Property values on Longboat Key are increasing for the first time since 2008. The town estimates that the overall increase for Longboat Key property will be approximately 2.1 percent. This number is based on preliminary estimates from the Sarasota County Property Appraiser’s Office and the Manatee County Property Appraiser’s Office. Town Manager David Bullock presented [...]
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A home at the north end of Longboat Key sold Tuesday for $2.9 million to an international buyer from the Czech Republic. Built in 1970, the beachfront property at 5881 Gulf of Mexico Drive was listed for $3.25 million. It is well known to Longboat residents as the home depicted by local artist John Dineen [...]
Longboat Key Realtor Tina Rudek held an all-out party at 5010 Gulf of Mexico Drive last week to market the very upscale home. Present were Flamenco dancers, musicians and endless food and drink. Photos by Lillian Sands.
Tangerine Bay Club Board of Directors wrote a letter to Mayor Jim Brown asking for his assistance regarding their increase in Wind Insurance with Citizens Insurance. “We just received Citizens offer to renew our Association’s Wind Insurance; the annual premium increases from the current $49,000 per year to $450,000 per year. That is not a [...]
People often say that windows are the home’s eyes to the world. Nothing could be truer than in a Longboat Key waterfront home where a good view is everything. However, with practical concerns such as UV damage causing fading to drapes and furniture or wind damage as well as concerns about heating and cooling costs carefully selecting windows can be a big decision.
What is the driving force that requires the commissioners to run back into that burning building they just were rescued by the court and do it again?
‘Welly has done an outstanding job over the past eight years in making the Key Club the main economic engine of Longboat. He should feel good about that.’
Klauber says the Town needs to ‘establish definitive plans and consequences for the Colony Association, not give them more years to procrastinate…’
The following homes were under contract or sold on Longboat Key, Lido Key and Bird Key from Aug. 30 through Sept. 5
