19340 Cruise Dr., Venice, FL 34292

Are you looking for a waterfront home with small town charm and nearby beaches? In the beautiful town of Venice, Florida, your dream can come true! This late 2018 home in perfect, move-in ready condition is available within the gated community of Watercrest, which features a heated resort-style pool, physical fitness center, and club house. The home has outstanding views of the waterfront and the wildlife that visits its banks. The surrounding area is peaceful and quiet. This house has a solid concrete base, concrete block walls, tiled roof, custom installed wrap-around gutters (2019), and an extended lanai. It also features newly installed (2019) hurricane-rated high impact windows and doors that offer significant advantages over homes without them: increased security, lower insurance rates, reduced noise, improved energy efficiency, and UV protection. Traditional metal hurricane shutters are cumbersome to store, transport, install, and remove. In the event of power outages, the home becomes pitch black and manually lifting the heavy garage door is the only means of entry or exit. With these high-impact windows and doors, daylight, visibility, and full access are all maintained while the house remains storm ready even if no one is home. This waterfront home also features upgraded granite counter tops in the kitchen and baths, stainless steel kitchen appliances, crown molding, and tile floors throughout. It also has a smart home system, Ring doorbell installed, in-wall pest system, electric water heater, irrigation system, and pavers for the driveway, walkway, and extended lanai. All outside grounds maintenance is covered by the HOA fees. Watercrest is a lovely, pet-friendly community perfectly situated for convenient access to grocery stores, pharmacies, restaurants, highly-rated public schools, churches, and medical providers. Interstate 75 is only minutes away. The number one rated beach in the United States, Siesta Key Public Beach, is only 30 minutes away in the city of Sarasota. Warm Mineral Springs is 15 minutes away in North Port. Both Caspersen Beach (the 'Shark Tooth Capital of the World') and Venice Beach, with its dog-friendly section and famous fishing pier, are only 15 minutes away. UTILITIES Electric Cable Internet Sewer County water (Sarasota) TAXES 2019: $2676 2020: $2774 (projected) FEES HOA: $223/mo. CDD: none ZONING Zoning RM F1, Lot #209 Unit 1, Parcel Number 0415120067, Plat Book Page (31A - K) of the public records of Sarasota County, Flood Zone Code X (none) AIRPORTS Tampa International: 77 miles Fort Meyers International: 55 miles Punta Gorda Airport: 27 miles Sarasota Airport: 22 miles Venice Municipal: 4.5 miles