Siesta Key Real Estate Update

Sarasota Barrier Islands

Who hasn’t dreamed of watching the sunset from their deck; of taking an early morning walk along a quiet beach, searching for shells; of swimming in warm waters in front of your home or along glorious white sand beaches; of taking a boat out to deep water to sail or do battle with the big fish; of playing a round of golf with the gulf as your backdrop. That’s what life is like on Sarasota’s barrier islands.

Sarasota Barrier Island: Siesta Key

From its beach cottages and mid-rise condos to its elegant waterfront homes, this Sarasota barrier island exudes that “old Florida” feeling of friendly neighbors, soft sand between your toes and a cool breeze blowing in off the Gulf. It’s white sand beaches are consistently ranked among the best in the nation and its two villages offer shopping that runs from chic to funky and dining that ranges from family friendly to elegant.

Population: Less than 8000 permanent residents

Current Listings from the My Florida Regional Multiple Listing Service

Single Family Homes:

There are 206 single family homes on the market priced from $249,000 to $15,000,000.

There are 51 single family homes in Sale Pending priced from $234,000 to $2,895,000.

There have been 8 single family homes Sold so far this year priced from $250,000 to $1,399,000.

Condos on Siesta Key:

There are 367 condos on the market priced from $150,000 to $2,799,000.

There are 47 condos in Sale Pending priced from $140,000 to $1,350,000.

There have been 33 condos Sold so far this year priced from $199,000 to $2,799,000.

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The Herron Group / Nick Herron with RE/MAX Alliance Group would be glad to show you any of these properties. We can be reached at 941.350.5035 or Nickherron@comcast.net

Beach, Bay or Back Nine...Live the Dream

"The Broken Egg Restaurant" A Sarasota Breakfast Tradition

A tradition on Sarasota’s Barrier Island of Siesta Key since 1984, the Broken Egg Restaurant serves up one the best breakfasts in town. A second location in Lakewood Ranch allows for more locals and area visitors to experience the delicious dishes of the Broken Egg.

A local favorite (just ask sportscaster and Lakewood Ranch resident, Dick Vitale, who frequents the restaurant), The Broken Egg is known for their scrumptious egg creations, omelettes, pancakes, fresh juices, and homemade bakery selections. Both locations offer lunch and dinner along with their famous breakfasts and patio dining for you to enjoy. Visit the Art Gallery and Gift Shop at the Siesta Key location and pick up a Dick Vitale bobblehead!

Start your day at the beach on Siesta Key or your round of golf at Lakewood Ranch with a fabulous breakfast at the Broken Egg.

Nick Herron & Kathleen Herron of the Herron Group would be glad to show you any of the golf course properties at Lakewood Ranch or any of the homes or condos on Sarasota’s Barrier Islands of Siesta Key, Casey Key, Manasota Key, Bird Key and Lido or Longboat Key. Call Nick at 941.350.5035.

Beach, Bay or Back Nine…Live the Dream

Siesta Properties Inc. subdivision know as the Sanderling Club

Imagine a lifestyle of endless sunshine and swaying palm trees. Welcome to Siesta Key one of Sarasota, Florida’s Barrier Islands. Almost perfect year round weather, nationally ranked beaches and spectacular sunsets are only a part of the attraction.

What ever your lifestyle, or passion Sarasota, Florida’s Barrier Islands offer endless reasons to call this perfect piece of paradise home.

Toward the South end of Siesta Key on Midnight Pass Road just pass Crescent Beach and Point of Rocks and North of Turtle Beach is the Sanderling Club.

It is one of the older areas of Siesta Key founded after the first modern settlers came to Siesta Key. It is the only twenty-four hour guard gated community on Siesta Key. All the property owners of the Siesta Properties Inc. belong to the Sanderling Club which is required when they purchase a home here.

As part of the Sanderling Club you have several homes on the Gulf of Mexico with white powdery sand beaches and some run back to Heron Lagoon. The homes on Heron Lagoon have docks where they can launch a canoe or kayak. There are a few homes not on the water and there are some on the Bay side of Midnight Pass Road on the boat basin and Bay.

As part of the membership you have all types of recreational choices of boat slips, boating, tennis courts deeded Gulf access and there are several beach front cabanas. These cabanas were designed by one of the Sarasota School of Architecture founders Paul Rudolph.

At present there are seven active listings in the Sanderling Club, priced from $875,000 up to $9,995,000. There is one sale pending and there has been one sold so far this year.

The Herron Group, Nick Herron and Kathleen Herron with RE/MAX Alliance Group 941-350-5035 would be glad to show you any of these Sanderling Club properties or any other Sarasota Barrier Island homes.

Beach, Bay or Back Nine…Live the Dream

Siesta Key Formerly Sarasota Key

Siesta Key is an eight mile long striking Sarasota Barrier Island located off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Formerly called Sarasota Key, but a local personality “Harry Higel” gave the Key its present name Siesta Key.

Voted “One of the World’s Best Beaches” by the travel channel, Crescent Beach, Siesta Key’s main beach is very unique. If you notice the sand feels and looks different from the other beaches. That is because Siesta Key beach sand is made up of 99% genuine (quartz) powdery white and glistening. Most beaches are your typical crushed coral or shells. The quartz will allow the sand to remain cool even on a hot summer afternoon. This was confirmed in a study by Harvard University Geology Department.

A large portion of Siesta Key Real Estate offers stunning views of the beaches, the bay or the winding canals.

Current data from Mid Florida Regional MLS for Siesta Key Real Estate:

Single Family homes for sale 235 ----------------Condos currently for sale 411
Single Family homes sale pending 49 -----------Condos currently sale pending 42
Single Family homes sold this year 44---------- Condos sold this year 54

The Herron Group 941-350-5035, Nick Herron and Kathleen Herron with RE/MAX Alliance Group would be happy to introduce you to the Beautiful Beaches of Siesta Key.

Take your shoes off and feel the sand between your toes. You will want to join us in Paradise.

Beach, Bay or Back Nine…Live the dream

Sandhill cranes, herons…and the Herron Group

“This is birding season, when some birds flock to West Florida for the winter and many more will pass through, in coming months, on their way to their summer haunts,” wrote Cathy Zollo of the Sarasota Herald Tribune in a recent article. “Along with them come the bird lovers, who must eat and stay in hotels and spend money with the region's local businesses. Florida is second only to California in the revenue it collects from the bird-loving public.”

I wonder how many bird lovers came to vacation in Siesta Key, Longboat Key, Casey Key, and the rest of the greater Sarasota area—and ended up buying homes here?

I’d like to take a roll call of all of the homeowners who have arrived in the last ten years. I can imagine filling an auditorium with them and having them raise their hands or shout “here!” when they hear their category. (I wonder if we can borrow the Van Wezel?) Anyway, It might sound something like this:

“Ahem…attention please. We will now take roll. Please respond with a loud “here!” when you hear your category.”

1. Golfers. Here! Here! Here! (You get the idea.)
2. Beach lovers. Here!
3. Tired-of-shoveling-snow-ers. Here! (Note: this is an imaginary roll call so we can use imaginary words.)
4. Suntanners. Here!
5. World travelers who have been everywhere and realize there’s no place like Siesta Key and Sarasota. Here!
6. Birders. Here! Here!

By the way, according to the article, you bird watchers really are called “birders.” Enjoy your Sarasota bird season!

Speaking of birds, I overheard in my gym this morning that when humans feed sandhill cranes, the birds become overly aggressive. The storyteller said that one gentlemen—on the golf course—was severely bitten on his backside by a hungry (but disappointed) bird! The birds were hovering about and the man waved them away, but when he turned his back and bent over toward his golf ball…ouch! It’s never a good idea to feed the wildlife.

While we’re on the subject, I looked up characteristics of the heron—since we are The Herron Group, after all. I was pleased at some of our similarities. Here goes:

1. Water, water, everywhere.

The heron: “The white form of the Great Blue Heron, known as the "great white heron," is found nearly exclusively in shallow marine waters along the coast of southern Florida, the Yucatan Peninsula, and in the Caribbean.”*

The Herron Group: We specialize in distinctive waterfront properties in Sarasota, Florida and adjacent barrier island communities including Sarasota, Casey Key, Siesta Key, Manasota Key, Nokomis, Osprey, Venice, Englewood, Bradenton, Longboat Key, Lido Key & St. Armands, and Bird Key.

2. Adaptable to its environment.

The heron: “Although the Great Blue Heron eats primarily fish, it is adaptable and willing to eat other animals as well.”*

The Herron Group: With over 20 years experience in Sarasota and Siesta Key area real estate, we’ve adapted to shifting winds and subtle or drastic changes in the real estate markets. We can help you navigate the waters of today’s unusual circumstances.

3. Specializes in nest-building.

The heron: “Nests in colonies, sometimes as lone pair. Nest a large platform of sticks, lined with pine needles, moss, reeds, dry grass, or twigs. Placed high in trees, occasionally on ground.”*

The Herron Group: Buying a home is a lot like building a nest. The right tree—or neighborhood—makes all the difference in the world. Choosing the right Realtor® is the first step, and Nick Herron and Kathleen Herron with The Herron Group, RE/MAX Alliance Group are poised to help you find just the right home on Florida’s west coast and Sarasota’s barrier islands of Siesta Key, Casey Key, Lido Key, and Longboat Key.


*Source: The Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Siesta Key Real Estate Update

Siesta Key Real Estate Update

Siesta Key Homes for Sale and Sold (Homes Reported Only)

Good news has been reported for the Sarasota-Bradenton area as once again homes sales were more than most areas of the state including Miami.

At the end of March our stats from the Sarasota MLS Reported:

231 active single family homes on Siesta Key

13 homes are in escrow (pending or backups needed)

18 single family homes have sold year to date

Closed properties (solds) ranged in price from $395,000 to $3,900,000.

After just one month, check out the changes on Siesta Key's stats:

300 active single family homes listed on Siesta Key FL (up 69)

33 homes are pending or with backup contracts needed (up 22)

10 single family homes have sold since March 31, making the total sold year to date: 28

Prices of sold properties ranged from $370,000 to $5,150,000.

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Over 100 Homes Under a Million Dollars on Siesta Key

Homes for Sale on Siesta Key for Under $1 Million

December 11,2007, there were 280 total homes currently listed on Siesta Key. Sales prices in all areas range from the $200,000s to over $19 million. Searching in the MLS data for Siesta Key homes under a million dollars results number 120.

Choices from the Sarasota MLS Include Waterfront Homes

Area 81 (Siesta Beach, Bay Island, Sara Sands, Siesta Manor, Sarasota Beach, Siesta Isles, Sandy Hook, Harmony, Mira-Mar Beach, Banyan Club) from a $379,000 "tear down" to a $999,000 Sarasota home buld in 2006 and advertised as "two blocks to the beach".

Area 82 (Sanderling Club, Point of Rocks, Tortoise Estates, Ocean View, Cedars of Siesta Key, Ocean View, Bay Island, Siesta Rev, Royal Palm Harbor, Cocoanut Bayou, Hidden Harbor, Siesta Cover) from another "tear down" at $349,900 to Palm Island canalfront home priced at $998,000, updated and offering two bedrooms and two baths.

Area 83 (Siesta Rev, South Cocoanut Bayou, Bay Island, Royal Palm Harbor, Siesta Bayside, Hidden Harbor, Bay Island Shores, Somerset Cove, Hamilton Club) from $549,900 for a beautiful family home built in 1976 to $999,000 for a home on Roberts Point Road advertised as "sailboat water super steal".

Area 84 (Ocean View, Princess Gate, Midnight Harbor, Mira-Mar, Tortoise Estates, Stevens, Mangroves, Sabal Palms) lowest priced home in this area is $449,000 for "tear down" or remodel and the next priced home under a million dollars features a tropical paradise home priced at $650,000 on Sea Plume Way.

For more Sarasota real estate information or other Sarasota neighborhoods, click to our main website. The Herron Group markets Siesta Key's finest waterfront homes and condos, as well as Casey Key real estate.

Siesta Key Real Estate Report December 2007

Siesta Key Homes for Sale Total 280 in December

In October, there were 258 Siesta Key homes for sale listed in the MLS database. As of today, December 11,2007, there are 280 homes currently listed. Sales prices in all areas range from the $200,000s to over $19 million.

Siesta Key Real Estate Choices from the Sarasota MLS

Area 81 (Siesta Beach, Bay Island, Sara Sands, Siesta Manor, Sarasota Beach, Siesta Isles, Sandy Hook, Harmony, Mira-Mar Beach, Banyan Club) from a $379,000 "tear down" to a $19,500,000 Sarasota waterfront estate.

Area 82 (Sanderling Club, Point of Rocks, Tortoise Estates, Ocean View, Cedars of Siesta Key, Ocean View, Bay Island, Siesta Rev, Royal Palm Harbor, Cocoanut Bayou, Hidden Harbor, Siesta Cover) from another "tear down" at $349,900 to a Gulf front estate in Sanderling Club priced at $11,500,000.

Area 83 (Siesta Rev, South Cocoanut Bayou, Bay Island, Royal Palm Harbor, Siesta Bayside, Hidden Harbor, Bay Island Shores, Somerset Cove, Hamilton Club) from $549,900 for a beautiful family home built in 1976 to $7,400,000 for a magnificent new bayfront estate built in 2006.

Area 84 (Ocean View, Princess Gate, Midnight Harbor, Mira-Mar, Tortoise Estates, Stevens, Mangroves, Sabal Palms) features a new $9,700,000 Midnight Pass Road oceanfront estate with all the bells and whistles expected in this price range.

For more Sarasota real estate information or other Sarasota neighborhoods, click to our main website. The Herron Group markets Siesta Key's finest waterfront homes and condos, as well as Casey Key real estate.

Siesta Key Waterfront Properties

Sara Sands, Siesta Key Homes for Sale

Sara Sands neighborhood on Siesta Key is in Area 81 on the real esate map for this island paradise. With 13 homes currently listed in the Sarasota MLS, buyers have quite a nice choice of homes. Prices range from $750,000 for a home built in 1967 with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths within 1737 sq.ft. to a waterfront home listed at $2 million and built in 2005. There's a new seawall with this 3600 sq.ft. property and a 25 ft. boat dock.

Siesta Key Village is a short drive from Sara Sands, as well as the world famous Siesta Key Beach. Enjoy island shopping, restaurants and beaches or drive to the mainland for Sarasota's cultural activities.

For more Sarasota real estate information or other Sarasota neighborhoods, click to our main website. The Herron Group markets Siesta Key's finest waterfront communities, including Casey Key real estate.

Siesta Key Real Estate Report October 2008

Siesta Key Homes for Sale Total 258 in October

We're entering the final quarter of 2007 with 258 Siesta Key homes for sale currently listed in the MLS database. Sales prices in all areas range from $295,000 to over $19 million.

Siesta Key Real Estate Choices from the Sarasota MLS

Area 81 (Siesta Beach, Bay Island, Sara Sands, Siesta Manor, Sarasota Beach, Siesta Isles, Sandy Hook, Harmony, Mira-Mar Beach, Banyan Club) from a $375,000 beach cottage to a $19,500,000 waterfront estate.

Area 82 (Sanderling Club, Point of Rocks, Tortoise Estates, Ocean View, Cedars of Siesta Key, Ocean View, Bay Island, Siesta Rev, Royal Palm Harbor, Cocoanut Bayou, Hidden Harbor, Siesta Cover) from a 2 bedroom, 1 bath villa priced at $295,000 to a Gulf front estate in Sanderling Club priced at $11,500,000.

Area 83 (Siesta Rev, South Cocoanut Bayou, Bay Island, Royal Palm Harbor, Siesta Bayside, Hidden Harbor, Bay Island Shores, Somerset Cove, Hamilton Club) from $619,900 for a 1977 updated home to $6,950,000 for a custom home built in 1995.

Area 84 (Ocean View, Princess Gate, Midnight Harbor, Mira-Mar, Tortoise Estates, Stevens, Mangroves, Sabal Palms) from a legal multi-family home priced at $489,000 to a grand Spanish Mediterranean estate priced at $9,700,000

Siesta Key Village is a short drive from all island neighborhoods, as well as the world famous Siesta Key Beach. Have an early morning breakfast at one of several breakfast spots including the Broken Egg and then walk it off in the Village browsing in the shops or hit the beach.

For more Sarasota real estate information or other Sarasota neighborhoods, click to our main website. The Herron Group markets Siesta Key's finest waterfront communities, including Casey Key real estate.

Siesta Key Waterfront Neighborhood, Bay Island

Siesta Key Homes for Sale - Bay Island Waterfront Estates

Out of 254 homes currently listed in the Sarasota MLS, there are 18 homes listed in the Bay Island section of Siesta Key. Prices range from $560,000 to over $19 million for a gated waterfront estate in this special area of the Key. Some of the best island views sweep the coastline of these majestic properties. It's all about the water!!

Siesta Key Village is a short drive, as well as the world famous Beach. Have an early morning breakfast at Broken Egg and then walk it off.

For more Siesta Key real estate information or other Sarasota neighborhoods, click to our main website. The Herron Group markets Siesta Key's finest waterfront communities, including Casey Key real estate.

Siesta Key Real Estate at Solymar

Siesta Key Homes for Sale in Solymar, Gated Community

On the north end of Siesta Key, behind towering wrought iron gates and positioned on the Gulf of Mexico, is the private beach community of Solymar. This community was developed by Laughlin's Luxury Lifestyles and personifies luxury on Siesta Key. All of the residences feature extensive use of crown moldings, various marbles, custom woodworking and top of the line fixtures and appliances.

Currently the Sarasota MLS lists 3 homes for sale in Solymar. Prices range from $4,225,000 to $5,250,000. All of the homes are custom and are over 4,000 sq.ft.

Happenings and the Village of Siesta Key are a short drive away.


For more Siesta Key real estate information or other Sarasota neighborhoods, click to our main website. The Herron Group markets Siesta Key's finest waterfront communities, including Casey Key real estate.