ATTENTION BOATERS, PREMIUM GULF ACCESS! This luxurious Key West style custom home has 5 bedrooms, 4 full baths, 3 car garage, and heated, screened-in pool. Outside, a canopied 10,000-lb boat lift, concrete-capped seawall, TREX dock and room for all your toys. Don’t miss your opportunity to own a bit of Paradise in the highly sought after South Gulf Cove Community. You are greeted with custom lighting and landscaping plus high entryway in this nicely updated home. Notice abundant natural light throughout the home with porcelain wood plank tile, granite countertops, 10-ft ceilings, high baseboards, and elegant rounded wall corners. The front room, currently a music room with grand piano, could be your office or hobby area with beautiful French doors. The spacious living room is great for gatherings with pool views through sliding glass doors. The chef-worthy kitchen includes a pantry, updated lighting, stainless appliances, numerous cherry cabinets, and separate dinette. Enjoy kitchen accesses from the screened-in lanai; with an open floor concept, the family room flows from the kitchen, yet is separate from the living and dining rooms, perfect for entertainment. Two masters and three additional bedrooms ensure a comfortable home for the largest families. Accessible to the pool, the downstairs king-sized master bedroom and ensuite include dual walk-in closets, recessed ceiling, decorative alcove, deep garden tub, tiled shower, dual sinks, and a separate toilet room. The upstairs master suite boasts over 550 square feet with attached full bath and walk-in closet or can be your nursery/recreation area with its own central air/heat system independent from the lower level. Three large guest bedrooms, many with decorative plant shelves, contain spacious closets and are convenient to two more full baths. Swim year round with friends and family in your heated, LED-lit pool for most any ambiance you may desire. To complete the luxury package, this home is fiber optic internet connected with ultra-fast speeds. Laundry room includes front loading washer and dryer units along with pedestal storage. Extra storage spaces include the huge closet access under the stairs and four separate linen closets in addition to the 3 car garage shelf space. Enjoy peace of mind with a new roof, air conditioning, gutters, canal irrigation system, and protect against storms with easy-care accordion shutters, electric shutters, and Bahama shutters on all windows and doors. Your boat stored securely, lifted out of the water along your private dock. Further protected from storm surge by the community’s easily navigable South Gulf Cove Lock to the Charlotte Harbor, Intracoastal waterway, and Gulf of Mexico. This property has stayed high and dry from storms with protective seawall installed in 2020 and maintains a pet haven with the aluminum fenced in yard. Optional HOA and just minutes from Boca, Gasparilla, and Manasota Key beaches. MLB Spring training baseball down the road. Nearby Sarasota-Bradenton International, Southwest Florida International, and Punta Gorda Airports. Don't miss out on this extra special, gulf access, custom home with all the extras. Make your appointment today!