Longboat Key, FL
La Playa
An intimate Gulf-front community set right on a private beach mid-island, and one of the rare Longboat addresses that permits short-term rentals, so owners can hold a beach residence that also earns. The county roll assesses 21 units, built 1974, in Manatee County.
Price Range
Est. $900s to $1M
Home Types
Gulf-front condominium
Total Homes
21 units
Amenity Level
Boutique
Amenities & lifestyle
- Heated pool
- Beachfront grills
- Private beach
Michael’s Take
County roll: 21 units, built 1974, assessed in Manatee County. No CDD; Longboat Key carries none.
How La Playa compares
From the county records
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Of the 23 finished houses here carry a homestead exemption, which reads as almost entirely second homes, rentals and investors.
Newest building completed 2005. The roll records no completions here in the last three years, so this is a built-out community rather than one still being delivered.
Arm’s-length sales recorded with Sarasota County, read October 2026. Quitclaims, foreclosures, family transfers and pre-construction sales are excluded. Homestead requires the property to be a permanent residence, so the share carrying one is a strong proxy for how many owners live here full time, not a census of them.
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La Playa FAQ
How much do homes in La Playa cost?+
Homes in La Playa are generally priced in the Est. $900s to $1M range. Pricing moves with the market and varies by floor plan, lot, and incentives, so reach out for the most current numbers.
What kind of homes are in La Playa?+
La Playa offers gulf-front condominium. Attached homes carry an association that maintains the building itself, so the fee covers more than it would on a single-family home and the association's reserves matter to you directly. What a specific home includes, and what the association maintains, is set out in that community's documents and is worth reading before an offer rather than after.
What amenities does La Playa have?+
La Playa offers Heated pool, Beachfront grills, Private beach. Worth separating two things that often get blurred together: amenities the HOA maintains and which every owner pays for, and club or golf facilities that may require a separate membership on top. Which category each amenity falls into determines your actual annual cost, and it is set out in the community documents rather than in any listing.
Do people live in La Playa year round?+
0% of the 23 finished homes in La Playa carry a homestead exemption, which Florida grants only on an owner's permanent residence. That reads as almost entirely second homes, rentals and investors. It is a strong proxy rather than a census, since an owner who lives there but never filed does not appear in it, but it is the most direct public signal of how occupied a community is outside the winter.
Is La Playa still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in La Playa was completed in 2005, across 25 platted parcels of which 23 carry a finished home. The county records no completions here in the last three years, so La Playa is built out and what trades is resale rather than new construction. Build year matters more in Florida than buyers expect, because insurers weight roof age heavily and it drives what a property costs to carry rather than just what it costs to buy.