Very few residences have a backstory linked to pop culture royalty. But this one does. On the surface, 510 Harbor Gate Way on Longboat Key may look like a stunning waterfront home inside the gated community of Bay Isles with panoramic water views, a private dock, and one of the most architecturally distinctive floor plans you'll find [...]

A resort-style waterfront estate in Sarasota’s Harbor Acres neighborhood sold for $14.75 million, marking one of the highest residential sales in the region during the first quarter of 2026. Represented on both sides by Kim Ogilvie and Lynn Morris of Michael Saunders & Company, the 2017-built home offers expansive [...]

A Waldorf Astoria–branded luxury condominium tower is planned for downtown Sarasota, marking the brand’s debut in the market. The 18-story development will replace the existing Zenith building at Five Points, introducing 86 high-end residences and ground-floor commercial space as part of the city’s evolving luxury landscape.

The Waldorf Astoria Residences Sarasota celebrated its sales launch with an elegant waterfront event at Selby Botanical Gardens, bringing together the project’s key collaborators for an evening of insight, design, and elevated hospitality.

Savvy homeowners know that having a beautiful outdoor living space is just as important as having a beautiful interior, especially here on the Gulf Coast, where our year-round sunshine, gentle breezes, and stunning sunsets create the perfect setting for relaxing and entertaining outdoors. Thoughtful outdoor improvements create spaces that [...]

  SARASOTA, FL (July 18, 2024) – Jennifer Linehan, one of Sarasota’s top-performing real estate advisors, is returning to Michael Saunders & Company. In 2021, Linehan negotiated the highest residential sale ever recorded in Sarasota and Manatee Counties. With nearly two decades of experience in the Sarasota real estate market, she [...]

A new 49-unit downtown workforce housing community called On the Park is being developed, with half of its apartments reserved for employees of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s office. The project is led by One Stop Housing and will be located on School Avenue across from Payne Park, on land donated by real estate businesswoman Michael [...]

Toni Schemmel, a former longtime marketing director and Realtor® with the Schemmel Soda Group and Premier Sotheby’s International, and Mette Milland, a luxury Realtor® with a background as a corporate executive, have joined Michael Saunders & Company as a real estate agent team in the Main Street office. “We are thrilled to welcome [...]

Boasting 175 feet of beachfront directly on the Gulf of Mexico, this spectacular nearly 10,000-square-foot home on Longboat Key recently sold for $11,500,000, becoming the third highest-priced residential sale in the barrier island’s history and the second highest this year. Team Dunn of Michael Saunders & Company represented the buyers [...]

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