Siesta Key Market Minute March 2-8


Weekly Snapshot

Total Properties Closed: 7

  • Condominiums: 4

  • Single-Family Homes: 3

Total Dollar Volume Closed:
$7,105,000

Price Range:
$465,000 – $2,900,000

Lowest Sale:
73 Avenida Messina #6 — $465,000

Highest Sale:
3232 Higel Ave — $2,900,000


Price Per Square Foot (Heated)

Overall Range:
$348.76 – $1,139.71

Condominium Range:
$464 – $1,140 per SF

Single-Family Range:
$349 – $659 per SF

Notable Benchmarks:

  • Gulf Holiday: $1,139/SF

  • Gulf & Bay Club: $855/SF

  • Paradise Island canal home: $591/SF

  • Higel waterfront close: $659/SF


Absorption Speed

Fastest Closings:

  • 3232 Higel Ave: 0 ADOM / 3 days to close

  • 73 Avenida Messina #6: 2 ADOM

  • 116 Pass Key Rd #116: 5 ADOM

Longest Marketing Time:

  • 782 Birdsong Ln: 246 ADOM

  • 8701 Midnight Pass Rd #104: 202 ADOM

  • 315 Avenida de Paradisio: 105 ADOM

Interpretation:
Turnkey, well-located inventory moved quickly.
Value-add and post-storm repositioning properties required significantly more time and deeper buyer underwriting.


Sale-to-List Ratios

Range: 90.63% – 97.90%

  • Strongest ratio: Gulf Holiday #6 at 97.90%

  • Largest discount: 3232 Higel Ave at 90.63%

  • Next largest discount: 782 Birdsong Ln at 91.82%

Trend:
Buyers paid up for scarce, polished coastal product.
They negotiated harder on larger-ticket waterfront homes and on properties with renovation or storm-related complexity.


Property Type Breakdown

Condominiums (4 Sales)

  • Price Range: $465,000 – $1,225,000

  • Strong performance from boutique and beachfront inventory

  • Wide PSF range driven by size, rental flexibility, and proximity to the Gulf

Condo demand remained strongest where buyers saw one of three things:

  • turnkey condition,

  • premium beach positioning,

  • or compelling rental utility.


Single-Family Homes (3 Sales)

  1. 782 Birdsong Ln — $550,000

  2. 315 Avenida de Paradisio — $865,000

  3. 3232 Higel Ave — $2,900,000

Observations:

  • Two single-family closings were value-add or restoration-oriented opportunities.

  • The Higel sale heavily weighted weekly volume and reaffirmed that premium waterfront still transacts quickly when buyer and seller align.

  • Lower-price single-family trades reflected rebuilding or repositioning logic more than turnkey end-user demand.


Trend Watch

  • This was a barbell week: small premium condos at one end, a major waterfront close at the other.

  • Turnkey condos near the beach continued to command premium PSF.

  • Single-family activity below $1M leaned heavily toward renovation or storm-recovery opportunity.

  • True waterfront urgency remains intact, but buyers are still negotiating on headline price even when they move quickly.

The market is selective — not stalled.
Premium product and strategic pricing continue to win.


Trend Ledger

Week Snapshot Classification: Barbell Week with Premium Condo Strength and Waterfront Confirmation

  • Premium small-format condos showed buyers will still stretch on price per foot when location and utility are exceptional.

  • Sub-$1M single-family closings reflected opportunity buying, not broad-based pricing strength.

  • Upper-end waterfront remains active, but not without negotiation.

  • The middle of the market continues to require sharper positioning than either end.