Cottages at Blu Vista

Cottages at Blu Vista Homes for Sale – Sarasota, Florida 34243

Cottages at Blu Vista is a charming community which was developed starting around 2008. It occupies a parcel of nearly 40 acres that was formerly a vegetable farm along 36th Street East near the county boundary of Manatee and Sarasota. Homes for sale in this locality just north of University Parkway often bear a Sarasota County address but are under the jurisdiction of Manatee County.

A Bradenton-based builder, Rinehart Homes, is behind the development of the Cottages at Blu Vista. Other notable homebuilding projects where Rinehart has been involved in include the Cottages of San Casciano/San Lorenzo in Bradenton. It is also one of the designated builders at Secluded Oaks in eastern Sarasota.

Quaint Water Features

Reinhart Homes platted the Cottages at Blu Vista for 114 home sites. Several stormwater detention ponds were incorporated into the property with the larger ones coming out as scenic water features on the western border of the community.

A county-maintained stormwater management system, the Pearce Canal, stretches west of the largest of the stormwater detention ponds in the Cottages at Blu Vista. Significantly, this community is in a Special Flood Zone for which lenders do not require flood insurance.

Cottages at Blu Vista appeals to many, as Reinhart developed it with a community playground featuring a basketball court, picnic tables and benches. There is a separate common open area with tables and benches plus a gazebo overlooking one of the property’s lake/stormwater retention ponds.

The internal streets have been laid out to a complete loop with a road bisecting it. Coupled with these street’s wide sidewalks, this setup thereby encourages strolls within the community and foster social interactions amongst the residents.

The community’s amiable atmosphere further shows in its impressive landscaping. Providing an immediate sampling are the trees, greeneries, and tropical palms that adorn the median island on the avenue leading into the property.

Lovely Curb Appeal

This exquisite landscaping rendition repeats within the community to further enhance the curb appeal and total makeup of the homes for sale in the Cottages of Blu Vista. Flaunting brick-pavered driveways, these residences are a study in top quality architectural design and construction that can elicit approvals even from the most discriminating buyers of Sarasota homes for sale.

Reinhart at once set this lofty benchmark when its Blackburn model introduced at Cottages of Blu Vista took top honors during the 2008 Sarasota Manatee Parade of Homes. In that annual builders’ showcase, this design bagged the Best Overall in its class after it was judged as Best in Architectural Detail, Curb Appeal, Master Suite, and Floor Plan.

MLS listings of homes for sale in the Cottages of Blu Vista could revolve around choices of residences with floor plans of between 1,350 and 2,650 square feet. Designed with three to four bedrooms, these available properties would be typically priced from around the mid-$200s up to the $400s.

Sweet Price Points

Sales-listed residences in this community can move fast on the market, especially those which are priced in the $200s. Besides these homes’ superior features and the endearing character of the Cottages of Blu Vista, another strong sales-driver comes in the community’s location convenient to many of the points of interest in Sarasota and Manatee.

Great for households in the community with school-age kids, Cottages of Blu Vista is practically walking distance to Kinnan Elementary, and other Manatee County district schools are easily accessible as well. Moreover, Tallevast Road less than a mile south of Cottages of Blu Vista shortly links westwards to U.S. 301, a gateway to life and leisure destinations south to Sarasota.

Also via Tallevast to the west, the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport is only a few minutes’ drive from the community. Similar road corridors nearby facilitate even more life and leisure activities including those north in Bradenton and east at University Park area and at Lakewood Ranch.