Longboat Key, Florida

This eleven mile island paradise off the coast of Sarasota, Florida stretches between the tranquil blue waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the stunning Sarasota Bay. This popular vacation getaway offers beaches, boating, biking, tennis, arts, golfing, shopping and dining out.  Residents and snow birds enjoy this laid back yet chic lifestyle. Longboat Key is within minutes to St. Armands Circle and all of the conveniences that Sarasota has to offer.

There are almost 8,000 residents of Longboat Key with median age about 68 years old. According to the 2000 census there was just over 8,800 housing units on the island with about half of them considered winter or vacation homes. 

Longboat Key Real Estate

The island offers a broad array of condominiums and single family homes. There luxurious penthouses on the beach or bayfront, lavish waterfront estates as well as less pretentious "Old Florida" homes on the north of the key. Many prefer to be on the south end of the island because of the short drive into St. Armands Circle or downtown Sarasota.

If you are looking for real estate on Longboat Key give Marc Rasmussen with SKY Sotheby's International Realty a call at 941-308-6491 or visit his website at www.thesarasotamls.com.