First floor condo in a maintenance free community only five minutes from Siesta Key Beach, voted the number 1 beach in the country in 2012. This is easy living in this beautifully maintained 2 bedroom, two bath condo: open floor plan with combo Dining Room/Living Room layout, workable kitchen with pass-through to the dining room. Den and lanai extend the living space to open out onto the lakes, the foliage and the western evening exposure. Almost new appliances and new carpeting throughout, with tile in the high traffic areas offer a stress free home environment that releases you from the concern for appliances and focus on the carefree lifestyle up at the heated pool, the tennis courts, the shuffleboard area, the bocce ball section AND in case you want your boat nearby, a tucked away gated, locked boat, kayak and trailer storage area is available for your convenience. Speaking of convenience, you are just minutes from shopping via the foot bridge to Merchants Pointe, several more minutes to Siesta Key via the south bridge, a few more minutes via Rt. 41 to downtown Sarasota to the north, Venice to the south, golfing to the east and Mexico to the west. 233 condos on 33 acres and four lakes makes this the ideal winter home or year round residence. It's up to you. So come join us in Sunny Sarasota, the "Arts Capital of Florida".