Home Tour

Renowned Architect Todd DeGarmo Settles Into His Custom Laurel Park Home

It's the first time DeGarmo, the CEO Emeritus of STUDIOS Architecture, got to design a home for himself.

04/12/2024 By Kim Doleatto

Home View

The Fascinating History of Laurel Park's John L. Early Home

If you’ve ever strolled through the neighborhood, it’s likely you’ve stopped to admire the oaks and flowers that precede the Dutch colonial facade.

09/05/2023 By Kim Doleatto

Building Up

A Luxury Senior Living Facility May Be Coming to Downtown Sarasota

The LaVerne would be the first senior housing project in the downtown core.

08/27/2021 By Kim Doleatto

Sell your home

Five Tips for Selling Your Home to City Slickers

Two Sarasota realtors share their best practices for making your home more appealing to home buyers from bigger cities.

03/17/2021 By Kim Doleatto

Secret Garden

A Laurel Park Bungalow Gets a Lush Modern Makeover

Once the decades-long home of botanist Dr. Hans Wiehler, the bungalow and its very private grounds have been made to bloom anew by Wiehler’s son, Danny.

10/01/2019 By Ilene Denton

Secret Garden

A Laurel Park Bungalow Gets a Lush Modern Makeover

Once the decades-long home of botanist Dr. Hans Wiehler, the bungalow and its very private grounds have been made to bloom anew by Wiehler’s son, Danny.

09/30/2019 By Ilene Denton

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A 1926 Sears Roebuck Home in Laurel Park

This home is a local landmark.

04/15/2019 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Beautifully Renovated Laurel Park Bungalow

It's a great alternative to a downtown condo.

01/23/2019 By Robert Plunket

Real estate

Five Neighborhoods Where Everything Is About to Change

Looking for a new home—or wondering where everyone else is headed? We found five great neighborhoods, as diverse as they are desirable.

01/14/2019 By Staff

Hot 'Hoods

Laurel Park Is Sarasota's Most Charming Downtown Neighborhood

These old homes are the perfect alternative to a downtown condo.

01/02/2019 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: A Key West-Style Cottage in Laurel Park

This week's home is a beautifully remodeled bungalow that maintains its colorful character.

10/05/2018 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: 1920s Bungalow in Downtown Sarasota

It's a classic Sears Roebuck-type home.

11/13/2017 By Robert Plunket

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: 1925 Colonial-Style Bungalow in Downtown Sarasota

Bob Plunket takes us inside a downtown Sarasota home from the 1920s that comes with a light-filled sunroom, a garage apartment—and a chicken coop.

06/13/2016 By Bob Plunket

Home Tour

Home Tour: Atomic Mod in Laurel Park

A Laurel Park home gives the classic ranch house a decidedly modern twist.

02/22/2016 By Ilene Denton

Article

Our 8 Favorite #Sarasota Photographs on Instagram This Week

This week: The circus tent goes up, lightning strikes on Lido Beach and more.

01/22/2016 By Sarasota Magazine

Real Estate Junkie

For Sale: Downtown Sarasota "Jewel Box"

Our Real Estate Junkie takes us inside a home with architectural history that's currently for sale in downtown Sarasota.

11/25/2015 By Robert Plunket

Article

For Sale: 50 Shades of Green in Laurel Park

Our Real Estate Junkie takes us inside an updated bungalow, complete with a stunning garden, in downtown Sarasota's Laurel Park.

10/28/2015 By Robert Plunket

Article

Home Tour: Atomic Mod Ranch House in Laurel Park

A Laurel Park couple gives the classic ranch house a decidedly modern twist.

05/30/2014 By Ilene Denton

Article

For Sale: Key West-Style Laurel Park Home

Want to live in a newly constructed home in downtown Sarasota's Laurel Park? Here's your chance.

07/11/2013 By Bob Plunket

Article

For Sale: Laurel Park Spanish-Med Home Comes on the Market

This week: A Laurel Park Spanish-Med home is for sale for $1.25 million.

05/20/2013 By Megan McDonald