Those who are enamored with the Florida Gulf Coast will certainly fall in love with the Turtle Bay condos on the southern end of Siesta Key barrier island. This community captures the essence of an island resort lifestyle with its fabulous beach and bay front setting enhanced by its strategic location at Midnight Pass Road, the major thoroughfare in the eight-mile long Siesta Key.
The Turtle Bay condominium is a complex of two multi-story, mid-rise buildings built in 1980 with a total of eighty-two units. Turtle Bay condos for sale with about 1,400 square feet of living area, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a one-car garage can be priced between the $300s and the mid $500s.
Turtle Bay condos are well-maintained and meticulously developed with beautiful tropical landscaping. It has all the trimmings of a fabulous island resort offering such amenities as a heated pool and spa, barbecue and picnic areas, tennis courts, boat docks, and a fishing pier. The residents also enjoy direct private access to the Turtle Beach adjoining the property.
This beach is among the three famous beaches in Siesta Key and is distinctive for its serene ambiance and narrow sloping shoreline which is a shell collector’s paradise. Among its attractions are a boat launch, a volleyball playground, picnic areas, and a horseshoe pit.
To experience the famous pristine white sands of the island, the Siesta Public Beach and Crescent Beach are only a short distance north of the Turtle Bay condos. Island dining experience is likewise easily accessible with some restaurants just walking distance from the condo, like Ophelia’s on the Bay and Turtles on Little Sarasota Bay. Ocean Blvd., a short drive from the community, is famous for its bars and seafood restaurants such as Lobster Pot and Siesta Key Oyster Bar. Other quaint dining venues as well as shops, a post office, and a drugstore are also within easy reach at the Siesta Village and Crescent Village some minutes from the condominium.
As readily accessible are the many delights across the mainland with the condo very near the Stickney Point Bridge leading to Sarasota City. In no time at all, residents of Turtle Beach, for example can be at the Westfield Sarasota Square Mall and its trendy shops and boutiques, or at the city’s centers for arts and culture like the Ringling Museum and Sarasota Opera House.
Below are all of the current real estate listings available for sale in Turtle Bay of Siesta Key.
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