En Provence condos sell from the first day offered

Talk about your pent-up demand: Nine of 21 luxury condominiums at En Provence in Longboat Key sold on the first day of availability, reported U.S. Assets Group.

The Sarasota-based company joined Laurelton Merrick Corp. and New York developer Philip Pilevsky to build the 6-acre property on one of Longboat Key's last remaining sites along the Gulf of Mexico. Prices start at just less than $2 million and range to more than $4.6 million for three 8,000-square-foot penthouses.

En Provence will have three buildings with only seven residences each with 4 stories above parking facilities. Each penthouse takes an entire floor, while two residences split the three lower floors.

Three floor plans will be available from 3,437 square feet with first-floor homes featuring enclosed ground-level courtyards with private pools and spas.

Principals of U.S. Assets GroupU.S. Assets Group are Tom Brown and Jay Tallman, who have nearly three decades of combined experience in Florida real estate development.

"Longboat Key's premier international reputation for beauty and high-caliber properties, combined with its very limited Gulf frontage, has led to our receiving inquiries from all over the country for these residences," Tallman said.