Four-bedroom Bird Key home sells for $4.7 million

The following residential real-estate transactions took place between July 30 and Aug. 3. A home on Bird Key tops all transactions in this week’s real estate. Charles and Judy Gifford sold their home at 364 W. Royal Flamingo Drive to Yi-Lan Yang, of Sarasota, for $4.7 million. Built in 2007, it has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half baths, a pool and 6,289 square feet of living area.

John Ringling Estates
Jeffrey and Cornelia Peterson sold their home at 343 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to Robert and Deborah Zimmermann, of Sarasota, for $2.15 million. Built in 2001, it has four bedrooms, four-and-a-half baths, a pool and 3,787 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $2,328,000 in 2008.

David and Lois Trotochau, of Sarasota, sold their home at 133 S. Blvd. of the Presidents to David and Anita Juliano, of Wilmington, Del., for $2.1 million. Built in 2002, it has four bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 4,660 square feet of living area.

Susan Porter, trustee, sold the home at 315 S. Washington Drive to Stephen and Janice Dyck, of Sarasota, for $1.6 million. Built in 2005, it has four bedrooms, three baths, a pool and 2,650 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $1.3 million in 2010.

Keith Bednarowski and Mary Bednarowski, trustees, of Hennepin, Minn., sold the home at 100 N. Adams Drive to James Jordan Jr., of Darien, Conn., for $1,175,000. Built in 1953, it has three bedrooms, three-and-a-half baths, a pool and 2,800 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $682,500 in 2008.

Longboat Key Towers
Mary Stein, trustee, of Mequon, Wis., sold the Unit S-1103 condominium at 601 Longboat Club Road to Frank and Mary Bonanno, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., for $785,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,458 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $347,500 in 1995.

Sanctuary III at Longboat Key Club
Peter Gluck, of New York, and Carol Rickard, of Osprey, sold their Unit B-406 condominium at 545 Sanctuary Drive to Kenneth Newmark, trustee, of Cincinnati, for $778,000. Built in 1991, it has three bedrooms, two-and-a-half baths and 2,375 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $485,000 in 1991.

Country Club Shores
Frank and Janice Cook, of Longboat Key, sold their home at 540 Golf Links Lane to Charles and Terri Kirley, of Kansas City, Mo., for $760,000. Built in 1968, it has three bedrooms, two baths, a pool and 2,235 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $819,000 in 2003.

Bayport Beach and Tennis Club
Terence Bloom and Robin Bloom, trustees, of Kent, United Kingdom, sold the Unit 716 condominium at 716 Bayport Way to Alan and Lois Portnoff, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., for $630,000. Built in 1980, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 2,134 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $184,500 in 1990.

The Beaches of Longboat Key
Michael Foulkes and Linda Brennan, of Ontario, Canada, sold the Unit 304 condominium at 775 Longboat Club Road to Linda Brennan, trustee, for $610,000. Built in 1984, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,602 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $580,000 in 2010.

Fairway Bay
Jerome and Myra Goldstein sold their Unit 413 condominium at 2020 Harbourside Drive to Christian and Matthew Goetz, of Greenlawn, N.Y., for $587,000. Built in 1984, it has three bedrooms, two baths and 1,905 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $312,500 in 1994.

The Ambassador on Lido Beach
Donald McJunkin, of Evergreen, Colo., sold his Unit 311 condominium at 800 Benjamin Franklin Drive to Arvind Rajan and Anuradha Krishnaswamy, of Livingston, N.J., for $580,000. Built in 1978, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,125 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $600,000 in 2004.

Islander Club of Longboat
Robert Kirsch and Peter Kirsch, trustees, of Brentwood, Tenn., sold the Unit 63-S condominium at 2295 Gulf of Mexico Drive to Gary and Gina Yee, of Sarasota, for $410,000. Built in 1970, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,235 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $21,600 in 1976.

The Promenade
Paul Grodner, of Annapolis, Md., sold his Unit 203 condominium at 1211 Gulf of Mexico Drive to David and Mary Shahian, of Sudbury, Mass., for $400,000. Built in 1985, it has two bedrooms, two baths and 1,585 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $315,000 in 1997.

Longbeach
Leon and Dan Catlin sold their home at 6889 Poinsettia Ave. to Scott and Cynthia Anderson, of Longboat Key, for $399,000. Built in 1990, it has two bedrooms, one-and-a-half baths and 1,808 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $530,000 in 2007.

Pelican Harbour and Beach Club
John and Mary McGrath, of Longboat Key, sold their Unit B-2 condominium at 4234 Gulf of Mexico Drive to James E. Boltz Pelican Harbour LLC for $315,000. Built in 1973, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,150 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $162,000 in 1997.

Sutton Place
Joseph Giaimo and Charlotte Croman, of New York, sold their Unit T-19 condominium at 549 Sutton Place to Michael and Michelene Bakunis, of Torrington, Conn., for $215,000. Built in 1972, it has two bedrooms, one bath and 1,002 square feet of living area. It previously sold for $370,000 in 2005.

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