49 SANDSTONE CIRCLE, Venice, Sarasota, Residential

Virtually Staged. **Updated Stand-Alone Lakefront Villa with Beautiful Water Views!** Located just 3.5 miles from the beach and only a short walk or golf cart ride to the community clubhouse and pool, this spacious villa offers the perfect combination of comfort, privacy, and a low-maintenance Florida lifestyle. Lawn maintenance is included in the HOA. The community is pet-friendly and has NO Age restrictions.

Major improvements provide added peace of mind, including **impact windows, a hurricane-rated garage door, tile roof replaced in 2020, Trane A/C installed in 2022, new gutters and downspouts, updated 220-amp electrical panel, sewer resleeving from the road to the villa a beautiful paver stone driveway and epoxy flooring in the garage add to the home's appeal**

Enter through the enclosed breezeway into 1,742 square feet of beautifully maintained living space featuring **two ensuite bedrooms, a bonus room, expansive living areas with cathedral ceilings, and lake views. Beautiful porcelain tile flows throughout the main living areas and continues into the primary suite.

The kitchen is absolulely stunning. It is designed for both everyday living and entertaining, offering abundant counter space, stainless-steel appliances, under-cabinet lighting, self closing deep pull-out drawers and trays, a lazy Susan, double sink, and recessed lighting. An informal dining area is part of the kitchen, while the spacious formal dining and living area just outside of the kitchen. Plantation shutters add a classic touch to the sliders in the formal dining area.

Both bedrooms feature ensuite bathrooms with walk-in showers. The primary suite offers a lot of space and dual vanity sinks, while the second bathroom has been completely redone with a beautifully tiled walk-in shower, built-in seat, and wall tile extending floor to the ceiling. The shower floor feature many attractive shades including some blue, creating a fresh coastal feel that brings the wall color in. A premium Toto toilet, a single vanity, and all new fixures (towel bar, faucets, toilet paper holder, etc. completes the updated bath.

The bonus room is a wonderful additional space and takes full advantage of the **beautiful lake views**. For those who enjoy outdoor dining and entertaining, sliding glass doors from both dining areas lead to a paver stone sitting area with a privacy wall and access to the large backyard. The expansive yard provides a peaceful buffer between the villa and the lake.

The separate laundry room has cabinets over the LG washer and dryer as well as a built in desk and storage cabinet. The garage has a storage cabinet, a shelf, utility sink, a plug and water line hook up for an additional refrigerator, a doggy door, and extra tiles for the floor.

Additional closet space in the home includes 2 large linen closets for each bathroom, a coat closet in the foyer/entry and an expansive walk in closet in the Master bedroom.

Enjoy the community's **heated and chilled pool**, making it comfortable and refreshing throughout the year, along with a hot tub and outdoor shower. With the beach just minutes away, community amenities nearby, and lawn care included, this is an excellent opportunity to enjoy Florida living without the maintenance demands of a traditional single-family home.

**Stand-alone, lakefront, beautifully updated, and move-in ready — this villa offers a rare combination of privacy, water views, thoughtful updates, and an easy Florida lifestyle.**