SARASOTA: $5.2 Million
Attention “Cougar Town” enthusiasts — Sarasota is in the house! Down in Courteney Cox country is where you’ll find Bay Isles’ breakout star, Longboat Key. Atop that is a not once- but twice-gated community. And within that fortress lies your dream home at 560 Harbor Point Road: a 5,100-square-foot, four-bedroom, newly constructed piece of fine livin’ with 200 feet of sparkling coastal frontage. (That’s some cul-de-sac!) Other accoutrements include a formal living room with views of Sarasota’s downtown skyline, a dining room, family room, gourmet kitchen, screened porch, waterfront terraces and his-and-hers offices. But the best of the best is “deeded” access to a nearby Gulf of Mexico private beach club. Agent: Cheryl Loeffler, Premiere Sotheby’s International Realty, 941-302-9674
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KEY LARGO: $5.6 Million
Crikey, you forgot to fill up the tank before taking your Gulfstream over Cuban airspace? No worries: That glowing 4,456-foot-long runway down there in Key Largo, serving the Ocean Reef Club (the kind of exclusive community that has its own private hospital and K-8 grade school), is a great place to plunk ’er down. While you’re refueling, check out this mansion at 9 Bay Ridge Road. The master suite has so many closets, some need to be stored in other closets. Baboom! Quick, look over there: It’s a canal — no, look over there: it’s an overachieving Keys’ sunset! And that’s just what you’ll spot from the terrace. Step out into the courtyard, and you’ll find yourself in a wild world of waterfall spas and blue-tiled pools. View is the name of the game here, but don’t overlook the fireplace, cutting-edge kitchen, full laundry area and two-car garage. Pack a boat, too: The club’s marina has 175 slips. Agents: Russell Post and Helena Morton, Russell Post Sotheby’s International Realty, 305-451-8199 and 305-522-2196
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NAPLES: $8.995 Million
The only thing scarier than the Camorra in Naples, Italy, are the foodies in Naples, Fla. — and the local Ritz-Carlton’s Grill can keep them happy for only so long. But if you have the bank account of a celebrity chef, there’s this 8,913-square-foot home known as Port Royal, plopped on one and a half lots overlooking Naples Bay at 1145 Galleon Dr. The residence offers a kitchen packing “double ovens,” a wine “grotto,” a butler’s pantry, a “radius glass” breakfast nook overlooking the infinity pool and bay and a “well-designed” outdoor kitchen with a bar to satisfy the most demanding lushes on the sun deck. Warning: Do not swim on a full stomach. Instead, take your boat parked at your private dock out for a spin. Safety first, foodies! Agent: Michael Lawler, Premiere Sotheby’s International Realty, 239-261-3939
Michael Lawler
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MIAMI BEACH: $14.9 Million
Palm-tree-infested Bali can be really hospitable, but the mileage required to get there is a major drag. So bring a little of that Indonesian flavor closer to home with this five-bedroom, six-bathroom, pool-centric palace at 7725 Atlantic Way in Miami Beach. There’s about 10,000 square feet of tropic thunder in this three-level house. Potted orchids and wood accents abound, and sleek cooking technology adds some metallic modernity to the kitchen. And did we mention the pool that keeps making the beach it overlooks jealous? Don’t just enjoy it from a poolside chaise lounge — it’s all too easy to doze off and miss its grandeur. Instead, maximize your pool viewage by slinking your way up the grand staircase and voila — a bonus panoramic view of the Atlantic. Agents: Mercedes Saewitz and Ileana De La Torre, One Sotheby’s International Realty, 305-607-2600 and 305-458-719
