Bird Key home sells for $6.1 million

A Bird Key home at 232 Seagull Lane sold April 11 for $6.1 million.

The sale was the highest transaction recorded on Bird Key since January 2008, when the home at 643 Mourning Dove Drive sold for $6.9 million.

Douglas and Cynthia Tibbetts, of Sarasota, were the sellers of the home, and Mark and Ellen DiZio, also of Sarasota, were the buyers, according to Sarasota County property records.

Built in 2006, it has five bedrooms, five-and-two-half baths, a pool and 7,287 square feet of living area, according to the Sarasota County Property Appraiser’s website, sc-pa.com.

Cheryl Loeffler, of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, was the listing agent. Lynn and Michael McDonald, of Coldwell Banker, represented the buyer.

Contact Robin Hartill at [email protected].