DIRECT WATERFRONT OPPORTUNITY IN LONGBOAT KEY! Active flood claim and approximately $20, 000 in bookings in the first 3 months of 2025! Here's your rare chance to own a waterfront property with direct access to the Intercoastal Waterway and a private boat dock! Perfectly located for vacation rentals, this canal-front 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom end unit offers incredible potential for income, especially with high demand bookings from January to April. This property boasts 21 feet of water frontage, suitable for an elevator lift, a private dock, and a newly installed seawall (June 2021). Enjoy the Florida lifestyle with easy access to boating, kayaking, and fishing. Additional outdoor amenities include a paver patio with extended walking space on three sides and a convenient shed for extra storage. Inside, the unit has been recently upgraded with a new metal roof (2023), hurricane-resistant windows, a newly renovated bathroom featuring glass shower doors with a soap-scum resistant coating, and a sleek floating sink (2024). Plus, it offers the convenience of in-unit laundry and a new hot water heater (2024). Just steps away from a private beach access, kayak launch, and deeded beach entry. The property also has direct access to the scenic Joan M. Durante Park, with 32 acres of walking trails, gardens, recreational areas, and breathtaking Sarasota Bay views. Take a short walk to top-rated restaurants, shops, a deli, bike and kayak rentals, and more. Plus, you're just a short drive to St. Armands Circle and Anna Maria Island! This property comes with existing vacation rental bookings that must be honored by the new owner. Take advantage of the savingsthis is the most economical waterfront poroperty you'll find in all of Longboat Key!
Property Features
Bedrooms
- Bedrooms: 1
- Primary Bedroom Dimensions: 13 x 9.5
- Primary Bedroom Level: First
Other Rooms
- Total Rooms: 4
- Living Room Dimensions: 20 x 11
- Living Room Level: First
- Extra Room-1 Description: Inside Utility
Bathrooms
- Total Bathrooms: 1
- Full Bathrooms: 1
- Bathroom 1 Dimensions: 9 x 5.5
- Bathroom 1 Level: First
Interior Features
- Crown Molding
- Walk-In Closet(s)
- Window Treatments
- Furnished Description: Unfurnished
- Flooring: Tile
- Window Features: Double Pane Windows, Shades
Appliances
- Electric Water Heater
- Laundry Features: Inside
Heating and Cooling
- Cooling Features: Central Air
- Heating Features: Central
Kitchen and Dining
- Kitchen Dimensions: 11 x 9
- Kitchen Level: First
Waterfront and Water Access
- Water Body Name: SARASOTA BAY
- Water Features: Beach, Beach - Access Deeded, Canal - Saltwater, Intracoastal Waterway
- Canal - Saltwater
- Intracoastal Waterway
- Waterfront Feet: 21
Exterior and Lot Features
- Private Mailbox
- Rain Gutters
- Storage
- Other Structures: Shed(s)
- Patio And Porch Features: Front Porch, Rear Porch
- Road Surface Type: Asphalt, Paved
Garage and Parking
Land Info
- Lot Description: Flood Insurance Required, FloodZone, Paved, Private
- Lot Size Acres: 0.5
- Lot Size Square Feet: 21780
Home Features
Homeowners Association
- Association: Yes
- Association Fee: 685
- Association Fee Frequency: Monthly
- Association Fee Includes: Common Area Taxes, Insurance, Maintenance Grounds, Pest Control, Private Road, Sewer, Trash, Water
- Calculated Total Monthly Association Fees: 685
- Association Name: Richard Crooks
- Association Phone: 8124038103
- Pets Allowed: No
Condo Info
- Unit Floor In Building: 1
Rental Info
- Lease Term: Minimum Lease: 1 Month
Amenities and Community Features
- Community Features: Deed Restrictions
Other Property Info
- Community Association WaterFeatures: Fishing, Intracoastal Waterway, Water Access, Waterfront
- Annual Tax Amount: 4412
- Source Listing Status: Active
- County: Manatee
- Directions: Coming from N Tamiami trail in Sarasota (downtown area): turn on to John Ringling Causeway, continue on John Ringling Boulevard, turn right on N Boulevard of the Presidents, continue on John Ringling Pkwy, continue on Gulf of Mexico Dr. for about 5 miles: turn right on Saint Judes Dr. At the end of Saint Judes Dr: merge into Saint Judes Dr S.
- Tax Year: 2023
- Ownership: Fee Simple
- Source Property Type: Residential
- Area: 34228 - Longboat Key
- Property Subtype: condo
- Source Neighborhood: SAINT JUDES APTS
- Parcel Number: 7979800005
- Postal Code Plus 4: 1836
- Subdivision: SAINT JUDES APTS
- Township: 35
- Zoning: R4SF
- Property Subtype: Condominium
- Source System Name: C2C
Building and Construction
- Total Square Feet Living: 630
- Year Built: 1966
- Building Area Source: Public Records
- Building Area Total: 630
- Building Name: #1
- Construction Materials: Block, Brick
- Direction Faces: South
- Foundation Details: Slab
- Levels: One
- Property Age: 58
- Property Condition: Fixer
- Roof: Metal
- Levels or Stories: 1
- Building Total Stories: 1
- Structure Type: End Unit
- Architectural Style: Coastal
Utilities
- Sewer: Public Sewer
- Electricity Available
- Public
- Water Connected
- Water Source: Public
