Lido Key is a barrier island 2.5 miles west of downtown Sarasota. It is roughly 2.5 miles long by ½ mile wide. Lido is special community as from anywhere on the island you can walk to the beach, readily access the numerous amenities of St Armand’s, and escape to tranquil nature and water trails, including the magical mangrove tunnels on the Bayfront. The real estate landscape is diverse with modest mid-century ranch houses to high end estates and condominiums.
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Homes - 50
Condos - $1,200,000
Median Home Price - $650,000
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Lido Key
Lido Key has many things going for it- the beach is gorgeous, shopping and dining of St Armands are a short walk away, and downtown Sarasota is just 2.5 miles across the Ringling Causeway. This area offers a cosmopolitan experience of Sarasota living, hand in hand with beautiful natural environment and beach life.
Lido Key has three beaches, North Lido, Lido, and South Lido Key Beach Park. At Ted Sperling Nature Park you will find Sarasota’s favorite kayak/paddleboard launch. This unique attraction offers approximately 1-mile of a peaceful paddle trails through the mangrove tunnels that wind through Big Grassy Lagoon and Brushy Bayou. On this stretch of Sarasota Bay’s estuary you are also likely to see dolphins, manatees, and many tropical birds on your paddle!
If you would like to find our favorite map of the nearby water trails and Lido Key Mangrove Tunnels, click here.
For those exploring by foot, The South Lido Nature Park offers 100 acres (including 640 linear feet of gulf beach frontage and 3,500 linear feet of Big Pass frontage) of pristine habitats. Enjoy nature walks through mangrove forests, pine flatwoods, and coastal hammocks that feel a world away.
Lido’s borders include the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota Bay and New Pass. It has Longboat Key to the north, Siesta Key to the south, and Bird Key and St Armand’s Key to the east.
History
Lido Key was originally a series of islands separated by shifting channels. In 1920 immigrant Otto Schmidt Zoldan acquired the islands under the terms of the Homestead Act. He sold his property to John Ringling during the early 1920’s. Ringling named the island after the Italian word for beach, “lido”.
John Ringling had many ambitions to develop Lido, but with the land bust in 1926 his plans collapsed and left much of the southern part of the island untouched. The good news from that event was that the county was able to purchase the 100 acre parcel that was not yet developed to preserve it. Today is entirely for recreational and open public use.
In 1940, thousands celebrated the Lido Beach Casino’s opening. It immediately became a gathering spot for the era’s celebrities, movers, and shakers. One of Sarasota’s renowned architects, Ralph Twitchell, designed the Art Deco style casino which became a Lido Key icon. The venue was a beehive of activity and events, from swim competitions, to beauty pageants, and the most important social events. Locals and tourists visited the Lido Casino for swimming, dining, dancing, and shopping.
By 1969, the Casino’s splendor had faded, and it was demolished to make way for a more modern pavilion. A historic marker and the original half olympic size Lido Beach Pool are located there today.
Neighborhood
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$900,000Lido Shores
Live on Lido Key and enjoy a private beach access
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25$6,500,0004 beds, 4 baths3,792 sqft lot 38,768 sqftMLS A4405165 -
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433 beds, 5 baths4,100 sqft lot 26,571 sqftMLS A4407019 -
504 beds, 4 baths3,861 sqftMLS A4213631 -
502 beds, 3 baths3,302 sqftMLS A4406482 -
26$3,495,0005 beds, 6 baths4,436 sqft lot 16,117 sqftMLS A4417863 -
362 beds, 3 baths3,014 sqftMLS A4417010 -
503 beds, 3 baths3,330 sqftMLS A4405360 -
41$2,200,0004 beds, 4 baths2,742 sqft lot 10,018 sqftMLS A4417152 -
50$2,149,0003 beds, 3 baths2,458 sqftMLS A4413864 -
50$1,950,0003 beds, 5 baths3,925 sqft lot 17,859 sqftMLS A4418737 -
503 beds, 3 baths2,230 sqftMLS A4408640 -
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253 beds, 3 baths1,980 sqftMLS A4184497 -
223 beds, 3 baths2,070 sqftMLS A4417424 -
49$1,527,0002 beds, 2 baths1,546 sqft lot 10,018 sqftMLS A4417446 -
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222 beds, 2 baths1,864 sqftMLS A4412288 -
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302 beds, 2 baths1,389 sqftMLS A4418516 -
24$949,0003 beds, 2 baths1,715 sqft lot 10,454 sqftMLS A4400705 -
40Price Drop2 beds, 2 baths1,494 sqftMLS A4414777 -
45$799,0003 beds, 2 baths1,028 sqft lot 6,098 sqftMLS A4408226 -
292 beds, 2 baths1,389 sqftMLS A4207387 -
252 beds, 2 baths1,812 sqftMLS A4401070 -
39$749,9003 beds, 2 baths1,993 sqftMLS A4414451 -
242 beds, 2 baths1,421 sqftMLS A4414662 -
252 beds, 2 baths1,421 sqftMLS A4411382
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