Best of the Year

Five Notable Residential Sales of 2020

From the record-breaking sale of Serenissima to the beachfront Aquadisia estate, it was a very big year for luxury real estate. Here are five notable Top Sales of 2020.

12/22/2020 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

Longboat Key Estate Breaks MLS Residential Sale Record at $16.5 Million

Serenissima, a Gulf-front residence in the Longboat Key Club, was originally listed at $26.5 million in 2017.

12/01/2020 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

Longboat Key Beachfront Estate, Villa del Sogno, Sells for $10.5 Million

The residence, behind the gates of the Longboat Key Club, originally was listed for $20 million.

11/12/2020 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

A South Longboat Key Waterfront Estate Sells for $7.9 Million

The all-cash deal was the highest price year-to-date for a single-family home in the Sarasota County portion of that exclusive island.

08/05/2020 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

A Longboat Key Estate Breaks Sale Record at $13 Million—and One Dollar

The all-cash deal is the highest residential real estate sale ever recorded in Sarasota, Manatee and Charlotte counties, by a buck.

07/09/2020 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

Ohana Estate on Longboat Key Sells for $11.4 Million

The Polynesian-inspired family compound had been on the market six years.

08/05/2019 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

A Longboat Key Mansion in Regents Court Sells for $7.5 Million

The beachfront estate is the highest MLS sale on Longboat in five years.

04/30/2019 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

A $5.1 Million Country Club Shores Home Tops 2019 Longboat Key Sales

The bayfront residence went under contract just one month after listing in January.

04/16/2019 By Ilene Denton

Top Sale

Longboat Key Condo Sells in 27 Days for $5.25 Million

The luxury beachfront condo originally sold last June for $4.28 million.

01/12/2017 By Ilene Denton

Money Talks

What $450,000 Will Get You in Sarasota

Bob Plunket takes a look at three real estate listings, all priced around $450K.

03/01/2016 By Bob Plunket

Article

Top Sale: 2110 Casey Key Road

Listings on Casey Key Road and in the Positano development on Longboat Key were the top Sarasota home sales in February 2015.

04/30/2015 By Ilene Denton

Article

The Best Sarasota Real Estate Listings of 2014

From celebrity buyers to tony teardowns, Bob Plunket dishes on the deals, steals and scoops of the year.

10/01/2014 By Bob Plunket

Article

Sarasota Real Estate News: March 2014

News and notes from the top of the market.

03/03/2014 By Ilene Denton

Article

Sarasota Real Estate News: January 2014

Rosie O'Donnell buys a home on Casey Key, plus more news and notes from the top of the market.

01/06/2014 By Ilene Denton

Article

For Sale: Grand Bay Penthouse on Longboat Key

This week, our Real Estate Junkie is giving us a tour of a sprawling Longboat Key penthouse with sweeping water and city views.

08/28/2013 By Bob Plunket

Article

The Ultimate Sarasota Penthouse?

03/26/2013 By Megan McDonald