301 BERNARD AVE, Sarasota, FL 34243

Expansive Sarasota Bay views & heavenly sunsets will be everyday gifts to treasure from this darling home West of the Trail & situated on a fabulous 1/2 acre just one lot in from the Bay! Inviting, Southern style architecture with wraparound brick verandas & high quality, low maintenance Galvalum metal roof. Pristine exterior condition highlights the solid CBS construction with great 13' elevation & terrific hurricane impact windows & doors. Interiors freshly painted. New kitchen appliances, solid surface countertops. No carpet fibers here, as attractive wood plank laminate flooring. Baths have exceptional Toto plumbing fixtures. Open floorplan emphasizes Bay vistas. Perfectly positioned on the large lot so your creative side can be unloosed to imagine all the expansion possibilities which will capture even more water views! Back patio with privacy wall for Al Fresco dining. Besides the 2 car garage, there's a neat storage room with metal roof - ideal art studio? Good to know a 2014 high efficiency Trane A/C. How fun that you can launch your kayak or drop a fishing line just 200' from your front door! Located in the kind of upscale, friendly neighborhood we all wish to return to...one with individual personality, sidewalks, comfortable with pets, minimum HOA. Meet up with neighbors for a stroll or jog along the popular LongBay Blvd path as you watch the sun's colors slip into the sea. Little over 5 mins to the cultural hub of Sarasota & its' thriving downtown + short jaunt to the beach.