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305 N Conrad Ave, Sarasota, FL 34237 — verified against the Sarasota County Property Appraiser + City of Sarasota building-permit records (incl. plan-review file) + SWFWMD well records, not the listing blurb. Checked July 7, 2026.
The headline
Listed as “remodeled, turn-key, peace of mind for years” at
$449,000. The city record tells a different story: the entire permitted renovation on this
1957 home was declared at
$5,000, it was done under a
stop-work order, the reviewer flagged
moldy drywall, the windows are
original metal, and there is
no roof permit.
Caution
305 N Conrad Ave
4 bd · 2 ba · 1,779 sf living (2,093 gross) | Built 1957 · Effective 2012
$449,000
🏛️ $5,554/yr actual 2025 tax — no homestead (investor-owned)
✓ Zone X — no flood
City of Sarasota · RSF3
LLC investor-owned
🛑 Renovated under a stop-work order · mold flagged · original metal windows
Roof
no permit
not verified
Windows
original
metal · no wind-mit
Every building permit on record — City of Sarasota
2023-006879 · Alterations/Repairs · $5,000 only permit
Applied 4/26/2023, issued 6/27/2023, completed 8/10/2023. Work, verbatim: “Finishing up the left over like kitchen, paint, install new vanity cabinets and would like to put the siding outside to protect the framing/structure of the house. Updating electrical outlets and updated GFCI outlet in kitchen and bathrooms.”
From the city plan-review file (verbatim excerpts):
• “The Stop work order stated insulation was being added.”
• “Is moldy drywall going to be replaced? Moldy drywall can cause serious health problems.” — Owner reply: “I did not see any moldy drywall but some new drywall was installed.”
• A driveway-facing window “appears to be new… there was not a permit pulled for that window” — Owner reply: “They are all original metal windows around the house.”
• A/C install required an AHRI energy certificate (owner submitted one).
Inspections: plumbing final FAILED 7/26 → passed 8/7; several “Passed/Conditions” (conditional); building final “No Entry” 8/9 → passed 8/10.
No roof permit. No re-pipe permit. No electrical-panel permit. No code-compliance complaint on file.
Good
- Not in a flood zone (FEMA Zone X, confirmed)
- Block construction + in-ground pool (1980)
- A/C appears newer (2023, AHRI cert on file)
- Irrigation well = cheaper lawn watering, not a drinking-water risk
- Motivated seller: reselling below their 3/2025 buy price + also listed for rent = room to negotiate
Bad
- Built 1957; entire permitted reno declared at just $5,000, done under a stop-work order
- No roof permit on record for a 68-year-old house
- Original metal windows (owner's own words) — no impact rating, no wind-mit insurance credit
- City reviewer flagged moldy drywall; a window was replaced with no permit
- Plumbing final failed once; multiple conditional passes; no electrical-panel permit
- Out-of-area LLC flip; taxes $5,554/yr and climbing (no homestead)
Needs — before any offer
- Roof age + condition + a wind-mitigation / insurance quote (original windows will hurt the premium)
- 4-point inspection; electrical panel check
- Written confirmation the moldy drywall was fully remediated
- Confirm what the stop-work order covered and that everything was properly closed out