Hudson Crossing
Location:  On the Hudson Bayou adjacent to Selby Gardens
Description:  Sporting traditional coastal architecture, Hudson Crossing offers 12 waterfront residences ranging from 2428 to 2555 sq. ft. 
Amenities:  The usual luxury condominium amenities, plus private deep-water slips.
Price:  From the $1,500,000's.

Meridian at the Oaks Preserve
Location:  The Oaks, U.S. 41, Osprey
Description:  This gated community offers panoramic views of the gulf, bay and nature preserves. Units range from 2,064 to 3,991 sq. ft. with large terraces and nine-foot window walls that capture the views.
Amenities:  Exclusive membership opportunities to two champion golf courses, tennis, recreation center, swimming and dining at The Oaks Country Club.
Price:  $1,949,000

Phillippi Landings
Location: 1990 Landings Blvd., Sarasota
Description:  Located on Phillippi Creek, this gated community offers 180 condominiums ranging from 1,700 to 2,800 sq. ft.  Private docking facilities offer direct access to the Intracoastal Waterway.  Features include open balconies and stepped terraces in this six-building complex reminiscent of the Riviera.
Amenities:  Private boat dock, pool, spa, clubhouse, dog park, cookout area.
Price:  $600,000-$1,950,000

Siesta Pointe
Location:  1524 Stickney Point Road, U.S. 41 and Stickney Point Road, Sarasota
Description:  Nineteen West Indies-style town homes are planned less than a mile from the beach.  Every Siesta Pointe town home will offer more than 2,000 sq. ft. on three floors with three bedrooms, 2.5 baths, and three or four private terraces.  All residences have an attached garage and an additional parking space.
Amenities:  Pool and sundeck
Price:  From the mid $500,000's

Lido Key

Azure
Location:  129 Taft Dr., Lido Key
Description:  Adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton Beach Club and South Lido Park, these 20 luxury units in two buildings offer views of the gulf, bay or both.  Units range from 2,600 to 6,100 sq. ft. and have two bedrooms, three baths, a den and large terraces.  Two pets are allowed. 
Amenities:  Pool, spa and fitness center. 
Price:  From the mid $1,000,000's. 

Beach Residences
Location:  1300 Ben Franklin Dr., Lido Key
Description:  This 12-story Contemporary-Mediterranean tower shares 400 feet of Gulf of Mexico beachfront with the Ritz-Carlton Members Beach Club.  The 88 units are designed with up to four bedrooms and 3.5 baths, ranging up to 5,254 sq. ft.  Membership in the Ritz-Carlton Members Beach Club is provided with your purchase.
Amenities:  Pool, private theater, event/entertainment facility, gym/fitness center, maintenance service, concierge, boardroom and library, and two guest suites. Membership in the Ritz-Carlton Members Beach Club (Beach Club, Spa Club and golf course).
Price:  From the $1,000,000's

Orchid Beach Club
Location:  2050 Benjamin Franklin Dr., Lido Key
Description:  This gated community has 54 residences in two 11-story Caribbean-style buildings joined by flowering courtyards and lush tropical foliage.  Ranging from 2,900 to 6,000 sq. ft., units feature gulf and bay views. 
Amenities:  Fitness center, spa, pool, private theater, entertainment facility, maintenance service, concierge, valet, guest suite and private beachfront club. 
Price:  From $1,800,000

Longboat Key

Grand Mariner
Location:  On the site of the old Buccaneer Restaurant on Dream Island, Longboat Key
Description:  Grand Mariner is an exclusive gated yachting community with only 14 residences.  Three-bedroom, three-bath floor plans range from 3,194-3,624 sq.ft. 
Amenities:  Naturally protected private yacht harbor with 20 deepwater slips for vessels up to 70-feet, power and cable to each slip, 80-foot guest dock and small boat-launching ramp.
Price:  From $2,050,000 

Positano
Location:  4949 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key
Description:  Replacing the Holiday Inn, Positano has 29 residences in five buildings with three stories over parking.  The units have direct gulf-front views and more than 4,000 sq. ft. of living area.  The first floor residences have private pools.
Amenities:  Beachside clubhouse, pool, cabanas, fitness center and 24-hour gated security.
Price:  From the mid $3,000,000's.

Siesta Key

Beach Villas
Location:  Beach Road, Siesta Key (former site of Oasis motel)
Description:  Just steps away from Siesta Beach, these 22 luxury condominium villas range from 1,271 to 3,391 sq. ft.  Options include two-bedroom, two-bath units to four-bedroom, 2.5-bath units with expanded media rooms and starlight decks.
Amenities:  Freeform pools with active waterfalls, spa, private turreted terraces, central courtyard with lighted brick-paved walking path and fountains, two- and three-car garages with extra storage and secured elevators from garage to residence.
Price:  Condominiums from the low $900,000s, villas from $1,900,000 to $2,500,000. 

Crescent Siesta Key
Location:  1000 Seagrove Lane, Siesta Key  
Description:  Offering 26 luxury condominium units directly on Siesta Key's Crescent Beach amid lush landscaping, these intimate gulf-front residences start from 2,143 sq. ft. 
Amenities:  Beachfront pool and spa with terrace and shaded entertainment areas, fitness center, event facility, gated entry, covered parking and guest parking. 
Price:  From the low $3,000,000's.

Laguna Vista Siesta Key
Description:  Only eight luxury homes starting from 2,700 sq. ft. will be available in this unique residential development with an eclectic architectural style.  
Amenities:  Lagoon entertainment area with day docks.
Price: From $1,800,000 to $3,500,000 

Seagrove Siesta Key
Location:  5100 Ocean Blvd., Siesta Key
Description:  This gated gulf-front retreat recalls the architecture of the colonial West Indies and the southern charm of Charleston and Savannah. Only eight beach condominiums and four courtyard homes are planned.
Amenities:  Pool, private spas for every residence, seaside cabanas and covered parking. 
Price:  Courtyard Homes from $1,975,000, Beach Homes from $3,225,000

Siesta Beach Villas
Location:  221-231 Beach Road, Siesta Key, just south of Siesta Village next to Foxy Lady
Description:  Twenty-two spacious one- and two-story villas over parking will occupy the site of the Oasis Motel in a courtyard setting. 
Amenities:  Three pools, spa, fitness center, elevators and two-car garages.
Price:  From high $900,000s for 1,350 sq. ft. to $2,000,000 for 3,380 sq. ft. 

Siesta Tradewinds
Location:  1524 Stickney Point Road, Siesta Key 
Description:  Siesta Tradewinds includes 38 town homes within walking distance to the beach, restaurants, shopping and marina.
Price:  From the $600,000's

Solymar
Location:  On Solymar Drive between Higel Avenue and N. Shell Road, Siesta Key
Description:  Sporting Spanish Mediterranean architecture, Solymar offers nine custom beachfront residences ranging from 3,000 to 4,600 sq. ft. 
Amenities:  Outdoor pools, spas, gated security and access to Bayou Nettie for recreational water crafts.
Price:  $3,550,000-$6,775,000 

Somerset Cay
Location:  9122 Midnight Pass Rd., Siesta Key
Description:  In south Siesta Key between a bay and inlet, these 17 Bermuda-style residences include a number with direct views of the gulf. 
Amenities:  Private boat slips, small craft launch/storage, oversized pool with spa, veranda deck, private cabanas, fitness center, guest parking and security. 
Price:  From $800,000.

Summer Cove
Location:  Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key
Description:  Located on the bay side of Siesta Key, Summer Cove has 45 residences in three mid-rise buildings behind a gated entrance. The three- and four-bedroom units overlook Sarasota Bay through expansive windows. 
Amenities:  Resort-style pool, social room, fitness center, two-car enclosed parking, private elevators, canoe launch and day docks. 
Price:  From the low $1,000,000's
 

New Homes

Callista Village
Location:  Off University Parkway in Longwood Run, Sarasota, about two miles west of I-75
Description:  Callista Village is a community of luxury single and paired villas with two-car garages on oversized homesites.  Lawn care is provided by the homeowners association. 
Price: Sold out. New phase coming in 2006.

The Concession
Location:  East of I-75 off State Road 70
Description:  The Concession is a gated luxury estate golf community featuring a Jack Nicklaus Signature Golf Course designed in association with British golfing great Tony Jacklin.  The 255 homesites range from one-half acre to over one acre. 
Amenities:  18-hole Jack Nicklaus “core” course, golf clubhouse and sports clubhouse. 
Price:  Home and homesite packages from the low $2,000,000's

Country Club East
Location:  In Lakewood Ranch east of I-75
Description:  Country Club East will start with 1,000 homes an 18-hole golf course.  The second phase will have about 1,200 homes and another golf course.  Homebuyers must purchase at least a social membership to the country club.
Amenities:  18-hole links golf course by Rick Robbins, formerly of the Nicklaus Design Co., with the another golf course likely in 10 years.

Eagle Trace
Location:  About 2 1/2 miles east of I-75 on Palmer Road, Sarasota.  I-75 to Fruitville Road, east to Debrecan Road, left on Palmer Road.
Description:  Eagle Trace is a gated community with 12 one-acre homesites. 
Amenities:  Golf membership availability at the prestigious Laurel Oaks Country Club.  Price:  From the $700,000s for home and homesite. 

Enclave at the Villages of Pinetree
Location:  1101 Fraser Pine Blvd., Sarasota
Description:  Three- to five-bedroom homes on estate-sized homesites with two- or three-car garages and tile roofs are nestled among the pinetrees and mature oaks on Palmer Boulevard.
Price:  From $471,000s-$547,000's

The Founders Club
Location:  On Fruitville Road east of I-75
Description:  The Founders is a traditional golf community with a signature Robert Trent Jr. course.  This 700-acre gated community has 90 acres of lakes and stands of pines, palms and old oak hammocks.
Amenities: 18-hole “core” golf course by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and private club amenities.
Price:  Homes start in the $1,600,000's

For information:  www.thefoundersclub.com

The Hammocks
Location:  3852 Royal Hammock Blvd., Sarasota.  East of I-75 off Bee Ridge Road
Description:  This private, gated community offers 193 single-family homesites bordering a nature preserve and golf course.
Amenities:  Winding nature trails and a children's playground. 
Price:  New home packages start in the $600,000's.

For information: (941) 342-8646, www.tivolihomes.com

The Hammocks II
Location:  3852 Royal Hammock Blvd., Sarasota
Description:  Located next to Laurel Oak Country Club, The Hammocks II is a gated community with homes from 2,600 sq. ft. on oversized lots on a preserve with lakes and oak hammocks.
Price:  From $500,000

The Lake Club
Location:  In Lakewood Ranch east of I-75
Description:  The Lake Club is the newest village in Lakewood Ranch.  Most homesites offer views of the water, a nature preserve or park, and are buffered with berms and landscaping for privacy.  The Lake Club also offers the convenience of maintenance-free living in approximately 300 coach homes and low-rise condominiums around a large lake.
Amenities:  Clubhouse with Tuscan-style architecture, swimming pools.

Lakewood Ranch
Location:  East of I-75 off State Road 70
Description:  Development will be ongoing for many years at Lakewood Ranch, an award-winning master-planned community.  The majority of the 28,000-acre property has yet to be developed.
Amenities:  Five nature parks, lakes for fishing and boating, Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club, Legacy Golf Club, Sarasota Polo Club, a medical center, business parks, and schools from pre-school through college. 

Laurel Lakes
Location:  8341 Barton Farms Road
Description:  The next phase of construction in this gated community includes 75 homes.
Amenities: Lakefront recreational center, clubhouse, tennis courts, pool, fitness center.
Price:  From the $400,000's

Palmer Ranch
Location:  Clark Road and Honore Avenue, Sarasota, west of I-75
Description:  A master-planned community, Palmer Ranch encompasses 10,000 acres of townhomes, condominiums, villas, retirement communities and custom single-family homes.  Neighborhoods offer their own unique features, whether wrapped around a golf course or nestled in a nature preserve. 
Amenities:  Two golf courses (including the Tournament Players Club), nature trails, community pools, clubhouses and tennis courts. 
Price:  Mid $100,000’s to more than $1,000,000. 

Portofino on the Bay
Location: Vamo Road and Assisi Drive
Description:   This gated, maintenance-free community on Little Sarasota Bay offers Spanish Mediterranean-style homes.
Amenities:  Boat slips available.
Price:  Homes from $950,000, homesites from $225,000

The Preserve at Heron Lake
Location:  7580 Preservation Drive, Lakewood Ranch, off University Parkway
Description: This private, gated Arthur Rutenberg community offers 32 three-quarter of an acre homesites with water views.
Price: From around $1,000,000.

For information:  (941) 923-5808, www.arhomes.com

Stillwater on the Bay
Location:  6220 Hollywood Boulevard, Siesta Key, just north of Stickney Point Road.
Description:  A gated, waterfront enclave by Westwater Construction, Stillwater on the Bay offers six homesites, four with bay views.  From the Intracoastal Waterway, the community is located just north of Stickney Point Bridge at ICW Marker 63.
Amenities:  Private boat docks with lifts.
Price:  $2,800,000 to $5,900,000

Trillium
Location:  About 2.5 miles east of I-75 on Proctor Road
Description:  This gated community offers approximately 72 ¼-acre homesites with a choice of lakefront and wooded preserve views. 
Amenities:  Neighborhood gazebos.
Price:  From around $500,000.
 
Tuscana
Location:  4 miles east of I-75 on Proctor Road
Description:  A Lee Wetherington gated community, Tuscana offers 99 single-family homesites close to schools, shopping, recreation and easy access to I-75.  The Addision Mizner-inspired homes range from 2,500 to 4,000 sq. ft.  Sixteen one- and two-story floor plans are available.
Price:  From the $600,000's

University Park
Location:  On University Parkway between U.S. 301 and I-75
Description:  Homesites are still available in University Park, a luxury gated community consisting of several neighborhoods, many overlooking lakes, preserve areas or the golf course. 
Amenities:  27 holes of golf course, fitness center, tennis courts, croquet, clubhouse and neighborhood pools. 
Price:  $700,000 to more than $4,000,000's