Trade in your snow shovel for a coveted top floor end unit with elevator access in this active 55+ community! You'll love the abundance of light and privacy this end unit provides. This 2/2 condo in a pet friendly community features a master bathroom with a (large) walk-in closet and an ensuite bathroom with shower/tub and vanity. The guest bedroom is just the right size for an office or to accommodate your visitors! Visitors have their own bathroom with walk-in shower, high top toilet and vanity. The living area is an inviting open space that includes the living room and the dining room, both recently recarpeted as well as both bedrooms. From there you can walk out onto your spacious screened lanai with vinyl sliders for privacy. Then listen to the tropical breezes rustling the leaves of the live oak tree outside of your lanai while you enjoy the sun in your lounge chair! The light and bright kitchen was recently updated with tile and new cabinets. Five ceiling fans keep every room cool! Impact resistant windows installed by owner. Another bonus are the fantastic community amenities to keep you busy – unit is just steps away from the club house with spacious indoor and outside gathering areas, large TV, sizable heated pool, fitness center with sauna, library, billiard room, outdoor barbecue grills, bocce ball and shuffleboard courts. Maintenance fee includes on-site management for office and maintenance staff, your basic cable, Wi-Fi, water, sewer, trash pickup, outside maintenance of pool, landscaping and a monitored fire alarm. Glen Oaks is situated in an enviable location with the Bobby Jones Golf Course and a recently opened grocery store on N. Beneva Road close by, proximate to medical services, as well as the University Town Center mall, Nathan Benderson Park, downtown Sarasota and Lido Beach being just minutes away. You even get your own private covered parking space, a nice sized storage room and well equipped laundry room both in same building as unit. Plenty of parking for guests. What are you waiting for? Enjoy the active Sarasota lifestyle at pet-friendly Glen Oaks Garden!