Waterfront home sold for $9M

SARASOTA — Sarasota-based real estate firm Michael Saunders & Co. announced the $9 million sale of a Gulf-front estate in Sanderling Club on Siesta Key, the highest residential sale of 2017 in the area.

The 9,383-square-foot house at 7858 Sanderling Road is on two acres. It overlooks a lagoon.

Since 2013, three of the top five sales in Sarasota County have been on Siesta Key, according to a press release. The highest-priced sale during the four-year period was also a Sanderling property, which sold for more than $11.8 million.

Realtors Mel and Jan Goldsmith represented and marketed the recent Sanderling sale, according to the press release.

“This record sale demonstrates once again the demand for prime waterfront properties with magnificent views and stunning architecture,” says Michael Saunders & Co. Founder and CEO Michael Saunders in a statement. “Discerning buyers from around the world continue to be drawn to this compelling combination.”

Michael Saunders & Co. has 24 real estate offices with more than 650 agents and 163 team members from Anna Maria Island to Boca Grande.