Prime location in Sarasota's Westlake Estates is a private community built in the late 70's early 80's is just minutes from award winning schools, shopping, Sarasota Memorial, and the alluring Siesta Key! This wood frame and block construction home was built in 1984 offers a split floor plan 3 bed, 2 bath, 2 car garage, pool home awaits your creativity and TLC! The front double doors create an inviting entrance to welcome family and friends while the 1,703 square feet of living space allow for comfort and room to relax. This home will be the perfect place to entertain with a solar heated, screened pool. This home offers peace of mind with a Trane air conditioning unit installed in 2019 with air ducts also replaced in 2019, enhanced attic installation, roof installed in 2020 with solar panels for pool, 1 hurricane rated bay window in front of the house (wood framed wall) all other windows are original, hurricane rated garage door installed 2018, only 1 sliding glass door is hurricane rated (wood framed exterior wall) that was installed in 2018 all others sliders are original also in a wood frame wall. The kitchen has original tile floor, original kitchen cabinets, and formica countertop. Primary bath is also all original cabinet, sink, facet, tile floor and tile shower. Due to multiple hurricanes over the last 3 years this home has sustained damage to the pool (leaks and needs to be resurfaced), back fence is down, some soffit areas are exposed, water interred into the attic from hurricanes, exterior lights are broken/damaged, pool deck cracked, pool screen damaged, and home is in need of TLC. This quiet, private, community of just 73 homes, Westlake Estates is located just south of Red Bug Slough Preserve spanning 72 acres of dog friendly trails, butterfly gardens, picnic areas and fishing piers.