WOW! What a beautiful waterfront view of the Bayou and the boat docks from your living room sliders! You'll be captivated by watching the white pelicans arriving from up north every winter plus seeing the permanent year round residents of pods of manatees who love the warm Bayou & canal waters & the bottlenose dolphins who visit daily in pursuit of the schools of fish that make Bishop's Bayou their home. All these wonderful sights will be yours in this Bay side Whitney Beach spacious (almost 1,000sf) one bedroom one bath vacation condo home. In addition to this serene setting, you also will have deeded access just across the street to the most beautiful, wide white sandy beach that usually has very few people on it! Whitney Beach is a private access north end of Longboat Key treasure! This Unit 161 is a second floor, walk up condo that has been owned by this Seller's family for over 34 years & has been lovingly enjoyed & used. Some minor improvements have been made like the addition of a desk work area in the entry hallway. The kitchen layout remains original with an enclosed wall. There is plenty of storage room with a walk-in closet accessible from both the bedroom & bathroom. The spacious living room & dining area are furnished with two sofas (one a pullout Queen size) & a recliner chair all of which provide seating for the waterfront panorama in front of you framed by the large floor to ceiling sliding doors which open to a balcony railing. BONUS TO BUYERS: Seller will be paying the upcoming $8460 assessment in June for the remaining roofs replacement, seawall repairs & increased insurance premiums. Whitney Beach Bayside condo complex offers two heated pools, boat slips (when available up to 30' boats), fishing docks & a boathouse which overlooks serene Bishops Bayou which leads to Sarasota Bay. This rental friendly community allows minimum of one month rentals, 6 times a year. It's also pet friendly with large (50 lb) dogs allowed. On the deeded beach access Gulf of Mexico side, there is the Whitney Beach Conservancy land owned by the condo association for use of owners & tenants. Tennis & pickleball courts, a barbeque & picnic area & tike huts with chairs provide access to the gorgeous white sandy beach where you will enjoy swimming, sunning, shell collecting & watching the most spectacular sunsets you'll ever see.