7157 LONGBOAT DRIVE N

One or more photo(s) has been virtually staged. Please listen when I tell you that your opportunity is now here. Rare and sought-after Village of Longboat Key direct waterfront. Beautiful lot of almost 9,000 ft.² with deep water canal frontage with mangroves across the water. Ideal for enjoying your waterfront paradise in privacy. Some say this is the prettiest and most scenic canal on all of Longboat Key. Easy direct access to North Sarasota Bay and really Longboat Pass. Everything you're looking for on the Longboat Key waters is right out your back door- Immediate access to Jewfish Sandbar, Beer Can Island, North-End LBK, and Cortez waterfront restaurants, and immediate access to the Gulf. The water frontage is completed with a newer 10,000-pound lift with seawall and trek-boarded dock ready to go. The current structure is a three-bedroom with three en suite bathrooms over 2100 ft.² in living space. The perfect blank canvas for you to come in and create your own masterpiece. Solid block construction with updated windows and a newer roof. A stunning stone wood-burning fireplace is something to really create around. Also an attached one car garage. Come piece this property back together for your own style and /or tear down and build a new stunner. Either way, this is a choice lot to recreate- Village Community, Canal Frontage, Privacy across the water, and potential views from a rooftop deck. The Village of Longboat Key is the place to be. The feisty? illage truly is one of Florida's most unique coastal communities. Beyond its accent landscape, its Wild Peacock mascots and its moonlit alleyways, its home to maybe the Prettiest Beach Accesses on Longboat Key. The Broadway access is world-renowned for its white sand, turquoise waters, and stunning sunsets. Beach walks from the access North to Beer-can Island, wrapping around the north tip of LBK, and enjoying watching the Gulf meet the Bay is truly an experience. One that never gets old. This property is one of few in this desired community that is on the water. The pleasures of this community only begin there. Walkability is ideal in the village as it has to have the highest walk ratings in All of Longboat Key. You are mere steps away from sitting down at 1 of 7 restaurants. From light breakfast snacks to specialty desserts to waterfront fine dining, we have it all. There are also boutique shops, gyms, and bars, all at your fingertips. The Village is also home to a community boat ramp on the Bay, two bay front docks, and multiple Bay beaches and accesses. Plus don?t forget the pups, as those back alley ways and our quiet streets are ideal for dog walks. Finally, the village is one of few that have golf carts approved for the state of Florida, so bring the cart and live like you're on vacation daily. These opportunities do not come every day. Your coastal Dream Paradise awaits you. It's the right island, the right community, the right lot, the right water frontage, come create today!