SWEET COASTAL COTTAGE - ADORABLE & AFFORDABLE – this 2 BEDROOM 1.5 BATH home is JUST UNDER 2 MILES TO MANASOTA KEY BEACH with its WHITE SANDY BEACHES & SPARKLING AQUAMARINE WATERS! Ideally located within the community, this home is CLOSE TO THE CLUBHOUSE with all the wonderful amenities Japanese Gardens has to offer! Whether you’re looking for a permanent residence or a “winter retreatâ€, this home fits the bill! The carport, with a storage shed, has room to tandem park up to 2 cars or perhaps a car and a golf cart. Residents of Japanese Gardens do enjoy tooling around the community in their golf carts! Upon entering, NEAT, CLEAN & PRISTINE are the words that best describe how well this home presents. With just the right amount of space, this home “lives large†with sliding glass doors that pocket & open all the way to the beautiful, natural light-filled all-weather Florida Room. Speaking of the Florida Room, a covered front porch welcomes your guests into the enclosed 10’ x 20’ Florida Room. This all-weather room expands your living space with a separate wall-unit for cooling during warmer months or just opening it up during the cooler winter months for year-round enjoyment. Be sure to read through the recent improvements below, which include a beautifully updated kitchen, primary bathroom with an inside stackable washer & dryer. CHECK OUT ALL THAT IS NEW – NOTHING LEFT FOR YOU TO DO – the recent updates to this home include PRIMARY BATHROOM UPDATED WITH NEW GE LARGE STACKABLE WASHER/DRYER (2022) • NEW ELECTRIC PANEL & MAIN BREAKER IN METER PEDESTAL, OUTLETS & SWITCHES REPLACED (2022) • NEW CEILING LIGHTS & PADDLE FAN (2022) • ELECTRICAL POWER TO SHED (2022) • NEW 40 GALLON WATER HEATER (2022) • WINDOWS REPLACED (2022) • NEW WINDOW TREATMENTS (2022) • NEW HVAC UNIT & DUCT WORK (2022) • NEW ROOF WITH ADDITIONAL INSULATION (2023) • NEW CARPORT MEETING BUILDING CODE (2023) • NEW KITCHEN FACELIFT INCLUDING NEW SINK FAUCET & DRINKING WATER FAUCET WITH 2 STAGE FILTER, TILE BACKSPLASH, ISLAND WITH SEATING, NEW REFRIGERATOR & EXHAUST HOOD (2023). You’re going to love living in Japanese Gardens, arguably one of the best and well-run parks in South Venice. A 55+ community with wonderful amenities and lots of activities including a heated pool with a lap lane, hot tub, pickleball, horseshoes, poker, bocce ball, billiards, a library, a meeting room, and social activities galore! The convenient location is near the Lemon Bay Preserve, the Venetian Trail, Shamrock Park, the South Venice Private Beach & Ferry, Multiple Public Beaches and more! Home is being sold partially furnished. Ask your agent for a list of excluded furnishings. DON’T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO AFFORDABLY OWN A HOME WHERE YOU CAN WALK, BIKE OR RIDE TO THE WHITE SANDY BEACHES OF THE GULF JUST MINUTES AWAY!