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There is no sign on Higel Avenue at the entrance to Roberts Point, one of the more exclusive neighborhoods on the northern part of Siesta Key. But turn onto the eponymous road and you’re soon in a community that combines a superb maritime location, lush tropical Florida vegetation, and a variety of elegant luxury homes. “It’s a lovely, dead-end enclave,” said Ray Collins, a realtor with Coldwell Banker. “Suddenly you’re surrounded by water on both sides. It’s quite magical.” The community and adjacent bay are named after Captain Lewis Roberts who settled on the barrier island in the early 1880s with his wife, Ocean Deep Hansen. Then known as Sarasota Key, it was rife with swarms of mosquitoes, snakes, Florida panthers and wild boars. ....
After 40 days on the market, a waterfront home on Casey Key sold recently for $16.5 million, the second property to sell for that figure in less than a year in the Sarasota-Manatee county area. Top of the market $16.5 million $16.5 million $13.25 million $13 million +1 $13 million $12.5 million $12 million $11.85 million $11.4 million $10.5 million $10.5 million $10.5 million $10.25 million $10 million 3410 Flamingo Ave., Siesta Key, sold in 2015 The property at 1900 North Casey Key Road was marketed for owner Eric T. Small by Joel Schemmel of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty’s Downtown Sarasota office. Jennifer Linehan of Michael Saunders & Company represented the buyer. Public records of the sale were not yet available from the Sarasota County Clerk of Court. ....
The masonry theme continues inside the enclave. A protective structure for all the mailboxes just inside the gated entrance consists of two stonework columns supporting a small, gabled roof. Many of the Craftsman-style homes have stone fundaments or facades supporting the covered entryways. Most of the 38 homes line Fireflag Lane, which runs to the south and dead ends in Pickerel Way. On the other side of that short street sit the six remaining houses facing north. Two large ponds and a wooded greenbelt provide a scenic buffer with the community immediately to the east. The developer of Fox Trace, David Weekley Homes, based in Houston, Texas, is the largest privately owned home builder in the United States with more than 40 years of experience. It has other projects in Sarasota as well, notably Payne Park Village and The Enclave at Laurel Park. ....
Groups, representatives across Florida react to Derek Chauvin verdict Derek Chauvin in court hearing the judge read the jury s verdict By Sierra McLean | April 20, 2021 at 9:57 PM EDT - Updated April 20 at 10:55 PM SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - As news broke about the verdict in the case of Derek Chauvin, those around the Suncoast and around the Sunshine State voiced their opinions. Derek Chauvin was found guilty of three charges in relation to the death of George Floyd. A video shows Chauvin kneeling on the neck of Floyd last May. After that, protests broke out across the nation. From Downtown Sarasota to the streets of Newtown and all around the Suncoast, many people say they are happy justice has been served. ....
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