The waterfront Island Lifestyle is within your reach in this move-in-ready pool home in Tierra Verde's Sands Point neighborhood. With perfect placement on a canal that opens right out to Tampa Bay, you get views, great boating, convenience, and the coveted Tierra Verde lifestyle all in one. You'll enjoy the direct views from the master, kitchen, dining room, and family room, all of which open onto the spacious deck where you'll spend your time taking in not only the wide canal views, but also the view to the east out towards the open bay. The home features a desirable split floor plan, with vaulted ceilings in the living and dining rooms and tons of light throughout. The sparkling pool is surrounded by a spacious paver deck, with plenty of room for relaxing and celebrating. You'll feel secure with the home's elevated design and impact windows throughout, and beneath the home there's a generous space where you can see the multitude of pilings upon which the home was built. Because this home was meant for the water lover, you'll keep your boat(s) and other watercraft right in your backyard, on the large dock with a 12,000 lb boat lift, an additional jet ski lift, a large bench, water, electric, cleaning table with sink, and extra pier for easy access around your boat. You can quickly walk to downtown Tierra Verde, where you'll find a variety of excellent restaurants and services, and you're only a few moments from Ft. DeSoto, with it's miles of perennially award-winning pristine beaches, biking/running/blading trails, mangrove tunnels for exhilarating kayaking, dog park, picnicking, and of course the historic fort itself.. You're also just minutes from the white sand beaches of Pass-a-Grille, and, with quick access to Pinellas Bayway and I275, you're only 15 minutes from the vibrant waterfront of downtown St. Petersburg, with its outdoor restaurants and bars, museums, miles of waterfront park, and now the stunning new pier complex, and only 30 minutes from Tampa International Airport, putting the entire world within easy reach. Tierra Verde is a unique waterfront community, perfect for anyone who wants the island lifestyle but with with connectivity to the world outside our little paradise.