Discover a tropical lifestyle on Bird Key. Surrounded by the shimmering waters of Sarasota Bay, Bird Key is a private, exclusive enclave of 500 single-family homes. Quiet streets and striking vistas of Sarasota Bay and the city skyline have recently attracted younger residents who enjoy world-class shopping on St. Armands Circle, glorious days and evenings at Lido Beach, and the dazzling schedule of the downtown theater district. Older homes, including some of the largest and most extravagant, are being renovated or rebuilt. A boater’s paradise with its own prestigious yacht club, many homes are on the bay or deep-water canals.
Year-to-date closed sales on Bird Key total $7,737,500. Of that total, Michael Saunders & Company listed and sold $6,987,500—an impressive 90% of the sales volume. These sales included two canal homes and one bay front home. The home at 623 Mourning Dove demonstrates the true power of Michael Saunders & Company involving proper pricing by Deborah Beacham and Kathleen Callender, of the St. Armands office, recognizing the right home for her client. This exceptional Bird Key home was on the market with Michael Saunders & Company for just nine days. The only other property closed year-to-date is a garden home. This market dominance illustrates the value of Michael Saunders & Company agents previewing our active listings on a weekly basis.
There are currently 41 active listings for sale on Bird Key: 9 garden homes,18 canal homes and 14 bay front homes. The garden homes range from $625,000 to $1,495,000. The canal homes range from $850,000 to $2,900,000. The bay front homes range from $1,799,000 to $9,490,000.
Presently there are nine properties under contract waiting to close. Five are garden homes, four are canal homes and one is a bay front home. From the above statistics, Bird Key market at this time is quite robust.
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