Bayview Estates
Explore Bayview Estates, a Longboat Key waterfront neighborhood with a mix of older island homes, renovations, and newer custom builds.
Single family homes
1,000 - 4,100
$1M - $5M
Breathtaking custom homes
About Bayview Estates
Bayview Estates is a single-family waterfront neighborhood on the north end of Longboat Key, tucked into the Sleepy Lagoon area on the bay side of the island. Most homes here sit directly on deep-water canals with private docks and seawalls, and the canals connect to Bishop's Bayou and the Intracoastal Waterway. For those who prefer a private home and yard over condominium living, it's one of the island's most complete boating neighborhoods.
The homes themselves span decades - from renovated Old Florida residences to newer custom builds constructed on the same canal lots. That mix gives Bayview Estates a wider range of architectural styles and living experiences than the island's condominium communities, while the atmosphere stays established, upscale and quietly residential.
Despite the bayside setting, the Gulf is hardly an afterthought - the public beach access is very close by. It's the rare Longboat Key arrangement where you can walk to the beach in the morning and take the boat out from your backyard in the afternoon.
Amenities in Bayview Estates
Beach Access
No
Private Beach
No
Boat Slips
Yes
Marina Nearby
Yes
Beach Club Access
No
Clubhouse
No
Community Pool
No
Fitness Center
No
Walking Paths
No
Golf Nearby
No
Tennis
No
Lifestyle Activities
No
Pickleball
No
Maintenance Included
No
Gated
No
55+ Community
No
Visual Tour of Bayview Estates
Nearby Communities in Longboat Key
Sleepy Lagoon is a single-family neighborhood at the north end of Longboat Key that stretches from bayside canals to the Gulf beach. Homes here range from custom waterfront estates to classic Florida cottages. Many of these homes have private docks for access to Sarasota Bay. Other homes on the Gulf have the beach in their backyard.
Bayou Hammock is a gated, low-density enclave known for some of the largest residential lots on Longboat Key. Consider this neighborhood if you want large waterfront lots and gated privacy rather than “community amenity” living.
Hideaway Bay is a small, secluded single-family community along Millar Bay, reached by a winding mangrove-lined road on the north end of Longboat Key. Homes here feature deep-water docks and nearby tennis/pickleball courts. Custom residences sit on generous tropical lots with views of Sarasota Bay.
Laguna Yacht Village is a gated waterfront enclave of just 8 homes on Longboat Key's north end. Each residence comes with a deeded deep-water boat dock with no fixed bridges on the way to the Intracoastal Waterway and the Gulf. Other amenities include a community pool and deeded beach access.
