LIFE BEYOND FIRST CLASS
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THE DOUBLE LIFE
Steps from Crescent Beach, this unusual Siesta Key offering combines two complete residences across the top two floors, giving its next owner the freedom to live, host, and retreat in more than one way.
1140 Seaside Drive, Siesta Key, Florida
$4,899,000
ISABELLA MOORE
Siesta Key has always rewarded people who know how they want to spend their time. Some come for the powder-soft sand. Others come because everything important seems to happen within a few minutes of the water. South Village is close enough for dinner without planning the evening around traffic, the Gulf is practically at the doorstep, and mornings can begin with a walk on Crescent Beach before the rest of the island has fully awakened. That easygoing quality is what makes 1140 Seaside Drive interesting before one even gets to the floor plan.
The offering consists of two separate residences occupying the top two floors of the building, Residence 301 and the Penthouse, sold together as one property. Combined, they provide approximately 4,015 square feet, six bedrooms, and five full baths. More important than the numbers, however, is the way the arrangement works. Each floor has its own kitchen, laundry, secured entrance, and living spaces, so the property can feel like one expansive home when everyone is together and two genuinely independent residences when a little separation sounds better.
Unit #301
Penthouse Unit
That flexibility is easy to imagine in practice. Adult children can take one floor while parents settle into the other. Grandparents can visit for a month and still have their own kitchen. Friends can stay for the weekend without becoming part of every breakfast. One residence can remain private while the other is used for guests or, subject to applicable rules, potential rental use. It is the sort of arrangement that becomes more appealing the longer one thinks about it.
Inside, the mood is polished but relaxed. Ten-foot ceilings and broad expanses of glass keep the living spaces bright, while Gulf views pull the eye outward almost immediately. The interiors do not try too hard to remind anyone they are at the beach. Instead, light, scale, and the water do that naturally. During the day, the rooms feel open and breezy. By evening, sunset takes over, washing the glass in pinks, oranges, and that soft blue that arrives just before dark.
Both kitchens are complete enough to support real living rather than occasional use. Wood cabinetry, upscale lighting, generous work surfaces, and full appliance packages make each floor capable of standing on its own. The deep pantry space is particularly useful when the house is full, and having two kitchens makes holiday weekends considerably easier than they sound on paper.
The Penthouse has its own personality. A private balcony with a hot tub creates an upstairs retreat that feels deliberately separate from the rest of the property. It is easy to picture ending the evening there after dinner in the Village, listening to the Gulf breeze move through the palms while the lower residence remains active with guests or family.
Bedrooms are comfortably arranged, with en suite baths and walk-in closets that give visitors the kind of privacy that encourages longer stays. The dual-residence setup also means there are plenty of places to disappear with a book, take a work call, or simply close a door for an hour. In a vacation home, that can be as valuable as another entertaining space.
The building adds practical amenities that make ownership easier. There is a secure lobby, elevator access, a private two-car garage, community pool access, a pet run, and private beach access nearby. Crescent Beach is on the same block, so a swim in the Gulf does not require packing the car or turning the day into an expedition.
Then there is the location. South Village is close enough to walk to restaurants, cafés, shops, and casual bars, while the island trolley makes it easy to head north toward Siesta Village without worrying about parking. Stickney Point Bridge provides quick access back to mainland Sarasota when needed, but the property is positioned well enough that there is very little urgency to leave.
What makes this offering stand out is not simply that it is large or close to the beach. Siesta Key has plenty of beautiful homes with both. The appeal is that it gives its owner options. It can be a family compound, a multigenerational beach retreat, a place to host generously without sacrificing privacy, or a two-residence setup that adapts as life changes.
On an island where most buyers are already buying the beach, the real luxury here may be having two complete homes and deciding for themselves exactly how to use them.
1140 Seaside Drive, Siesta Key, Florida, is offered at $4,899,000
For more information or to schedule a private viewing, please contact:
Judie Berger, PA, ABR, GRI
Premier Sotheby’s International Realty
T: + 1 941.928.3424
E: Judie.Berger@PremierSIR.com
W: www.homesofsarasota.com
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