Gated neighborhood offers attractive, maintenance-free carriage houses and townhomes
| CorrespondentBay Street Village, a condo development in Osprey, offers attractive, easy-going, luxury living in a gated, secluded setting. Located on Bay Street, a third of mile east of the Tamiami Trail, it can’t be seen from the busy thoroughfare from Sarasota to Venice.
The gated neighborhood consists of 203 carriage houses and townhomes in 32, two-story buildings, most of them grouped around four lakes with sparkling water fountains,
“It’s a new community in an area where there are visibly older homes,” said Victoria Ranck, a realtor with Keller Williams Classic Group. “I love the location. I love everything about it ever since it got started five years ago.”
Starting in 2006, the 45-acre area was first developed as Bay Street Village & by Crossgate Partners, a Georgia-based real estate investment company. The idea was to create a mixed-use commercial and residential development, but the recession put the project on hold.
When the real estate market recovered, D.R. Horton, the largest home builder in the United States, took over the residential portion and completed Bay Street Village. The pleasing architectural design hints at Mediterranean style, with yellow stucco walls, white trim, screened-in balconies and red tile roofs.
Offering four floor plans in 2- and 3-bedroom condos ranging from 1,244 to 1,655 square feet of living space, the company provided quality construction, including impact resistant glass windows, ceiling fans, granite kitchen countertops and stainless appliances, remote control garage doors and paver driveways. The units come with 1- or 2-car garages.
“It’s a light and bright community – a very nice place to live. D.R. Horton did a good job,” said Cortney Green, an agent with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty. “The neighbors who have come to my open houses all love living here.”
Her listing at 184 Explorer Drive, #184, is a furnished 2-bed, 2-bath condo with 1,244 square feet under air, and 1-car garage – D. H. Horton’s popular Heron model.
Ranck has a pending sale at 185 Navigation Circle, #104, also a 2-beds, 2-baths. It was on the market all of 24 days before it sold for $242,500. “It’s small and cozy,’ she said. “Condos sell well because the market is good, but the price point would make it desirable for any market.”
Both realtors like Bay Street Village’s location. “I love that it’s near the Siesta Key and Nokomis beaches, near the Legacy Trial for walking and biking, near Spanish Point and Oscar Scherer Park,” Ranck said. “Its surrounded by places where you can be outdoors.”
Other outdoor activities can be pursued at the Bay Street Park, a 19-acre public facility right across the street, with nature trails, a playground and a picnic area. The Oaks Club just to the north has country club memberships for golf, tennis and other social activities.
Osprey Marina, Casey Key Marina and the Phillippi Harbor Club are close by, providing ample opportunities for boating and fishing devotees.
“Bay Street Village is an active community with a lot of people of different ages, some still working,” Green said. “The residents I’ve met come from everywhere in the United States. Those from up north can work remotely from home now and want to come here to live.”
“It’s a nice mix of year-round and seasonal residents, and some renters,” said Ranck. “There are young children and 70-year-olds.”
Families with children appreciate the proximity to Pineview School, less than a mile away via Old Venice Road. The district schools are Laurel Nokomis Elementary and Middle and Venice High.
Nearby amenities include cafes, restaurants, and shops on U.S. 41. The Walmart Super Center and a U.S. post office next door are within easy walking distance. The recently completed connection of Bay Street to Honore Avenue to the east, provides convenient access to I-75.
Association fees of $323 a month cover the community facilities – a resort-style swimming pool, cabana, meeting room and fitness center – as well as upkeep of the gate, exterior of buildings, roofs and maintenance of the grounds.
Bay Street Village is pet friendly, allowing dogs up to 25 pounds. Homeowners can rent their place for a minimum of a month up to four times a year.
Currently, there is only one condo on the market, Green’s listing, with an asking price of $260,000.
The Link LonkNovember 28, 2020 at 07:03PM
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