555 Parkview DriveSarasota, FL 34243Sale Price: $325,000

Contemporary homes can appear simple and modest when driving by. Large expanses of stucco and seemingly windowless walls. But once inside inspiration can be found everywhere. Particularly in those designed with interior courtyards and many private spaces. This well maintained, 1957 “International Contemporary” has these elements in a split plan designed with private suites and bedrooms separated from more public and open living area; separated by corridors and courtyards. Today, this is a four bed, three bath, pool home with a 2-car garage. These specs alone check most of the boxes but then add the panache of living in a home with beamed & vaulted ceilings, clerestory windows, walls of glass and multiple “sliders” to get outside for recreation and entertaining in your professionally landscaped, fenced yard. It sits on an oversized lot in the Uplands, a hidden oasis on Sarasota's north side nestled between the Ringling Museum complex and New College of Florida to the south and USF Sarasota Manatee to the north. But more remarkable is the protected bay front where neighbors enjoy some of last remaining undeveloped waterfront property on Sarasota Bay. Diving Osprey and magnificent bald eagle sightings are an almost daily occurrence for the residents of this unpretentious patch of “old Florida”. Undetermined architectural pedigree means all this could be yours for about a third of where might start pricing known Sarasota School of Architecture properties. Be sure and view the 3D property tour attached to this listing.