Welcome to the NEWEST dream home in the sought-after, gated community of BENEVA OAKS with only 49 homes! Custom built in 2022 by John Cannon Homes. This award winning “Milina” model is a contemporary West Indies architectural style home with 3,943 of living sq ft (6,152 gross sq ft) with expansive outdoor entertaining spaces and a fabulous pool area. You’ll have piece of mind with solid concrete block construction, hurricane windows and doors. This beautiful home features a well-balanced floor plan filled with character, color & lots of light. Sellers added many change orders/additions to this home and it shows! The inviting entry with double doors at the spacious foyer will lead you to a very open concept floor plan with high ceilings and engineered hardwood flooring throughout (except bathrooms). The great room has a cypress beamed vaulted ceiling, an accent wall with floating shelves, an electric fireplace that supplies heat with a remote for changing colors & a built-in dry bar. The oversized contemporary kitchen and dining room are congenial and warm. The chef’s kitchen offers custom wood cabinetry, a large island with a quartzite translucent top with lighting and bar seating. Kitchen appliances include a Dacor luxury refrigerator, Dacor 6 burner gas cooktop and 2 ovens, Bosch dishwasher and a microwave drawer. The dining room/great room have disappearing glass walls that transition to the expansive outdoor entertaining spaces. The primary bedroom suite is sited on one complete side of the home that offers a tray ceiling, his & hers walk-in-closets with custom built-ins and a private door to one of the lanais. The fully private en suite bathroom features marble flooring, a floating dual vanity, soaking tub, a spacious shower and a vaulted ceiling with wood beams. The den/office has a glass corner wall with a barn door and a wood coffered ceiling. Bedrooms #2 & #3 both have private bathrooms and walk-in closets. A 4th bathroom is off the hall from the den/office and enters onto the lanai/pool area for easy access. The family/bonus room is in the back of the home and has powered blinds, a wood accent wall, wood beam ceiling & 10′ sliders that open onto one of the lanais. The huge pool deck offers plenty of room and has 2 lanais with wood ceilings that have recently been installed. The PebbleTec pool (23 x 33) has a hot tub (7 x 7) and is heated with both gas and electric and also has a ledge. The outdoor summer kitchen has bar seating. There are panoramic pool screens, outdoor lights with multiple colors & a mounted TV that make this the perfect home for entertaining. The utility/laundry room has storage cabinets/counters, an extra refrigerator, sink, and a washer and gas dryer. The whole house has CAT 5 wiring and has a control room with equipment in the utility/laundry room. Barn doors are throughout the home, plantation shutters, and 2 tankless water heaters. 4 side load garages have 10 & 12′ ceilings. The garage has epoxy floors, built in cabinets, a slat hanger wall, TV mount, extra lighting, ceiling fan & remote door openers that operate from a remote or cell phone. The 10′ side mount overhead door openers can accommodate a car lift so you could make it a 5 car garage if needed. You’ll be surrounded with custom estate-sized homes and this particular home is a RARE FIND in Sarasota because it’s a newer build, on nearly an acre (.9377 acre) & minutes to world famous Siesta Key beaches! Hurry on this one!