront views of the Gulf of Mexico. In the last few years during the real estate boom, condos on Longboat Key skyrocketed in price as Sarasota made every destination hot list on the Internet. Prices have dropped in the beach areas as well as mainland Sarasota and inventory is up. Today's Saraosta MLS data reports when searching Longboat Key FL condos, full Gulf view, condos available for sale in these popular Longboat Key condominiums:

Sea Oats
Seaplace
Fairway Bay
Positano
Wicker Beach
Water Club
Pierre
Promenade

Prices start at $449,000 for a two bedroom and two bath unit. For best views and best condominium buldings, expect to pay much more than the starting prices and up to almost $4 million for luxury units. Click the highlighted link for the more information about the area amenities and search for Longboat Key luxury condos homes, villas and waterfront properties.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for properties on Siesta Key with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Monday, January 7, 2008

Fairway Bay Condos for Sale on Longboat Key


Live a Resort Lifestyle in Longboat Key Condos at Fairway Bay

Behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club (bayside) is an enclave of condominiums built in 1982. These condos offer the resort lifestyle provided by the pretigious Longboat Key Club with amenities including walking paths, swimming pool, deeded beach access and a community marina.

Walk on the beach, enjoy your private sunsets at the Bay Isles Beach Club. Carded entry.

Currently, the Sarasota MLS database results show 13 active listings ranging in price from $399,900 to $749,000. These townhomes range in square footage from 1270 to are over 2000 sq.ft.

For detailed Sarasota real estate information on Sarasota condos on Longboat Key, click to our main website. Annette Smith markets Sarasota's finest waterfront and country club communities including Positano, Water Club, Privateer and Sanctuary.