A gated bayside estate set on 2.4 acres at 1814 Roland St. in quiet Cedar Cove, south of Stickney Point Road, sold for $5 million, making it Sarasota County’s top residential sale of December 2015. The nearly 9,000-square-foot home, built in 1990, was originally listed at $5.45 million. The main house has five bedrooms and four baths; an adjacent home has two bedrooms and one bath. Michael Hays was the listing agent, and Sarena Irwin was the sale agent; both are with Michael Saunders & Company. It last sold in 2000 for $3,729,800.

Sales information provided by Kim Ogilvie of Michael Saunders & Company.