Two glamorous waterside properties in the Sarasota area have been sold over the last few weeks for more than $6 million apiece.
Premier Sotheby s International Realty said on Friday that broker associate Thomas Netzel of its Sarasota office arranged the sale of the two exclusive properties with beach access. The family compound at 5541 Gulf of Mexico Drive was once owned by the late Sarasota philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum and her husband, restaurateur Alex Schoenbaum.
It is one of the few family compounds on Longboat Key, Netzel said.
The buyers are listed as Winfred D. Hawkins and Kari B. Hawkins, according to a deed recorded with Manatee County.
An unusual property with 11 bedrooms on Longboat Key recently sold for more than $6 million, but its new owners say it will remain a private-family residence.
The compound at 5541 Gulf of Mexico Drive, once owned by Sarasota-area philanthropists Alex and Betty Schoenbaum, was sold to trustees Winfred Hawkins and Kari Hawkins, on Jan. 22 for $6.75 million. It s the highest price for a single-family home sale thus far in 2021.
Thomas Netzel, a broker associate with the Downtown Sarasota office of Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, said the new owners intend to keep the property as a family compound. Town records show the property is zoned for a single-family home, a two-family dwelling or a multi-family dwelling of less than 10 units.