Fairwinds Village is an age-restricted (55-plus) waterfront condominium community in Nokomis, in southern Sarasota County. It was developed at the end of the 1960s and into the early 1970s as an enclave of single-story paired villas, with sources describing roughly 87 to 94 attached villas designed as two-bedroom, two-bath homes (55places and community real-estate guides, 2025 to 2026). Confirm the exact unit count, square footage, and phase per the current listing and association records.
The community is built on a roughly 20-acre parcel north of Albee Road West, wrapped by a canal that leads to Lyons Bay and the Intracoastal Waterway, so most villas sit on or near the water (Fairwinds community guides, 2025 to 2026). Some units are associated with deeded boat docks or lifts, and dock leases are reported as available on a first-come basis; confirm any dock, lift, or lease rights for the specific unit.
As a condominium, Fairwinds Village is governed by the Fairwinds Condominium Village Association, and the buy is driven by the association budget, the reserve study, milestone and structural-integrity status under Florida condo law, the flood zone, and the windstorm and flood insurance picture, not the headline price. Verify all of these against the current documents.
The pitch is a maintenance-light, water-oriented 55-plus lifestyle within a short walk of Nokomis Beach and between Sarasota and Venice. The work is reading the condo documents, reserves, flood zone, and insurance honestly before you fall for the setting.
