New construction dominated the top of the market in Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida, in the week ending November 8, 2026. Four of the five highest-priced home sales reported for the week were new homes, and all five were in Sarasota County: three in Sarasota, one on Longboat Key and one in Nokomis. The group included two condominiums in hotel-branded residential towers on the Gulf and three single-family homes, and together the five sales came to $26.915 million.
No. 1 — $8,900,000 · 1000 Benjamin Franklin Drive #1007, Sarasota, Florida
A residence at the Rosewood Residences Lido Key sold for $8,900,000, the highest price of the week. The building is a limited collection of 65 condominium homes on 3.5 acres of Lido Key, with 235 feet of beach frontage on the Gulf of Mexico. Miami-based Swedroe Architecture designed the 11-story tower, and Lillian Wu Studios of New York did the interiors. Rosewood Resorts provides a 24-hour concierge, valet parking and owner services.
Residence #1007 is the largest home in this Top 5, with 4,482 square feet, four bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath, plus a den. A private elevator opens into the main living room, where floor-to-ceiling windows look out over the Gulf. The kitchen is built around a large island and a wet bar, with Wolf and Sub-Zero appliances, Waterworks plumbing fixtures and Irpinia cabinetry, and there is a 65-bottle Sub-Zero wine tower. A separate service galley has its own refrigerator, oven and dishwasher for caterers or a private chef. The primary bedroom has a full wall of glass and a glass door out to the terrace. For outdoor cooking, the residence has a summer kitchen with a built-in gas grill. The residence comes with two garage spaces.
Owners share a 30,000-square-foot amenity level with a private bistro, a fitness center and two outdoor pools with cabanas. There is also a spa with hot and cold plunge pools, a salt room and a steam room, along with a game room, a screening room with stadium seating and six guest suites for visiting family and friends. A beach club offers chair and umbrella service, kayaks and paddleboards.
Van Osborne of RONTO REALTY LLC was the listing agent. Amber Watson of MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY represented the buyer in the week’s top sale.
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No. 2 — $6,600,000 · 1591 Gulf OF Mexico Drive #514, Longboat Key, Florida
On Longboat Key, a west-facing center residence at The St. Regis Longboat Key sold for $6,600,000. The condominium, completed in 2025, has two bedrooms, two full baths and a half bath in 2,249 square feet, and its floor-to-ceiling windows give it a full view of the Gulf. An 878-square-foot terrace with a Wolf gas grill looks out on the Gulf sunsets.
The interiors have been reworked with custom wallpaper, handcrafted millwork and designer lighting, and the home is furnished by Ralph Lauren Interiors. Poggenpohl cabinetry runs through the kitchen, which has a Wolf six-burner gas range, Wolf double ovens and a Sub-Zero refrigerator and wine refrigerator. In the owner’s suite, a wall of glass looks over the Gulf and the resort grounds, and the bath has a soaking tub, a walk-in glass shower and dual sinks. The second bedroom, which can also serve as an office, has its own bath and walk-in closet.
The resort sits on 17 acres of beachfront about 3.5 miles from the shops and restaurants of St. Armands Circle. Residents have a private clubhouse with a fitness center, a residents’ pool and spa, and St. Regis butler and concierge service, and the wider resort adds an oceanfront spa, restaurants, beach cabanas, a lazy river and a saltwater lagoon stocked with tropical fish and stingrays.
The home went under contract the same day it was listed. Kim Ogilvie of MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY was the listing agent, and Melissa Gissinger, of the same firm, represented the buyer.
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No. 3 — $4,925,000 · 1550 Eastbrook Drive, Sarasota, Florida
West of the Tamiami Trail in Kentwood Estates, a newly built contemporary home sold for $4,925,000. It has the most bedrooms and bathrooms of the five homes: five bedrooms, five full baths and a half bath in 4,479 square feet on a 0.37-acre lot. The property last sold for $1.275 million in 2025, before the current house was built.
Ceilings rise 22 feet over the main living, kitchen and dining areas, and the home has impact-rated windows and 10-foot sliding glass doors. The main kitchen is fitted with the Thermador Freedom Collection, including panel-ready refrigerator, freezer and wine columns and a 48-inch gas range, and a second, fully equipped Bosch kitchen handles overflow cooking and parties. Most of the living is on the first floor. A spiral staircase climbs from an office or bedroom to an upper-level study.
Wellness gets unusual attention here. The home has a meditation suite with an indoor waterfall that can be run from a phone or tablet, as well as a cold plunge and an infrared sauna. Outside, a pool cage encloses a 29-foot heated saltwater pool, an 8-foot spa, a sun shelf and twin waterfalls, along with a sunken fire pit, an outdoor fireplace and a pool shower. A pergola covers a summer kitchen with a wet bar, island seating, a grill and a television. The four-car garage has ceilings over 21 feet high, tall enough for car lifts. Siesta Key’s beaches, downtown Sarasota and Southside Village are a few minutes away.
Joanna Dabrowski and Daniel Dabrowski, both of DALTON WADE INC, were the listing agents. Monica Verinder of COLDWELL BANKER REALTY represented the buyer.
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No. 4 — $3,290,000 · 1620 Casey Key Road, Nokomis, Florida
The oldest home in this Top 5 sits on a 0.58-acre parcel on Casey Key in Nokomis that runs from the Gulf of Mexico across to Blackburn Bay. It sold for $3,290,000. The land has about 85 feet of private Gulf frontage on one side and a newly widened sandy shoreline on the bay side, so the property has a beach on each water and full views of both.
The home on it is a 1951 beach cottage in the Old Florida manner, raised up and laid out on split levels, with pecky cypress siding and a brick fireplace in the living room. It has two bedrooms and three bathrooms in 1,858 square feet, and a rooftop deck looks out over the Gulf and the bay. The bay waters suit kayaks and paddleboards, and a private composite dock with a boat lift gives the owners a way onto them. The cottage is near the island’s south bridge and has a two-car garage.
Mike Warm, LLC of PREMIER SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY was the listing agent. Barbara Compton of COLDWELL BANKER REALTY represented the buyer.
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No. 5 — $3,200,000 · 5103 Windward Avenue, Sarasota, Florida
A newly built home on the Grand Canal in the Sara Sands neighborhood of Siesta Key sold for $3,200,000. The single-story coastal home was raised 10 feet above the island’s flood plain, and its 0.33-acre lot is lined by 90 feet of new seawall. From the canal, boats have saltwater access to the Intracoastal Waterway and on to the Gulf. Allegra Homes built the home. The property last sold for $930,000 in 2025, before the current house was built.
Inside, the home has three bedrooms, four full baths and a half bath in 3,034 square feet. The great room rises to a double-height ceiling, with a fireplace wall that runs from floor to ceiling and walls of glass facing the pool and the canal. The kitchen has Sub-Zero and Wolf appliances, stone counters and a walk-in pantry. The formal dining room has a custom built-in buffet and French doors to a brick-paver patio. A bonus room has its own pool bath and two walls of sliding glass doors to the outdoor living areas.
The primary suite comes with an adjoining office fitted with custom built-ins and a wardrobe sized for two, and its bath has a freestanding tub and a frameless glass shower. The other two bedrooms each have their own bath. Outdoors, the home has a screened, heated saltwater pool, a heated spa and an outdoor lounge with wood ceiling accents and a grill station. There is a three-car garage, and the driveway is laid in brick pavers. Siesta Village and the island’s beaches are a few minutes away.
Karen Greco of GRECO REAL ESTATE was the listing agent. Kelly Quigley of MICHAEL SAUNDERS & COMPANY represented the buyer.
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RealtyWire selected these transactions from publicly reported residential sales identified for the calendar week ending Sunday, November 8, 2026. The report may exclude private, off-market, delayed or nondisclosed transactions. Prices, property details and professional representation are reported as available at publication and may be updated following confirmation from transaction participants.
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