Longboat Key, FL
Positano
A rarefied Gulf-front community where a small number of homes share landscaped beachfront acreage. Residences are large, many with private elevators, sitting above their own garages, privacy and scale in equal measure. The county roll assesses 29 units, built 2007, in Manatee County.
Price Range
Est. $5M to $7M
Home Types
Gulf-front condominium
Total Homes
29 units
Amenity Level
Ultra-Luxury
HOA (Yearly) Est.
$82,321 - $87,160
CDD (Yearly) Est.
None
Flood Zone
AE
Fee estimates may vary by lot size and sub-association. View all community fees →
Amenities & lifestyle
- Beachside clubhouse
- Fitness facilities
- Heated pool & spa
- Private garages
Michael’s Take
County roll: 29 units, built 2007, assessed in Manatee County. No CDD; Longboat Key carries none.
How Positano compares
From the county records
62%
Of the 29 finished houses here carry a homestead exemption, which reads as mostly full-time residents.
Newest building completed 2007. 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 Manatee 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.
At an estimated $84,741 a year in combined HOA and CDD, Positano sits about 324% above the Longboat Key median of $20,000, ranking 61 of the 62 Longboat Key communities whose fees this site tracks. There is no CDD assessment here, which is what keeps that figure down.
Estimates from the same dataset behind the fee pages and the True Cost Index. Fees vary by lot size and sub-association, and change with each budget.
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Positano FAQ
How much do homes in Positano cost?+
Homes in Positano are generally priced in the Est. $5M to $7M 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 Positano?+
Positano 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 Positano have?+
Positano offers Beachside clubhouse, Fitness facilities, Heated pool & spa, Private garages. 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 Positano year round?+
62% of the 29 finished homes in Positano carry a homestead exemption, which Florida grants only on an owner's permanent residence. That reads as mostly full-time residents. 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 Positano still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in Positano was completed in 2007, across 30 platted parcels of which 29 carry a finished home. The county records no completions here in the last three years, so Positano 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.
Does Positano have an HOA or CDD fee?+
Positano has an HOA fee estimated at $82,321 - $87,160 yearly, and the fee data for this community records no CDD assessment. That matters more than it sounds: a CDD is a bond repayment attached to the land and billed with your property taxes, so its absence is a permanent annual difference against communities that carry one. Figures are estimates and vary by home, so confirm them for the specific address before relying on them.
What flood zone is Positano in?+
The flood zone recorded for Positano is AE. Zones beginning A or V are the higher-risk categories, where a federally backed mortgage generally requires flood insurance, while zone X is lower risk and coverage is usually optional. Flood zone is assigned per property rather than per community though, and elevation can change both the requirement and the premium substantially, so get the zone and the elevation certificate for the exact address rather than relying on a community-level figure.