Central Park - Downtown Sarasota Condos

Downtown Sarasota Condos - Central Park

Living on Hudson Bayou Close to Downtown Sarasota Florida

Located on the corner of Hwy 41 and Osprey, Central Park sits on over 5 acres of lush mature grounds surrounded by wildlife and beautiful views of Hudson Bayou.

Central Park has parking, elevators and a community boat dock. Built in 1984, these condos are close to downtown Sarasota and the bayfront. Change your lifestyle and go urban! Live close to Sarasota Bay and walk to downtown, shops, restaurants, and a short drive to famous St. Armands Circle. Enjoys walks at the bayfront park and cocktails at O'Leary's and Marina Jack's!

Condos at Central Park have adjusted their prices, and there's a two bedroom and two bath unit priced at $259,900. If you need something more spacious, call us to see the unit listed at $269,900. It's slightly larger. One small pet is welcome at Central Park.

For photos, virtual tours and area information on downtown Sarasota real estate or its barrier islands: Longboat Key, Casey Key.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for selling your downtown Sarasota condo with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Downtown Sarasota Real Estate Market Report

Selection of of Inventory in the Hundreds for Downtown Sarasota Condos

The downtown Sarasota real estate market continues to adjust to lower prices since our downtown Sarasota condos in February 2008. There are over still hundreds of available condominiums listed in the Sarasota MLS. If the urban living in downtown Sarasota appeals to you for its convenience to other venues of Sarasota, here are some buildings to consider:

New Downtown Sarasota Condos

Plaza at Five Points
1350 Main
Burns Court Villas
100 Central
Kanaya
Marquee on the Bay
Cityscape at Courthouse Centre

Established Condominium Buildings

Sarabande
Tessera
Marina Tower
Library Mews

Top of the market amenities are available for residents in these buildings such as resort style pools and top of the line services provided in the newer buildings: 24 hour concierge, heated pools and spa, club/billiard/library/media rooms, fitness/yoga rooms and more for your resort living enjoyment. Check with you real estate agent in Sarasota if you have a pet. Each building has its own rules for pets and many do not allow Fido or Felix.

You can make an offer on a condo at the 100 Central with approximately 1180 sq.ft. priced at $429,900 or if you want the fabulous bay and city views and beyond to the Gulf, make an offer on a unit at Plaza at Five Points priced at $4.5 million. This downtown penthouse is advertised with over 4,000 sq.ft and extraordinary Bay and Gulf views.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for selling your downtown Sarasota condo with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Downtown Sarasota condos - Plaza at Five Points

Downtown Sarasota Condos - Plaza at Five Points
Urban Living in downtown Sarasota, Florida



For an urban lifestyle in Sarasota, a central location offering a
enthusiastic city lifestyle, Plaza at Five Points should be at the top of
your list of downtown Sarasota condos. Built in 2006, Plaza at Five Points has an amenity list for luxury customers. The picturesque bay front area of Sarasota is walking distance as well as coffee shops, bookstores, galleries and restaurants.

Beautiful Sarasota showcases a tree-lined downtown area where residents support a thriving area for shopping, dining, cultural attractions. Sarasota’s small town feel is charming and isn’t missing the city culture of opera, ballet and museums. The barrier island beaches are a short drive away.
Most condos in downtown Sarasota have adjusted their prices due to the buyers
market and at Plaza at Five Points, there’s a two bedroom and two bath unit priced at $799,000. If your dreams are on a grander scale, be sure to visit the penthouse unit with spectacular water and city views priced at $4,500,000. This Plaza at Five Points unit may be perfect!

Amenities offered in downtown Sarasota condos at Plaza at Five Points: BBQ/Picnic,
Elevator, Kitchen, Fitness, Heated Pool, Spa/Hot Tub
More Urban Condominiums:

Established Condos: Tessera, Sarabande, Essex House and Embassy House

Newer Downtown Condos: 1350 Main, 100 Central, Kanaya, Burns Court
Villas

Be sure to check with a real estate agent in Sarasota regarding pets as each
condo building the Sarasota area has a pet policy for its residents and many are
not pet friendly!

Areas to Visit Downtown

Sarasota Bay Front – Take a morning walk and visit the Dolphin Fountain, watch the boats on the bay, at sunset visit O’Leary’s and sip a cold one or meet a friend at Marina Jack’s for a margarita. Don’t miss the Season of Sculpture along the Trail.

Main Street and Palm Avenue – visit Starbuck’s for morning coffee, enjoy a gallery or buy some new beach attire before visiting Whole Food’s. Next stop lunch at Patrick’s maybe or Epicure. Relax at the downtown library, walk to the bay front. Dine at Caragiulos if you’re craving pasta. One of the city’s newest condos in Sarasota, 1350 Main is on the corner of Main
and Palm!

Burns Court – Burns Court Cinema is a great stop for that special movie. Buy your ticket and stroll along the mosaic sidewalks on Lemon Street, browse through the antique shops on Pineapple Street before your show. You’ll be so intrigued with Burns Court and the real estate offered, you’ll come back to visit its shops and the new Burns Court Villas.

Towels Court – Like Burns Court, the Towels Court area is charming offering an array of gift shops and galleries. This area is also home to many artists who work in their gallery and retire upstairs to their living quarters. Some of the most popular neighborhood restaurants are in Towels Court also.

For photos, virtual tours and area information on downtown Sarasota real estate or its
barrier islands: Longboat Key,

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for selling your downtown Sarasota condo providing our customers with multiple websites and blogs on Sarasota and Casey Key real estate as well as all of Sarasota's barrier islands. Email Annette with your questions or call at 941-504-3922 for a buying or listing appointment.

Downtown Sarasota Condos - 1350 Main Update

Downtown Sarasota condos - 1350 Main Update for March 2008

One of downtown's newest buildings is 1350 Main, completed in 2007 and offering all Sarasota downtown amenities: shopping, dining, cultural attractions and a short drive to Sarasota beaches. In our 1350 Main condo blog article in September, the Sarasota MLS reported 36 condos listed. Currently 25 units are on the market at affordable prices beginning as low as $370,000 for a one bedroom and one bath condo. Need something larger? There's a spacious 3208 sq.ft penthouse listed with 3 bedrooms and 3 1/2 baths with state of the art audio visual wiring. Priced at $1,899,000.

Amenities offered in these downtown Sarasota condos: bbq/picnic, business center, club house, theater room, exercise facility, fitness, guest quarters, swimming pool/spa.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for selling your downtown Sarasota condo with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Burns Court Villas - Downtown Sarasota Condos

Tuscan Style Villas Highlight Burns Court Area

Sarasota's thriving downtown area is a hot residential area. Strolling and browsing for orchids, antiques and unusual gifts in this Sarasota neighborhood, along with dining in some of the city's finest restaurants add to the neighborhood's charm. From the custom designed mosaic sidewalks to the Italian styled colorful buildings Burn Court Villas mixes old with new creatively. Walk to Marina Jack's for a sensational sunset.

Currently data from the Sarasota MLS reports villas in Burns Court range in price from $825,000 for over 2000 sq. ft. to $1,070,000. A center courtyard focuses a resort-styled swimming pools, spa and fountain. Whole Foods and Starbuck's are walking distance from the area. Burns Court Theater is a favorite of locals for movies. Cultural venues of Sarasota are a short drive from Burns Court.

Five villas are listed for sale in the MLS as of March 28, 2008.

Plaza at Five Point - Downtown Sarasota Condos Update

Downtown Sarasota Real Estate for Sale

In January, we reported on Plaza at Five Points, in the heart of downtown Sarasota. Residents at this downtown complex walk to shops, restaurants, and frequent cultural attractions. Sarasota's beaches are a short drive.

The Sarasota MLS in January 2008 listed 7 units at prices begin as low as $799,000 for a 2 bedroom and 2 bath condo. There was a 3 bedroom, 3 1/2 bath penthouse available for sale priced at $4,500,000.

Currently there are 9 condos for sale at Plaza at Five Point. For $799,000, you can purchase a 2 bedroom and 2 bath unit with 1671 sq.ft. or maybe you are looking for a unit featuring outstanding views of the bay marina, city and the Gulf of Mexico. Well that unit is available for $4,500,000. Amenities at this luxury condominium offer a cosmopolitan lifestyle including 24-hr concierge, valet parking, resort amenity level. Plaza at Five Points is located within walking distance to Whole Foods, Starbuck's.

Annette Smith offers the highest of Internet exposure for selling your downtown Sarasota condo with multiple websites and a creative marketing strategy for the changing Sarasota real estate market. Email Annette with your questions or to ask for a buying or listing appointment.

Cafe Epicure, Downtown Sarasota Dining

Cafe Epicure Perfect for Birthday Lunch
Friday, downtown Sarasota was bustling with professionals on lunch breaks and seasonal visitors. Two of my girlfriends and I met at Cafe Epicure to celebrate combined birthdays and chat about life in Sarasota.

In the 1970s two young women entrepreneurs in Charleston, West Virginia, Gayle Preiser and Marsha Pushkin started a plant store named "Place for Plants" and one night over spicy gumbo, Marsha talked Annette Smith into opening a kitchen shop which she named "Kitchen Kaboodle." The girls operated those businesses next door to each other for a decade and raised children somehow long before the term "Super Mom" was known. Friday was a day of reunion and celebration of our Charleston past and our Sarasota present.

Cafe Epicure was the perfect background for our lunch. Downtown was bustling, and the gals had to drive several minutes before finding parking spots but as luck would have it in Paradise, we all separately parked in spots a few feet from Epicure's front door. Our server read us a list of the specials, and we made our choices from quite a selection of salads, pastas and sandwiches.

Marsha and Gayle dined on fresh arugula, avocado, hearts of palm with tantilizing dressings, and I had a "to die for" grilled chicken sandwich with avocado spread -- yummy! Cafe Epicure is located on the corner of Main and Palm Street in downtown Sarasota. Don't miss it.

Visit Downtown Sarasota condos to search for condominiums, area information and articles about living in one of Southwest Florida's thriving downtown communities. Cafe Epicure is within walking distance to most Sarasota downtown condos.