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Top residential real estate sales for Jan. 30 to Feb. 3 for Longboat Key, Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Bird Key.

A St. Armands home in John Ringling Estates tops the week's sales at $2.8 million.


  • By Adam Hughes
  • | 10:00 a.m. February 15, 2023
  • Longboat Key
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A home in John Ringling Estates tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Maurice and Ellen Guinan, of Littleton, Colorado, sold their home at 408 Jackson Drive to BL LaRue Real Estate LLC for $2.8 million. Built in 1955, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,344 square feet of living area. It sold for $750,000 in 2004.


The Water Club at Longboat Key

Jacqueline Taylor, of Buffalo, New York, sold the Unit 303 condominium at 1281 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Thomas Eaton and Elizabeth Marie Fernandez, of Alpharetta, Georgia, for $2.71 million. Built in 1999, it has three bedrooms, four baths and 3,054 square feet of living area. It sold for $827,800 in 1999.


John Ringling Estates

Michael and Sandra Podolak, trustees, of Sarasota, sold two-properties at 136 Coolidge Drive to 136 Coolidge Drive LLC for $2.5 million. The first property was built in 1947, it has two bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 1,124 square feet of living area. The second property was built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,120 square feet of living area They sold for $317,500 in 2000.


Bird Key

Trudy Blackwell Barry, trustee, of Sarasota, sold the home at 429 Pheasant Way to Thomas Andrew Vella and Cynthia Jean Vella, of Lake Angelus, Michigan, for $2 million. Built in 1975, it has three bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,706 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,166,500 in 2020.


Corey’s Landing

Frank and Kathleen Burke, of University Park, sold the home at 3565 Mistletoe Lane to Gary and Cynthia Adams, of Longboat Key, for $1.8 million. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,158 square feet of living area. It sold for $1,015,000 in 2016.


Tangerine Bay Club

Peter and Virginia Mermin sold their Unit 426 condominium at 370 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Marc Schupan, trustee, of Longboat Key, for $1.5 million. Built in 1994, it has three bedrooms, three baths and 2,310 square feet of living area. It sold for $700,000 in 2019.


Longboat Beach House

Patrick and Mary Kondrat, trustees, of Naples, sold the home at 4311 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Patricia Nelson, trustee, of Cleveland, Oklahoma, for $1,159,000. Built in 1977, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,140 square feet of living area. It sold for $645,000 in 2021.


Spanish Main Yacht Club

Barbara Zena Dulko Speed, trustee, of Bradenton, sold the Unit 72 condominium at 948 Spanish Drive S. to Margaret Richlin, of Columbia, Maryland, for $1,005,000. Built in 1968, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,399 square feet of living area. It sold for $145,000 in 1992.


Longbeach

Robert and Lorraine Kenny, of Bradenton, sold their Unit 12 condominium at 7135 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Ronald Pawczuk and Nicole Pawczuk, trustees, of Bloomfield, Michigan, for $865,000. Built in 1974, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,170 square feet of living area. It sold for $425,000 in 2018.


Harbour Villa Club at Buccaneer

Susan Drew, Mary Van Til and H. Hames Shuck, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, sold their home at 615 Dream Island Place to Steven Peters, of Charlottesville, Virginia for $859,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,293 square feet of living area. It sold for $200,000 in 1994.


Inn on the Beach

Equity Properties Ltd. sold the Unit 5203 condominium at 250 Sands Point Road to John Cowley Jr., of Bradenton, for $825,000. Built in 1982, it has one bedroom, one bath and 640 square feet of living area. It sold for $320,000 in 2018.


Windward Bay

Lee Abrahamson, trustee, sold the Unit 6-V-11 condominium at 4770 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Jeffrey Lane Harrington, of Oxford, Mississippi, for $505,000. Built in 1974, it has one bedroom, one bath and 812 square feet of living area. It sold for $460,000 in 2022. 


La Playa

Snow Martin III and Gail Abercrombie, trustees, of Tampa, sold the Unit 206 condominium at 4425 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Bishop Real Estate Holdings LLC for $450,000. Built in 1974, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,704 square feet of living area. 

408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays
408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays
408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays
408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays
408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays
408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays
408 Jackson Drive
408 Jackson Drive
Photo courtesy of Realtor Judy Kepecz-Hays

 

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