Home Is Where the Art Is

Home Tour: A Sarasota Home Rooted in Art and Nature

With an art studio that incorporates true northern light and a lush private garden, this Indian Beach-Sapphire shores home is a reflection of artist Melanie Whaley's creative vision. It's on the market for $3,195,000.

01/30/2025 By Kim Doleatto

International Mod

Check Out This Pair of Modern Homes That's Headed to Indian Beach-Sapphire Shores

Internationally acclaimed Spanish architectural firm Fran Silvestre Arquitectos is designing the cantilevered sister homes. One of them is for sale for $5.95 million.

12/18/2023 By Kim Doleatto

This old house

Ventana, an 1894 Indian Beach Home, Hits the Market

After almost 40 years, homeowners Anne and Frank Folsom Smith are selling their waterfront home for just under $12 million.

02/06/2023 By Kim Doleatto

lavish build

Peek Inside the Most Expensive Home in Sarasota County Right Now

With a price tag of $25 million, this waterfront estate just north of downtown is the most costly listing yet.

06/24/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Home Tour

This Indian Beach-Sapphire Shores Home Has Hosted Presidents, Performing Artists and Famous Authors

Built in 1912, this historic home hit the market for $7.5 million and is already pending. Here's a peek inside.

02/21/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Local Pride

Peacocks Prance Through This Historic Sarasota Neighborhood

Take in the live oaks, the Old Florida cottages, the mansions—and the peacocks that roam Bay Shore Road daily.

02/15/2022 By Kim Doleatto

Rising From the Ashes

The Former Githler Mansion Gets a New Life

The Sapphire Shores mansion on the bay became a burned-out shell after a fire, but a developer has plans to restore it to its former glory—and then some.

06/14/2021 By Kim Doleatto