Community Overview
3,200 to 6,500 sq ft
0.20 to 0.40 acres
Southside Elementary, Booker Middle, Riverview High
No mandatory HOA
Buyers who put sunset views and open-water exposure at the top of the wish list.
Bayfront homes on Westwinds Drive are some of the most heavily insured properties on the island. Look for elevated construction, impact glass throughout, and a recent (post-2018) seawall to keep premiums sane.
Westwinds Drive faces west by design, the bayfront parcels along this stretch capture the open water of Sarasota Bay and the daily sunset over Lido Key and the Gulf. It's the postcard view of Bird Key.
Construction here trends to elevated coastal contemporary: poured-in-place concrete first floors, hurricane-rated impact glass, standing-seam metal roofs, and seawalls capped to current code. New builds regularly transact between $6M and $8.5M.
Demand from second-home buyers from the Northeast and Midwest concentrates here, which can compress listing days when inventory is fresh and priced to current comps.
Call (941) 313-7022 or email DaveGHomes@gmail.com for expert guidance on buying or selling in Westwinds Drive.