Nokomis

Bordered by the culturally rich cities of Sarasota and Venice, Nokomis is justifiably known for its beautiful seashore, shopping opportunities and cultivated residential areas. The unincorporated town includes Nokomis Beach, at the south end of exclusive Casey Key. Nokomis offers lovely Gulf beaches and fishing, as well as its boat launch ramp and beautiful shoreline. This area is laid back-even for the Fortune 500 executives and celebrities who choose the barrier island of Casey Key as a tropical escape. Here, everybody is just as captivated by the sunset as the stock market. They’re on Island time. Homes on Casey Key start in the millions and just go up. Some of the Gulf Coast’s most magnificent estates and family retreats are located on this non-commercial barrier island either facing the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota Bay or both!

Active residents and visitors enjoy the Legacy Bike Trail, numerous golf courses, a gun club with trap, skeet and sporting clays, Oscar Scherer State Park and the Myakka River where you can kayak, photograph rare birds and see alligators up close. The beaches of Siesta Key, Nokomis, and Venice are minutes away. On the mainland home prices range from the $200’s to the millions, usually based on water views and access to the Gulf of Mexico for some of the best beaches and fishing anywhere.

Venetian Golf & River Club offers an array of home styles to suit every taste and every lifestyle from Classic Homes to Grand Villa Residences. This is a master-planned community with golf, tennis, a kayak ramp, trails and an environmentally-conscious landscape. An impressive guarded, gated entrance ensures privacy. Homes range from the $200’s to the $500’s.

Calusa Lakes is a nationally recognized golf community in Nokomis, Florida. The landscape of Calusa is more heavily wooded with Florida slash pines and oaks than most tropical golf courses. Calusa Lakes is a relaxed community of independent homes on large wooded lots as well as maintenance free villas. Prices from the $300’s to the $700’s. Mission Valley Estates was created for golfers and horse lovers. The neighborhood has a ranch country atmosphere with lots exceeding two acres. Older homes start in the high $300’s and newer custom-built homes in the Preserve of Mission Valley are priced in the $800’s. The Mission Valley Golf & Country Club was established in 1967 on 200 acres. The course has few homes along its borders and there are no roads to cross so it is an excellent walking golf course. It is private with reciprocity among numerous other clubs in the region.

Willow Chase is a community off Laurel Road in Nokomis with tennis, a community pool resort-style amenities. Several companies are currently building two and three bedroom homes in the $350,000-450,000 range. South Sorrento Shores homes in Nokomis are a little more land locked than the Sorrento Shores community just north in Osprey.  Sorrento Shores boaters enjoy the benefits of direct access into the ICW Bay waters without any fixed bridges.  The neighborhood of Sorrento Shores offers 11 boat slips and one guest slip to Sorrento Shore residents whose homes are not located on the water for a modest annual fee.