425 Valencia Rd

YOUR VENICE ISLAND LIFESTYLE AWAITS YOU! This home is located in the sought after neighborhood of South Gulf View on Venice Island. Located four short blocks to the Gulf of Mexico, where you will find yourself going to relax and catch the most amazing sunsets. In addition to the beach, you will find yourself enjoying all that Historic Downtown Venice has to offer - theater, shopping, restaurants, lounges, community center, tennis courts, pickleball, farmers' market, concerts at the park and more... all within five minutes (just a couple blocks). As you enter the home, you will be welcomed with an open great room with the original terrazzo floors that have been timelessly preserved. The kitchen is nestled in the heart of the home and open to the inviting caged paved deck and heated salt water pool. Privacy abounds at this island retreat. You will find yourself enjoying the expansive screened paver deck completely private and surrounded by mature landscaping. This gorgeous home features three bedrooms, two bathrooms (all completely renovated top to bottom). Kitchen features solid surface counters, new soft close cabinets, and Thermador and Bosch appliances. Bedrooms have plantation shutters and california-style closets. The home boasts new impact sliding glass doors and windows that provide plenty of natural light to the whole house while giving you a great sense of security and efficiency. This light, bright, open concept home is perfect for entertaining guests or just having the space to relax and enjoy the wonderful Florida lifestyle. The split floor plan is situated on over a one-third acre lot, so you can enjoy the privacy that you do not get from the newer communities. This home is perfect as either a vacation retreat or living in paradise year-round. Imagine living in a location that on any given night you can grab dinner on the beach while enjoying a sunset. If you crave variety, you have nine different city and county beachfront parks all within minutes. They include: South Jetty Beach, Venice Beach, Venice Fishing Pier, Caspersen Beach, Caspersen Park Canoe and Kayak Launch and Brohard Paw Park (the county's only dog friendly beach). You will also be pleased to find that this home is not located in a flood zone. The home also has a full home Generac propane generator system that was added in 2019. The pool pavers, pool screen are all new (2018-2019). This home is located on one of the few island streets with sidewalks on both sides accompanied by the beautiful old Florida oaks that canopy the streets on your every day stroll.