5227 Brighton Shore Drive

Description

Welcome home to where you live like the weekend never ends. This nearly 4,000 sq. ft. coastal home isin the exclusive, gated, resort-style community of MiraBay, on a 135-acre lagoon with your own private dock and boat lift. The lagoon provides easy access to the waters of Tampa Bay with your boat or via water toys. As you enter the front door, you're greeted with a spacious foyer with views straight through to the water, and formal living and dining rooms. Continue back, and the space seamlessly flows into a bright, open family room with soaring ceilings, lots of windows that bathe the space in natural light, and delivers relaxing views of the open water. French doors bring the Florida lifestyle in, opening to the spacious screened lanai, with the peaceful ambiance of your backyard and the lagoon. The kitchen also has soothing water views and overlooks the family room. Cooking and entertaining are a breeze with a gas cooktop, a closet pantry, loads of wood cabinets, granite counters, a breakfast bar, and an eat-in area that's open to the family room. This home's split floor plan offers s a first-floor primary bedroom with an oversized en-suite bath with dual sinks, separate vanities, a jetted whirlpool tub, and a stand-alone shower. A generous walk-in closet provides plenty of storage. The second floor has an additional 2 bedrooms that share a Jack and Jill bath and a large, open loft area which could be used as a play area or office space. There's an additional bonus room upstairs that makes the perfect home office, media room or guest suite with its own en suite bath. Numerous upgrades include plantation shutters, the large screened lanai, a grand staircase, and pavers in the driveway and patio. Life in MiraBay is like living on vacation. Residents enjoy a 10,000 sq. ft. clubhouse with lots of activities and events including first Friday celebrations, various club meetings (Bunco, bridge and mahjong, for instance), the Galley Caf with a full liquor bar, and a state of the art fitness center. Resort living continues in the Olympic-size swimming pool with its 136-foot water slide, and playing tennis, basketball as well as pickleball, and enjoy exploring in the canoes, kayacks and paddleboards that are available. Watch dolphins leap out of the water and manatees cruise the canals. Access to the community is convenient to interstates, shopping, restaurants, and to Tampa, St Petersburg, and Bradenton and Sarasota. Washer and dryer convey. ADT security system conveys; buyer to assume monthly monitoring fee. Buyer must be pre-approved for financing or show proof of funds to tour the home.