8323 Lightfoot Drive, Nokomis, FL 34275

Description

This extraordinary natural, modern Florida family homestead is just a short drive down a winding, private canopy road. There you will find this thoughtfully planned 5 acre parcel. Every effort has been made to preserve this prime example of mesic hammock. Great care has been taken to leave undisturbed, the generations old stands of native cabbage palms numbering in the hundreds, several mature live oaks, as well as other native species such as wild coffee, beauty berry and firecracker trees. The variety of fauna that flock to and forage on this land is just remarkable. Turkey, resident deer, bobcat, fox, owls, eagles, wading and song birds all visit this property regularly. A 20' deep pond that’s full of fish is also located just beyond the perfect amount of grazing pasture. This property is truly an old Nokomis Florida paradise. This Homestead consists of a 3 bedroom, 2 bath, pool home with an office and a 30x36 metal outbuilding/workshop that exceeds the current hurricane standards. In addition, there is also a 1024 sq/ft, 1 bedroom 1 bath guest home known as “Mike’s Hammock” which among it’s many accolades, was voted SRQ Magazine’s 2020 Home of the Year Under $1m and SRQ Magazine’s 2020 Best Sustainability/Green Home. The main home was custom built in 2006 and features an open floor plan, spacious chef’s kitchen with solid surface countertops, a Kitchenaid Pro stainless steel appliance package, and a stunning 7 foot wide, limestone clad, wood burning fireplace as the centerpiece to the living space. Newly added this year was a heated pool and pool cage with a 5 person hot tub recessed into the expansive wood sundeck and a sunken patio that makes up 1800+ sq/ft of year round outdoor living space that is perfect for entertaining and taking in spectacular sunsets and wildlife viewing. There is a newly drilled 165 ft deep well. The home is also equipped with a whole house, reverse osmosis system that also supplies your livestock watering and irrigation needs, as well as the guest home. The 500 gallon propane tank is owned, not rented, and services the gas range, tankless water heater, dryer, fireplace log lighter, and the 17KW whole house generator with automatic transfer switch. This highly efficient home has insulated windows, a spray foam insulated attic, a two speed, high efficiency AC, and a 5KW solar photovoltaic system on the metal roof. This is sustainable living at it’s finest! The guest home was truly a labor of love, built for the father of the current owner, by his company Josh Wynne Construction. Consisting of 1024 sq/ft of beautiful, modern architecture, and offering some of this lot’s best sunset views from it’s screened porch. The interior is beautifully constructed with warm, southern yellow pine on the floors, walls, and ceiling, with impact rated windows and doors throughout. The guest home would be an ideal mother-in-law suite or Airbnb. This property is even more breathtaking in the evenings thanks to almost $50k in bronze, high quality LED, landscape lighting. With Open Use Estate(OUE) zoning, no HOA, and no deed restrictions, feel free to bring your RVs, boats, horses, and livestock. Don't forget hens for the chicken coop! All the work has been completed with great attention to detail. This property is move in ready and located just minutes to Nokomis Beach on Casey Key, Publix, Venice Island, the Myakka River, the Carlton Preserve, and the new Sarasota Memorial Hospital located at Laurel Road and I-75. YOLO!