$860,000

This perfect tropical retreat is waiting for you and your family to fully enjoy the indoor/outdoor waterfront boating lifestyle you've been dreaming about. This elegant Spanish Mediterranean style home has beautiful tropical landscaping, freshly painted exterior with a solid tile roof, a private front courtyard, an oversized screened pool lanai along with a dock and boat lift. Enter the home through the Courtyard into the separate formal living and dining area with large arched windows overlooking the front courtyard and slider access to the back lanai with canal views. The Owner's Suite is off the living room and comes complete with two walk-in closets, tray ceilings, split vanities, a shower and a jetted tub and slider access to the outdoor lanai. There is a cozy sitting corner with a large window providing waterfront views from the owner's suite. Back in the formal living/dining area walk through the tall archway to the informal/family wing of the property. You won't run out of counter space in this kitchen with a long breakfast bar and a large center island with wine fridge. In addition to tons of custom cabinetry, there is a closet pantry and additional cabinet storage in the adjacent laundry room. Double ovens plus a microwave, and a high-end refrigerator and dishwasher are all stainless steel. This kitchen includes a built-in desk and is open to a Dining Nook and large Family Room. This open floorplan provides direct views of the pool lanai and canal through an aquarium window in the Dining Nook and triple sliders in the Family Room. A lighted built-in wall unit provides a beautiful focal point for this wing of the house. Another wall is set up for lighted artwork display with electrical outlets and dimmer switches positioned behind the paintings. 3 bedrooms are on this side of the house, two of them share the hall bathroom right off the family room. The 4th bedroom is at the back of the house with canal views and the pool-access bathroom across the hall. High ceilings, crown molding, huge windows and lovely ceramic tile through all the public living areas provide an elegant backdrop. Sliders in 3 different rooms allow you to wander from indoor rooms to the gorgeous screened outdoor lanai. Walk down the sidewalk to your own dock with electricity, water and a fish cleaning station. The 10,000 lb covered boatlift keeps your boat clean and safe. Boat out under 3 bridges to the neighborhood lagoon and protective lock system. Outside the lock the freshwater Myakka River and Peace River pour into Gasparilla Sound. Boat south through the Boca Grande Pass to the Gulf of Mexico for deep sea fishing, exploring barrier islands or relaxing on our many sandbars.