Sarasota is bustling again. Halloween trick-or-treats events and parades are back; the Sarasota arts and cultural scene is re-opening; The Bay Project is moving along, and the real estate market remains sizzling hot!
This month's issue features Sarasota's hottest real estate neighborhoods, "What You Can Buy in Sarasota" real estate for $3 million, the origin of Sarasota's street names, Tiny Fairy Doors, and my recent sales.
Do you know anyone who is considering selling or buying in Sarasota? I'm eager to help. Please call, text, email, Messenger, WhatsApp -- anything that is easy for you, your friends, and your family.
With your expectations in mind,
Georgia
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Home Sales Are Sizzling Hot
The hottest neighborhoods in Sarasota
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Sarasota County continues to face record-high home prices and record low inventory. Buyers are fleeing high-income, high-tax states to relocate to what U.S. News & World Report calls (again) one of the top 10 places to live in America, and they're snapping up homes and paying higher prices. There are multiple offer bidding wars, homes are selling in a day, and properties that go under contract before they even get to MLS. Here are the hottest, top neighborhoods:
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How Sarasota Streets Got Their Names
Hint: Fruits and U.S. Presidents
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Throughout Sarasota's Centennial year, I have been hearing and reading fascinating stories about Sarasota's history. I loved one article written by Jeff LaHurd on the real history behind naming the popular streets in Sarasota, Here are fun facts from LaHurd's article published in the Herald-Tribune. |
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Fruit Streets: Pineapple, Orange, Lime, and Cocoanut all have a Scottish connection. In the early years, the Florida Mortgage and Investment of Scotland lured Gulf Coast farmers to Sarasota to make money harvesting citrus trees.
Swift and Tuttle Avenues were named for Clifton Swift and William Tuttle, who came to town to survey and build roads at the request of Bertha Honoré Palmer,
Tamiami Trail was built to link Tampa with Miami through Sarasota, where thousands of motorists passed through, and some stayed.
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U.S. President Streets on Lido Key: In the 1920s, John Ringling formulated plans for President Warren G. Harding to use a mansion on Bird Key as his Winter White House. St. Armands Circle was then known as Harding Circle and later renamed. St. Armands, after the original settler Charles A. St. Amand.
Local lore has it that Beneva Road was so named because it was the way to Ben and Eva's house in its earliest form.
There are many more interesting facts in Jeff LaHurd's article. Read Article.
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What $3,000,000 Buys in Sarasota |
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Which home would you choose?
1) Stunning single-family residence located on a cul-de-sac in a sought-after West of Trail neighborhood?
2) Penthouse on the Bayfront that takes up the entire 4th-floor featuring expansive water views?
3) Penthouse in a new urban luxury building in the heart of the arts district? OR
4) Waterfront residence in north Siesta Key with direct access to the bay and Gulf of Mexico?
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WEST OF TRAIL
4 BD | 5 BA | 3,253 SF
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THE JEWEL OF DOWNTOWN
3 BD | 4.1 BA | 4,059 SF
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ARTS DISTRICT
4 BD | 3.1 BA | 3,363 SF
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NORTH SIESTA KEY
4 BD | 3.1 BA | 7,060 SF
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Below are my recent closed pending and closed sales in Sarasota, FL. Click on each photo for property details. |
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A Sarasota Fairy Tale
Tiny Doors Are Popping Up Everywhere
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Keep your eyes open and your head down. Look closely at the base of the foundation of buildings and tree trunks, and you may spot a tiny, tucked-away secret—an intricately decorated door that’s the perfect size for a fairy.
Once you’ve seen one of these fairy doors, you’ll start seeing them everywhere. Read More
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New Flights Between Sarasota and New Haven Connecticut Will Start in January 2022 |
Sarasota Bradenton International (SRQ) airport announced that Avelo, a new airline, will fly between Sarasota and New Haven, Connecticut three times a week beginning January 2022 with fares starting at $49. Details
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The Orchid Show 2021: Aerialists from the Tree Top to the Big Top! at Selby Gardens' Downtown Sarasota |
Selby Gardens’ annual Orchid Show brings together two of Sarasota, Florida’s most renowned legacies—orchids and the circus. Presented in collaboration with the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art (The Ringling), The Orchid Show 2021 runs through November 28. Details
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Are you interested in learning more about buying, investing, or listing your home for sale? Text or call me at 941-260-6429 or email.
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Ways to Contact Me:
Mobile: 954.661.8968
Office: 941.260.6429
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