Longboat Key, FL
Silver Sands
A small Gulf-side resort community on the north end, sold turnkey-furnished in efficiency, one-, and two-bedroom layouts. A heated pool sits beside the private beach, joined by a putting green and shuffleboard, and nightly rentals with an on-site office make it an easy income buy. The county roll assesses 26 units, built 1953 to 1972, in Manatee County.
Price Range
Est. $400s to $900s
Home Types
Gulf-front condominium
Total Homes
26 units
Amenity Level
Resort
Amenities & lifestyle
- Private beach
- Heated pool
- Putting green
- Shuffleboard
- On-site rental office
Michael’s Take
County roll: 26 units, built 1953 to 1972, assessed in Manatee County. No CDD; Longboat Key carries none.
How Silver Sands compares
From the county records
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Of the 26 finished houses here carry a homestead exemption, which reads as almost entirely second homes, rentals and investors.
Newest building completed 1972. 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.
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Silver Sands FAQ
How much do homes in Silver Sands cost?+
Homes in Silver Sands are generally priced in the Est. $400s to $900s 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 Silver Sands?+
Silver Sands 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 Silver Sands have?+
Silver Sands offers Private beach, Heated pool, Putting green, Shuffleboard, On-site rental office. 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 Silver Sands year round?+
0% of the 26 finished homes in Silver Sands 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 Silver Sands still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in Silver Sands was completed in 1972, across 28 platted parcels of which 26 carry a finished home. The county records no completions here in the last three years, so Silver Sands 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.