Thanks for your interest. Let us tell you more about our unique community.

Private Island

• Tidy Island is a 240 acre private island with 160 acres protected as a wildlife and bird sanctuary. 
• 96 waterfront residences are spread along one mile of Sarasota Bay and our lake on beautifully landscaped grounds.  Only 12 more are potentially buildable so we will always be low density, tranquil and secure.

• From our lanais we watch sunrises and sunsets, birds and fish, dolphins and armadillos and rarely notice other buildings.
  
• We have a full time professional staff, only one entrance with 24/7 guard service and are pet friendly.  Other amenities and activities include 2 swimming pools with hot tubs, 2 Har-Tru Tennis courts, club house and gym, nature trails, and our own museum as well as biking, kayaking, wind sailing, and rollerblading.
  
• Let us show you more. (Video Tour)

Location, Location, Location: 

We are an independent community on Florida’s west coast 50 miles south of Tampa adjacent to Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key and only minutes from downtown Bradenton and Sarasota.

Financial Strength:

Our Board of Directors and on-site manager ensure Tidy Island’s beautiful landscaping, well-maintained facilities and homes, and professional financial management.

We fully fund our maintenance reserves. 

Roofs and siding on all homes and our main boulevard have all been recently replaced without special homeowner assessments.

Our finances are very stable and have been unaffected by recent real estate turmoil. Dues have been raised an average of less than 2% per year for the last 5 years and have not been raised at all from 2009 to 2010.

Tidy Island Association owns 12 building sites that are currently being marketed and will provide a future source of revenue to our association, not to a developer. These unique assets will help ensure our future financial strength.  Let us show you more 

Affordable Homes:

Great Value for our Association Dues – Our dues include use of all facilities, on-site management, 24/7 guard service, ALL exterior maintenance and landscaping, building replacement insurance, water, sewage, garbage collection and basic cable.

Outstanding Cost of Ownership:

Tidy Island is an upscale, waterfront community, yet priced below comparable communities.  In today’s buyer's market, Tidy Island offers spacious homes at the most attractive prices in years. See a list of currently available properties. Our all inclusive dues and lack of assessments, combined with our lower purchase prices, make Tidy

Island an outstanding value!!  See how our total cost of ownership compares to other upscale communities.  Cost of ownership comparison

For guidance in comparing the costs of different condominiums please click here.

Tidy Island Culture:

Tidy Island is not age restricted so we have a diverse group of residents from all parts of the country. Our turnover is relatively low and we have only a small number of renters.

We are proud of our community and respect and value our neighbors.  We look

History

Tidy Island has a very long history of human habitation. Archeological research shows that aboriginal peoples lived here from about 500 B.C. to 1000 A.D. A later group of Florida Indians occupied the island between 1200 and 1400 A.D. In the late 19th century a small dwelling and farm was established, along with temporary fishing shacks. The earlier inhabitants are commemorated by a museum located on the site of the 19th

OK I’m Interested – Prove Tidy Island is This Good:

If upscale, waterfront homes at affordable prices interest you, invest 30 minutes to discover our special community.  Contact our manager, Bob McGinley at tidyisland3@aol.com or 941-794-2966 and make an appointment to visit him and get your questions answered and/or to make an appointment to tour our island. 

When you drive over our bridge and you will immediately sense our serenity and unique lifestyle and we are sure you will decide that Tidy Island is all we claim it to be.