Sandy Whitehead of Allen Real Estate Services, Inc. once again has closed a transaction in Bay Isles in the Emerald Pointe North section. Bay Isles is a guarded gated community located behind the bayside gates of the Longboat Key Club. The community offers its residents beach, club and tennis facilities, golf courses, restaurants as well as incredible landscaping, lakes and walking trails. Sandy says this beautiful single family home in Emerald Points North features 3 bedrooms and 3 ½ baths, travertine marble floors, Nelf kitchen with granite countertops, top line appliances in its 2865 square feet of heated living space. The open floor plan features lots of windows, a gas fireplace, 11 foot ceilings and sliding pocket doors which open up the inside to the outdoor living space. In addit... 12/17/2012

Bay Isles Listing - Villa $692,900.00 Allen Real Estate Services, Inc. just listed a gorgeous two-story villa in the Emerald Pointe South community behind the south gate of Bay Isles on Longboat Key. The villa, in small enclave of  just 16 residences, is listed at $692,900, and from the moment you drive through the guarded gate, past lush tropical planting and massive banyan trees, you’ll be impressed. When you step into the light and bright foyer, you’ll enjoy the openness of this elegant home. By the foyer on the first level there’s a half bath.  The spacious great room features a high ceiling and a lovely stairway to the upstairs.  Sliding glass doors provide tranquil views of the private swimming pool within a screed lanai and also beautiful lake vistas.  The large kitchen features... 06/14/2012

Ideally located among two major counties of Florida, Sarasota County as its southern area and Manatee County as its northern most part, Longboat Key is considered to be a pristine island in Florida State. The highlights of its days being lazy yet fun and night working as a tranquilizer makes it the most visited place in the entire state. Having a quantity of nearly 40 golf courses that are located all over Sarasota, the real estate market has also experienced a great boom within it. The Public Tennis center in Longboat Key is also a major attraction of Sarasota's municipal facilities. It holds amenities including tennis pros, 10 clay courts, and player matching services along with a calendar recording the ongoing events that are held on a daily basis.The overall environment of Longboat... 04/21/2012

Behind the gates of the Longboat Key club on the harbourside of the island you will find the Bay Isles subdivision. This magnificent community offers privacy, convenience and beauty. You can choose from a single family home, townhouse, midrise condo or villa. There are many neighborhoods within the Bay Isles community.  Fairway Bay, The Bayou, Corey's Landing, Grand Bay and Marina Bay are a few of the wonderful places to live. Bay Isles is a gated community and within walking distance or a short drive to world class golf and tennis facilities at the Longboat Key Club. There is also a marina to store your boat. The marina can accommodate large yachts. Like the beach? Bay Isles offers a private beach club. Residents can go over to the gated beach club for private use of the beach. There ... 10/05/2009

With a prestigious Longboat Key Club address, Bay Isles residents live behind a secure guard gated entry in this Sarasota Neighborhood.  If you don't have the proper access at those gates, you will be turned back.  Follow a winding road passing lush fairways and greens of the Harborside golf course and turn into neighborhood enclaves with popular street names like Bayou Sound, Queen's Harbor and Sabal Cove. Deeded beach access is available to residents.  Bay Isles members of the Beach Club use their access card to enjoy a private beach club on Longboat Key Beach.    The Mid-FL Regional MLS, formerly the Sarasota MLS, currently lists 20 single family homes for sale in the Sarasota neighborhood of Bay Isles.  Homes in Bay Isles can be found on tranquil lakes, golf course fairways or cana... 12/09/2008