Longboat Key, FL
The Beach on Longboat Key
Fifteen residences right on the sand, from studios to two-bedrooms, sharing a heated beachside pool and an on-site rental office. Easy to own, easy to rent, a low-lift way into beachfront. The county roll assesses 393 units across 13 plats, built 1969 to 2019, rising 12 floors, in both Manatee and Sarasota counties, since the line runs through it.
Price Range
Est. $400s to $700s
Home Types
Gulf-front condominium
Total Homes
393 units
Amenities & lifestyle
- Heated beachside pool
- Grill & picnic area
- On-site rental office
Michael’s Take
County roll: 393 units, built 1969 to 2019, 12 floors, assessed in Manatee/Sarasota County. Recorded across 13 separate plats, so confirm which one a listing sits in. No CDD; Longboat Key carries none.
How The Beach on Longboat Key compares
From the county records
$1,350,000
Median of 5 recorded sales since October 2023, the middle eighty percent between $1,200,000 and $1,650,000.
11%
Of the 65 finished houses here carry a homestead exemption, which reads as almost entirely second homes, rentals and investors.
Newest building completed 1984. 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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The Beach on Longboat Key FAQ
How much do homes in The Beach on Longboat Key cost?+
Homes in The Beach on Longboat Key are generally priced in the Est. $400s to $700s 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 The Beach on Longboat Key?+
The Beach on Longboat Key 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 The Beach on Longboat Key have?+
The Beach on Longboat Key offers Heated beachside pool, Grill & picnic area, 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.
What have homes in The Beach on Longboat Key actually sold for?+
5 arm's-length sales have been recorded in The Beach on Longboat Key since October 2023, at a median of $1,350,000. The middle eighty percent of those sales fell between $1,200,000 and $1,650,000, which is a better guide to the range than the extremes. These are prices recorded with Sarasota County, not asking prices, so they describe what buyers and sellers actually agreed. Figures read October 2026; quitclaims, foreclosures and family transfers are excluded.
Do people live in The Beach on Longboat Key year round?+
11% of the 65 finished homes in The Beach on Longboat Key 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 The Beach on Longboat Key still being built?+
The most recent home the county records in The Beach on Longboat Key was completed in 1984, across 65 platted parcels of which 65 carry a finished home. The county records no completions here in the last three years, so The Beach on Longboat Key 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.