St. Armands Circle
St. Armands Circle is a popular, modern commercial center deeply entwined with the development history of Sarasota. This historic link immediately exudes charm in the Roman and Greek statues around St...
2020 Blogs
Lido Key Properties Upbeat as Beach Restoration Goes Full Swing
Thankfully, there are great reasons to remain upbeat despite the current global pandemic. The Judy Kepecz-Hays team entered a Lido Key beachfront listing on the pending-sales column just this August. On another happy note,the Lido Beach renouri...
St. Regis Residences at Longboat Key: A New Sarasota Market Driver
Yes, it is finally happening, and for the Sarasota market, this is along-awaited thrill. After 10 years of inactivity, the site of the Colony Beach & Tennis Resort is heading toward a new life as host to a St. Regis hotel and a condominium ...
Sarasota and Her Islands: Icons of Waterfront Living
Sarasota easily ranks as one of the leading Florida destinations for buyers of waterfront properties. And it is easy to see the reasons why.
First, water is a major element in the geographical features that shaped the city and the fortunes ...
Virtual Reality Modes Present Sarasota at Its Best
The Covid-19-induced new norms of safer-at-home and physical distancing are by no means barriers to residential sellers from presenting Sarasota’s major points of interest to prospective buyers. Aside from virtual tours of residences, various...
Where the Country Lifestyle Clings in Sarasota
It’s really amazing that Sarasota, despite the recent surge of new real estate developments in the county, still offers a good selection of residential properties that essentially provide the delights of country living. Most searches for the...
Sarasota’s Winsome Landmark: Five Points
If we are to choose some of the landmarks most iconic of the city of Sarasota, Five Points in the heart of downtown should easily come out among those on top. Both residents and visitors could easily agree on this choice, given the charming fea...
Sarasota Bay Flexes Asset in Hawks Harbor
Just early this February, our Judy Kepecz-Hays team put on the market a residence in a waterfront development—Hawks Harbor—that exemplifies the compelling value proposition of properties just off Sarasota Bay.
This community is located s...
Ritz-Carlton Golf Club: A Condo Sales Booster
Looking at the total number of U.S. golfers (some 24.2 million in one count), it makes sense why golf facilities are among the amenities sweetening many of Sarasota luxury real estate deals. These perks are not only exclusive to single-family ...
Ringling College of Arts—Sarasota’s Pride
There are so many things that Sarasota takes pride in and put the city on the search map of luxury homebuyers. The Ringling College of Art and Design, founded in 1931, is one of these stellar attractions. For nearly 70 years, it has served as a...