SELLERS HAVE RENTED THE HOME. IT IS NO LONGER FOR SALE. MAGNIFICENT COUNTRY ESTATE IN THE HEART OF TOWN...You will fall in love with this 5950 square foot RUTH RICHMOND Retro HOME built in DeSoto Acres on 2.18 Acres and only 3 miles to downtown Sarasota! Once you enter through the stately gated entrance you are greeted with engaging curb appeal and a beautiful brick courtyard. The 3,000 square foot main home was built with high ceilings, crown molding, terrazzo flooring and has THREE Ensuites, a huge living room & dining room, oversized kitchen with an abundance of cabinetry and a wonderful Florida room with vistas of the 32'x16' caged pool. There is a 3000+/- square foot addition connected with a vestibule and creating a rear courtyard around the pool patio. This additional space includes a huge family/rec room, banquet hall size kitchen, two additional bedrooms, storage room and a room with a private entrance that could be an office, another bedroom or what ever one needs. A TOTAL OF 5958 heated and cooled square feet, 5+ bedrooms (could be up to 7 bedrooms) and 4.5 baths, 2 kitchens, a two car garage, 2 car carport, large chicken coop, huge screened and shaded orchid garden and a concrete and mosaic koi pond. Your new estate has been very well preserved and has a 4.5 year old tile roof, Reverse osmosis/water filtration, central vacuum, new well pump and multiple hard wired smoke detectors. A great home for the extended family, or home office/business, Daycare/nursery, Air BnB, Guest House, Plant nursery, ALF (Assisted Living Facility), etc. DeSoto Acres is a community of "Like size lots" only 3 miles to downtown Sarasota; it is a registered bird sanctuary and has an County overlay allowing horses, goats, chicken and roosters. Close to downtown Sarasota, Bradenton & I-75/UTC. You won't believe your eyes! $1,5478,000