Price Reduced38
$85,000
2 bd · 2 ba · 719 sqft
5690 Forsythia Rd, Venice, FL
Conner McBride · EXP REALTY LLC
Est. $915/moGet pre-qualified$124/sqft · 63 days on Realty
2
Beds
2
Baths
684
Sqft
1969
Built
PRICED TO SELL! GREAT LOCATION! Located in the desirable Japanese Gardens resident-owned 55+ community, this well-maintained 2-bedroom, 1.5-bath FURNISHED home offers comfortable Florida living with a spacious family room, covered porch, carport, and convenient outdoor laundry/storage room. **UPDATES include new ductwork in 2020 and a new HVAC system in 2021. Japanese Gardens is ideally located just minutes from the beautiful beaches of Manasota Key and is a short drive to Historic Dearborn Street, known for its charming shops, restaurants, weekly farmers markets, and community events. Residents enjoy an active lifestyle with outstanding amenities including a saltwater, heated pool and hot tub, pickleball, bocce, shuffleboard, horseshoes, clubhouse, library, billiards room, and a full calendar of social activities. As a resident-owned cooperative, each homeowner owns a 1/414th share of the association. Don't miss this opportunity to enjoy affordable coastal living in a vibrant and active community!
Listing agent
Julie Lowder
Courtesy of PARADISE EXCLUSIVE REAL ESTATE
(941) 276-0646
Stellar MLS · Listing MFRD6147787
Range $119,606 – $124,487 · as of April 1, 2020
ATTOM automated valuation model · 4 published estimates over 0.2 years · shaded band is the model's own published low-to-high range
Highest reading $126,735 in March 2020; lowest $95,571 in January 2020. The vertical scale starts at the series' own low, not at zero — it is drawn to show movement, not absolute size.
$16,980
Estimated monthly payment
$915/mo
Loan amount $67,920. Estimate only — your actual rate and payment depend on credit, location, and lender.
2025 roll
School ratings (A+ to F) from HJN community data.
Taylor Ranch Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Sarasota County School District
844 students · 14.8:1 student–teacher
Garden Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Sarasota County School District
529 students · 14.3:1 student–teacher
Sky Academy Venice
6-8 · Regular · Sarasota County School District
293 students · 14.7:1 student–teacher
Student Leadership Academy
6-8 · Regular · Sarasota County School District
328 students · 16.6:1 student–teacher
Venice Middle School
6-8 · Regular · Sarasota County School District
732 students · 16.3:1 student–teacher
Englewood Elementary School
PK-5 · Regular · Sarasota County School District
564 students · 14.8:1 student–teacher
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Within 2 miles of this home: 11 restaurants and cafés, 2 grocery stores, and 10 parks and green spaces.
Place data from OpenStreetMap.
Dunkin
Outback Steakhouse
South Tamiami Trail
Pizza Boss
China Taste
Chinese restaurant
Panda Express
Chinese restaurant · Tamiami Trail
Bob Evans
American restaurant
Italiano's
Tamiami Trail S
Rib City
Tamiami Trail S
Walmart Supercenter
Tamiami Trail South
Publix
South Tamiami Trail
South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve - South Entrance
Osprey Road
Manasota Scrub Preserve
Bridge Street
Manasota Public Beach
South Venice Lemon Bay Preserve
Osprey Road
Sarasota County Parks
Gulf Pines Memorial Park
Overbrook Lake
Venice Area Audubon Rookery
Rings at ½ mile and 1 mile. Basemap © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Open the Venice camera map2 license-plate readers mapped within 1 mile of this home, both identified as Flock Safety devices. None within ½ mile. Nearest: 0.8 mi east.
| Device type | Within ½ mi | Within 1 mi |
|---|---|---|
| License-plate readers | 0 | 2 |
| of which Flock Safety | 0 | 2 |
Community-reported via OpenStreetMap; may be incomplete. Data as of . © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
License-plate readers (ALPR) are fixed cameras that photograph passing vehicles and read their plates. Records are typically shared with the agency or association that operates the camera.
Flock Safety is a company whose plate-reader cameras are used by police departments, cities, HOAs and businesses. Its devices are usually solar-powered and pole-mounted.