Under contract-accepting backup offers. Waterfront home with DIRECT ACCESS TO SARASOTA BAY and NO required flood insurance! This mid-century classic features vaulted beamed ceilings throughout all living areas, an open floor plan, 3 large bedrooms and 3 full baths, and a dramatic glass-gabled garden foyer. A series of floor-to-ceiling windows and sliders visually extends the kitchen, dining and family rooms outside to an enormous caged pool area with a 32x16 inground pool and offers a stunning water view down the wide boat channel. A separate living room with a luminous wall of windows and sliders provides access to a private patio. The extra wide driveway and pool decking was recently resurfaced with stylish gray-toned pavers. Other recent upgrades include: NEW roof 2023, NEW 5-ton A/C 2022, NEW electrical panel 2023, and five NEW hurricane-rated windows 2020. If you are a boater who likes to entertain, this timeless mid-century influenced home with a perfect balance of comfort and style is for you! Located midway between Sarasota and Bradenton and only a couple blocks from Sara Bay Country Club. Join the voluntary Neighborhood Association for only $30/year and get a FREE culinary membership to the club.